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Alireza's Caro-Kann Panov Masterpiece

Alireza's Caro-Kann Panov Masterpiece

NM SmarterChess
| 4 hrs ago

The Caro-Kann is one of the strongest defenses against 1.e4 and has gained popularity in the past few years.  The opening has various pawn formations resulting from the different variations. One of the richest variations for learning pawn str...

Play Like a Girl!- Part 2

Play Like a Girl!- Part 2

kamalakanta
| 20 hrs ago

In 1994, Alexei Shirov was ranked #2 in the world. Yet Judit Polgar beat him in 21 moves! Polgar placed 3rd in Amsterdam 1995, ahead of various world-class players: Here is the game against Shirov: On page 361 of the 2nd volume in her ...

10-Year-Old Fausti Vs. GothamChess

10-Year-Old Fausti Vs. GothamChess

ChessKid
| 2 days ago

BREAKING NEWS! 10-year-old Argentinian chess prodigy FM Faustino Oro (a.k.a. "The Messi of Chess") will be taking on one of the most popular streamers in the chess community, GothamChess, on Monday, December 18. This thrilling match, Fau...

Flash Report : Vugar Gashimov Memorial 2023

Flash Report : Vugar Gashimov Memorial 2023

whatagoodday
| 2 days ago

The 2023 Vugar Gashimov Memorial has commenced, featuring ten formidable Grandmasters. This prestigious event is taking place at the Gabala Garden Hotel, with sponsorship from the Ministry of Youth and Sports and the Azerbaijan Chess Federation. ...

A Century of Chess: Gothenburg 1920

A Century of Chess: Gothenburg 1920

kahns
| 2 days ago

The first major tournament since before the war and, even more important than that, the breakthrough for hypermodernism. As Jimmy Adams writes, "It is difficult to overestimate the significance of this contest."  It's worth quoting in full ...

Can Hikaru Out-blitz Vladimir Kramnik?

Can Hikaru Out-blitz Vladimir Kramnik?

NM SmarterChess
| 3 days ago

Lately, there has been a lot of news (drama!?) about Hikaru's interesting performances and the posts from Vladimir Kramnik. Hikaru has been a strong classical player and incredibly strong blitz player for decades. He was arguably the top online bl...

Do it like John

Do it like John

CM GaborHorvath
| 5 days ago

I saw a Chessable ad recently which is so hilarious that it really deserves a post. Inadvertently, they have created the perfect parody of modern chess marketing. I recommend you to watch the short video below, because it shows what can happen t...

Learn Bogoindian defense - from a live chess lesson

Learn Bogoindian defense - from a live chess lesson

FM mizant
| 5 days ago

This is (again) taken from the same online live chess lesson I made a video of couple of weeks ago (on Benoni defense). The idea was to discuss various pawn structures, possible pawn breaks, piece-setup, etc, so the next one happened to be the Bog...

Gifts from ChessMood!

Gifts from ChessMood!

WFM AlexandraSamaganova
| 6 days ago

Hi everyone! 🥰 I believe you're already familiar with the chess platform www.chessmood.com, and you probably know they're running a massive giveaway. I have a link for you, where you can get a one-month subscription to their site absolute...

Englund Gambit | PSYCHOLOGICAL TACTICS!

Englund Gambit | PSYCHOLOGICAL TACTICS!

vitualis
| 7 days ago

#englundgambit #psychology #tactics  Why do you play chess? What is your reason and purpose for playing? I've recently been reflecting on this question. An observation that I've made in some of the comments and feedback to my content, ...

Coach's Corner: Johan Hellsten

Coach's Corner: Johan Hellsten

Chessable
| 9 days ago

Coach’s Corner is your inside look into what top coaches and authors think is best way to improve your chess. In this edition, we're interviewing none other than Grandmaster Johan Hellsten. Hellsten quite literally wrote the book on strate...

Chess: The Gift That Keeps On Giving

Chess: The Gift That Keeps On Giving

ChessKid
| 9 days ago

ChessKid is always finding new ways to share the classic game of chess with kids. The experience and educational value of playing chess goes beyond the chessboard, helping to develop useful life skills that will stick with kids as they grow. ...

A Century of Chess: Amsterdam 1920

A Century of Chess: Amsterdam 1920

kahns
| 9 days ago

The first international tournament of the decade and a nice introduction to three players — two newbies and one returnee. Richard Réti won the tournament, which was his warm-up for his really startling win at Gothenburg later in the...

Hidden Chess Figures

Hidden Chess Figures

The_turtlepro
| 9 days ago

Magnus Carlsen, Bobby Fischer, Garry Kasparov, etc. We recognize these chess players almost immediately, similar to recognizing our own names. But what about the lesser-known chess players? They never were able to secure their names in our hearts....

Regarding Recent Accusations

Regarding Recent Accusations

CHESScom
| 11 days ago

Chess.com is committed to providing the best platform for both casual and professional players. We invest heavily in protecting the game with both state-of-the-art algorithms and proctoring. Chess.com takes cheating in chess very seriously, and we...

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