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this video has very important info: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ if you have any questions, ask me, I will link a club where you can ask me in the comments.
Today's USCF Online 30 Minute Tournament Recap
I played the online USCF U1450 regular rated 30 minute arena at two o'clock today and ended up with a tie for first at 4/5, notwithstanding the fact that the computer determined that I was not online because I had switched tabs back and forth, and...
Nova Daily - 26 April 2025
Hi! Difficulties are things that show a person what they are. - Epictetus In the world of Legally Blonde, a woman by the name of Brooke Taylor Windham has been arrested for the alleged murder of her husband. The victim, Mr. Windham, was a w...
Simul in April 2025
Simultaneous with WGM ADRIANA NIKOLOVA on Sunday (27.04.2025) at 9:00p.m. CET The time control would be 60min+10sec. per move to the end of the game. Before the starting of the event you can support me us...
Attack together with Paul Keres part Four
Attacking in the Style of Keres’ Games, Part Four (Two Exceptional Games by Keres) The third installment of this series on Paul Keres' attacking style concluded with a beautiful game, Keres–Smyslov, 1939, in which Keres first prepa...
The story behind the picture - Kartus - 20
Welcome, traveller.The inn is busy these days. But I'm glad that you found your way here again. I fear that soon it will either be too busy here, or my stories will run out, but for now I hope you'll enjoy it while it lasts. ~ I look at Elvya ...
Prime Biome (I’ve Tested It for 90 Days) Here’s My Honest Prime Biome Gummies Review
Overall, Prime Biome reviews are impressively positive (Rating 4.9/5). Users frequently notice better digestion, reduced bloating, and enhanced skin clarity within weeks of use. The advanced probiotic formula works to rebalance the gut m...
My chess journey: From 1000 to 1800 in 12 months
My chess.com account was created in November 2022, but I started playing regularly in June 2023, soon 2 years ago. Today is my 17th birthday so I thought it would be the perfect time to check back on where I was in April 2024. When I...
How to Improve Chess Rating
Do Puzzles to improve your tactics and constantly train. Every loss is a learn. Use determination and never give up. Read books about openings, middlegames, and endgames. Improve your strategy so you can easily identify checks, threats, and mates....
The Kármán Line: Defining the Edge of Space
The mysteries of space have fascinated humanity for centuries, driving our ambitions to explore the cosmos and expand the boundaries of human knowledge. A critical concept in this pursuit is the idea of where "space" actually begins. Among the var...
Starweaver Chapter 5
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India is set to host the prestigious FIDE Chess World Cup 2025,
India is set to host the prestigious FIDE Chess World Cup 2025, marking a significant milestone for the country as it takes on the role of the host for its first major international chess tournament since the 2022 Chennai Chess Olympiad.
Most misunderstood concept in chess - Opposite Colour B's (part 1)
When you hear opposite colours bishops what comes to your mind? I bet "draw". What comes to my mind? Opportunity Most of us are familiar with drawish tendencies when the set up is present. However often opposite colour bishops occur in the...
Compare the games!
After 3 days I gained back the 300 bullet points I had lost recently. Since I felt I was playing well, I tried to break my highest ratings in blitz and rapid which I did! playing a blitz 80% accuracy game and some rapid games the last at 90% accur...
How to think like a Master
Hey everyone, this is @Atanku and I've decided to try to help YOU become better and stronger at the game we all love, chess. ENJOY Thinking like a chess master is a skill that combines strategic foresight, deep analy...
Leaving chess.com for a while
Hey guys I am very sorry but I need to leave chess.com until the 23rd of May because I need to do some very important assessments that I cannot fail so i need to study hard for them. But I may still be online sometimes but not as much as I...
Rating each episode of YFNSM 0.1 to 10.0
episode 1, Amazing Fantasy: 7.5. Has a good start to the show with a lot of cool characters being introduced. Still a tiny bit boring. episode 2: The Parker Luck: 7.9. I have to say great ending to the episode itself but everything else is still...
The Long Path to Modern Chess
Chess is a game with a history that spans continents and centuries, evolving with each culture it touches — Unknown Chess didn’t start off being as popular as it is today. Chess is actually a very old game. It started in Ind...
My journey of Chess
Hi! I am a 16 year old chess player who is looking forward to become a future Chess master, I am aiming for my CM title before college, which is 2 years away. Back to the topic of explaining my own journey of chess. I started playing chess 3 years...
Can You Tell if You're Playing a Bot?
Introduction You sit down at the chessboard. But who is seated across from you? From the days of fraudulent automatons, concealing sly masters rudely crammed in claustrophobic boxes, chess players work to distinguish human and inhuman op...
Politics and denial of science
On the Right, there are critics of denialism regarding vaccination at the time of covid19, but on the Left there is the denial of denying that the child when born has 2 possible genders "male" and "female" and I respect the LGBTQIA+ movement, but ...
Nova Daily - 25 April 2025
Hi! In yesterday's blog I talked about George, a boy in one of my old training groups who cut his chess-career short because he failed to impress in one tournament and couldn't shake the negative associations that he now had with chess. Had he c...
Why Knowing Chess Openings are Important!
Hi Chess Players, this is Matt Martello, an Unofficial USCF Expert/Candidate Master player. What this post is about is why chess openings are very important for your chess game development and growth. There is a lot of speculation out there that y...
Chess and Life: Episode 1: The Opening
Welcome to a New Journey! Life is like a game of chess—every move matters, and every decision has consequences. Just like in chess, life has its phases: the opening, the middlegame, and the endgame. In this new series, we'll explore how th...
Is Garry Kasparov the G.O.A.T of chess?
Hey everyone, this is @Atanku and I've decided to continue the blog series on some of my favorite chess players of all time! In this series, we'll be going over some very famous chess players and considering if they can be considered as ...