No, this is not a post about the London System. Some time ago, I stumbled on an entertaining question on Quora titled What are the coolest chess opening names. I wrote a short, but a…
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When I am not writing about chess, I make bad positional moves and display horrendous endgame technique.
10 Endgames Every Chess Player Should Know
“It is impossible to become a World Class player without proper endgame technique”. ~ Mark Dvoretsky Ever since starting my chess career, I have been a terrible endgame player. Oh sure, I have read some…
How To Analyze Your Chess Games Like A Pretentious Asshole
Analyzing your own games We all know we should analyze our own games. In his interview, European Champion Ivan Šarić mentioned it as a tool on the road of chess improvement. Several other grandmasters and…
Robert James Fischer Birthday #2
76 years ago, on March 9, 1943, at the height of World War II, at Michael Reese Hospital in Chicago, a son of Regina and Hans-Gerhardt was born. At the time of his birth, his…
Siegbert Tarrasch Birthday
In life, many people face frightening isolation: – Robinson Crusoe on an abandoned island – Introvert on a rave party – People moving away from their parents to live on their own However, for chess…
Bent Larsen Birthday
(Photo courtesy of chesshistory) There are many things in life that that simply can’t be bowed, bent or broken: A rod made of steel A girl you like who doesn’t like you back House Martell…
I believe in psychology – Kamil Plichta Interview
In the last interview with the Polish Candidate Master “sensation“ Andrzej Krzywda, he mentioned he occasionally works with Polish Fide Master Kamil Plichta. He commended him as an opening specialist. He also referred to him…
Savielly Tartakower Birthday
There are many things that make us laugh and think at the same time: – Monkey Island computer games – John Oliver’s The Weekly Tonight – Marijuana However, nothing makes us laugh and think as…
Sergey Dolmatov Birthday
There are many people in our life we fail to give the credit they deserve: – Your opponent who just checkmated you with a brilliant sacrifice – A fellow student who earned you an A…
David Bronstein Birthday
“I am not Zürich 1953 and 12-12”, he said in an interview in 2001. Yet, most chess players associate the name of David Bronstein with two things: His famous book about the Candidates tournament 1953…
Alexander Petrov Birthday
There are many things in life that seem peaceful at first, but turn out to be very dangerous: – Mogwai – Your girlfriend saying “Sure, go hang out with your friends tonight” – Adolf Hitler…
Carlsen – Caruana World Chess Championship 2018
Already in 2014, after the second Carlsen – Anand match, FIDE decided to hold the World Chess Championship as two-year cycles. After Carlsen defended his title against Karjakin, FIDE stuck to the same format. The…