ChessKid Black Friday to Cyber Monday Sale!
ChessKid is excited to announce its first-ever Black Friday/Cyber Monday sale! Featuring exclusive deals and offers to advance your child's chess skills and educational journey. Save BIG on ChessKid Gold Memberships and the perfect gift this holid...
Sportscenter... For Chess! - A Pitch Document
In one of the most recent 'State of chess.com' addresses, Chief Chess Officer Danny Rensch was speaking about the upcoming slate of chess tournaments and the dense schedule it embodies. In a rather matter of fact manner he resp...
Vienna Gambit | LOSING CONFIDENCE 😢
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psychology I haven't been doing so well in chess in terms of my rating. Compared to my peak in rapid of the mid-1400s on chess.com, I've now dropped to just below 1300! Now, part of this is simply playing...
A Chess Biography of Boris Verlinsky
This week I got my hands on a book which I have been looking forward to ever since I first heard about the project - this one. My recent readers will be aware of my love of what I call the first Soviet school of chess. My more longstanding on...
I drew with Judit Polgar!
Hello there! A few days ago it was my birthday, so for this special occasion, I would like to share one of my favourite achievements against the player I look up to, who is none other than Judit Polgar! If you don’t know who I am talking a...
November Blitz and Memes
Hi. My name is Magnus Carlsen. - Magnus Carlsen. Hello, my fellow movie lovers, and welcome to another edition of Blitz and Memes. If you're a fan of puzzles taken from amateur online blitz tournaments, then you have come to the right p...
Geschev Gambit | BRILLIANT and BEAUTIFUL!! | Quick Wins
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geschevgambit Today we have another amazing game from @eNoDev, playing a gambit with the black pieces that is likely not well known, but with beautiful execution! This game was practically a perfect 1...
Overconfidence: The Lesson of Troy in Chess
Ajedrez de Silicio The Trojan Horse is one of the most emblematic stories of cunning and deception in Greek mythology. After a seemingly endless war against the city of Troy, the Greeks devised a plan as ingenious as it was bold. They built a...
One More Contribution by Rauzer- Bxb5 Sacrifice vs. Sicilian
Hello, everyone. Wishes of peace and joy to all! Recently my dear friend Simaginfan published an article about the great Ukranian theoretician, Vsevolod Rauzer [1908-1941]. //www.chess.com/blog/simaginfan/rauzer-botvinnik-two-games...
My Book is Out Today! Here Are a Few More Things I Wish I Had Written in It
Waiting for your book to be fully released into the world feels a bit like sitting in a roller coaster as it inches toward the apex, poised to turn downward. It is too late to change the decisions that got you to that point, it is time to hold...
Opening Gambits! Tactical Ideas | 50+2 Chess Quick Wins! Book
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quickwins 50+2 Chess Quick Wins: Tactical ideas for exciting chess for beginner players. Buy on Amazon! US | CA | UK | DE |&n...
Procrastination in decision making in chess
This post is about another common mistake I see a lot as a chess coach. Pretty much all my students do it from time to time, and some of them are especially prone to it; so I thought it might be useful to write about it. ...
Chess isn’t for the Weak
"Winners never quit, and quitters never win."Vince Lombardi During my life, I’ve seen so many people who stopped playing chess after their first painful defeat, and till now, over and over again, I hear stories like: “In ...
Concatenation-Polgar and Bronstein Do An Uncanny Rook Maneuver.
Concatenation: a series of interconnected things or events. What is quantum entanglement? Quantum entanglement is a bizarre, counterintuitive phenomenon that explains how two subatomic particles can be intimately linked to each othe...
The Real Philosophy Of The Dojo Training Program
In this blog post, we'll address the main points behind our training program, why we believe them and how this could be relevant and helpful for the readers in their quest for chess improvement! The Dojo Training Program was created by GM Jesse ...
Upcoming Events: Harvard vs. ChessKid, All-Star Finals, & More!
As we're nearing the end of the year, let's highlight some exciting events to look forward to as we lead into 2024. Upcoming Events: Harvard vs. ChessKid ChessKid All-Star Finals 2023 ChessKid National Festival 2024 Harvard vs. ChessK...
Four Knights Italian | BEST BAD GAME!
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promotetoknight This was a quick 10+5 game of rapid that I played on Lichess. A game that has one of the most interesting endings I've ever played. To summarise, this is my ...
The ...d5 Sacrifice In The K.I.D and a Simaginfan Chain of Thought
Afternoon Everyone. I hadn't intended to post anything this week - been a busy one - but I thought that I would quickly share the chess stuff that I have been looking at with you - some nice games and pictures. Just because I have an hour whilst S...
Most Important Players in Chess History
In virtually every sport or game, there is a debate about who is the greatest of all time, and which has been so far the best contest. So is the case with the royal game of chess. Thousands of articles, blogs, forums, and vlogs have been posted on...
A Century of Chess: The Book!
I’m thrilled to share that my blog A Century of Chess [1900-1909] will be released as a print book by FM Carsten Hansen, with the games annotated by GM Cyrus Lakdawala. This material first found [and continues to find] its home on Chess.com....
The Intricacies of Detecting Chess Cheaters: A Deep Dive into Expertise, Confidence, and Cheating
The Chessable Research Awards for the Summer 2023 cycle had four winners, undergraduate student Michael Martins and graduate students Jordan von Hippel, Jérôme Genzling, and Jane Zhang. In this guest blog post, Jordan von Hippel des...
Coach's Corner: Can Kabadayi
During the Chess Punks Tournament, we interviewed the 8 coaches who helped prepare the finalists of the tournament in a series called Coach’s Corner. The tournament is now over, but Coach’s Corner is here to stay with top coaches&rsq...
Diemer-Duhm Gambit | CRUSH the French Defense! Quick Wins
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quickwins chess noob Quick Wins! is a series of short videos, to demonstrate very quick wins! As a beginner, you become aware of the Scholar's Mate and the Fool's Mate, but neither of these show up in re...
Learn Benoni defense - from a live chess lesson
The video is made of an online live chess lesson, featuring a student with around 1900/2000 ChessCom/Lichess rating points, whose fascinating voice and comments add a special flavor to the session in general. By watching the video, you can learn...
Fool's Mate, Scholar's Mate & Wayward Queen Attack | Intro to 50+2 Chess Quick Wins