Today’s round was preceded by a colourful display of some thirty Thai children in traditional costumes in the playing hall. Not as late entries to the BCC Open mind you, but to take part in a junior Makruk (Thai chess) tournament or...
The countdown has officially begun! From July 19 to 27, 2025, Escaldes-Engordany (Andorra) will once again host one of the most charming and competitive tournaments. Writing this blog wasn’t easy—how do you share all the juicy detail...
I am proud to announce my fantasy chess project! We want to connect chess fans and players through fantasy chess. Fans draft their favorite players, compete with others, win prizes, and become invested in every move their team makes. Through these...
This guest post was contributed by Kamryn Hellman, a writer, chess player and video creator. She is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Creative Writing and Literature through Harvard Extension School. Kamryn’s journey in ...
Round 3 of the Bangkok Chess Club Open witnessed several closely contested battles as the Elo gap between opponents continued to shrink. Of particular interest to local observers was the encounter on board 5 between Indian GM Lalit and the y...
The spring season of the 2025 India College Chess Championship concluded with SRM Institute of Science and Technology winning the event for the second consecutive time! The team took home a cash prize of ₹3,00,000 (approximately $3,498). After top...
Hey everyone! Welcome to what may be another series in my blog! I am writing this first episode as a test, and if it works well, I may continue it over the next few months. But before explaining, let me start this text with some good news! My ...
Dear Chess Friends! Chess is a wonderful paradox: a game of complete data that is much too complicated to be fully calculated by even the most powerful computers, let alone the human brain. Because of this complexity, chess players of all levels...
Gennady Sosonko has — as one would expect from him — a beautiful chapter on Grigory Levenfish in his Russian Silhouettes. Levenfish was the product of the first great wave of Russian chess — a wave that smashed against World War ...
What’s the first thing you connect with the name Garry Kasparov? Probably the words World Champion come to mind, images of his epic battles against Anatoly Karpov, his brilliant immortal game against Topalov or his legendary match against...
Afternoon everyone. Back with some more wonderful games from the match. Only notes to one - the last one - to save time all round. ( there are lots of game notes in Griffin's wonderful blog linked to in Part One) I finished last time with Salo F...
In the grand cosmos of chess, where constellations of legends shimmer with immortal brilliance, one name burns like a supernova—Garry Kimovich Kasparov. Born on April 13, 1963, in Baku, Azerbaijan, he was not merely a prodigy; he was...
Dear Chess Friends! I'm FM Viktor Neustroev. Over the years, I've helped several students improve their chess level, and today I'd want to share a strategic approach to assist you improve your rating on Chess.com. This is what I recommend doing ...
Hey Impressive Chessers! You may have seen my last post: www.chess.com/blog/NMChesstoImpress/want-to-play-impressive-chess-do-these-5-things and thought this NM has no idea what he’s talking about… and you’d be right! That...
Hi there! So, I wanted to share something a bit special today. I recently watched a video my friend made, and it brought back a lot of memories from when I was younger and still experimenting with my openings. He explained the O'Kelly Sicilian...
I was halfway through a movie a few months ago when I paused it.Not because my parrot started talking again.Not because someone called me. I paused because something felt… off.Like I was in the front row of Hell Airlines, being pulled int...
Hello, my Dear chess friends! I have been conducting defence lessons with my students at all levels for some time. It is crucial to anticipate your opponent's ideas before they occur, whether you are a beginner or a professional player! ...
It’s easy to look back at your games and find dazzling tactical shots. A moment of brilliance is like fireworks against the night sky. Tactics feel tangible and are easier to spot. It’s hardly a surprise given how often our chess tr...
Just a couple of weeks ago, it was the 30th anniversary of the famous Michael Jordan two-word fax that was sent out to all the major media outlets. He succinctly stated "I'm back", marking his return to basketball from his brie...
Breaking 1700+ on Chess.com Rapid was a challenging project for me. As an irregular chess player, my practice schedule, routine, and gaming patterns lacked consistency. However, I tried to loosely follow four general principles. I believe that any...
Imagine you’ve been released from prison. What is the first thing you would do? Most people would stay as far away from the place where they were incarcerated. But upon release, a former inmate in a prison in Catalonia, Spain,...
Dear Chess Friends! Like life, not everything in chess goes as planned. A well-thought-out strategic plan may abruptly become obsolete, forcing you to make swift adjustments. For any player hoping to achieve mastery, this tactical flexibility &m...
Probably my favorite player. Tartakower was born in 1887 in Rostov, then part of the Russian Empire. His father owned a textile factory and Tartakower remembered his childhood as one long holiday — the family vacationing all across Russia....
Dear chess friends, Let me start with a challenge. Can you guess the time control of these three thrilling games played at the very top level? Your task: Can you figure out which was played in classical, which was rapid, and which was in blitz? ...
After four intense rounds of regional chess battles, the second season of the Balkan League has reached its epic conclusion! With national pride on the line, clubs from across the Balkans clashed in a test of skill, endurance, and teamwork &mdas...
