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Edit: The event has concluded, with Stockfish beating Dragon in the Loser's bracket, followed by back-to-back wins against Leela to reset the bracket and then win the event outright. CCC is bringing back the classic format, as an additional e...
Hi everyone! 😊 If you're looking to improve your chess skills and take your game to the next level, you're in the right place. In this blog post, I've assembled a selection of valuable chess books. But before we delve into these resources, here'...
With the Chess Punks Tournament Final just 3 days away, we wrap up our Coach's Corner series. We're interviewing each of the 8 coaches preparing the players for the final showdown, soliciting their top chess improvement tips. Our last (but...
Peace. I have been meaning to write a blog post, and while I am aware of the fact that all human activities should, in principle, continue during moments of conflict and strife, my heart hurts too much to dedicate my creative energy to a chess a...
Every fighting game has one. That lone wolf that goes their own way with an offbeat style. Everyone thinks they're crazy…until they wield their Excalibur all the way to a championship title. In Smash, that’s aMSa with ...
The days are counting down until the Chess Punks Tournament Final this Sunday! And since the tournament is all about chess improvement, we continue our Coach's Corner series, soliciting the best chess improvement tips from the 8 coaches pr...
Stop trying to trick yourself into focusing on what is important and address the root cause of distraction. Two positions, two different challenges Position 1: White to play, and to make it even easier it’s mate in two: For m...
Coach's Corner continues! And we're not stopping until we've interviewed all 8 coaches preparing the finalists in the Chess Punks Tournament Finals this Sunday. Today's featured coach is Grandmaster Mykhaylo Oleksiyenko - 2016 Ukrainian Chess ...
Kick off this fall school year with ChessKid 'Hour of Chess Week'! Experience the benefits of chess and connect students in a fun and engaging way, whether as part of a chess club or a new class activity. Chess has great learning benefit...
The Chess Punks Tournament Final draws ever nearer! The tournament, streaming on Chess.com this Sunday, October 22, is a PogChamps style tournament where ambitious adult improvers - known as the Chess Punks - will battle it out. Co...
With just a week left until the Chess Punks Tournament Finals, we’re moving full-steam ahead with our chess improvement series Coach’s Corner. Today’s featured coach is International Master Andras Toth. A veteran chess co...
Good afternoon everyone!! Last time round I mentioned that the idea of Qb3 in the Queen's Gambit had been played previously by Steinitz. By a strange coincidence I was looking at something this week which probably explains where he got the idea ...
Hello, everyone! Welcome back to another blog post. Today's blog will be different from my usual content. I've decided to share my accomplishments in chess up to this point. Let's rewind to April 2020, the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. &nb...
Our Coach’s Corner chess improvement series continues ahead of the Chess Punks Finals on October 22, and today’s featured coach is none other than GM Arturs Neiksans. GM Neiksans’ resume is impressive: 4-time Latvian Ches...
It was 2014 January when I learned one of the most important lessons in my life. The Armenian Championship would start soon. The winner of the tournament would not only become the champion of Armenia but also would be qualified for the nat...
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Leading up to the Chess Punks Tournament Finals on October 22, we're continuing our Coach's Corner chess improvement series today with International Master Christof Sielecki. Christof, one of the coaches preparing the 32 finalists in the C...
I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle - victorious. - Vince Lombardi. Hell...
Dear Chess Friends! In chess world the King's Indian Defense stands out for its unique dynamics. Black's daring strategy involves sacrificing the center to betting on their pieces coordination and tactical resources. White, on the other hand, fa...
It's universally accepted in standard chess that piece development is important, and that neglecting it leads to indefensible or hard to defend positions. The chaotic nature of bughouse means that it is less obviously true that there is a need to ...
In a world of child prodigies and professional superstars, has the average chess improver been forgotten? Not at all! Ahead of the Chess Punks Tournament Finals, we wanted to bring the spotlight back on what the tournament and the Chess Punks co...
Rubinstein broke into the chess elite with his third-place finish at Ostend 1906. He won his first international tournament at Ostend-B 1907, followed shortly by Karlsbad. In 1909, he gave notice that he really was a cut above the rest of the ches...
Let’s discuss an interesting psychological moment: when does a person start to feel complete autonomy and take action and responsibility for his/her life? At what moment, instead of letting things happen to you, did you become the driver and...
Dear readers, I am happy to announce that my Chessable course 'Lifetime repertoire: Werle's 1.e4 e5' has been released today. A pivotal part of the course encompasses the Ruy Lopez, in which I recommend the Chigorin variation...
