Hey ChessKids, fellow Teachers, and Chess Coaches! We want to share with you some things that can help strengthen your knowledge and skills of the board and teach the gift of chess to young learners. Get Your Whole School on ChessKid! "They l...
Hi all, I am taking advantage of some vacation time to be a little bit more active, so I am back today with the third (and probably last) post following my little statistical experiment. If you didn't read the first or second installment, I us...
Hey guys! Hikaru Nakamura played and beat the strong Chess Engine Rybka, in a Grob Opening of "only" 271 moves, in 2008. Here we analyze Key Moments and talk about the details, curiosities, and interesting facts of this game. I...
Well, they do NOT, actually. There only exist GENERAL chess principles! Let's take a closer look at it. Masters "construct" solutions from major principles. Yet, there are no universally agreed-upon general chess principles. Whatever principles ...
Hi all, I am back with a new post to celebrate my "top blogger" status (thanks chess.com) about endgames. I did an early post on tactics and another one on openings below 2000; it was time to talk about endgames. Before I start, I want to put ...
In my previous posts I wrote about a tournament that was played in a chateau, now it's time to tell about my experiences of playing chess in a slightly different environment. During my first weeks in France the places where I played chess the most...
Could you believe it if 8 out of 9 moves by White in the opening of a high-level game were made by pawns - and White would actually be winning?! I remember when I was just learning how to play chess that I would make many pawn moves at the begin...
Hi everyone! I am writing this post from Bishkek. We returned home on Thursday, 23 September, early in the morning. I managed to sleep a few hours and go to work later that day. I postponed the writing of this post until the weekend, and now, afte...
Hi, everyone! Time for September AMA (ask me anything)! It's simple. Ask me any question in the comments section, something you'd be interested in hearing an answer from me, and I will answer in video format! One note -- I get...
Please Take the Draw In chess, there are three different outcomes of a game. That is to win, lose, or draw a game. Believe it or not, there are four different ways that a chess game can end. Repetition In this game, I played white against ...
Hey guys! Queen's Gambit is definitely one of the 💯 Best Chess Openings for White pieces. Here I show you general ideas, middlegame plans, and charming examples by Masters, as we analyze the three main systems Black can play against it. ...
The Current World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen is set to defend his title Against Challenger Ian Nepominatchi in November(24 Nov-16 Dec 2021). There is always a buzz when the champion and challenger meet. The openings, psychology and the form of ...
Afternoon everyone. Yep, It's been a few weeks since I posted. A holiday, my birthday, work catch-up and some research digging have rather taken up my time. During that research I came across Fiala's collection of Philidor's known games, and so ...
Five months ago, I caught the infamous Covy D and was dragged down with chronic fatigue. As a result, I had mixed feelings about jumping back into the chess world. While chess tournaments are always exciting, would I have the endurance? I assumed ...
Hey, guys! First, I must apologize for how long it took me to post this report, it took way too long and I will do better to post future reports on time. Second, I've gotta thank Chess.com for making me a Top Blogger, this is awesome! And finally,...
All chess games begin with an opening—of some type! Early on, chess players learn openings—established ways to begin a game which give prospects for success as play moves from the middlegame to the endgame. Players often gravitate to...
Full-contact, semi-contact, limited-contact, or non-contact? And if we agreed there's some sort of contact between chess pieces, in how many different kind of contact two opposing chessmen get during chess battles? In a full-contact sport like...
Despite an unfortunate loss in Round 8, in the next round I was playing on the second table again. I was a part of a large group that was sharing 5th place and so I was paired with GM Gabriel Flom. It was my fourth game against a grandmaster in th...
A real extravaganza. Isidor Gunsberg, the tournament director, came up with a wild hyper-rational tournament structure, somewhat akin to the soccer World Cup, with 36 contestants winnowed down, over five stages of play, to eventually reach a nine ...
Dear Chess Friends! During the game your opponent usually makes several mistakes. If he is a Master, it can be just a few mistakes, but if you are playing against a club player there will be several! Sometimes you can’t even recognize if i...
Everybody has a place where they can go to calm down, unwind, de-stress. For some people, it’s the peaks of the mountains. For others, it’s a private spot by a lake … or a Pizza Hut around the corner (mmm pizza!!). For me, that ...
Hey guys! 🖐 If you struggle after finishing the Opening, this Post/Video is gonna help you. Here you will learn How to Make a Plan in the Middlegame. After watching the video you should be able to understand your middlegame positions muc...
I'm excited to share with my chess friends a project I have been working on this summer. A new repertoire course for black against all common opening moves besides 1.e4. The ChessGoals Dynamic Slav Course is now available for pre-order, and $10 of...
I clearly remember the first time I played the KID. It was actually pretty recently that I started playing it, around the beginning of this year. That first game instantly glued me to the opening. Being honest, that game was of very low quality. M...
So many people are finding joy and social interaction through streaming their love of chess, and it's easier than ever to get started, now that we've released a full tutorial (made by yours truly) on the Chess.com Youtube channel!https://youtu.be/...