WCM Fang Kun was taken aback when I told her to scurry over to play a rapid chess event against Elo 2100-2200 type masters. She is rated about 500-600+ points below them for that matter. "OMG, why am I in this event, I am gonna get thrashed!...
How many players have completed more than 2,500 games in Titled Tuesdays? Most likely, rather a few. In recent years, these events have somehow become the absolutely dominant form of tournament chess for me. If I still want to participate in com...
In chess, there’s no such thing as a bad move if it makes your opponent laugh. Hello, my fellow 1.b3 cowboys, and welcome to another edition of Blitz and Memes. If you're a fan of puzzles taken from amateur online blitz tournamen...
At the beginning of the year, I posted a blog in which I ranked countries according to chess strength. Later in the midsummer, I posted a similar blog ranking all seventeen classical World Champions. Now I'll be completing the trilogy with a compi...
Today I started a new series. I plan to play at least 1 game every day and I select one if the games and publish it. You can watch the games LIVE at https://www.twitch.tv/attilaturzo Today I played only 1 game and it was with black against...
Where do I start? So many thoughts to share on one simple theme....pushing the e-pawn! But of course, there is more to it than that. This article ties Keres and Euwe, Bronstein and Gukesh in one theme..... The funny thing is that I have been t...
#vienna #giraffeattack I haven't played very many games of the Vienna recently, so I was really happy to have had this game of the Giraffe Attack, one of my favourite lines (1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Bc5 3. Qg4)! The opening went my way, and wi...
ChessKid is beyond excited to announce the extension of its ChessKid National Festival to K-8 chess players! Now, elementary and middle schoolers alike can take part in one of the largest chess festivals of 2024, and enjoy all of the amazing activ...
#chessnut #chessnutair #chessnutpro #chessconnect I recently demonstrated the amazing Chrome browser extension, Chessconnect, which allows the Chessnut Air/Air+/PRO boards to connect seemlessly with chess.com through the Chrome browser ...
The first event of the CCC22 series is the Blitz event. Rapid and Bullet will follow after, as well as a potential Classical Cup #2. The event began on December 17th. Stockfish once again won the most recent event, with a score of 581/1000 again...
These days, my favorite opening ideas are the less glamorous ones. It is nearly impossible today to find an opening bomb that is like Excalibur, some magic sword that leads to an advantage. Rather, it is far more possible and fun to go "dumpste...
Afternoon everyone. Quite a bit here, so perhaps one to come back to over the Christamas holidays. Those who have been paying attention will know that I have been putting my chess library back together ( yes, I have real chess books, printed on ...
I decided yesterday to make a beginner video about how to perform and solve checkmate in 1 puzzles: Introduction: Checkmate in 1 puzzles are often encountered in chess books, online tactics trainers, or even during actual games. They requi...
Bullet and blitz are by far the most played game variants (time controls) online. At the same time, those two are the most dangerous for every player trying to improve. It is easy to realise that the one who is trying to improve needs to spend tim...
Who is the talented and beautiful blond commentator running the Champion Chess Tour Finals 2023 (CCTF) here in Toronto? I bet you’re all shouting in union: the Norwegian sports journalist Kaja Maria Snare! Yes, but that’s not my a...
One of the key concepts to master in pawn endgames is the idea of opposition. What is Opposition? The opposition, or direct opposition, is a situation where both kings face each other with only one square between them—either on a r...
Some chess coaches have reservations about bughouse. Doesn't it harm a player's standard chess? Why would it? The new rules create new patterns, but this in itself shouldn't matter. Bughouse is harmful to chess only if it erodes what someone knows...
#sicilian #smith-morragambit #openingtactics Earlier in the week, I had a video and article on a tactic from my book, "50+2 Chess Quick Wins" - "Attack using open centre files". This game is another good demonstration of that tactic! ...
Dear Players! Would you like to play with an International Master? I invite you to play with me in an online Simultaneous exhibition. The time control will be 15 minutes per player plus 15 seconds increment per move from move 1. You ...
Another of the high-class post-war tournaments, the first held in defeated Germany (organized by the indefatigable Bernhard Kagan who somehow kept world-level chess going during the war years). The tournament was almost exactly evenly split betwee...
The Hetauda Cup Asian Open Chess Tournament 2023 witnessed a thrilling clash of intellects, with 74 participants from 4 federations competing fiercely. Subhayan Kundu, with a formidable rating of 2393, emerged triumphant, securing 7.5/9 points thr...
Amidst the uneventful bustle of a Toronto hotel lobby, an unsuspecting visitor might glide through the cozy ambiance, oblivious to its underground world. But in that lobby, beneath your very feet, life is pulsating with the incredible energy of th...
The Chessable Sunway Sitges 2023 in the lovely Mediterranean town of Sitges, Spain kicked off today with tons of action. I did not know it when we planned the trip but this event is especially notable this year… GM Leinier Dominguez-Perez i...
#openingtactics #quickwins 50+2 Chess Quick Wins: Tactical ideas for exciting chess for beginner players. Buy on Amazon! US | CA | UK | DE | FR | IT | ES | NL&nb...
