Off we go! It's time get serious about improving my chess! Here I go! Erm...Wait! Where am I going? What am I trying to do exactly? Oh oh...I know this....I've had this type of sudden enthusiasm before! I'll start playing more, studying more a...
Hello, Welcome to my blog! I've known how to play from a young age ever since my parents taught me, but I have never learned any strategies or developed any real skill. I've decided that now is finally the time to make the first move and begin my...
Today I studied my full hour on tactics! Five minutes Puzzle Rush, fifty-five minutes Tactics Trainer. I achieved a new high rating on Tactics Trainer, of 2435! I've improved over 100 points on there this week. Trained total: 60 minutes/ 472/6= 7...
The love/hate relationship between Erik and cheater_1 has sadly been forgotten. For those who may not know Erik is the CEO of this site, to be honest I don't know what a CEO does other than feed it's employees families. On the other hand, cheater_...
Introduction In closed positions, it is the goal of each side to support successful pawn breaks. Oftentimes, your opponent will simply defend his pawn with another pawn push, leaving the capture to you and not weakening his position...
It’s generally considered advisable to cover your king behind a row of pawns, such as the following: How do you go about attacking such a castled position? A solid barricade of pawns prevents the pieces from coming into direct contact with the ...
What makes blitz blitz? Time. Every blitz expert possesses the ability to manage their time every single game. Many people assume that time management comes down to these three principles: You have to be fast. You have to be fast. You have ...
1)Honor thy Mother honor thy Father 2) Thou shall not kill Opponents , Tournament Director , Seconds or Spectators 3) Thou shall not Steal Opponents ,Tournament Directors, Seconds or Spectators Cash,Credit cards, Chess equipment , ...
I was in the Hypnosis program.To determine if my skills could be helped by hypnosis.The program was working for others that were on a master tract. I was under their learning curb and released.
English OpeningThe iconic English Opening consists of variations that develop into g3, Bg2, Nc3, Ne2 (or Nf3), advanced d and e pawns, and a kingside castle.
Based on your braggart blog boasts and emails The Chess Adjustment Bureau nominates you for The Ego Masturbation Award.How is your Ego are you humble?or ready to be awarded.?
Blindfold Chess By BoboTheFlyingSheep67 Hi guys! I wrote this blog to thank you for 100 views on one of my blogs. I really appreciate the support you've shown and I hope you've enjoyed my blogs. Today, I will be writing about blindfold ch...
Did you know that in a 2 hour chess game you will spend as much energy as at 8 km of running?
Is circular chess or cylinder chess more fun? Share out your opinions in the comments!
All things considered, 2018 was a fantastic year for Chess.com! Our Alexa ranking shot up over 350 places, caused by an extra 1.8M registrations compared to 2017. We held more prize events than ever before, and just a few days ago the Live Chess t...
When we're going through games, especially at a fairly fast pace, we'll often see the game come to a sudden end and ask, 'why did they resign?' Often the answer is quite obvious after looking for a few seconds, but sometimes, the reason requires...
You know what? I came 3rd so whatever. I'm not even going to write much. Here, have my game against kinglybingly And (what I think was) my highest rated win and I guess this is where I went wrong, so I guess I gotta say where I went wrong: ...
Yesterday I finished reading and solving the puzzles from the book Chess Tactics for the tournament player. I was very happy. Finishing a book was always a big challenge for me. Tempting to start a new one before finishing the other. I did it this...
I am an Artist one day my losses will be seen as an Art Form.
Most club level players I observe blunder very often - they do so a lot in slow/rapid chess, and Even strong players blunder in rapid time controls - it's something that's going to happen, because we are human, and we err. However, there is a v...
Was talking trash when a quiet move smashed my position in no time and transformed me in to a mime.
On a frosty day, the 16th February 1997, Alvis Vitolins threw himself down onto this ice from the railway bridge spanning the Gauja river. Ragged, unkempt and toothless, Alvis came to say goodbye, the day before carrying out his conscious ...
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