Today I ran 5,3 km in 33 minutes and had a great walk in the forest with my daughter and her friend. In the morning I played a quick game before we went to the forest: I studied a few pawn endgames which I want to share with you: ...
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The Material Advantage is the ultimate advantage you can have during the chess battle, and the most important one in order to reach your goal: Kill your enemys king! It's good to have more or bigger chessmen than your opponent, but this si...
Hi all! Thank you so much for the tremendous feedback you gave on last Saturday's video analysis. I got a lot of suggestions to continue doing video analysis for every Saturday puzzle as it's the most difficult and is helpful to hear someone ...
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Hello everyone! My school droughts are becoming frequent, and making a video requires hard work. If you are reading this blog right now, that already counts as support! I'm continuing on my coverage of the French Defense because it is such a b...
In the morning I played 3 minutes games against Viewers on https://www.twitch.tv/attilaturzo I selected a few simple combinations from the games which I invite you to find: Then I went to run to the forest and did som...
From the first time I heard Art Garfunkel's angelic voice singing the opening lines Scarborough Fair/Canticle, my take on the old English ballad was a mistaken one. I thought the term "Scarborough Fair" was a poetic expression of "f...
Dear Chess Friends! Cheating is a big problem in online chess. Each tournament usually has 2-3 participants who use computer assistance. And this is certainly unfair to the other participants. Some cheaters can be caught and disqualified, but ...
When you think of a back-rank mate you typically think of a king all alone in the back rank with three tidy pawns on the 2nd-from-the-back-rank. A rook or queen slides down the board to deliver mate! That of course is the most "traditional" type...
Yesterday ForwardChess released Parimarjan Negi's latest book in the Grandmaster Repertoire series: 1.e4 vs Minor Defences for their chess e-reader. It offers a world-class repertoire against the Alekhine, Scandinavian, Pirc, and Modern Defen...
I wrote you long-long time ago. My last tournament was in April in 2019. Then I became busy to sell real estates and find one which fits for our needs. The 2nd part of 2019 was about that. We were able to sell the real estates and buy our new hous...
One day camp with GMs Daniel Naroditsky, Elshan Moradiabadi and WGM Sabina Foisor Read all the details below and contact americanchessacademy@gmail.com to sign up https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SbG70t3BHBvwRPp0hMuI3Xn1puFTHgxGIL...
That was another eventful week in LCWL with some shocking results! Russia Scores Big Against Iran! Team Russia had a narrow escape in their first round. This time they prepared very well and avenged their previous season's loss against Iran. R...
In the last week, I've been playing Chess.com's popular new variant 'Fog of War' chess, and I have a feeling it's made me a stronger chess player, due to the great importance on prophylaxis and stopping the opponent's threats before they can creat...
Dear Chess Friends! You know it’s a real pleasure to finish a chess game with a brilliant combination in the middlegame. This what I try to achieve in every game that I play. However, sometimes there are no tactics and a player can ev...
Would you be willing to play Ray Charles, if he were still alive, in a game of chess? Yes, the famous American musician who was blind. On this date when he was born 90 years ago, it’s a great time to commemorate his passion for chess. In an ...
From 18 to 20 September Tihon took part in the personal-team online European Championship: EUROPEAN ONLINE YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2020 Open 12 on Chess-Results.com 23 participants, accompanied by local referees, played in 3...
Often times, puzzles will be double-edged; both sides have serious threats and you must find the most forcing line to ensure that your opponent doesn't get the better of you. In today's daily puzzle, both sides have serious threats against each ot...
Would you like to learn the 'secret' Anti-Sicilian weapon I've used as White to amass a 9/10 score against 2500+ FIDE strength players (on average) in blitz?This variation is the best performing one in my White repertoire - my performance rating w...
Here's a tricky position to get the ball rolling. It's a simple position and easy to understand, which makes you go "OMG" every single move. So, you think the first Rook move that pops into your mind is winning? No? Did you find...
Hey folks, couple notes about upcoming shows on dojo: - Norm Hunter season 2 starts today (in 2 hours). This season, Kostya will be training... GM Jon Ludvig Hammer, who already has the highest norm-based title, GM, but is planning to work towar...
Hello Everyone,Hope you guys are doing well in these consistently strange times. I have had a fair share of adventures over the last few weeks, which in short can be summarized in the below bullet pointers - Traveled back home to Latvia ...
Alexander Alekhine (World Champion 1927-1935 and 1937-1946) was a great player. Today we are going to analyze a masterpiece where he beat another amazing master: Akiba Rubinstein. In the annotations for the game, we analyze his moves and what made...
I met David in 1978 and enjoyed watching his chess career unfold. He has played some of the best players in the USA and held his own with them! His new book, My Joyous Battles With Chess Villains was just released and is for sale on Amazon.co...