This review assumes the reader is familiar with Chessable and their concept If you don’t know what Chessable is, or you don’t know how exactly it works, I recommend reading this introductory post to Chessable…
Is Chessable all it’s cracked up to be? An honest review
Introduction In the digital era, new technological solutions and applications that shape the modern world appear on an almost daily basis. Chess as a field is no exception. Over the last couple of years, several…
Chess and Mental Illness: 12 Chess Player Who Suffered From Severe Mental Problems
CHESS AND MENTAL ILLNESS “Chess doesn’t drive people mad – in fact, it keeps mad people sane” Bill Hartston A couple of weeks ago, on 23rd June 2019., popular chess streamer and content creator, International…
Educator, teacher, podcaster – Ben Johnson Interview – Part Two
This is the second part of the interview, in which we talk about Ben’s trading years, his transition back to chess teaching, about Perpetual Chess Podcast and his family. The first part of the interview,…
Educator, teacher, podcaster – Ben Johnson Interview – Part One
This is the first part of the interview, in which we talk about Ben’s early years, his adulthood and time in college and how he got into poker. The second part of the interview, in…
Another 7 Checkmate Patterns Every Chess Player Should Know
This is a 2nd part of the post devoted to Checkmate Patterns Every Chess Player Should Know. The 1st part of the post is available here. Mate nr. 9 A piece on f6 can be…
7 Checkmate Patterns Every Chess Player Should Know
Initially, this was imagined as a single post. Due to its length, we have decided to split it into two parts. The second part titled Another 7 Checkmate Patterns Every Chess Player Should Know can…
Is Chess A Sport? I Think Not, And Here’s Why!
Is Chess A Sport? „B-b-b-but chess is not a sport!“ Every chess player has heard these words. The debate whether our ancient game should count as a sport is probably as ancient as… our ancient…
Croatian Chess Championship 2019 – Highlights
Venue and regulations The annual 50th Croatian Chess Championship was held this year from 31st March to 11th April 2019, in hotel „Central“ located in the city of Bjelovar. The tournament consisted of 11-rounds and…
Weird Chess Openings
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…
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…