My 2024 Recap
Many things happened in 2024, From the rise of young talents to the exciting (or not) World Rapid & Blitz. But what is certainly true is that I still suck at chess… However, this doesn’t mean I didn&rsq...
I played Chess Grandmaster Shreyas Royal, one of the youngest GMs in the World!
This blog features an awesome chess club called the Greenwich Peninsula Chess Club which is located in South-East London. If you would like to find out more information about this club and some of the events that they do, please check them out her...
New Feature: Free Variation Preview
You can now try any variation of any paid Chessable course for free with our newest feature, Variation Preview. Every 30 days, you’ll receive 10 free variation tokens which you can use to try out any course you’d like. Here&r...
A Century of Chess: Chess in the 1920s
Let’s face it. This decade is a bit of a slog. The war choked off young talent, with the exception of Euwe and (briefly Torre), and the decade was spent with the same ten or twelve players, all of whom had emerged on the international scene ...
Why I’m Starting a Chess Newsletter – And Why You Should Join
I have been a chess teacher for over 20 years. Chess is not just a game—it’s a way of thinking, learning, and challenging ourselves. Chess is a part of my everyday life through one-on-one lessons with my students. Additionally, I...
The Rebel Queen - Book Signing events announced for Susan Polgar
TUESDAY, MARCH 11, 2025 @ 7pm ETMarshall Chess Club23 W 10th St, New York, NY 10011 THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 2025 @ 7pm CTSt. Louis Public Library in collaboration with the World Chess Hall of Fame1301 Olive Street, St. Louis, MO 63103
Chess and Music - Reprinted courtesy of NW Chess Magazine
https://nwchess.com/nwcmag/pdf/NWC_202402_Music_and_Chess.pdf
How to win against the London system?
Today I was teaching one of my students Raphael. He lives in Tokyo, but oroginally from France. He played only one game between our last and today's lesson, but that game was so good, I decided to share it with you. Everything worked out so nice...
2025 PanAms - Part 2: Additional details and personal reflections
As I promised, here comes the second part of my tale of the 2025 Pan American Intercollegiate Team Championship. If you missed Part 1, read that first! I have so many thoughts regarding the event this year, and the event in general, hard to deci...
Knight Maneuver
The knight can be one of the most powerful pieces on the chessboard due to its unusual movement. Typically, it is looking for squares where it won't be chased away by the opponent's pawns, so-called protected squares or outposts. Understanding t...
Going Above and Beyond: Srinath Narayanan
Welcome back to our Going Above & Beyond series, where we celebrate authors who go the extra mile to keep their Chessable courses new and fresh. Courses are living documents. Theory gets updated, improvements are made, and authors inc...
Another Tal Tale
Another Tal Tale Softare Toolworks' Banner The 1988 Software ToolWorks Tournament Former world champion Mikhail Tal played in the November 1988 Software Toolworks tournament at Long beach, California. Miles Ties for First with Dee...
A New Move On Move 2 Of The Sicilian!
Today's post is all about a new 2nd move for White against the Sicilian Defence, which has recently been used by some strong GMs, including Morozevich and Kasimdhanov!And no, it's not the move 1.e4 c5 2.a3, that Russian GM Alexey Bezgodov wrote a ...
2025 Pan-American Intercollegiate Championship - Summary
Arbiters always have one or two favorite events, for me PanAms is definitely one of them! It's the annual College Team Championship, with many familiar names from the titled players community, either there as players or as coaches. I simpl...
2025.002
In this hilarious second game of the year, I missed the first mate my opponent blundered, but luckily found the second.
2025.001
I won my first rapid game of the new year against Emmecv.I was quickly out of my comfort zone in my French repertoire against 2. c4 (Steiner Variation?).I won this game because I correctly assessed (guessed??) that giving up my rook to lock m...
Balkan League (S2) - Round 1 - Results
The first round of Balkan League Season 2 has officially concluded, marking an exciting start to the competition! It was fantastic to see players from across the Balkans representing their clubs and showcasing their chess skills. Here are the to...
7 Days at BoltChess: Analyzing Games and Introducing New Features
It’s been an exciting 7 days at BoltChess! This NEW platform connects chess players with titled players for Training Games! In just 7 days, we’ve seen interesting matches, great new features, and a growing community of chess enthusiast...
Theorizing Improvement
What's the best way to get better at games like chess? The usual answers seem too obvious. Practice, solve problems, complete courses. But someone who really wants to improve has already tried these things. Does the answer consist of finding the r...
Who Is Magnus Carlsen’s Bride?
The chess world is celebrating the wedding of GM Magnus Carlsen and Ella Victoria Malone on January 4, 2025. We all know Carlsen, but we know little about his bride. Who is she? Does she play chess? Here’s what you need to know: Who Is E...
Final Round Money Math
In the final round of the World Blitz Championships, GM Daniel Naroditsky, one of the most popular chess streamers, had worked his way up the table into contention for the prestigious Knockout phase of the event. As you can see, his tiebreak is ...
Chess.com's 10 New Year's Resolutions
The heralding of a new year is an incredible time for reflection, both on the past and the future. We thought we'd ring in 2025 by sharing our resolutions for Chess.com this year. It's always hard to predict what will happen, and we're sure ther...
TACTICS: Decoy
In chess, a decoy is a tactic that lures an enemy man off its square and away from its defensive role. Typically this means away from a square on which it defends another piece or threat. The tactic is also called a deflection. Usually the piece i...
Interview with Megan Lee - Reprinted Courtersy of NW Chess Magazine
Interview with Megan Lee “I think that chess is beautiful . It has helped me connect with many of the most important people in my life. I can't imagine my life without my friends and the game of chess .” Megan Lee...
CCC24 Blitz
The first event of the CCC24 series is the Blitz event. Rapid and Bullet will follow after, as well as a Classical Cup #4 between the Rapid and Bullet events. CCC is always looking to include more engines that are interesting, or whose authors a...