Title: ''Game Showcase''
Share your best, worst, funniest, most boring, most unusual etc. games here! Whatever you feel is worth sharing, feel free to post it. Comments on the game, analysis, backstory etc. is optional, do it however you want to do it!
Title: ''Game Showcase''
Share your best, worst, funniest, most boring, most unusual etc. games here! Whatever you feel is worth sharing, feel free to post it. Comments on the game, analysis, backstory etc. is optional, do it however you want to do it!
Created: https://www.chess.com/clubs/forum/view/game-showcase-26893
Thread Title: Weekly Riddle Challenge
Hello @
Greetings,
I would like to propose a thread idea for the club titled Weekly Riddle Challenge. The purpose of this thread would be to share interesting and intellectually stimulating chess riddles with fellow members on a regular basis.
Each post would feature a carefully selected riddle designed to encourage thoughtful discussion and creative thinking. The solution would be revealed later in the thread or in the comments, allowing members time to reflect and respond.
If this concept aligns with the club's values and posting guidelines, I would be glad to contribute and manage this thread consistently.
Thank you for considering this suggestion. I look forward to your thoughts and to the possibility of adding a fun and enriching element to our community.
Warm regards,
@SPK1729
Maybe two threads related to endgames and middlegames since there is one for openings?
A thread about some free alternatives for the chess.com game review, and insights, like wintrchess.com and chessmoniter.com
@squirtle I'm pretty sure the tilt part is kinda covered in other forums.
Can we please have a forum specifically designed for find the best move (which is different to training problems, since there could be some positional problems)?
@Climactichess there's already a best move challenge which you can access if you've joined beta: https://www.chess.com/announcements/view/new-try-the-best-move-challenge
@Climactichess there's already a best move challenge which you can access if you've joined beta: https://www.chess.com/announcements/view/new-try-the-best-move-challenge
Thank you! I will investigate this beta feature as soon as I get home.
Title: How Practicing Blindfold Chess Boosted My Visualization
Hey everyone,
I wanted to share something that's had a huge impact on my chess improvement lately—blindfold training.
A few months ago, I realized that while I could calculate short variations, I struggled to hold positions clearly in my mind. So I decided to try something that always seemed a bit intimidating: blindfold chess.
At first, I started small—just hiding the board and replaying simple checkmates or famous miniatures from memory. Then I moved on to reading annotated games without diagrams, trying to follow along purely from the moves. It was tough, and honestly a bit frustrating at times, but I stuck with it.
Over time, something clicked. My visualization started improving—not just in blindfold, but in regular games too. Now, I can picture a few moves ahead much more clearly. I'm also better at spotting tactical patterns and planning deeper.
The biggest surprise? I actually started enjoying it. Blindfold practice feels like solving a puzzle with your brain alone. It's helped me build confidence in my calculation and taught me to trust my inner board.
I’m curious—has anyone else tried blindfold training? If so, how did it help your game? If you haven’t yet, I really recommend giving it a shot!
Looking forward to hearing your experiences.
Maybe two threads related to endgames and middlegames since there is one for openings?
Created: https://www.chess.com/clubs/forum/view/chess-middlegames-1https://www.chess.com/clubs/forum/view/chess-endgames-7
Thread Title: Weekly Riddle Challenge
Hello @
Greetings,
I would like to propose a thread idea for the club titled Weekly Riddle Challenge. The purpose of this thread would be to share interesting and intellectually stimulating chess riddles with fellow members on a regular basis.
Each post would feature a carefully selected riddle designed to encourage thoughtful discussion and creative thinking. The solution would be revealed later in the thread or in the comments, allowing members time to reflect and respond.
If this concept aligns with the club's values and posting guidelines, I would be glad to contribute and manage this thread consistently.
Thank you for considering this suggestion. I look forward to your thoughts and to the possibility of adding a fun and enriching element to our community.
Warm regards,
@SPK1729
Sounds fun thank you @SPK1729, created: https://www.chess.com/clubs/forum/view/weekly-riddle-challenge
Blog advertiser forum.
I'm not sure we would want an advertisement thread in the club, however there's certainly value in having a place for people to share their blogs during their chess improvement journey.
So in case you do see this comment and agree with such a thread please add a thumbs up and we can create one more specifically aimed for that purpose.
Created: https://www.chess.com/clubs/forum/view/blog-showcase
Title: How Practicing Blindfold Chess Boosted My Visualization
Hey everyone,
I wanted to share something that's had a huge impact on my chess improvement lately—blindfold training.
A few months ago, I realized that while I could calculate short variations, I struggled to hold positions clearly in my mind. So I decided to try something that always seemed a bit intimidating: blindfold chess.
At first, I started small—just hiding the board and replaying simple checkmates or famous miniatures from memory. Then I moved on to reading annotated games without diagrams, trying to follow along purely from the moves. It was tough, and honestly a bit frustrating at times, but I stuck with it.
Over time, something clicked. My visualization started improving—not just in blindfold, but in regular games too. Now, I can picture a few moves ahead much more clearly. I'm also better at spotting tactical patterns and planning deeper.
The biggest surprise? I actually started enjoying it. Blindfold practice feels like solving a puzzle with your brain alone. It's helped me build confidence in my calculation and taught me to trust my inner board.
I’m curious—has anyone else tried blindfold training? If so, how did it help your game? If you haven’t yet, I really recommend giving it a shot!
Looking forward to hearing your experiences.
Created: https://www.chess.com/clubs/forum/view/how-practicing-blindfold-chess-boosted-my-visualization
Maybe two threads related to endgames and middlegames since there is one for openings?
Created: https://www.chess.com/clubs/forum/view/chess-middlegames-1https://www.chess.com/clubs/forum/view/chess-endgames-7
thanks!
Thread Title: Weekly Riddle Challenge
Hello @
Greetings,
I would like to propose a thread idea for the club titled Weekly Riddle Challenge. The purpose of this thread would be to share interesting and intellectually stimulating chess riddles with fellow members on a regular basis.
Each post would feature a carefully selected riddle designed to encourage thoughtful discussion and creative thinking. The solution would be revealed later in the thread or in the comments, allowing members time to reflect and respond.
If this concept aligns with the club's values and posting guidelines, I would be glad to contribute and manage this thread consistently.
Thank you for considering this suggestion. I look forward to your thoughts and to the possibility of adding a fun and enriching element to our community.
Warm regards,
@SPK1729
Sounds fun thank you @SPK1729, created: https://www.chess.com/clubs/forum/view/weekly-riddle-challenge
Thanks @Wind for considering and I will post a riddle soon
What other topics would you like to see created?
"Chess Improvement HOT TAKES"
i.e. "bullet is good for your chess (with explanation)"
"tactics are bad for you (here's why)"
This is a very interesting one, I think perhaps starting out with a few HOT TAKES examples for discussion would be ideal, say 3 hot takes to start. We can then grow it further based on new hot takes that arise from discussion.