The International Online Chess Syndicate or IOCS has now recently created a Minds.com group, as well as is hosting its Harbor Beach Meetup through Minds.com. The regular group can be seen here, and the Harbor Beach one can be seen here, you can al...
The International Online Chess Syndicate or IOCS, have recently created a LinkedIn group as one of the group methods that people can join. In terms of what IOCS is working on: "We are working on creating an online chess league given chess provid...
For the International Online Chess Syndicate or IOCS, I have some big plans. As some people already know, I am planning expansions across some cities and even local meetups post-Covid + I am working on expanding the online and digital expansion st...
Something getting extensively popular is the world of online chess. At this point, knowing what website you are on right now, this is probably obvious to you. However, this is leading to some more extensive things. Chess streaming is becoming more...
One of the best chess players in his era was Paul Morphy, who even went on to get praise from Bobby Fischer, who listed him as his pick as the #1 chess player who ever lived in history prior to his time (Known as Fischer's top ten). Morphy was kno...
When looking at the peak fame of people like Fischer, you kind of get memorized on what this done to the game of chess. Looking at the large comeback that chess is making, I wouldn't be surprised that if on an intellectually forward society, that ...
One of the speediest chess players of all time was Capablanca. He was known for being an exceptional chess prodigy, and was world chess champion for six years. The way this guy played influenced a new wave of chess players, and even Fischer (whose...
Believe it or not, there is something so memorizing and dignified about the game of chess. It is quite classy, as it is a game of skill and strategy. This game is a mathematical art piece that challenges your mind and pushes your concentration wit...
Fun history, before Kasparov their was the now defeated Anatoly Karpov. Karpov tied with Spassky as the youngest Soviet National Master, and not only that, but he was one of the known people who made Russia notorious for how well known it is in th...
Many people are likely wondering why I started this chess blog. While I feel to an extent I answered this before, I wanted to go into a bit more details. I didn't just start this blog as a marketing ploy for IOCS. I started this blog because I bel...
If you had to look at a guy who was the longest reigning chess champion, his name would be Emanuel Lasker. Lasker lost a few games here and there, but his trend correlation was usually towards the winning side. Even at 66 years old, he was still c...
The International Online Chess Syndicate or IOCS is finally starting to grow! While we recently announced trying to expand our reach across more and more cities, we also have other stuff in the making as well. This blog for example is starting to ...
PGN notation is one of the greater inventions in relation to the game of chess. It allows people not just to learn from past mistakes from their game moves, but makes the recording of all chess games in general much easier and convenient. It also ...
The International Online Chess Syndicate or IOCS, has a major announcement. IOCS is expanding to more cities, and we recently decided to start a Toronto Meetup. Players in that area interested in what we are doing and our events are welcome to joi...
Open Source tools, specifically related to chess engines, in-game stats counters, and even chess variants are complementary to spreading Chess in this modern era of time. Not only do they allow for tech to be built quicker, they allow for chess en...
How do you think Judit Polgár inspired young ladies wanting to get into Chess? How do you think the way she learned can inspire the education system? How do you think people like Bobby Fischer inspired me? How do you think people who are able to m...
The International Online Chess Syndicate or IOCS is starting to garnish some traction. Right now, more and more members are joining its Waterloo, Canada meetup. We are also getting members internationally including from India. Here in the states, ...
Something that I have wondered is, are people going to be tuning in to see how chess playing algorithms and chess engines compete against one another? Also, is this going to be the next benchmark on performance? Besides game-play and database, are...
When looking at two of the most important things you need to train (besides strategy ofcourse) in order to be a better chess player, the answer relies deep in the mind. Spatial reasoning for better decision making, and memory to better memorize pa...
Recently, we have been quite busy with the International Online Chess Syndicate or IOCS, given that we have plans to soon start doing online chess tournaments given what day of age it is. We also have hopes that we can start having rated and offic...
Lots of things have changed recently as a result of Covid, including tournaments and matches. That is okay, many of us are blessed more than others. Tournaments being closed aren't the end of the world. That being said, here are ways to be activel...
While I want to consistently post engaging content every single day, I needed to take a bit of a break today. There are alot of plans for IOCS. This includes events, tournaments, more blog posts, and variant plays. That being said, please enjoy th...
Surprisingly, I'm not that big of a Magnus Carlsen fan. Something doesn't seem to resonate with me in terms of how much enthusiastic support his dreams were met with during his youth. Nothing personal against the guy, infact he is quite brillian...
A quick announcement regarding IOCS or the "International Online Chess Syndicate" is that we recently created a Meetup that players in Waterloo can join. We want to eventually start doing some in person events post-covid season, but for now will d...
Some people ask how one keeps themselves motivated in chess? It is kind of like the how one trains question, but slightly different. Outside of studying and having passion for the game, I apply some simple techniques. #1) What do I want to do diff...
