Croatia Bulldogs – Saint Louis Arch Bishops After losing a tense match against Shangai Tigers in week 4 of the Pro Chess League and missing the first opportunity to qualify for the playoffs, Croatia Bulldogs…
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Croatia Bulldogs – Shangai Tigers, Pro Chess League 2023: Report
Croatia Bulldogs – Shangai Tigers After scoring a remarkable victory against team Blitz in the week 3 of the Pro Chess League, Croatia Bulldogs were just one match victory away from reaching the playoff stage….
Croatia Bulldogs – Blitz, Pro Chess League 2023: Report
Croatia Bulldogs – Blitz After defeating the Berlin Bears, in the third week of Pro Chess League Croatia Bulldogs faced another difficult challenge – a match against the french-based team Blitz, featuring two 2700+ players…
I Have Been Canceled On Twitter and Muted On Lichess – Month in Chess(entials) #2
Month in Chessentials #2 Hello, dear reader, and welcome back to the second edition of the Month in Chess(entials), a monthly newsletter in which we go over the most important chess tournament, games, and chess…
Croatia Bulldogs – Berlin Bears, Pro Chess League 2023: Report
Croatia Bulldogs – Berlin Bears After a tight and tough loss at the hands of the California Unicorns, in the second match of the season Croatia Bulldogs were paired against German-based team Berlin Bears, who…
Croatia Bulldogs – California Unicorns, Pro Chess League 2023, Week 1 Report
Croatia Bulldogs – California Unicorns In the opening match of the 2023 Pro Chess League season, Croatia Bulldogs faced California Unicorns, a US-based team managed by IMs Kostya Kavutskiy and David Pruess from the Chess…
Best of Deac Bogdan-Daniel
Deac Bogdan-Daniel Ever since he was very young, Deac Bogdan-Daniel was very well known to be a talented young player and a real chess prodigy. He acquired his FM title in 2014, probably upon reaching…
The Alekhine-Chatard Attack
This article is part of a series of articles covering different Opening Variations. You can find the complete list of Openings/Variations covered on the following link. Introduction After covering the McCutcheon Variation of the French…
Polina Shuvalova Best Games
Polina Shuvalova Polina Shuvalova learned chess at the age of five and soon started to go for training at the Orsk chess club. She was playing in different youth championships, but her biggest success was…
McCutcheon Variation of the French Defense
This article is part of a series of articles covering different Opening Variations. You can find the complete list of Openings/Variations covered on the following link. Introduction After introducing the Classical Variation of the French…
French Defence, Classical Variation – Introduction
This article is part of a series of articles covering different Opening Variations. You can find the complete list of Openings/Variations covered on the following link. Introduction Back in 2020, I published an article on…
Best of Leon Livaić: Leon Livaić Top 5 Games
Leon Livaić Ever since his youngest years, International Master Leon Livaić (together with International Masters Jadranko Plenča and Sven Tica) has been widely regarded as one of the brightest Croatian talents and promising young players….