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Chess.com with Clash of Clans

Chess.com with Clash of Clans

ChessMasterJames2014
| Dec 3, 2023
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Tommy Back! Yes, I know the Clash season is over, but Chess.com is with Clash Royale right? Well, Clash Royale has it's family, Supercell. It has two Clash games, the other is Clash of Clans. Clash of Clans like CR, troop are feeded with elixir. ...

The Rise and Rise of IM Levy Rozman

The Rise and Rise of IM Levy Rozman

ChessMasterJames2014
| Jan 29, 2023
| 351
| 1

Levy Rozman (GothamChess) is an International Master, as of FIDE ratings when this blog was posted, said Rozman has a FIDE rating of 2322, but during the pandemic, Levy kept beating GM’s, including HIKARU NAKAMURA! The top GM’s he beat are: Peter ...

Sahil Tickoo earns CM title! Age 30!

Sahil Tickoo earns CM title! Age 30!

ChessMasterJames2014
| Jan 29, 2023
| 1,540
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Sahil Tickoo, got CM at age 30 in January 10th-20th 2023 by first playing for Arena Candidate Master (ACM), paying 5 dollars, Tickoo checked his FIDE profile seeing that his ‘Title’ status was blank, so he asked ChessBaseIndia. His peak was 2275, ...

Great Historic Players#1: Bobby Fischer

Great Historic Players#1: Bobby Fischer

ChessMasterJames2014
| Jan 26, 2023
| 439
| 4

                                 Introduction                                           Building the series called Great Historic Players!                                                The Story of Fischer                                    Ro...

Is chess good for us?

Is chess good for us?

ChessMasterJames2014
| Jan 24, 2023
| 114
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If your asking this question, the answer is yes for most people because you feel fun and also watching chess content are major reason for most people who are voting for yes, and no may mean you maybe don't wan't to hurt your eyes (in online chess ...

When Chess Makes You Happy

When Chess Makes You Happy

ChessMasterJames2014
| Jan 22, 2023
| 99
| 1

Chess makes you happy when you win, get rating points, getting a tournament medal, getting a new peak, but when you're happy while playing a chess game, that may mean that you're in a  winning position. Don't be so happy. Why? Because you may thro...

When Chess Makes You Rage

When Chess Makes You Rage

ChessMasterJames2014
| Jan 21, 2023
| 181
| 2

You rage when you blunder, lose, or just simply throwing the game, mainly because your mad, or when moves are SO OBVIOUS, that you still blunder, you will rage, or even want to burn down the building, or even close every chess account like chess.c...

When Chess is hard

When Chess is hard

ChessMasterJames2014
| Jan 20, 2023
| 78
| 1

Chess gets hard when your at your level, what that means is that you are some rating but can’t get passed the rating ladder, and then it’s gets hard when you haven’t studied for a long time, so study 1 by 1 and then get better point by point. Gett...

How Some people learn chess and get better

How Some people learn chess and get better

ChessMasterJames2014
| Jan 18, 2023
| 64
| 0

Hi! How you learn chess may be a mystery. Most people learn from parents and afterschool  classes when there young, and then, how they get better is maybe from chess lessons from apps such as: www.chesskid.com and lichess or learn from your growth...

Chess Openings : Vienna Gambit!!!!

Chess Openings : Vienna Gambit!!!!

ChessMasterJames2014
| Jan 13, 2023
| 160
| 3

So,here White will get a comfortable position, while black has a hard time with development and casting. You don’t get d5 so often, another line. Black has very serious space disadvantage, and the Vienna Gambit is very good, and is very dang...

Why chess is so fun

Why chess is so fun

ChessMasterJames2014
| Jan 7, 2023
| 111
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Now why you like playing chess probably the most complex chess question, these are the most common causes.1. Because when we play chess we like the chess board, a game with beauty, complex and just super interesting game or fun analysis etc.

How to beat Mittens-Bot

How to beat Mittens-Bot

ChessMasterJames2014
| Jan 7, 2023
| 571
| 0

Play bullet with every premove, if your goal is to beat Mittens without using engine (and rapid) then you need to train a whole ton, you have to really think about Stockfish 15’s top moves in EVERY position, so you really need to know how to calcu...

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Hi, name is Tommy, my blog mainly is focusing on openings, what NOT to do in chess, and daily news about chess players! Have fun learning! happyPhoto: Courtesy of Tommy Brakis