It's time we celebrate the people who helped get the Chessable craze going! When Chessable launched in 2016, it was as quiet and spooky as a cemetery. It had nothing, save for a couple of free tutorial courses. And its UI might just scare...
This week, I am launching the Thematic Week series, an event that will span four days, from Monday to Thursday, during the last calendar week of each month. These tournament series will provide the Chess Architect community with the opportunity ...
Chess is ruthless: you have got to be prepared to kill people. -Nigel Short. Welcome, everyone to another uncanny edition of Blitz 'n' Memes. If you're a fan of puzzles taken from amateur online blitz tournaments, then you have come to t...
GM Vladimir Kramnik! I have none intention to go slow on you, being overly polite. Etiquette has no place here. It is interesting how you choose to go for a swim, into a wild ravishing ocean to investigate cheaters. I may understand your intenti...
The first season of the 2024 India College Chess Championship came to an amazing finish with the SRM Institute of Technology and Science dominating the event to win the championship title along with ₹3,00,000. It is remarkable that the team won ea...
In Winner's POV, we take a look at tournaments from the 19th century and see the games that allowed the top player to prevail. Some tournaments will be known and famous, others will be more obscure - in a time period where competition is scarce, I...
#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...
Welcome back to Going Above & Beyond — where we celebrate 5-stars authors who walk the extra mile or two for their students. This time, we showcase an OG of Chessable. One who’s carved a name for outstanding support and near-ins...
Are college students working to change how the game of chess can be played… and make cheating easier? Move over cellphones. No need for vibrating beads. What about eyeglasses that analyze the board and quietly tell the best move to the wear...
Dear Friends, I have a post up on the chess.com home page about the book of A Century of Chess (Volume 1). - Sam Aron Nimzowitsch made his début at Barmen 1905 as a gifted 19-year-old — and finished in third-to-last-...
INTRODUCTION Do you feel lost when your opponent attacks your position? Don’t worry! Today, I’ll show you an effective strategy to handle aggressive opponents. I’ll break it down into simple steps, so no matter your level, you ...
These are the last days to join the giveaway for The Immortal Game: A History of Chess. In 12 chapters, the author describes how chess has influenced human culture, our views on war, art, science, and the human brain. This isn't a typical chess bo...
Chess Olympics that took place in Novi Sad, Serbia, federal *Yugoslavia* at a time, from November the 16th to December the 4th of 1990, gathered 108 teams in total, in men and women competition. Men competed on four boards, women on t...
Almost every chess player, including me, wants to uncork amazing combinations and scintillating sacrifices that dazzle opponents and spectators alike. But because so many club players crave these flashy moments, they often disregard more mundane, ...
Grandmasters are… good at chess. This is a modest description, of course. The title of Grandmaster is the highest one you can achieve in chess. If you’ve ever faced a Grandmaster on the chess board, you’ll know how extraordina...
So recently I have played Mexico #1 (Best Under Age 13)in Washington Square Park, NYC. My opponent, Kalani Levi is an Arena Fide Master. I will show the video of us playing below. This blog is Sponsored By The New Jersey Chess Club (Yes, we do S...
This is a guest blog post by Nithin Ramasamy, a junior at Whitney Young Magnet High School in Chicago. To learn more about his project, and to participate in research on chess and neurodegenerative disease, please visit https://icond.azurewebsites...
Hello everyone! I hope you're doing well and have avoided the colds this season... unlike me! I've been battling the same cold for a month now, and it won’t give up. But don't worry, I'm still here and ready to talk chess! Today, I want ...
What kids do now with engines, I did with blitz games with my friends, and weekly tournaments. My short journey in chess started in 1972, when the chess fever of the Spassky-Fischer WC Match caught on. In my country, Puerto Rico, we had that and...
Chess tournaments can be an exciting yet nerve-wracking experience for kids, especially those new to the competitive scene. As a parent or guardian, your role in making sure they have a positive experience is crucial. It’s not just about win...
One of the quirks of learning chess history is that it makes you pull out the atlas and learn these really obscure US towns. Cambridge Springs is a railroad town in western Pennsylvania that for a short time boasted a world-class hotel. Lake ...
Today, I'm thrilled to invite you to participate in a giveaway for an extraordinary book: The Immortal Game: A History of Chess by David Shenk. This book holds a special place in my heart—I stumbled upon it in a small antiquarian bookstore...
According to Wikipedia "A chess clock is a device that comprises two adjacent clocks with buttons to stop one clock while starting the other, so that the two clocks never run simultaneously. The clocks are used in games where the time is allocated...
INTRODUCTIONBlunders are a common part of every chess player's journey, but they can be reduced with some simple adjustments. If you find yourself losing games to mistakes that could have been avoided, you're not alone! In this post, we’ll l...
