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Guys, this is our official compilation of all the brilliant move games you had, so feel free to put your game here if you have a brilliant move that " turned the course of the Game "( That is the meaning of brilliant move lol  ). This is done to appreciate the brilliant thinking skills of our brilliant chess nerds!!

As expected, Hikaru has beaten Vincent Keymer, and Magnus has beaten Caruana, both by a score of 1.5 - 0.5. Hikaru and Magnus will face each other in the final round, and Caruana and Keymer will face each other in the losers' bracket to eventually face either Magnus or Hikaru in the Grand Final. In other news Zach draws against a 2230 rated player in round 5 and in round 6 Zach got a very nice win with black to push himself to 3.5/6 points. Keep yourself updated as the next round of the Paris Freestyle Grand Slam is underway!

Dear Chess Friends, In this video, I'm showing you how you can use the strategic thinking method and teaching you a lot of useful middlegame principles through a really instructive exercise. Watch the full video (21 mins) with a FREE subscription on my Patreon channel here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/strategic-method-126484895?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link The main topics what you can learn from this video:    - How to use the strategic thinking method in the middlegame    - Opposite-colored bishops strategies    - Restricting the opponent's options    - Improving your pieces    - Multipurpose moves    - To trade or not to trade?    - Gaining space with pawns    - Breaking through I hope you'll find it useful. If you like it and you want to see my private educational videos, you can choose a membership on my Patreon channel. I upload 4-6 hours of videos / month (I've already uploaded 109 educational videos, totaling more than 28 hours of content) and you can learn about openings, strategies, tactics and endgames, too. I also upload daily puzzles in 4 levels every day. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to write to me. Kind regards, Gabor

Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura, Vincent Keymer, and Fabiano Caruana all reach the Semi Finals of the Paris Freestyle Chess Tournament that is taking place from Apr. 8th - Apr.14th. After an upset win, Vincent Keymer beat Ian Nepo 2.5 - 1.5 and moved on to the Semi-Finals to challenge Hikaru Nakamura which is many people's favorite to win. The next round is today and happening now so who do you think will win? Comment down below and thank you all for voting me as the Chess News host and thank you Zach for promoting me.Also in the news is Zachary Saine (Thechessnerd) getting 1/3 in his Chess tournament of the Reykjavik Open 2025. This tournament has amazing history and always has exceptional players playing in it including Vasyl Ivanchuk (Previous x3 World Number #2 and challenger to Kasparov). Zach lost in round 1 to a WGM but was able to have a decent performance afterwards and he hopes to perform greatly in the next few rounds! Go watch his first 2 recaps if you have not already as they are very exciting!.

Dear Chess Friends, In this video, I'm taking on a high-speed Puzzle Battle — where I have just 3 minutes to solve as many puzzles as I can, and beat my opponent! ⏱️♟️But here’s the twist: you can join in too! Try to solve the puzzles with me in real time — and at the end of the video, we’ll go over every single position together. I’ll explain the solutions and the reasoning behind each move so you can improve your calculation skills step by step. Ready for the challenge? Let’s go! You can watch the full video with a FREE subscription here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/calculation-125989317?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link I’ve already uploaded 105 educational videos, totaling around 27 hours of content, and I’m adding 4–6 hours of new lessons every month.If you enjoy my content or simply want to support my work, feel free to subscribe on Patreon and choose the membership tier that fits you best: 🔗 https://www.patreon.com/Bgabor91 Thanks so much for being part of this journey — let’s keep learning and leveling up together! Best, Gabor

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I have 2600+ puzzle rating and review every game after, however I'm still stuck around the 1700 elo area.