This March, the Excelsior Chess Club, renowned for its commitment to providing chess activities that enrich the lives of children and adults, played host to an electrifying event that brought together chess enthusiasts from far and wide. The Excel...
Nothing is more satisfying than winning a chess game with a brilliant sacrifice. Let me show you my Top 10 favourite chess game sacrifices of all time. . . . 1) THE EVERGREEN GAME Start off with something strong. Nothing is more complete than ...
There is no better feeling in the chess world than having your chess students accomplish their most desired goals. For my student Ayrton he had a very simple yet difficult goal - he wanted to win 1st place in his grade (Grade 3) at the major c...
The GOAT of India We knew this was going to happen, it was just a matter of when. On Wednesday, January 17th, 2024 during the Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2024 we observed history in the making. One of Indian's brightest Grandmasters became the ...
From Chess Grandmasters to renowned Philosophers I definitely believe, and all of you I feel are similar in agreement, that chess is more than a game. It's a canvas for strategic brilliance, a battlefield for intellectual warfare, and a stage w...
"Street chess" by arriba is licensed under CC BY 2.0 Bullet chess to me is a love/hate relationship. You love to win, and hate to lose. And there are many ways to lose! You can blunder a piece, lose on time, get outplayed by someone strong...
I remember like it was yesterday. I knew in the back of my mind there was a 5% chance I would've ran into the former 5 time World Champion and strongest chess player to ever exist, but the way it played out was in my mind, special. ...
There are two things I think about when I hear the word "podcasting". 1) Podcasting is taking over the world by storm. 2) I could not see myself doing podcasting, let alone with chess being the focus of it. Boy was I wrong on the 2nd point....
