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Photoshop Danny And Win An Exclusive Secretlab Chair!

Photoshop Danny And Win An Exclusive Secretlab Chair!

martinaxo
| 1 hr ago

🏆 Champions Chess Tour @Secretlabchairs #GreenPawn 🎉With this chair you will win many tournaments!💯🔥 Everyone to participate!https://www.chess.com/announcements/view/photoshop-danny-and-win-an-exclusive-secretlab-chair#greenpawn #chesscom @secretl...

99 Principles of Chess

99 Principles of Chess

Kings_Logics
| 7 hrs ago

Chess is a timeless battle of wits, where every move shapes the unfolding drama on the board. In this intricate dance of strategy and tactics, 99 principles emerge as guiding stars, illuminating the path to mastery. As you explore these principl...

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jdcannon
| 1 day ago

Some things here...  https://i.imgur.com/4QKJwdG.png Your move @anishgiri… I mean World! pic.twitter.com/FF20VqWG7d — Daniel Rensch (@DanielRensch) September 25, 2023

A Century of Chess: Carl Schlechter (from 1910-1918)

A Century of Chess: Carl Schlechter (from 1910-1918)

kahns
| 1 day ago

Carl Schlechter started the 1910s as a beloved member of the chess community. In the 1890s, he had been the ‘Viennese drawing master,’ famous for his aversion to winning. By the 1900s, he had shed that persona enough to finish at the t...

Aimchess: A Review

Aimchess: A Review

SheldonOfOsaka
| 1 day ago

Hello, my fellow chess pupils, and welcome to another edition of the Osaka Papers. AI has impacted our world in a plethora of ways. From badly written university essays to grossly biased social media news feeds, AI is continuing to evolve and expa...

How to solve puzzles CORRECTLY?

How to solve puzzles CORRECTLY?

WFM szefru
| 4 days ago

Hello Dear Chess Players! Today I would like to talk about an important and often misunderstood topic in chess; solving puzzles! Wait! Before you click away thinking ‘hey, I know how to solve puzzles!!!’, I would like to ask you a fe...

A Draw against Archer Queen

A Draw against Archer Queen

KingsBishop
| 5 days ago

After 52 consecutive losses, I finally got my favorite opening... and a Line with two very famous Games: Teimour Radjabov vs. Alexander Grischuk | 2nd ACP World Rapid Cup | Odessa UKR 01/07/2008 That game can be seen at https://www.chess.com/g...

A Century of Chess: Richard Teichmann (1910-19)

A Century of Chess: Richard Teichmann (1910-19)

kahns
| 7 days ago

Richard Teichmann was a kind of running joke in the chess world as ‘Richard the Fifth’ — for his eight (!) fifth place finishes over the course of his career. Fifth place wasn’t just a numerical accident. Teichmann, who was...

How to train threat handling

How to train threat handling

CM GaborHorvath
| 7 days ago

I wrote a blog post about threats recently, and someone asked in a comment if there were any training methods to improve their threat handling. This is a very good an important questions. We all know from experience that knowing and understandin...

Play New Animal Chess Bots!

Play New Animal Chess Bots!

ChessKid
| 8 days ago

ChessKid recently released six new animal chess bots ("Zoo Crew")! These bots are designed for beginner chess players but make perfect companions for all levels to practice tactics and strengthen their skills.  Play Against The Zoo Crew Now...

September Blitz and Memes

September Blitz and Memes

SheldonOfOsaka
| 8 days ago

Chess does not drive people mad, it keeps mad people sane. -Bill Hartston Hello, my fellow speed lovers, and welcome to another edition of Blitz & Memes. If you're a fan of puzzles taken from amateur online blitz tournaments, then you ...

Quick Guide to Spell Chess

Quick Guide to Spell Chess

JarlCarlander
| 10 days ago

Spell Chess is an imaginatively crafted variant. It's the best one in the /variants part of Chess.com. Sort of close to chess, and also unique. All of the standard rules apply, but each player has 5 freeze spells and 2 jump spells, and these spell...

The Complete Checkmate Patterns List

The Complete Checkmate Patterns List

GM Avetik_ChessMood
| 11 days ago

Recently, my friend, who is a National Master in chess, sent me the following puzzle from the Tactic Ninja course’s quiz:  And said he couldn’t solve it.Can you? The reason was clear why he couldn’t.  His tacti...

A Century of Chess: Alexander Alekhine (from 1910-19)

A Century of Chess: Alexander Alekhine (from 1910-19)

kahns
| 12 days ago

Alexander Alekhine was born in Moscow in 1892 to an aristocratic family. His talent was obvious from an early age. He had the benefit of learning from his brother Alexei, a strong player; avidly played correspondence chess; and had Fyodor Duz-Khot...

Announcing The 2024 ChessKid National Festival

Announcing The 2024 ChessKid National Festival

ChessKid
| 13 days ago

ChessKid is thrilled to announce its first-ever over-the-board chess tournament festival: The ChessKid National Festival! Get ready to celebrate chess with fun family festivities during the President's Day weekend of February 2024. What is the...

Inside Scoop on the World's Youngest Grandmaster

Inside Scoop on the World's Youngest Grandmaster

CMCoachQ
| 14 days ago

In every generation, there are talented chess players who will carry the torch for American Chess and pass on the legacy of Paul Morphy, Frank Marshall, and Robert James Fischer. These talents come along rarely. But, the access to information and...

Journey to NM - Becoming a Champion

Journey to NM - Becoming a Champion

Lightning
| 15 days ago

That hurts. That really hurts. It wasn't so much the fact that I lost, but the fact that I was thoroughly embarrassed, with the state championship on the line. The game barely lasted an hour! I made one dumb move and my position was falling apar...

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