We're taking fast chess worldwide, baby! ChessKid is thrilled to announce the return of its super-fast chess event, the ChessKid Bullet Championship, but with an exciting twist: ALL players from around the world can participate, AND the time contr...
Welcome back to the Hornet Editorial! Mikhail Botvinnik was born on August 17th, 1911, in what was Kuokalla, Grand Duchy of Finland and what is now a district of Saint Petersburg, Russia. He was the 6th World Chess Champion. His influenc...
Chess lovers often ask me the super popular question "What are the secrets of becoming a Grandmaster?". I answer - "BURNING DESIRE," and they get confused. They probably expect answers like "read this book," "play this opening," "find a good...
Hello, my fellow puzzle fans, 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...
Dear Chess Friends! Are you ready to test your chess tactics and take your game to the next level? An ability to find and calculate tactical combinations may save the game, even if you did everything improperly before that. And this time I prepa...
Poll Setup Four Player ChessBY | Old Standard | Omatamix ( Official Standard ) | BYG Massive survey: we want to know your opinion on this topic in the main and to know the statistics. Updated: 11-07-2023 | 147 votesBY Setup Old Standard...
Introduction Finding your next series to stream can be more frustrating than facing the London System. Fortunately, a new documentary produced by Ideas Roadshow, Through the Mirror of Chess: A Cultural Exploration, solves your Saturday night dile...
I felt like a thief. With every photo I took of Magnus Carlsen, I stole his privacy and personal space. And he saw me stealing away... My hometown, Toronto, just got lucky with the arrival of the King. It generated quite a stir in the chess comm...
For a chess lover, one of the greatest topics of joy is chess studies. The incredible aesthetic satisfaction received after successfully solving them is parallel to none. Try to solve these, for example. They are not easy, but I guarantee ...
This one's a big one. Here we go... 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...
One does not need to search far to find Black excellence in chess. Indeed, you can find unbelievable games played by Black players in any given year. In honor of Black History Month, I share some of the games by Black players that moved me most ...
Efin Bugoljubow (1889-1952; Bogoljubov) was 'one of the world's best six players in the 1920s' [David Hooper and Kenneth Whyld, The Oxford Companion to Chess, rpt. (New York: Oxford University Press, 1987), 41]. 'Bogo' or 'Bogol' (as he wa...
Defending in chess is an essential skill that every chess player should master. It's not only about avoiding blunders or preventing the opponent from carrying out their plans, but it's also about creating counterattacks and turning the tables. In ...
“You can’t be a superstar if you focus on everything.” From childhood, we’re told it’s important to set goals and achieve them. Yet, while goal-setting is very common, the majority of people never hit them. Instead,...
A few weeks ago I wanted to publish a multi-game post about Chigorin's endgame prowess. This came about because I had read a quote stating that Chigorin was a very skilled rook endgame player. The truth is, Chigorin was a world-class Master at eve...
It's Gen Z for the win! -- Four top ChessKids outplayed four strong chess streamers, 20.5-11.5, in the recent "ChessKid Stars vs. Streamers" match on February 12, 2023. Event Recap The "ChessKid Stars vs. Streamers" event invited eight titled...
New years day is the beginning of a brand new 12 months. For some, it is the day to party hard, or it could be the time to make resolutions that break quicker then Elon Musk's ego. But to me, January first was the day that the 2023 chess.com daily...
Greg Shahade is the founder and commissioner of the Pro Chess League, a tournament pitting 16 teams from around the world. He is also the founder of the U.S. Chess School which is dedicated to providing free, intensive training to the most promisi...
The first meeting of Alekhine and Capablanca - and à humiliation for Alekhine. Having secured a sinecure-for-life from the Cuban government, Capablanca was dispatched to St Petersburg and played, essentially, a high-level 'simultaneous matc...
In Love I have been in absolute love. That is in love with duck chess. Who can resist adding ducks to the chessboard? Recently, I played my highest rated opponent in this variation. The time control was blitz 1 minute with 1 second bonus. I had ...
Round 5 of the Winter Swiss OTB event. A win in this final round secures at least a tie for first place in the event with 4.5/5 points. I'm playing the White pieces against Kevin Gaustad, who is rated about 1800 and always plays exciting chess. He...
Very often I am asked: “How to keep concentration?”, “How to have more energy?”, “How to overcome blunders or painful defeats?” or “How to stay motivated and continue working, when I’m lazy?”&n...
I find the Dutch Defense a fun opening to study from the white side. Black's first move is so provocative, and there are so many aggressive options for white. Recently, I found a brand-new approach against the Dutch after 1.Nf3. Let's take a look!...
Another year, another Daily Chess Champs! 2023 marks the fourth year in a row that I’ve entered the Chess.com Daily Chess Championship event, a chaotic 1-day/move tournament that begins with 22 simultaneous games on the 1st of January every ...
