My 2024 Year In Review Quiz

Happy holidays chess friends!

For a few years now I've had an annual look back on my personal year in chess. These days, it's nearly always bullet and blitz, although I did at least play a couple of in-person blitz events this year. I even played an event that Magnus played, although I missed him a by a couple of boards.

It was a good year for my online play. I cracked 2900 in bullet, which wasn't a goal for long because I didn't really think it was possible. My blitz peak isn't quite there yet, but it's getting close.

I'll have to thank NM Todd Bryant for the inspiration.

If you hit 2900 I will buy you a gift card (Chipotle or Starbucks, non-negotiable). I hope this inspires you to achieve your dreams!!!

— Strong Chess (@thestrongchess) August 22, 2024

No one just wants to click through a bunch of my blitz games, so I'll just share a few highlights in puzzle form. Can you solve them?

This next one is a bit harder to spot.

The next one was opening prep that I'd been hoping to use for months. It helped me get the rare 100% games score and became  Chess.com Daily Puzzle.

We will stick with the Italian Game and find another trick.

This next one is more of a swindle.

But do you ever win games with White?

I hope you enjoyed these tactical highlights. Were you able to solve them?

What are your goals for the upcoming year?

Have a great 2025!