Hello Fellow Chess Players! Today I will mostly be talking to the players under 1200 chess.com rating, but if you are higher rated, it can still be interesting for you, so you are welcome to stay as well. Have you been wondering what is wrong ...
Hi everyone, Here is the third episode of the Rook Reflections podcast! The main interviews will happen on my Twitch channel, every few weeks, but the video of it will be uploaded to my YouTube channel! Most likely this will be the...
Hello there! A few days ago it was my birthday, so for this special occasion, I would like to share one of my favourite achievements against the player I look up to, who is none other than Judit Polgar! If you don’t know who I am talking a...
Hi everyone, Here is the third episode of the Rook Reflections podcast! The main interviews will happen on my Twitch channel, every few weeks, but the video of it will be uploaded to my YouTube channel, but I will highlight a few questions...
Hello Dear Chess Players! Today I would like to talk about an important and often misunderstood topic in chess; solving puzzles! Wait! Before you click away thinking ‘hey, I know how to solve puzzles!!!’, I would like to ask you a fe...
Hi everyone, Here is the second episode of the Rook Reflections podcast which always happens live on my Twitch channel, but I'll always upload the whole interview to my YouTube channel as well! In my Blog, without aiming to cover the whole inter...
Hi everyone, I have started a new podcast/interview series, called ‘Rook Reflections’. 'Reflections' because I will invite different level and rated chess players and ask them about their chess experience, how chess is, from th...
Hello there, here I am with the round 4 recap from Paleochora! (Click for round 3 Recap HERE) My opponent was 2300 rated FM, who was the first stronger opponent I faced this year, so I could say, I was somewhat anxious before the game, even thou...
Well, after the first two rounds I decided it would do better to my chess and preparation if I wrote the recap after the tournament (Read about the previous round HERE). It means that now it is over, so there will be no more rounds, but I am still...
Hello Everyone, it's been a long time! As many of you know, after more than half a year, I am currently on a very strong over the board tournament between the 17th and 24th July, in Paleochora, Crete. Will you root for me? It is a classic...
Hello everyone, Happy New Year to you all! I hope 2022 will provide you what you expect from it, and you will be able to get to your goals that you set for this year! Did I hear you saying: no worries, you already made your new year resolutions?...
Hello everyone! I am slightly late with the updates on the following rounds, but better late than never! Round 5 was played on a DGT board too, like the previous one, so you could root for me live, but I would still like to share my thoughts on...
Hello hello, here I am with round 4! Some of you have already seen the game yesterday which was broadcasted on chess24, but I would like to post it here as well, complemented by my thoughts, comments and some analysed possible variations. After...
Hey-hey, I'm here with another report of the World Amateur Chess Championship! Before the second round I was "sharpening my claws", I had the fighting spirit so much, and I was ready to roar on the board against my Kenyan opponent! Unfortunately...
Saying hi to everyone from the World Amateur Chess Championship! I am currently playing in this over the board tournament, in the highest, U2300 category. You can see the participant list and the results here: https://chess-results.com/tnr584877....
Hello Dear Chess Players!Well, I have decided to start blogging, and it means, that I will write articles on educational and fun chess, my chess experience, and sometimes also sport/chess psychology, because in this way I don’t only help you impro...
