#tactics #romanticstyle #smithmorra #englund #scandinavian In my last article, I wrote the following summary: The big takeaway is that playing in the Romantic style in the opening is not just about relentless aggression. It is t...
#otb #romanticstyle #french #english #englund Last week I attended an academic conference in Perth. For those who aren’t familiar with Australia, Perth is the capital city of the state of Western Australia and is on the west coast...
#sacrifice #spielmann #tactics I’ve recently been reading The Art of Sacrifice in Chess by Rudolf Spielmann (1883-1942). He was an Austrian from Vienna, and one of the last Romantic chess masters, playing this glorious style long ...
#unplugged #jazz #italian #vienna CHESS UNPLUGGED | Sometimes, I just like to unwind by not thinking too hard, play a couple of quick casual unrated games, while listen to some slow jazz! 😌♟️🎵 I've just played these couple of games...
#waywardqueen #kiddie #countergambit #tactics #romantic #doublecheck At the time of writing, my new book Become a Chess Assassin! has only been released for a couple of days, but I’ve been really pleased with how well it’s been...
#book #romanticism #openingattacks #chessassassinMy new book, Become a Chess Assassin! has finally been released and is now available for sale worldwide on Amazon, in both paperback and hardcover! I'm particularly proud of the design of the co...
#sicilian #smithmorra #quickwins Today’s chess noob Quick Win is a very lovely game sent in by long time subscriber @AndyDeco. It’s a fantastic demonstration of how things can go very wrong for the Sicilian Defense player...
#viennagambit #romantic #beautiful #checkmate #legaltrap One of the great things about the Vienna Gambit is that when it goes well, you not only win, but there is the opportunity to get a beautiful checkmate. To quote myself from my new bo...
#unplugged #jazz #vienna #birdsopening CHESS UNPLUGGED | Sometimes, I just like unwind by not thinking too hard, play a couple of quick casual unrated games, while listen to some slow jazz! 😌♟️🎵 Today, I played a couple of qu...
#greekgift #triplebrilliant #chessromance The Greek Gift Sacrifice is a beautiful, devious, and Romantic tactic that I just love playing! 🤩👍 It’s a tactical motif that typically occurs in the early middlegame and can come from many d...
#unplugged #jazz #vienna #sillychess CHESS UNPLUGGED | Sometimes, I just like unwind by not thinking too hard, play a couple of quick casual unrated games, while listen to some slow jazz! 😌♟️🎵 Today, I played a few quick game...
#unplugged #jazz #vienna #royalfork #brilliant CHESS UNPLUGGED | Sometimes, I just like unwind by not thinking too hard, play a couple of quick casual unrated games, while listen to some slow jazz! 😌♟️🎵 It was a stormy day...
#englundgambit #queensac #chessromance I haven’t played a daily game in a while but enrolled in the currently running under-1500s Team New Zealand vs Team Australia (Sydney NSW) tournament. I’ve just finished this amazing...
#fourknights #scotch #tripledpawns #comeback This might be a bit perverse, but making a reversal, a comeback, from a losing position is one of my secret joys in chess! 😅 Now, that doesn’t mean that I deliberately play bad openings...
#unplugged #jazz #vienna #french #steiner #timescramble #glory CHESS UNPLUGGED | Sometimes, I just like unwind by not thinking too hard, play a couple of quick casual unrated games, while listen to some slow jazz! 😌♟️🎵 Tod...
#englundgambit #tactics #beginnertips One of the things that I’ve learned in my chess journey (and I’m still a noob!) is that searching for and playing chess tactics, increases the likelihood of a win. What do I mean? Con...
#quickwins #legaltrap #ohnomyqueen #brilliant #chessromance I’m very pleased to present the century in the series! We’ve finally reached Chess Noob Quick Wins #100! Thank you to everybody has followed my channel and blog. Th...
#interview #bookreview Today, Kyla Zhao gave an interview, we had a conversation about her new book, chess, some of the themes in the story, and more. Check it out! A couple of weeks ago, May the Best Player Win, a new chess nov...
#unplugged #jazz #viennagambit #scandinavian CHESS UNPLUGGED | Sometimes, I just like unwind by not thinking too hard, play a couple of quick casual unrated games, while listen to some slow jazz! 😌♟️🎵 After work this evening, I de...
#tactics #fishingpole #romance The Fishing Pole Tactic, also known as the fishing pole attack or trap, is one of my favourite tactical patterns at the beginner-intermediate level. Once above a certain level of experience, it doesn&rs...
#unplugged #jazz #scandinavian #smithmorra #scotch Sometimes, I just like unwind by not thinking too hard, play a couple of quick casual unrated games, while listen to some slow jazz! 😌♟️🎵 I normally have Tuesdays off and this morning...
#smith-morra #sicilian #brilliant #chessromance A question that I’ve been asked frequently by beginner players is, “what opening should I learn to play?”, often in the context that they want to branch out from playi...
#unplugged #jazz #scandinavian #jaenischgambit Sometimes, I just like unwind by not thinking too hard, play a couple of quick casual unrated games, while listen to some slow jazz! 😌♟️🎶 My regular videos usually focus on post-game ...
#chesschats #bookreview #fiction TL;DR:This lovely short novel is easy to enjoy and easy to read for chess players young and old. Chess ideas and descriptions are sprinkled like delightful crumbs in the narrative (“I recognised th...
#fourknights #openingtactics #history About a week ago, I had this really fun and tactical game of the Four Knights Italian with Black (1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bc4). This was an unrated daily game against a new friend and subs...
