INTRODUCTIONBlunders are a common part of every chess player's journey, but they can be reduced with some simple adjustments. If you find yourself losing games to mistakes that could have been avoided, you're not alone! In this post, we’ll l...
Hey, dear readers! Here I am again! In this article, I would like to go back to the roots of my blog, when I used to write more about my personal opinions on different aspects of chess. The aim today is to let you know who my top 5 favorite fema...
“It’s a machine. At the end of the day, it’s stupid.” Garry Kasparov, 1997 Do you ever worry that you could be replaced by a machine? With ChatGPT and other tools on the rise, concerns like these seem more rele...
Welcome back to our Going Above & Beyond series, where we celebrate authors who go the extra mile to keep their Chessable courses new and fresh. Chessable courses are living things. Theory gets updated, mistakes get amended and ...
Ding vs Gukesh; unless you've been living under a rock, you probably know something about the upcoming clash of the two titans for the ultimate crown of chess. Gukesh Dommaraju, ranked #5 in the world, will be playing against Ding Liren, ranked #2...
#unplugged #jazz #vienna #royalfork #brilliant CHESS UNPLUGGED | Sometimes, I just like unwind by not thinking too hard, play a couple of quick casual unrated games, while listen to some slow jazz! 😌♟️🎵 It was a stormy day...
The upcoming World Chess Championship between Ding Liren and Gukesh will be much more than just a title match. It will be a clash between two players who represent opposite extremes: experience and youth, fulfilled achievement and dreams yet to be...
In Winner's POV, we take a look at tournaments from the 19th century and see the games that allowed the top player to prevail. Some tournaments will be known and famous, others will be more obscure - in a time period where competition is scarce, I...
#englundgambit #queensac #chessromance I haven’t played a daily game in a while but enrolled in the currently running under-1500s Team New Zealand vs Team Australia (Sydney NSW) tournament. I’ve just finished this amazing...
Simplify Chess: Backup Options Chess is a very complicated game! In my opinion, that’s what makes it so fun; though aggravating at times. A key to playing strong chess is to make the game simpler whenever possible. The stronger you are, th...
Dear all, Please do consider purchasing the first volume of the Century of Chess series from Amazon. Your purchase helps to keep the series going! - Sam The Capablanca tournaments at the end of the 1920s have exactly the asp...
Magnus Carlsen isn’t just the 16th World Chess Champion. He won the crown for all 3 formats — classical, rapid, and blitz — no less than 17 times! Carlsen’s peak FIDE rating of 2882 is the highest in history. He al...
SRM-A completed a clean sweep with 7-0 at the end of the regular season of the 2024 India College Chess Championship! (ICCL). Team St. Joseph's College of Engineering conceded just one loss and finished second in the Division I standings. ...
Are you familiar with this feeling?You look at the board. At your pieces. At your opponent.And you find yourself asking, “Okay. What’s next? What should I do? What should be my plan?” Or at the end of the game, your friend, coa...
#fourknights #scotch #tripledpawns #comeback This might be a bit perverse, but making a reversal, a comeback, from a losing position is one of my secret joys in chess! 😅 Now, that doesn’t mean that I deliberately play bad openings...
The only commonality between Chess and Chemistry is the first three letters of those words, but this year’s Nobel Prize has contributed even more to the meaning and established a deeper connection. By now, you should, as a chess player, alre...
Do you want to improve your chess, but find yourself saying, “Ugh, I just don’t have the time or energy”? Welcome to my boat and let's party! With kids, work, and action-packed social events, life feels like a chaotic obstacle co...
#unplugged #jazz #vienna #french #steiner #timescramble #glory CHESS UNPLUGGED | Sometimes, I just like unwind by not thinking too hard, play a couple of quick casual unrated games, while listen to some slow jazz! 😌♟️🎵 Tod...
Afternoon everyone. I am back with another look at a master of the art of annotating a chess game. Mark Taimanov. In passing, I must say that many Soviet players of the era were outstanding annotators - perhaps it was all to do with the training t...
My Dive into the World Diving Chess Championships Three weeks ago, I took a literal plunge into one of the most unusual sporting events on the planet: the World Diving Chess Championships. Chess, the game of kings, combined with diving, a sport o...
The opening phase is done and you find yourself in the middlegame. It's up to you to figure out how you're going to improve your position, how you're going to make progress and ultimately you're trying to decide what is going to be your plan for...
#englundgambit #tactics #beginnertips One of the things that I’ve learned in my chess journey (and I’m still a noob!) is that searching for and playing chess tactics, increases the likelihood of a win. What do I mean? Con...
Team MVP, I’m excited to announce that the first 20 episodes of my analysis of Bobby Fischer’s My 60 Memorable Games are now available on my YouTube channel! This series is a deep dive into Fischer’s most unforgettable matche...
Welcome back! Today, we're chatting with Kira, a.k.a. Kiwhiskey. Born in 2006, she is one of the fastest growing chess streamers on Twitch, with an audience dedicated to watching her climb the ranks of chess, starting from scratch. In this article...
Bishop or Knight? Which one to choose? Hey there! When we first start playing chess, one of the first things we learn is the value of the pieces. While bishops and knights are both worth the same in points, bishops tend to perform better...
