How did we get here? The first time I am aware of crossing paths with Daniel Naroditsky was at the start of 2013, and it almost didn't happen. It came at a moment when my personal life and professional chess career were both at their lowest poin...
Merry Christmas, everyone! Here's the last game of the series. I hope you have enjoyed it. Until next time!
Christmas Eve! Make sure you leave the cookies out for Saint Nick.
It's the Eve of Christmas Eve.
This game has everything - maneuvering, tactics, time trouble, a lurking queen sacrifice leading to a spectacular three minor piece checkmate, etc. Enjoy.
Sorry if some people find this one boring. I promise to make up for it in the next few games.
Christmas is fast approaching!
This game came in the third round of this year's Michigan Open, which I managed to win for the second straight year.
Notes taken from my published game in the Michigan Chess Magazine.
We've hit the single digits! Christmas is getting closer all the time.
The series continues.
Continuing the series outlined in 12 Games of Christmas - #12.
Merry Christmas! I thought it might be a fun way to sum up the year with my favorite 12 tournament games of 2014. The games will be lightly notated and from my own praxis only, but hopefully they will still contain some instructional nuggets for ...
Please see #1 in the series Find the Powerful Move if you are unsure of what to look for. Find the Powerful Move is going to take a break until I play in some more tournaments. I hope people are enjoying this series. Cheers!
We're still looking at games from the 2014 Michigan Open. This next one I hesitated over including, because the computers are not impressed (the evals do not change much). However, I am fairly confident the decision made in the game was the corre...
A continuing look at my games from the 2014 Michigan Open.
The series continues with a look at the 2014 Michigan Open, held at the Double Tree Hilton in Dearborn, Michigan. If you're new to the series, please see #1 before continuing.
Another day, another puzzle. Please see #1 in this series before continuing.
A continuing look at my games from the 3rd Annual Washington International. Please see Find the Powerful Move #1 to know what you're supposed to be looking for!
This is taken from the same game as the previous puzzle. Both players were now fighting the clock as well as the position. This one is quite long. Enjoy!
Continuing a look at the 3rd Annual Washington International. Please see #1 in this series before continuing.
It's back! These next few exercises will be from the recently concluded 3rd Annual Washington International held in Rockville Maryland Aug 9-14, 2014. I can't really say enough how well this tournament was run. It is also a must for anyone seekin...
Hi everybody! It occurred to me to write a blog post like this one that salutes the amazing rise of young, Master-strength players in the state of Michigan. Long gone are the days of yesteryear when it was basically just me and NM Aaron Kahn (si...
No chess games or puzzles this time. Just a post celebrating my having cracked the top 100 list in the USA for the first time ever! 1 Nakamura, Hikaru (12641216) NY USA 2855 2 Kamsky, Gata (12528459) NY USA 2799 3 Akobian, Varuzhan (12740522) KS ...
