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The Sexiest Chess Move I've Ever Played

The Sexiest Chess Move I've Ever Played

NM SamCopeland
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Every chess player is inspired by the beautiful checkmating combinations of past masters. One of the things that got me hooked on chess was Fred Reinfeld's 1001 Brilliant Ways to Checkmate (a great book if you are 1200 and don't check the solution...

CCC23 Bullet

CCC23 Bullet

AndrewGrantEthereal
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CCC23 Bullet will mark the final event in the CCC23 series. ..... !! Watch the Computer Chess Championship Here !! This event will feature the following matches. As the matches are played, this blog will be updated to link to the match, as w...

A Century of Chess: Capablanca Tournaments 1929

A Century of Chess: Capablanca Tournaments 1929

kahns
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Starting around 1929, Capablanca’s life starts to assume the aspect of a tragedy. More than for just about anybody else, there’s a sense with Capablanca of being born with a very particular fate — to be the world champion —...

"De-spookify" Gambits: By Declining Them!

"De-spookify" Gambits: By Declining Them!

NM NMChessToImpress
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Hey Impressive Chessers! Happy Halloween! 🎃 Today, we're revisiting a classic Halloween topic: the infamous Halloween Gambit! This gambit is a spooky trick that arises in the Four Knights Opening, where White sacrifices a knight with 4. Nxe5, ai...

Middlegame Course: 3 Rules to Attack!

Middlegame Course: 3 Rules to Attack!

IM IM_Chessbrain
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INTRODUCTIONIn this episode, you’ll learn three powerful rules for building winning attacks in chess. We’ll explore how to bring more pieces into your attack, the difference between attacking same-side and opposite-side castling, and w...

The Return of the Puller Cup!

The Return of the Puller Cup!

ThePawnSlayer
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This is a blog post about a tournament run by the Hertfordshire Chess Association in England. If you live in Hertfordshire (or the surrounding areas) and you would like to find out more about chess in Hertfordshire, please visit this page which co...

"De-spookify" Your Opponent's Threats

"De-spookify" Your Opponent's Threats

NM NMChessToImpress
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Hey Impressive Chessers! Today, we’re going to revisit a topic that you’re probably getting pretty tired of hearing about: dealing with your opponent’s threats. If you’re tired of hearing about it—good! It means it's...

The Italian Week - Day 1

The Italian Week - Day 1

FM ChessArchitect64
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This week, I am launching the Thematic Week series, an event that will span four days, from Monday to Thursday, during the last calendar week of each month. These tournament series will provide the Chess Architect community with the opportunity ...

October Blitz 'n' Memes

October Blitz 'n' Memes

SheldonOfOsaka
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Chess is ruthless: you have got to be prepared to kill people. -Nigel Short. Welcome, everyone to another uncanny edition of Blitz 'n' Memes. If you're a fan of puzzles taken from amateur online blitz tournaments, then you have come to t...

Open post to GM Vladimir Kramnik (Cold war)

Open post to GM Vladimir Kramnik (Cold war)

JackieTheSwede
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GM Vladimir Kramnik! I have none intention to go slow on you, being overly polite. Etiquette has no place here. It is interesting how you choose to go for a swim, into a wild ravishing ocean to investigate cheaters. I may understand your intenti...

Winner's POV: Second BCA Congress (London 1886)

Winner's POV: Second BCA Congress (London 1886)

Steakanator
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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...

Going Above and Beyond: Yuriy Krykun

Going Above and Beyond: Yuriy Krykun

Chessable
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Welcome back to Going Above & Beyond — where we celebrate 5-stars authors who walk the extra mile or two for their students. This time, we showcase an OG of Chessable. One who’s carved a name for outstanding support and near-ins...

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