One of the most common problems in chess is understanding the purpose behind your opponent's moves. This is also a primary cause of making blunders.
There is a famous quote from 'The Art of War': 'If you know the enemy and know yourself, you nee...
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Welcome to another episode of the "chess noob Game Review" series where the focus will be on identifying in how a game, whether I win or lose, could have been improved. This gives me ...
Stoics and Zen masters would be proud of me if they saw my inner peace and the level of stillness I was in.
But they would die from laughing if they saw how after a few hours I got so angry, that I threw my phone into the garbage basket.
Every...
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“Out, damned spot; out I say. One, two, — why, then ‘tis time to do’t. Hell is murky. Fie, my lord, fie, a soldier and afeard? What need we fear who knows it when none can call our power to a...
We saw the blunders and we saw the Botez Gambits, but today the 8 GM finalists proved their chess genius in a series of thrilling matches. In the end, GM Vladimir Fedoseev clinched the title to become the first Chess.com Community Chess960 Champio...
Blindfold chess is when players play a game of chess without looking at the board. They remember where all the pieces are and make their moves in their minds. It's a way to challenge memory and improve strategic thinking.
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Last year I published a course on my favorite opening, the Trompowsky, featuring a ton of my original analysis. Since then I've been playing it as my main weapon here on Chess.com, with good results. I recently realized that I was scoring well wit...
Hey chess community. We wanted to share an update on two recent server bugs that impacted both the Bullet Chess Championship and the Clash of Claims.
In the Clash of Claims, there were two separate issues: the first was an issue where GM Kramnik...
The GM Vadim Malakhatko Chess Memorial took place in Kyiv on the second weekend of June. It was a highly notable event by the standards of these days' chess life in Ukraine.
The tournament's main sponsor, TOV Artedium (Dmytro Zagorovskyi), is al...
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Recently, I have been playing some games and explaining my thought process. Can you solve the challenges I faced in my recent games? The positions are taken from these games, and you can watch the full video below.
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All applications have been reviewed, and the winners have been chosen for the 2024 Chessable Research Awards! From the 2024 applications, Chessable selected three winners in the graduate student category and two winners in the undergraduate studen...
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For a while now, my favourite approach with the white pieces against the Caro-Kann Defense is the lovely von Hennig Gambit (1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Bc4!?). I first came across this opening almost two ...
INTRODUCTION
Hey chess friends! IM Chessbrain here, an International Master dedicated to helping you elevate your chess game. Today, we’re diving into three critical rules for perfect queen development. By mastering these rules, you'll avo...
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Today’s Quick Wins article and video is a two-in-one! I played these two games back-to-back against the same Random Noob, who played an interesting idiosyncratic set up for their fir...
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For today's blog, I would like to show you and briefly explain a few curiosities about some of the most famous chess games that took place in fiction, whether in movies, books, TV shows, or often more than one at the same time. W...
I am finding difficulty defining this post, and that is the main reason for the title.
My first intention was to center the post around the Geller-Mikadze game, and its comparison to its predecessor, the Keres-Smyslov game. But then, as I was bu...
IntroductionLike many of you, I was once a 'theory hound', delving into all the opening books and theories with fervour...However, after my tournament days, I discovered a different path that significantly impacted my results... So I always feel s...
Probably no other chess player has been as consistently amusing to his grandmaster cohort as Rudolf Spielmann. Spielmann was, by all accounts, a very simple person — the last person, really, whom one would expect to be a high-achieving menta...
Chess is a game of strategy, foresight, and tactical brilliance. One of the key aspects that separates amateur players from masters is the ability to recognize and exploit tactical motifs. These motifs are recurring patterns that, when identified,...
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One of the most exciting aspects in a game of chess is when there is a reversal. This is especially the case when you manage to transform a losing position to one that is winning through a planned...
Chess puzzles are an excellent tool for honing your tactical skills and improving your overall game. They present you with specific scenarios that require precise and often creative solutions, helping you to develop your pattern recognition and pr...
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In today's blog, I will analyse my game from Bundesliga 2 against Grandmaster Slobodjan. I was fortunate to guess my opponent's opening, giving me an excellent advantage from the start. However, I mi...
"In 50 years, a calculating machine will defeat the world chess champion,"
prophesied German computer pioneer Konrad Zuse in 1938. The engineer was correct; his error was barely ten years. Garry Kasparov, the world champion at the time, was ...
INTRODUCTIONUnderstanding how to effectively develop your bishops in the opening phase can significantly enhance your chess game. In this post, we will explore five fundamental rules about rooks that every chess player should know.
OPENINGS AI...