Last year's champions Chess Club Politika from Serbia will be top on Christmas Day after winning their latest match in the 2024-25 season of the World Chess League. They have several Grandmasters in their ranks so this is not unexpected, h...
Dear all, Welcome to the second episode of the “Duel of Nations” series. Those who have read the first article will know how it works, but as I like all my texts to be independent, I will briefly explain its structure again. The idea...
#switchsides #fourknights #otb #casualchess #fun I’ve recently been a little less active with making new videos and articles. We’re rapidly heading towards the end of the year, and I’ve been quite busy at work, and hav...
This post is a bit of a behemoth, so I implore you to not read it in one sitting. I certainly didn't write it in just one. Anyway... ahem: In Winner's POV, we take a look at tournaments from the 19th century and see the games that allowed the to...
After the resounding success of the first season, we're excited to officially announce the launch of the second season of the Balkan League, starting in 2025! This tournament has brought together chess enthusiasts from across the Balkans, uniting ...
Chegamos ao pódio desta minha lista, com o bronze para a catarinense Vanessa Feliciano. Feliciano, nascida em Rio do Sul em 1º de julho de 1990, aprendeu xadrez ainda muito jovem, através de seu pai. Seu primeiro resultado de ...
We all know the exciting conclusion of the World Championship and its thrills and spills. In a nutshell, both Gukesh and Ding are humble and spoke with earnest honesty about their game and thoughts, fought like gladiators and Gukesh pipped Ding du...
A chess opening being mentioned more recently because elite grandmasters have been playing it is the Norwegian Rat. Even with the catchy name, little is known about it. Here’s what you should know about this opening: What Is The Norwegia...
I've been spending far longer than I meant to on the Alekhine-Bogoljubow match because ... it was a really good match! It was certainly the fighting-ist championship match since Lasker-Steinitz 1894 and may well have been the fighting-ist match of...
I’m beyond grateful to announce that my blog, 7 Things I’m Thankful for in Chess, was awarded Blog of the Month for November 2024! This achievement wouldn’t have been possible without you—my readers and commenters. Your ins...
Welcome Everybody, to another infuriating over-the-board tournament review of the Osaka Papers. The Kyoto Gion Open 3 took place Friday November 30 through Sunday December 1st, in Kyoto Japan. Occurring only once every three years the tournament...
Several important chess personalities passed away in 2023. They include the oldest woman grandmaster, a renowned trainer for a world champion, a prominent chess author and teacher, an avid blitz player, and the oldest living grandmaster. Here are ...
#sicilian #smith-morra #brilliant #quickwins #romantic Today we have another chess noob Quick Wins, and once again in the Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted against the Sicilian Defense (1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 dxc3)! Let’s go! B...
Hey Impressive Chessers! Since today is a rest day for the World Championship match, I wanted to get into something a little lighter and something I've been thinking about lately. Here in USA, American Football dominates TV/streaming ratin...
I’m thrilled to announce that the first 40 videos in my series analyzing Bobby Fischer’s My 60 Memorable Games are now live on YouTube! This collection celebrates one of the greatest chess players of all time by breaking down his ...
First of all, this blog post will expose my ignorance in ways that I don't even know ("you don't know what you don't know"). Second of all, I just want to share with you, once again, a commonality of patterns.....I wanted to title this post "Bot...
Dear Chess Friends!I've just participated in the Titled Tuesday and I wanted to share one of my games from that tournament. I also have some thoughts regarding how tactics can be coordinated with strategy. According to my experience, everytime w...
Game 7 of the 2024 FIDE World Chess Championship between Gukesh D and Ding Liren was an exciting, back-and-forth battle. Gukesh avoided Ding’s usual French Defense, choosing a flexible setup with the King’s Indian Attack. He quickly pu...
With wins in both of his games on Sunday, Grandmaster Fabiano Caruana has won the strongest open tournament in the United States, the US Masters, with an 8/9 score. Caruana's loss to GM Nikolas Theodorou in round six put him half a point out of ...
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In a major upset with potential FIDE Candidates circuit ramifications, GM Nikolas Theodorou (2612 FIDE) took down super-GM Fabiano Caruana with the black pieces, putting himself in sole possession of first place entering the last day of play at th...
We are now past the halfway point of the US Masters tournament, and GMs Fabiano Caruana and Nikolas Theodorou are the only two players on a perfect 5/5 heading into Saturday's rounds. The US Masters is the strongest open tournament in the United S...
#tactics #romanticstyle #smithmorra #englund #scandinavian In my last article, I wrote the following summary: The big takeaway is that playing in the Romantic style in the opening is not just about relentless aggression. It is t...
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