I created 10 exercises from the game which I played against Grandmaster Jeffrey Xiong in the Titled Tuesday Tournament. How could white win? Checkmate in 3 moves: How can white win in 3 moves? Another checkmate in 3: Checkmate in...
Hi everyone! 😊 The second day of the Kazakhstan Chess Cup 2023 has passed. Yesterday, I played with White pieces against the chess player from Kazakhstan, IM Zhalmakhanov Ramazan (ELO 2425). My opponent did not give me any chance. It seemed to m...
When we imagine the excitement of chess, what do we imagine? If you think of the positional aspect, then... you're an interesting chess player. But most people see brilliant attacks, breaking into the opponent's position! Unfortunately, however mu...
Today's 12 exercises from the game which I played yesterday in the Hungarian Super League against the young Hungarian FIDE-Master Levente Marosi. How can white finish the game? How should white finish the attack? An important mov...
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Hi everyone! Yesterday, the Kazakhstan Chess Cup 2023 started! It all began with the opening ceremony, which was attended by representatives of the Chess Federation of Kazakhstan, as well as representatives of FIDE. The Opening Ceremony ...
The Road Not Taken BY ROBERT FROST Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth; Th...
I created 10 exercises from the game I played yesterday in the Hungarian Superleague against the young Hungarian Talent Endre Csiki, who just made an International Master norm the day before the game. I analyzed a few variation where white has a...
In this FIDE World Chess Championship game between Ding Liren (playing white) and Ian Nepomniachtchi (playing black), Ding opted for an English opening with 1.c4. Early on, the game followed a reversed Sicilian with some tactical maneuvers, eventu...
Games come into my head at strange times and for no obvious reason. This week I recalled one from the 1977 Candidates Match between Korchnoi and Spassky. (Perhaps it came to mind because of the fuss made of someone playing the French Defence in a ...
Hello, my fellow meme lovers, and welcome to another edition of Blitz & Memes. If you're a fan of tactics taken from amateur online blitz tournaments, then you have come to the right place, because that is what I do. As always the puzzles ha...
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In a last gasp of pre-war Utopianism - also, essentially, his dying wish - the chess Maecenas Isaac Rice sent out invitations to all the leading European masters to attend his planned tournament in New York in 1916. Needless to say, most of the in...
Hi everyone! 😊 Today I'm writing from the city of Astana. I arrived here today primarily to participate in the Kazakhstan Chess Cup 2023, and of course to have the opportunity to watch the World Championship Match. Although Kazakhstan is a nei...
Today we have 8 exercises inspired by my game against Tamás Tancsa from the International Master Tourney in Budapest. I could win the game this way: What would be the final touch? I missed this win: Black is threatening to wn ...
The chess game played between Ian Nepomniachtchi and Ding Liren in round 9 of the FIDE World Chess Championship 2023 began with a Ruy Lopez or Spanish Opening. White played 4. d3 to avoid the main lines of the Berlin Defense. Both players develope...
Hello everyone, and welcome to my blog! The World Chess Championship is going on in Astana right now, featuring Ding Liren and Ian Nepomniachtchi. Ask yourself for a moment - which Chinese chess player are you familiar with? Most p...
The town of Hastings in England has been the site of many, many chess tournaments and games! Hastings 1895 is 'considered one of the greatest tournaments in the history of chess. It was one of the first tournaments to include all the top players...
Today we have 12 exercises from an interesting game, which I played in the international master tourney in Budapest against FIDE-Master Bence Leszko. This line I calculated in the game. How can white win? What is a good positional move for b...
Today in the Chess World, while Ding was trying to convert a winning position against Ian Nepominiatchi, internet detectives on r/chess were solving the mystery behind the suspected accounts Ding Liren and his second Richard Rapport were allegedly...
This is a recap of the eighth game of the FIDE World Chess Championship 2023 between Ding Liren and Ian Nepomniachtchi. The game began with 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 d6. Ding sacrificed a pawn to create an aggress...
I share 5 exercises which I created from the game I played against the Greek young talent Antonios Gkavardinas in the 7th round of the International Master Tourney in Budapest. He sacrificed a pawn with d5-d4. I captured it. How should he ...
Today's 8 exercises are from yesterday's game which I played against the Indian Lady Isha Sharma in the international master tourney in Budapest. She built up a big space advantage and got well placed minor pieces. How should black react? Sh...
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