Tilting, one of the nightmares many chess players know about/experienced before. What is tilting exactly? Tilting, is generally when one loses a ton of rating in a certain period of time, feeling as if they 'aren't as good as t...
Hello and welcome back to my blog where we talk about chess, openings, endgames, tactics, - anything related to chess, really. Sections of the post: Introduction/introducing the topic Explanation Facts and sources Conclusion and person...
Hello and welcome to this late blog! January has been very busy for me so I couldn't write as often. I won't waste your time, let's get right into it - There are hundreds of different openings and variations in chess, but a few stick out the...
One of the most popular debates in the chess community - is the knight or bishop a better piece? Today we're going to find out, and of course, if you're better with one or the other and aren't satisfied with this blog that's okay! Now let's g...
Chess, a game that has been around for centuries. It seems so simple, just moving 16 pieces across a 8x8 board, it is anything but simple. Chess originated in India, although Russia currently has the most titled players. Chess was played by m...
Hello everyone, this blog is a bit different from my others but I got this idea and I just had to do it. So, It will be in a multiple choice quiz format (I'm sure you've done this before). Keep track of your answers and tally them up at the end, n...
Hello and welcome back to my blog, where I write about chess tactics and openings - but mostly focus on endgames! Many chess players make the mistake of learning too many openings and not focusing on tactics or endgames. Most players who are ...
Ever heard of the term "underpromoting"? Most times you'd promote to a queen, but there are some times where it's actually better to promote to another piece! Don't believe me? Here's 2 examples of when underpromoting is better than promoting...
Hello, this time I'm going to talk about something a little bit different than what I usually write about - openings. So I did some research and found out that when you're playing blitz or bullet, especially. Most of my wins and losses were o...
The Englund Gambit is one of many openings in chess, and it's gotten pretty popular in the past few weeks. What is the Englund Gambit? The Englund Gambit is an opening for black, it starts with 1. d4, then you respond with e5. White has a few o...
Have you ever heard of The Queen's Gambit? It's one of the many chess openings including The King's Gambit, The French Defense, The Englund Gambit, and hundreds more! The Queen'sGambit starts with d4, d5, c4. The Queen's Gambit is one of...
Hello! This blog is going to be short, but I was just curious - how many points can you have in a chess game? So I did an experiment and found out! Here's the piece values to start > Queen - 9 points Rook - 5 points Knight/bishop - 3 po...
Welcome back to another blog! Today I'm going to cover the Italian Game, as it's one of the oldest and most popular chess openings. The Italian Game starts like this: It's actually similar to the Ruy Lopez opening, just instead of moving y...
Hello everyone! You've heard of the King's Gambit, right? Either way, in this blog is everything you need to know about the King's Gambit whether you already know about it or not! As you can see, white offered black a free pawn, but w...
Hello and welcome back to yet another blog! Today we'll be taking a look at the popular "French Defense". For those who don't know what that is - the French Defense is an opening that starts with white playing e4, then black responds with e3,...
Most of you have had this experience - you were up a queen or just winning and then boom, "draw by stalemate" or you just try to stalemate if you're losing for a draw. Idk XD What Is Stalemate?: Stalemate is when a player has no possible moves, s...
Queens, the most powerful piece in chess, Isn't always the best. Today we're going to learn why the queen is considered the best, and the times it's not!! What Is A Queen?: The queen can move in any direction, without jumping over other pieces un...
Kings, the only un-capturable piece, also considered useless by some, but I'm here to prove it Isn't! What is A "King"?: Each team gets one king, the king can move one square in any direction as long as there are no other pieces in the way. You c...
Rooks, the second most valuable piece not counting the king, can move straight in any direction without being able to jump over other pieces unlike the knight. What is the Rook Useful For?: Rooks can do ladder checkmates easily (depending on the ...
Bishops, can move diagonally, but are they better overall than the knight?? What is a Bishop?: Bishops are worth 3 points, just like the knights, they can move any amount of spaces in all diagonals, but cannot jump over other pieces like that kni...
Pawns, considered to be the weakest piece, can at times be the strongest. Pawn Promotion: Pawn Promotion is when a pawn reaches the end of the board. Pawns can be "promoted" to any piece other than itself or the king, even the most powerful piec...
Knights, the hardest piece to use and understand, but also one of the best. How It Moves: Knights move in an irregular way, different from any of the other pieces. Knights are also able to do forks easily compared to other pieces such as the que...
If you struggle with winning or keeping your win streaks, you've come to the right place! Introduction: There are plenty of ways to get better at chess, these are only i few that I think are the most helpful for beginners and intermediates. Part...
Fool's mate - the fastest possible checkmate: How to lose by it (try not to) if you're white, start with well it says in the thumbnail, f3 then g4. Most people start by playing e3 or e4 so it's not likely that you'll see anyone using this openin...
One time i got a nice fork and took a screenshot of it , that's the story XD
