Last weekend, the Bristol Centenary & WECU Championship chess tournament took place in Bristol, UK. In the Open section, 63 players battled it out for the coveted title of West of England Chess Champion.
Among the strong field, which include...
Hi!
I was going through my recent games yesterday when I got a nice surprise. The Game review showed that I had made three excellent moves in a row.
Here's a look at the game:
Thanks for reading!
Ви вже подивились найцікавіші шахові відео та зіграли по декілька разів проти нових ботів на Chess.com ?
Це дуже просто! Ви можете оформити безкоштовну пробну підписку на сім днів, перейшовши до сторінки керування підпискою та натиснувши "Обрати...
"Have you forgotten how to play chess yet?" my friend Oleksiy asked. It was a joke, but it came with an invitation: a rapid chess tournament in Dnipro city next Saturday.
Can a 70-kilometer trip to a neighboring city feel like an unusual adventu...
Саме - ТАК,
Chess.com відтепер дозволяє кожному учаснику мати ДВА акаунти,
за умови узгодження зі службою підтримки. Без схвалення від служби підтримки, занотованого у обліковому записі, це все ще вважається за різновид шахрайства.
...
Як мені приєднатися?
Якщо ви граєте в шахи на Chess.com, ви вже у Лізі! Кожен автоматично потрапляє до Ліги у групах по 50. Залежно від того, скільки ви граєте в шахи протягом тижня, ви можете перейти на наступний рівень.
Як це працює?
Усі по...
Hello, my dear chess friends!
The Ukrainian Chess Federation has postponed my Candidate Master title.
My statistics in the Ukrainian rating list
As I mentioned in my previous Zero Rated Tale I met the standard in my first tournament, b...
Щоб змінити мову інтерфейсу на Chess.com, вам потрібно завітати до налаштувань власного облікового запису. Натисніть на команду Налаштування у лівому нижньому куті будь-якої сторінки Chess.com:
Оберіть потрібну мову у відповідному рядку ...
Hello, my new and old chess friends!
As you may know from my slightly boring blog, I play a lot of online chess. Like many digital players, I've always wondered about the difference between online games and over-the-board (OTB) chess. How much o...
Hello, my chess friends!
On July 4th, a day the whole world associates with a great American holiday, Ukraine has its own important celebration: Navy Day.
I was lucky enough to visit the city of Ukrainian shipbuilders, Mykolaiv, for t...
Запам'ятайте основні правила
Заборонено використовувати будь-які комп'ютерні програми або двигунці (наприклад, Chessmaster, Fritz, Komodo, Houdini, Stockfish, Chessbase з будь-яким працюючим двигунцем UCI і т.і.) для аналізу позицій у партіях, що...
Hello everyone!
I am absolutely buzzing this week — I’m close to the most fantastic achievement of my chess career!
As you may know, the Chess.com portal announced a competition for the best game to be added to the ongoing Immortal...
Hello, my chess friends!
I need your attention one more time!
May is officially over, and that means it's time to choose the Game of the Month.
Please take a look at the candidates below, and let me know which game you liked more! Your...
Hello, fellow chess maniacs!
I once came across a question — I think it was on Gregory Serper’s blog (@Gserper) — that immediately stumped me: "What is your favorite chess move?"
It was totally unexpected. Of course, every...
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I had a few fantastic games this week that truly helped brighten up my mood. The boards delivered serious entertainment, from hilarious blunders to a bizarre, creative opening.
It all kicked off with a game against German FIDE Master C...
Hello, everyone!
I'm thrilled to announce that this week has brought me some spectacular new chess records and trophies. Let's dive right into the action!
First up, check out the crushing, squall-like attack I unleashed against a Russian pla...
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Regular readers may remember my exploration of the Urusov Gambit. I’ve posted interesting games in this line before, but here are a few fresh examples where my opponents committed some dramatically fatal mistakes and lost the...
64 it's the most beautiful and legendary number for any chess player.
To celebrate, here are my best and most instructive games from my sixty-fourth week of play and blogging!
I love chess gambits. I'm thrilled that this cont...
Three games.
One will be the best!
Write, please, what game you liked more?
Game 1
Game 2
Game 3
Write in commentary number of game what you liked more.
Напишите в комментарии номер партии, которая вам ...
Hello there!
It’s the last week of April, and I'm wrapping things up with another game report.
Let's dive straight into the opening catastrophes.
The Bishop’s Opening is an old system, but don't let that fool you...
Hello, my dear!
I am amateur chess player from Ukraine.
You probably already know about my (slightly boring, but honest!) blog, Fresh Chess
If you've been reading for a while, you'll know the main focus here is detailed analyses ...
Hello!
Once again, I've had some good games this week!
Last Sunday, I played in the Elite Superblitz Arena on Lichess for the first time. My biggest win was my game against the renowned Venezuelan coach and FIDE Master Eddy Ravelo (...
Next Thursday is here, and we're back with the highly anticipated continuation of our series on the "Secret" Von Hennig Gambit!
In the first part, we left off discussing Line 2 of our opening.
Let me be clear (after some lively dis...
Hello, my dear chess friends!
Let me introduce you report about my funny, fantastic and interesting games this week.
In the first game I had to remember my idea from the game almost three years ago.
I just started a detailed blo...
Hello everyone!
Today will be post about one of my favorite gambits, with a little twist...
The opening I’m talking about is the Blackmar Gambit or, more precisely, the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit (BDG), defined by the moves 1. d4 d5 2. e4 ...