Lets talk Titled Tuesday. This is a highly competitive blitz tournament occuring every week. 11 rounds, 5 minutes per player with no increment, only open to Titled Players. I have played it several times, it is a tough tournament. Who was the ...
This post is about Grandmaster's creativity. What kind of moves can GMs think of which may not be appearing in our thoughts, us mere mortals ? @MagnusCarlsen Levon Aronian There are around 1850 active GMs in the world today. difficult ...
in this blog, I want to link the practice of tactics and puzzles to practical play and blitz on chess.com. and also how to get better at chess ! Part I top players are in general very good at solving puzzles. Especially true if they have a hig...
hi all ! its amazing how crazy chess positions can become. Here are a few examples, after we ask the silicon engines if we missed something in our games. here's the first position which happened in one of my games. can you solve it ? Posit...
To all Here's a post starting with a bit of chess history. Here's a famous quote by Jose Raoul Capablanca, a legendary player from Cuba Jose Raoul Capablanca was a fascinating chess player. Born in Havana in 1888, he became the 3rd worl...
The "double fianchetto " concept. For Black Wait a minute, am I just talking about the "hippo" or "hippopotamus defence" ? not necessarily. I am presenting here a flexible opening for Black which we can apply to virtually any first move from W...
Italy ! We think espresso, fresh pasta, oven pizza, Dolce Vita, and many things this country offers to the World something like this brings Italian lifestyle and vacation mode to mind... this would be Portofino, Italy. not to f...
Stockfish 17 The computer can find variations and moves which are nearly impossible to find on our own. Here's an example. I was analyzing a sicilian variation This is very sharp as white will castle queenside and Black kingside. O...
What is Titled Tuesday ? The strongest online blitz tournament played each week on chess.com on Tuesday https://www.chess.com/events/info/2025-2026-titled-tuesday-grand-prix It has a new format. In the past, there were 2 tournaments , ...
Welcome to Tactics Test PART II, by the chesscorner64 PART I is here https://www.chess.com/blog/newchesscorner64/assess-your-tactics-level-part-i So how to get to Hikaru's level in Tactics ? are you close to his level with the arrows cal...
This post is about the middle-game. Some folks said " Chess is 99% tactics". I am not sure about the exact % but playing online chess in blitz or rapid, tactical abilities can make a big difference. This is a puzzle battle I played against a g...
Openings ! I get so many questions. What should I play with White ? and with Black ? Is this a good opening to beat a player at 1500 rating ? what about 2000 rated players ? Here's the trick. Life is too short to spend months studying the theo...
lets talk about Gukesh, the 19 year old and FIDE World Chess Champion. Classical Rating ? FIDE rating of 2767 or #6 in the world. He is the youngest out there ! But what about blitz ? he doesnt play as much but played a Titled Tuesday re...
Hello all Happy New Year ! Lots to discuss following the World Rapid and Blitz event which took place in New York at the end of 2024 https://worldrapidandblitz2024.fide.com/2025/01/01/carlsen-nepomniachtchi-share-gold-ju-wenjun-triumphs-i...
One of the most exciting tournaments is about to begin https://worldrapidandblitz2024.fide.com/ Who will be the women's and men's blitz world champion ? The tournament takes place in New York City which is where I am. of course favo...
HOW TO CREATE WINNING OPENINGS ! Hello all In this blog entry, I will go about my experience about creating a nice opening repertoire and studying efficiently. You can do it to! I am a titled player, specifically a Candidate Master (CM). You ...
Hello everyone ! in this blog entry, I will summarize the highlights of an epic "late night" blitz match between these two players yesterday. on your left is @Firouzja2003 i.e Alireza Firouzja. One of the top players in the world and a blit...
This post is about WGM Jennifer Yu Power chess. Who is Jennifer Yu ? She is a very promising talent in US Chess and is currently enrolled at Harvard University in Boston. Jennifer Yu You can read her full bio over here -> https://usche...
Hello all In this blog entry, I will write about my experience playing -and winning against- stronger players, and how the underdog can create the upset. You can do it too! I am a titled player, specifically a Candidate Master (CM). You can fi...
Chess, the noble game never gets old. while playing chess seems eternal, there have been so many different ways to enjoy the game. Without going back to chess origins, lets look at phases together OLD MASTERS This was taken at Cafe de l...
So many people visit New York (which you can say is my home but that's for another entry) . Chess players often revert to their favorite activity, playing chess. Lets take Danny Rensch , playing Tani https://www.chess.com/member/danielrensch ...
How to get an edge in the opening? do you need to spend hours, weeks with Books and Chessable for Blitz and Rapid ? I don't think so How to proceed ? TIP #1 : Start with a regular opening and then at some point create an IMBALANCE ...
What if I told you Alireza has a very simple but efficient system with Black for blitz ? What if he told you you can learn this system in 10 minutes ? ALIREZA FIROUZJA what if I told you he won against Hikaru @hikaru today with it ? ...
Sometimes people ask me. Why do we care about old games like in 1900, 1950 or 1970; They didnt have computers, now the openings have changed and the level is much stronger. But it can help EXAMPLE 1, a 1976 game in King's Indian Attack Whi...
Today there was the match between HIKARU NAKAMURA and HANS NIEMANN. The match was for 3rd place. Magnus and Alireza will play the SCC final tomorrow. the winner today @Hikaru The place : Paris, France THE SCORE : HIKARU 21 vs HANS 9 ...
