This is the final position of my game against Evjenth. Can you spot anything remarkable? If you possess a great attention to detail you will surely have looked at the top-left corner. The white king went out of the castling while, incredibly, th...
For once, I made a brilliant move according to StockFish. I always get very excited when the engine highlights great moves so this is such a success for me. It felt like sipping the finest champagne - you may do it once in a lifetime, but ...
Hiya! How is life treating you? These days I feel that I am going through a challenging moment when playing. I have been making clumsy moves, grossly miscalculating plays and blundering time after time. There is a Spanish word to reflect this st...
Last weekend I played my first ever over-the-board official chess tournament. I had not taken part in any since I was a teenager, when I used to play an annual competition in Sabiote during the local summer festivities. These tournaments, which we...
Hi everyone! Believe it or not, it has taken me almost two years to realise I could run a blog here. I love writing just as much as playing chess, so I should give it an opportunity, don't you think? According to my stats, I have played over 1...
