Hey everyone! Welcome to what may be another series in my blog! I am writing this first episode as a test, and if it works well, I may continue it over the next few months. But before explaining, let me start this text with some good news! My ...
Hello again, everyone! After a few posts that were either informational or entertaining, I decided to share some personal experiences with you guys again. The reason for this decision was that if this is my blog, it should also be about me, righ...
Hello, dear readers! As you can imagine, my last article about the Chess Prodigies Who Flopped was very research intensive. It was also a heavy topic, especially some of the stories. So, to bring some joy back to my blog, this time, I decided to...
Hello dear readers, As you all know, I am very worried about losing my Top Blogger badge after that ridiculous episode of the Duel Of Nations series, where I had the audacity to compare a small and irrelevant chess country with the powerful Mars...
Io̧kwe aolep!* Two weeks ago, I told you all that Episode 3 would be the last one in the Duel Of Nations series. However, due to the good acceptance it received, I changed my mind and decided to release a new one! Welcome to the fourth and most ...
Hello again! Welcome to the third episode of the series Duel Of Nations! Surprisingly, this content has been more successful than I expected. Thank you for your support, and I'm glad you're enjoying it. But for first-time travelers, let me expla...
Kia ora, dear readers! Welcome to my first blog of 2025! Before anything else, I hope you are all having a great start to the year. Once again, I will try my best to post twice a month until the end and keep you entertained with different conten...
Dear readers, welcome to my last blog in 2024! Phew, this was the first full year of "The Kiwi Hobbit's Blog" on Chess.com. I admit that, in January, I was not sure if I would be able to write two posts a month until the end, but I am lucky to h...
Dear all, Welcome to the second episode of the “Duel of Nations” series. Those who have read the first article will know how it works, but as I like all my texts to be independent, I will briefly explain its structure again. The idea...
Dear passengers, This is Captain Bristow speaking. Welcome aboard flight CH355, operated by Chess.com Airlines. Today, my cabin crew and I are going to take you on an amazing trip through the history and curious links between aviation and chess....
Dear all, Welcome to a new series on my blog called "Duel Of Nations". First of all, let me briefly explain what this will be. This series will consist of three episodes in which I will directly compare two nations regarding chess strength. The ...
Hello everyone! Today is the 30th, and that means it is the day to read another one of my nonsense analogy blogs. If you are an avid reader, you already know many important things about the chess world. The list includes who the players would ...
Hey, dear readers! Here I am again! In this article, I would like to go back to the roots of my blog, when I used to write more about my personal opinions on different aspects of chess. The aim today is to let you know who my top 5 favorite fema...
Hello, my lovely chess friends! Today's blog, as promised, will be a bit more serious than my previous ones. However, that doesn't mean it won't be a pleasant read. So please stay with me, because the goal here is to explain which are the most p...
Dear Earthlings, I bet you have already seen movies, books, games, or similar media about hostile aliens invading Earth to destroy us for no reason. Usually, they are just evil and enjoy annihilating random planets for fun. But of course, their ...
Dear friends, Welcome to the party! A few days ago, on August 26th, it was the one-year anniversary of my first blog entry here! I thought about publishing this "text" on that exact day, but since I have long decided that the 15th and 30th of ea...
Dear readers, I believe most of you are familiar with a term called the "Butterfly Effect", one of the most famous concepts of Chaos Theory. For those who are not, I will start this blog with a brief explanation, so that the rest of the text wil...
Hello everyone, By now you probably already know that the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics kicked off a few days ago. For me, and I believe for many of you, this is one of the greatest symbols of how sports can unite people and promote healthy competi...
Ladies and Gentlemen, The UEFA Euro 2024 and the Copa América 2024 are over! Congratulations to Spain and Argentina for a great tournament and the well-deserved title! As a huge football fan, I felt like I could not miss the opportunity a...
Dear all, Today I would like to invite you on an exciting journey through the history of the most famous and beloved board game in the world! The common hobby that unites all of us here and has captured the hearts of so many genius players and t...
Hello everyone, For today's blog, I would like to show you and briefly explain a few curiosities about some of the most famous chess games that took place in fiction, whether in movies, books, TV shows, or often more than one at the same time. W...
Dear readers, Before I get to the text itself, I feel the need to announce to those who do not yet know, that I have recently been awarded the "Top Blogger" stamp on Chess.com. This can be seen from the new cool banner that the staff has added t...
If you have followed the last FIDE Candidates Tournament, you probably already know that the next challenger for the World Championship title will be the young 17-year-old Indian prodigy Dommaraju Gukesh. He, like many other players of the new gen...
A few months ago, I wrote a detailed article about the reasons that I think lead someone to cheat at chess. As many of you know, one of the easiest and most common ways to do this is with the help of an engine that simply gives us the correct move...
Hello everyone! To the sadness of a few and the joy of many... oops, I mean... well, whatever. Welcome to the last episode of the series "Chess Where I Lived". The country of today is the United States of America, popularly known as the USA. For ...
Welcome to my blog! My name is Vanessa Bristow, also known as The Kiwi Hobbit. On my blog, you will find a wide variety of chess-related topics!
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Here you will read: Serious texts about chess in different countries; crazy analogies; personal opinions and reflections on how chess affects our daily lives; light-hearted stories; curious facts that I love to explore; and much more!
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Come with me and discover this amazing world! Feel free to enjoy my posts and share your thoughts with me!
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