Around the time of the World Chess Championship, the amount of interest in chess usually goes far beyond tournament players. Of course, this is a good thing. Free internet broadcasts have my most casual chess-playing friends following along and pi...
As I transitioned from G/45 to the more standard weekender 2-time-control games, I was a bit concerned that I'd get bored. I tend to play very quickly, relying on intuition rather than calculating (calculating is hard and exhausting!). In G/45 gam...
After a year's hiatus, I ended my break with chess and returned to tournament play. I wasn't sure what to expect - the only chess I had played in the past 7 months was about 3 hours of streaming 3-2 blitz games. Fortunately, my first couple g...
Hello, my name is Venkat and I'm a National Master currently residing in southern California. Here, I have my first victory against a titled player (not counting FMs) ever! Enjoy, and please tell me what I can improve on in the comments. Thanks!
