This guest post was contributed by Kamryn Hellman, a writer, chess player and video creator. She is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Creative Writing and Literature through Harvard Extension School. Kamryn’s journey in ...
What’s the first thing you connect with the name Garry Kasparov? Probably the words World Champion come to mind, images of his epic battles against Anatoly Karpov, his brilliant immortal game against Topalov or his legendary match against...
It’s easy to look back at your games and find dazzling tactical shots. A moment of brilliance is like fireworks against the night sky. Tactics feel tangible and are easier to spot. It’s hardly a surprise given how often our chess tr...
Imagine you’ve been released from prison. What is the first thing you would do? Most people would stay as far away from the place where they were incarcerated. But upon release, a former inmate in a prison in Catalonia, Spain,...
Imagina que has salido de prisión. ¿Qué es lo primero que harías? La mayoría de las personas se mantendrían lo más lejos posible del lugar donde estuvieron encarceladas. Pero al ser liberad...
Comprar un curso de Chessable puede sentirse como estar en un bufé enorme y delicioso. ¡Pero 10 variantes de vista previa al mes no son suficientes para probarlo todo! Se acabó el dilema de "bufé grande, plato p...
Beim Kauf eines Chessable-Kurses hat man die Qual der Wahl. Wir haben mit über 700 Kursen eine Riesen-Auswahl. Zu jedem Thema gibt es etwas, oft sogar mehrere Kurse zu ein und demselben Thema, die verschiedene Ansätze bieten.Um da zu ...
No hay nada más entretenido un viernes por la noche que pasárselo leyendo los foros de Chessable. Encontrarás de todo: amor, traición, amistades forjadas y destruidas en cuestión de minutos. Es toda una telenovel...
Es gibt nichts Spannenderes, als einen Freitagabend damit zu verbringen, im Chessable-Forum zu stöbern. Dort findet man alles: Liebe, Verrat, geschlossene und zerstörte Freundschaften. Es ist der Schauplatz von Legenden. Inmitten diese...
Not many people are lucky enough to find a job that fulfills their sense of purpose — a job that doesn't really feel like work. The path to these is rarely direct. As was the case for Andras Toth, one of our most successful authors, whose...
Many of us would think that parenting three kids and working as an elementary school teacher doesn’t leave much time for pursuing another career. Not NM Laura Smith! The Brooklynite manages to be both a chess coach and Chessable author. I...
Tras meses de arduo trabajo por los autores de la comunidad de Chessable, y luego de deliberación por parte de nuestro equipo y del GM Àlvar Alonso, Embajador del Concurso Crea Tu Propio Curso 2024, ¡finalmente podemos dar a co...
As you probably know, real improvement in chess requires studying all key aspects of the game: strategy, opening, tactics, and endgame. Among our latest releases from the last two weeks, you'll find a course for each one of them...
Einige der beliebtesten Chessable Kurse wurden nicht von Titelträgern oder renommierten Trainern geschrieben. Sie stammen aus der Feder von Lernenden, die unsere Plattform verstehen und ihre Leidenschaft zum Schach in einem selbst erstellt...
Are some chess positions more critical than others? This guest blog post by Dr. Marc Barthelemy answers this question, using a "fragility score" which quantifies the tension in chess positions. Dr. Barthelemy is a French theoretical physicist b...
WGM Josefine Heinemann gehört zu den besten Schachspielerinnen Deutschlands. Sie wurde zweimal deutsche Jugendmeisterin und wurde mit 17 in die Damen-Nationalmannschaft berufen. Seitdem vertritt sie Deutschland bei internationalen Turniere...
Como jugadora, Gabriela Vargas Talavera ha hecho historia y ha impuesto récords en Paraguay, su país. Fue la primera mujer paraguaya en obtener elo FIDE y los títulos de Maestra FIDE y Maestra Internacional. También ...
Pocos autores pueden presumir de tener un curso sobre una apertura de ajedrez que coincida con su propio lugar de origen. Tal es el caso del Gran Maestro Àlvar Alonso, oriundo de Cataluña, España, autor de ¡Catalana! ...
Few authors can boast about having a course on a chess opening that matches their origin. This is the case of Grandmaster Àlvar Alonso, who hails from Catalonia, Spain, and wrote the highly regarded course Lifetime Repertoires: Alonso&rs...
It took months of anticipation, careful judging, fierce competition… and now, we have the winners! The 2024 Create Your Own Course Contest once again proves that: Valuable, game-changing chess insight can come from any rating...
From step-by-step piece setups for making tactics happen... Rare defenses that exploit the gap in every White opening... To tournament-proven opening prep that wins 9 times out of 10... This February roundup has it all!&...
Inside Washington Square Park’s Street Chess Community This guest blog post by 2024 Chessable Research Award winner FM Eugene Choi Yoo introduces us to one of the most famous street chess communities in the world. At Washington Square Park,...
The 2024 Chessable Research Awards had five student winners, including Alex Knopps, the author of this guest blog post. Knopps explores whether solving chess puzzles alone or with a partner leads to better outcomes. His research also accounted for...
Everyone aspires to play the best move in chess. But playing for positions you excel in can be just as game-winning... Which is the theme of our February roundup. Kicking things off is our latest Variation Preview update. Now, ...
The year was 2017. GM Eugene Perelshteyn was playing in the 2nd round of the Chess.com Isle of Man International Tournament. He was facing Magnus Carlsen, the reigning World Chess Champion. Having prepared a bold, double-pawn sacrifice for one of ...
