One of the good things about Blitz is that you can try virtually anything in the openings. You don't have to be particularly afraid of your opponent playing the absolutely precise lines (although there are no guarantees of course). In my ca...
I had watched the games of the FIDE world cup 2023 in real time via chess.com/events, having a really great time. Magnus Carlsen & Vincent Keymer played against each other on the 4th round and their chess battle seemed to me perhaps the most f...
#fourknights #scotch #continuity This was a very fun game against a new friend on chess.com. As they also use a cat avatar, I know that they are a man of good taste and style! They had White and they initially led with the Vienna (1. ...
Do you want to retain much more of what you learn in your study for the day? Allow me to share a short story. When I resumed coaching privately in April 2023, I had a lot of new experiences from the last few years: - Selling low-tic...
The middlegame is one of the three fundamental parts of every chess game, including the opening and the endgame. Once the initial moves are completed and the players' positions are established, the middlegame begins. Similar to the other parts of ...
Last time round I mentioned that I really should do something on Dückstein. Still with us at 96 years old. Usually I get to do these things when such guys have left us, so it's a bit of a Christmas treat for me to be able to put this togeth...
In this video, for the first time, I got the opportunity to say something about Magnus's attitude towards his opponents, for which he is generally perceived either as a true gentleman or justified as a genius. While I can agree that he certainly p...
#yearinreview #2023 #happynewyear Chess.com has recently released a fantastic new feature, the 2023 Year in Review. This provides some summarised data regarding your year playing chess on the platform, and can be accessed by cli...
Sometimes an idea or pattern will strike your mind like lightning. You see it and do a double-take: "What was that?" And then you realize you saw it before, but in a different way. Position 1: Position 2: So, this is the m...
Dear Chess Friends! How about spending this pre-Christmas Sunday surrounded by the chess family? I am hosting a Secret Christmas Chess Party, and you're invited! It's going to be a fun and festive evening filled with chess, puzzles a...
#vangeet #quickwins #smotheredmate chess noob Quick Wins! is a series of short videos, to demonstrate very quick wins! As a beginner, you become aware of the Scholar's Mate and the Fool's Mate, but neither of these show up in real...
I'll admit it... I love puzzle rush! In this video I tried to push my puzzle rush survival streak above 50: Ever since listening to James Canty III on the "Perpetual Chess Podcast" I really wanted to try and get 50+ on Chess.com's Puzzle R...
It's the end of the year! That means it's time to reflect on 2023 and set goals for the new year. That's why today we are releasing two features to help you with both: your 2023 Chessable Year in Review and some new badges to hunt in 2024! Year ...
#openingtactics #quickwins 50+2 Chess Quick Wins: Tactical ideas for exciting chess for beginner players. Buy on Amazon! US | CA | UK | DE | FR | IT | ES | NL&nb...
#christmas #bots #chess I'm currently on some annual leave and one of the things that I sometimes do to relax is to play a "gauntlet" of all 15 of the beginner bots on chess.com! This is something that I do as relaxation and I'm hoping that y...
If you are an intermediate chess player, the first few moves in a chess game are considered the most crucial moves that most likely predict the middle game quickly as chances of making mistakes get limited. Over the last hundred years, thousands o...
WCM Fang Kun was taken aback when I told her to scurry over to play a rapid chess event against Elo 2100-2200 type masters. She is rated about 500-600+ points below them for that matter. "OMG, why am I in this event, I am gonna get thrashed!...
How many players have completed more than 2,500 games in Titled Tuesdays? Most likely, rather a few. In recent years, these events have somehow become the absolutely dominant form of tournament chess for me. If I still want to participate in com...
In chess, there’s no such thing as a bad move if it makes your opponent laugh. Hello, my fellow 1.b3 cowboys, and welcome to another edition of Blitz and Memes. If you're a fan of puzzles taken from amateur online blitz tournamen...
At the beginning of the year, I posted a blog in which I ranked countries according to chess strength. Later in the midsummer, I posted a similar blog ranking all seventeen classical World Champions. Now I'll be completing the trilogy with a compi...
Hey guys, A few years ago I was extremely active as a chess improver. Some of you may remember me from my perpetual chess podcast interview or the Chessable courses I published, as well as influence from legendary adult improver David Milliern a...
Today I started a new series. I plan to play at least 1 game every day and I select one if the games and publish it. You can watch the games LIVE at https://www.twitch.tv/attilaturzo Today I played only 1 game and it was with black against...
Where do I start? So many thoughts to share on one simple theme....pushing the e-pawn! But of course, there is more to it than that. This article ties Keres and Euwe, Bronstein and Gukesh in one theme..... The funny thing is that I have been t...
#vienna #giraffeattack I haven't played very many games of the Vienna recently, so I was really happy to have had this game of the Giraffe Attack, one of my favourite lines (1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Bc5 3. Qg4)! The opening went my way, and wi...
ChessKid is beyond excited to announce the extension of its ChessKid National Festival to K-8 chess players! Now, elementary and middle schoolers alike can take part in one of the largest chess festivals of 2024, and enjoy all of the amazing activ...