Hello guys! When I prepare some openings and strategy for my students almost everyone tell me: "I need to attack!". Children love tactics, very fast attack and glorious victory. Yes, that is true. Almost everyone enojoy quick victory with some co...
Good evening! Around 2 years ago (April 2021), I made TCL, and I'm gonna be brutally honest, it was a hit at first. Lots of you joined, including 15 Titled Players. Until around last summer, the club was extremely active, with numerous daily...
I prepare some materials about improving positional skills. Frankly I just use the method from Mark Dvoretsky's books called positional pictures. Have a look. First of all we have to find an appropriate position from game. Secondly we have to st...
Master Study Kasparov vs. Karpov It was September 22, 2009. Gary Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov were sitting across from each other in Valencia to play some rapid and blitz games against each other. These two former world champions and some of the ...
The Master There are many titles that can be won in chess. They often involve reaching a certain FIDE rating or for higher titles, earning norms. These chess players are the strongest in the world and are true masters when it comes to the game of...
100 For You! Recently, I hit 100 followers! So I decided to play 100 games of chess for every follower that I have. Now, I decided to play 30 second games with no bonus. This blog is probably the longest and most time consuming I've ever done. So...
April Fools or April Genius It is finally April. And with every April comes April Fools Day. The day where every person has to be on high alert for the pranks and foolishness of April First. I, myself, was feeling a bit cheeky, so I decided to pl...
Going Hyper Hyperbullet is faster than bullet. The only non-custom time control that chess.com gives is 30 seconds with no bonus. Recently, I've been playing a few rounds of hyperbullet, and it is the most emotionally exhilarating and frustrating...
Lucky 960 Chess 960 is one of the most popular chess variants, as it starts both opponents with a non-traditional setup that prevents solid opening theory. There are theoretically 960 different opening setups, and each setup requires thought towa...
Alright everyone, this is going to be one of the most epic things to happen! This game is called castle destroyers RULES: There are groups of 4 with a host in each one, the first four to apply to be a coach will be accepted, ( there is a total o...
Blindfold Mania Part 2 Now, I am not the best at maintaining series. But I was looking over some of my older blogs, and I found a blog from October that was titled "Blindfold Mania Part 1". In that blog, I had played against a beginner stockfish ...
ATTENTION ALL TCL MEMBERS I WILL BE MAKING A 24 HR TOURNEY EVERY MONDAY AT THIS TIME. THE TOURNAMENT STARTS AT 6:45M AND I’LL SEND THE LINK AFETR I MAKE THE TOURNEY 1st Prize = 5 Trophies 2nd Prize = 4 Trophies 3rd Prize = 3 Trophies IF YOU P...
Korobov v. Liren Ding Liren and Anton Korobov are both very strong grandmasters. Ding Liren is the strongest player for China, with a peak rating of 2813, and is currently ranked 3rd in the world. Anton Korobov is the strongest player for Ukraine...
Fastest Piece Alive Recently, I played in a bullet tournament for 1500+. It was a small tournament with 6 rounds, 1-minute time control with no increments. But that tournament was probably the best bullet tournament that I've ever played in, minu...
It was the Best and Worst of Games If you ever analyze a chess game with a computer, it can either make you feel like a genius or a fool. The blunders that the computer finds can mark your games red, just as an English teacher can mark your paper...
Position Power Endgames are confusing. They're confusing to study and understand, especially when that grandmaster makes that weird-looking rook move or stockfish throws out 10 blunders in a row for 10 king moves. Endgames are probably the most d...
Bullet Reverse Recently, I was able to reach a new bullet record and hit 1700 in my bullet rating. Bullet is very fast, much faster than rapid and blitz. Bullet leaves room for a boatload of blunders and flags within a matter of seconds. It was n...
Hi all, If you're a fan of my blogs, or you just read them, I'm giving you an exciting opportunity! I can now confirm that my first blog of the next month will be YOUR games, ANNOTATED! To do that, I'll need at least 3 viewer games. Remembe...
TCL DAILY TOURNAMENT I will be hosting a 2 day TCL DAILY TOURNAMENT I’ll be sending invites to all of you, and if you would like to participate, remember to be one of the first hundred people to accept, so accept quickly! Link is here
Sacrifice The point value of each piece is good to know when sizing up material advantage and is generally a good indicator of which side is winning. A pawn in one point, the knight and bishop are three, the rook is five, and the queen is nine. H...
Hello Friends, After introduction to the structure of KID, now it is time for chasing different variations to understand the play in these variations. Need to understand the themes, tactics and their applications can not be overstressed. We will ...
Blitzen Beginning Coming into the new year, I've been playing a lot of blitz games, and recently, I've been able to reach 1700 in blitz! I usually play more rapid games, but after losing more than a few rapid games, I decided to try my luck with ...
Hello friends, It dawned upon me that I have not posted for a very long time in our club. Lots of things continue to come in between and the article posting. So we are starting our opening repertoire from the very first article on King's Indian ...
22 Incoming Happy New Year! To celebrate the start of 2022, I decided to try and challenge myself by playing a game against the 2200 computer. I've never beaten it before, but I decided to try anyway, and maybe by the end of the year, I'll be abl...
UPDATE-REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED Hey guys! I know Team Checkmate Legends is a huge vote chess club, and as the wonderful year 2021 comes to an end, we welcome 2022. Over the next year, we will be having one big event, instead of lots of small...
