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Now Streaming!

Now Streaming!

JayDB24
| Apr 5, 2025
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Hey friends...just wanted everyone to know that I will be at: https://www.twitch.tv/jaydbchess today from 3 pm GMT-5 to 3:45 pm GMT-5...and maybe tomorrow at 4:00 pm GMT-5 to 5:30 pm GMT-5. Feel free to follow, comment, and play me! Thank...

New World Chess Champion 2024

New World Chess Champion 2024

JayDB24
| Dec 20, 2024
| 304
| 0

In Singapore, Ding, reigning world chess champion was playing Gukesh, world chess champion challenger. But in my last blog we were still on game 3; today we will be looking at games 4 to 14, commentary and images of the players included. GAME 4:...

Semifinals: Chess WARS

Semifinals: Chess WARS

JayDB24
| Dec 17, 2024
| 116
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Well, I decided we could have a longer break....but now we will finish this tournament!!! You have until December 28, 2 pm EST to play your games, be very clear about what happened if you don`t play...otherwise you will just have to play the 3rd p...

World Chess Championship 2024

World Chess Championship 2024

JayDB24
| Nov 27, 2024
| 3,889
| 4

The stakes are high this year in Singapore. Ding, the current world champion, battles Gukesh, an 18-year-old prodigy. If Gukesh wins, he will be the youngest world champion ever! In my voting, 68 people voted for Gukesh and 33 for Ding. Check th...

Chess WARS Round 3 results and Round 4 pairings

Chess WARS Round 3 results and Round 4 pairings

JayDB24
| Sep 19, 2024
| 191
| 0

So sorry for not coming out sooner with this blog. But it is here so let us look at the results, I have removed players that had 3 forfeits. And one player that decided to quit the tournament. Post results 15 min plus 10 sec per move games: &nbs...

The Chess Code

The Chess Code

JayDB24
| Aug 29, 2024
| 2,152
| 5

Chess is kind of like computer code...if you can understand the moves. But to others some moves make no sense. Today we will be looking at some astonishing moves that players from the community played, you may understand every move...or maybe no...

Chess Pairings: Chess WARS Round 1

Chess Pairings: Chess WARS Round 1

JayDB24
| Aug 19, 2024
| 141
| 0

Remember to write your opponent in Direct Message!!! Games 15 min + 10 sec every move. Game Deadline: August 26, 2024, 12 pm EST... Post Results in this forum: https://www.chess.com/forum/view/game-showcase/results-forum-for-chess-wars ...

Chess, Chess and more Chess!!!!

Chess, Chess and more Chess!!!!

JayDB24
| Aug 13, 2024
| 207
| 0

1 week and we will start the first Season of Chess Wars! Sign up in the forum... https://www.chess.com/forum/view/online-tournaments/chess-wars-tournament-season-1-sign-up-104518847 ----------------- Rules: Groups: 5 games over the cou...

Tournament Update Season 1

Tournament Update Season 1

JayDB24
| Aug 4, 2024
| 128
| 1

Well 27 spots are still available in my first tournament I will be hosting here on chess.com...players can sign up at https://www.chess.com/forum/view/online-tournaments/chess-wars-tournament-season-1-sign-up-104518847 15 min + 10 second game...

Chess Wars Tournament Season 1

Chess Wars Tournament Season 1

JayDB24
| Jul 22, 2024
| 499
| 2

Everyone is invited to the first ever Chess Wars Tournament. Sign up in this forum: https://www.chess.com/forum/view/online-tournaments/chess-wars-tournament-season-1-sign-up-104518847 15 min + 10 second group stage. 40 players will battle out...

Looking Forward to the World Chess Championship 2024

Looking Forward to the World Chess Championship 2024

JayDB24
| May 5, 2024
| 895
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As we look forward to this World Chess Championship match, we could ask ourselves questions like: Where will it be? Will Ding play? In this blog I will try to cover some of these topics and some of these two chess players´ recent games. Let me f...

The Chess Fire 🔥

The Chess Fire 🔥

JayDB24
| Jun 22, 2023
| 215
| 1

The Chess Fire: Chess, through the centuries and over the past couple of years has changed a lot. One reason has been the internet, and how you can now find resourceful books, blogs, and more in a few seconds. Chess is not similar to any other ga...

4 Player Chess Variant

4 Player Chess Variant

JayDB24
| Feb 20, 2023
| 163
| 1

Intro: Today, I will talk about a variant. It is called four player chess, and you can play Free For All (FFA) or Teams. Although it is a variant, it can be quite fun. Teams: Teams is the idea that you play with someone else and try to beat the...

Cómo llegar a 1600

Cómo llegar a 1600

JayDB24
| Dec 19, 2022
| 387
| 0

Hola, hoy voy a dar 5 ideas para llegar a 1600.  1. Practica problemas diariamente.  2. Mira bien el tablero y analiza.  3. Practica aperturas.  4. Juega partidas mas largas.  (Por ejemplo en vez de jugar partidas de 3 min juega partidas de 10...

The Italian

The Italian

JayDB24
| Dec 19, 2022
| 433
| 2

Today, I will talk about the Italian opening. Please give me your thoughts about what opening I should write about next!👍  The first moves are quite good; the problem is when your opponent doesn't allow you to develop the whole opening, but hey y...

My Weirdest Game!

My Weirdest Game!

JayDB24
| Sep 28, 2022
| 120
| 2

The opening was like this: The opening was strange, and the computer says white has the advantage...so okay, I'm not exactly winning, but still really strange moves! As you can see it was quite a weird game! I hope you enjoyed this blog, and...

Level your gameplay up

Level your gameplay up

JayDB24
| Aug 18, 2022
| 80
| 2

Today I am going to talk about what I think you should do to level up and why. 1. Read books about tactics in chess. 2. Get chess books about puzzles. I have one and it's quite good; it's called Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess.                   ...

The Challenges in Chess (for beginners)

The Challenges in Chess (for beginners)

JayDB24
| Aug 11, 2022
| 70
| 0

Today, I am going to talk about the Opening, Middlegame and Endgame. So I hope you enjoy! Opening: The opening is the start of the game of chess, it starts out most likely like this line... After which, the knight or bishop might come out. Bu...

How to get 1500 rating!?

How to get 1500 rating!?

JayDB24
| Aug 9, 2022
| 416
| 6

These are a few ways how to get to 1500. Some ideas are from @JCH2021. 1. Play longer games, mostly 10 minutes if you don't have time. 2. Do puzzles 3. Check moves, and see if by throwing a piece your opponant can checkmate you. Or also double ...

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Chess is something I like to play...I also like writing, so I have made these blogs. 

Check out my blogs about the World Chess Championship (They are in order of most recent): 

NEW WORLD CHESS CHAMPION 2024

https://www.chess.com/blog/JDBblog/new-world-chess-champion-2024

 

World Chess Championship 2024 

https://www.chess.com/blog/JDBblog/world-chess-championship-2024

 

Looking Forward to the World Chess Championship 2024

https://www.chess.com/blog/JDBblog/looking-forward-to-the-world-chess-championship-2024