This week we interviewed GM Danny Gormally, who talked to us about life as a chess professional, improvement techniques and his latest book. He also showed us a couple of his games from a recent tournament: Nigel Davies The post Master Chess Web Show (11) appeared first on The Chess Improver.

Devaluation of chess titles, disrespect to history, possibility for behind the scenes deals, confusion. These are just some of the issues pointed out by chess fans on the internet regarding the recent decision of Chess.com to hold “Chess.com world championship”. For those knowing chess history and possessing knowledge of the foundations of the chess world, […]

We cannot help but put Danny Gormally’s tweet in our Tweet of the Day column. Discussing the new “world champion” title, Danny Gormally in a sarcastic answer to Jon Ludvig Hammer says, “I have crowned myself world champion of my bedroom.” Thank you Danny, now we are all champions! Read more: “Chess.com” world championship might […]

For many days after the appearance of another “world champion” title, the governing body of chess FIDE is silent on the issue. FIDE’s silence has spurred into multiple theories ranging from FIDE’s looming bankruptcy to direct correlations with the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Read more: “Chess.com” world championship might open up a Pandora’s box / Video...

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MrDodgy Invitational 3.0 is going to take place in 2022. The announcement comes from the Tournament Director and CEO of Chefable, MrDogy himself. A real upgrade in the event is planned, changing the motto from “Bigger Better Harder” to “Bigger, Better, Realer“. MrDodgy Invitational has always been the most important event in chess. Now that […]

Continuing the amazing line of April Fool’s humor renaming Chessable ot Chefable, the @ChefableWTF announced, “We’re pleased to announce the first-ever Chefable World Champignonship! This is YOUR chance to compete with the best eaters in the world to win ONE BILLION MUSHROOMS!” If you wonder about the mushrooms, here are some links to digest the […]

“The Exchange Variation is without doubt one of White’s best weapons versus the popular Slav Defense. By creating a symmetrical position with an extra tempo, White keeps Black’s counter play to a minimum while developing positional pressure” Silman and Donaldson I am going to acknowledge the elephant in the room by saying this variation is … Continue reading "Need...

Magnus Carlsen upped his game for the big occasion today as he ended young pretender Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa’s unbeaten streak to go level at the top of the Oslo Esports Cup leaderboard. The World Champion shrugged off the illness he has suffered since the start of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour event to brush aside the challenge of […]

The 15th edition of the Serbian National Youth Chess Festival commenced today in Novi Sad with the Serbian Youth Rapid Chess Championship 2022. The festival features rapid, blitz and classical chess events, taking place from April 26 – May 3. 186 kids compete in the rapid and blitz championships, and starting Wednesday is the main […]

Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa is “having fun” after recording a third straight match-win today to continue his perfect start to the elite Oslo Esports Cup. India’s 16-year-old superstar-in-the-making is the only player with 9/9 points and has won the maximum $22,500 so far after he crushed Liem Quang Le with a game to spare. Pragg now faces World Champion […]

Have you ever wondered what would Anish Giri do if he weren’t a professional chess player? Anish Giri answers 9 questions we all thought about: What is your best chess game ever? Who is your favorite actor? What is your go-to song to get pumped? If the Good-Knight bar were to name a drink after […]

15-year-old Indian Grandmaster Gukesh D won the 1st Chess Menorca Open which was played from 20th to 24th April 2022 at Hotel Princesa Playa, Menorca, Spain. Gukesh scored 6 points to be the sole winner of the event and the outstanding performance brought him 13.4 rating points. With live rating of 2660, Gukesh leaped to […]