Dealing with threats in chess is not a skill that comes naturally. It has to be learnt. Or even better, the natural reaction to threats has to be unlearnt. This is an area where I always see huge differences between beginners and advanced players,...
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 period where competition is scarce, I...
The blunders are all there on the board, waiting to be made. – Savielly Tartakower Hello, my fellow rapid players, and welcome to another edition of the Osaka Papers. The Chess world is full charlatans professing to understand how to...
In order to establish that Chess.com Accuracy scores, properly adjusted to produce what I call "Quality" numbers, can accurately predict actual ratings, I did two studies involving Chess.com rapid and blitz ratings, and accuracy or Quality numbers...
Chess.com and Hans Niemann have resolved their differences and are moving forward. As many readers will be aware, Chess.com and Niemann, as well as Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura, have been engaged in a lawsuit over the past year after Niema...
Hello everyone, and welcome to my blog. Today, we will look at how a chess nation gets built, how legends are created and legacies are written, by looking at the most important national chess tournament - the Chess Olympiads. Did you know ...
Afternoon Everyone. Lots of nice chess today, so one to dip in and out of! Recently my friend Kamalakanta posted a nice blog - https://www.chess.com/blog/kamalakanta/a-kings-indian-lesson-from-bronstein I added a game between t...
This has been an epic summer of chess and brilliant young talents, from 18-year-old Indian star R. Praggnanandhaa finishing second in the FIDE World Cup and securing his place in the 2024 Candidates Tournament to kids putting on amazing performanc...
Would you like to go on an adventure with a mythical red panda and travel back in time to discover the origins of chess? Readers of The Discovery of Chess do exactly that as they accompany two imaginary children on a journey that spans centuries, ...
Frank Marshall started the 1910s with a bracingly clear sense of what his ceiling as a player was. In match play against the super-elite players of his era — Lasker, Tarrasch, Rubinstein, Capablanca — he had a combined score of +4-27=3...
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Одне з перших зображень шахової гри в європейському живописі знаходиться в Палатинській капелі в Палермо на СициліїДатується фреска, що зображує гравців у шахи, приблизно 1143 роком, зображення виконано під сильним арабським впливом, обидва шахіст...
Memorizing complicated chess variations is a challenge for all levels of players – even for Grandmasters like me. So, what’s the solution?Well, I have 4 pieces of news. Three good 🙂 and one bad 😐 Let’s start with the first piec...
Over the course of a year, certain days shimmer with a significance that escapes our collective awareness. Among these hidden gems is a date of utmost importance: August 21st, acknowledged as National Senior Citizens Day since its designation as a...
Would you like to represent your homeland in the "Olympics of chess"? The Live Chess World League is set to begin season twelve on Chess.com with dozens of countries and thousands of players competing from around the globe! The Live Chess Worl...
Afternoon everyone. If there is one thing that those hardy few who regularly read my blogs know to expect, it is the unexpected! I enjoy posting forgotten games, and pictures not to be found with a quick google search. This week I managed to get...
After 11 months, with over 100 teams competing from around the world, 6 teams remain and face-off against each other to be crowned the 2023 World Chess League.Live champions! The event has been sponsored by Chess.com and Chess and Br...
Hi everyone, Here is the second episode of the Rook Reflections podcast which always happens live on my Twitch channel, but I'll always upload the whole interview to my YouTube channel as well! In my Blog, without aiming to cover the whole inter...
I am a meme machine - Magnus Carlsen Hello, my fellow blitz players, and welcome to another edition of Blitz & Memes. If you're a fan of puzzles taken from amateur online blitz tournaments, then you have come to the right place, b...
I am privileged to interview accomplished and insightful chess players every week for The Perpetual Chess Podcast. I learn something from each conversation, but every once in a while, an interview really leaves a mark. My recent conversation...
Hi chess friends! I just published my first course on Chessable, Starting Out The Trompowsky. This is an in-depth look at my favorite opening. I know that these variations work because this is my opening preparation, that I've played thousands o...
In the final round of a challenging chess tournament, I aimed for a strong finish as Black. With four draws and three wins so far, balancing my rating against opponents rated 2000-2099 was the goal. I decided to play the Caro-Kann Tartakower Accep...
In a checkered Kingdom ruled by kingsWhere we adore our precious queens,A shadow creeps ‘n this game for twoAnd trembling voice whispers - “Me too.” We, women in chess, we speak our truthWe’ve been harassed, we&rsq...
If you never had a coach, you might wonder why chess coaches are so obsessed about analysing their students' games. Surely we have the engines to do that?! It must be an old-fashioned thing from coaches who are not really up-to-date, right? Well...
