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Huge thank you to all of the coaches that donated many hours each week to teach each of the qualifiers! In particular, I want to thank my coach, IM Yuriy Krykun. He was a phenomenal coach. His lessons were engaging and extremely instructive! He's also a really nice guy. Per Twitter ("X" ...), I think all four of his students made it to the semi-finals. While I won my first game in the semi's, I lost the second and the second tiebreaker. I think had a winning position in each loss, but got too low on time. I only mention this to highlight that, after four quick hour-long lessons with Yuriy, my chess improved significantly. I plan on using my winnings to take more lessons with him. Anyone looking for a coach - reach out to him!

It would seem that the life story of the 13th World Champion, the greatest chess player of our time Garry Kasparov has already been looked into thoroughly- both by himself and dozens of biographers, and that there are neither blank spots nor places for interpretation in it. Ilya Levitov, who conducted a 24-hour dialogue with "The Great and Terrible", is inclined to argue that this is far from the case! Kasparov is unique in the chess world, not only for his contribution to theory and his practice of the game, which had no equivalent either before or after him, but also for his tireless thirst for victory. For more than a quarter of a century of his unique career, Garry gave his all, winning almost every competition he took part in. He played in eight World Championship matches, he won six of them – and could have played more, if not for the war against FIDE, which he lead his whole life, and in which he was, alas, eventually defeated. He holds all the records and achievements that ever existed in chess. Kasparov came ahead of Fischer by becoming the first player ever to cross the 2800-elo rating border. He held the first spot of the world rankings for 22 years. He scored the most victories, including a row in super tournaments, causing awe, if not horror, among colleagues. He was the first to use computers in preparation, opening this "Pandora's box", and losing to it in a 1997 match. He opened a new era in the history of chess, where machines became stronger than humans ... Finally, Kasparov tried many times to transform chess itself, by turning it into a professional sport with proper prizes and a clear structure in which players themselves played the main role – and would not depend on the will of all-powerful officials! Yes, his whole life and career is filled with contradictions. There is probably nothing else to expect from a chess genius. During the next 24 hours on air on the Levitov Chess channel you will learn everything about the life of Garry Kimovich Kasparov! Or almost everything... You don't want to miss that. Today's first episode is dedicated to his childhood, his parents and his first steps in chess...

Hello Chesspunks, I think I've reached a rating where peers don't hang pieces anymore, so I need to learn to generate attacks. Here are a few games where I just drifted in the middlegame unable to generate attacking ideas. I'd be grateful for any tips/ pointers on how to keep improving. Game 1: I run low on time by move 20 because I tried and failed to come up with a plan. I spent like 10 minutes trying to trap queen/win material b/w moves 13 - 16. Game 2: Adrift after opening. Trading pieces without any plan in mind. End up in a squeeze.

this will be an exciting event. big shot to chess Punk folks and chess.com. Can someone let fans know how to register once they join this club?