FIDE Grand Prix Berlin 2022 is the final leg of the Grand Prix series that will determine the participants in the Candidates Chess 2022. With Richard Rapport practically qualified after winning the Belgrade Grand Prix, just one spot is available for grabs. FIDE Grand Prix Berlin 2022 is going to take place March 21 – […]

Hans Niemann had a strong Day 1 at the Charity Chess Cup 2022 where he emerged a leader of the event. In Day 2 he played against the World Champion Magnus Carlsen. Here is the game and the thoughts of the commentators at the end of it.

Andrey Esipenko shared his thoughts during the Charity Chess Cup 2022. Esipenko’s favorite opening is the Italian opening and his style depends on his mood. More about Charity Cup: Charity Cup 2022 live / Charity Cup 2022 video) Round reports: Hans Niemann and Liem Quang Le lead after Day 1 / Le Quang Liem is sole leader after Day 2

As you saw last week, I wasn’t impressed with the annotations in the first game of Chernev’s Logical Chess Move by Move. Perhaps I was being a bit unfair. By and large, the notes are serviceable for their purpose: there seemed to be few other basic tactical oversights at least in the main lines. Game … Continue reading "Logical Chess (2)" The post Logical Chess (2) appeared...

This week, we will take the concept of thinking three moves ahead and apply it to our original tactical position. We will spread this out over the next few weeks. The process is simple, at least on paper: Come up with three candidate move choices (three possible moves you can make) as White. You’ll go … Continue reading "A Foundation for Beginners Fifty Five" The post A Foundation for...

Here’s a review of the latest editions of the Master Chess Web Show on Twitch: Saturday This special episode included: 1) A Bobby Fischer classic in what was an unusual opening choice. 2) A shock victory by British amateur Mike Surtees, playing a special gambit recipe against the Caro-Kann. 3) Gawain Jones winning with the … Continue reading "Master Chess Web Show (5)" The post Master...

Taking into account the current recommendations of the IOC, the FIDE Council suspends the national teams of Russia and Belarus from participation in official FIDE tournaments until further notice. In the individual tournaments of the FIDE World Championship cycle, players from these countries will be able to participate under the FIDE flag. FIDE also commented, […]

The FIDE Council has approved today the bid presented by the All India Chess Federation (AICF) to host the 2022 Chess Olympiad in Chennai, the capital of the Tamil Nadu state. The exact schedule is still being discussed and will be announced in the coming days, but the event will take place between the end […]

Breaking: Chess Olympiad 2022 will take place in Chennai, India, confirmed Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin. Confirmations from FIDE, AICF, and multiple grandmasters followed. The Chess Olympiad 2022 has gone through multiple hassles. Initially, it was set to be played in Belarus, but following the wave of protests against Alexander Lukashenko and the support […]

The Charity Chess Cup 2022, the 2nd event on the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour, starts this Saturday March 19th as a @UNICEF fundraiser for children and their families in and around Ukraine. Charity Cup is the second tournament of the Meltwater Champions Tour 2022. Sixteen of the best chess players on the planet will compete […]

The International Committee of the Mediterranean Games (ICMG)  held  its ordinary meeting last  weekend in Oran, as a part of the city’s preparations to host the 19th edition of the Mediterranean Games this summer. Among others, the Committee made a very important decision related to chess. The 2022 Mediterranean Games, officially known as the 19th Mediterranean […]

Shane Battier is a former NBA player who played for Memphis Grizzlies, Huston Rockets, and Miami Heat. Among his many achievements, Shane Battier won two NBA championships with the Miami Heat in 2012 and 2013. Shane Battier is also an avid fan of chess. With a good coach by his side as Maurice Ashley, his […]

“The human mind isn’t a computer; it cannot progress in an orderly fashion down a list of candidate moves and rank them by a score down to the hundredth of a pawn the way a chess machine does. Even the most disciplined human mind wanders in the heat of competition…” GM Garry Kasparov A more … Continue reading "Carbon versus Silicon (2)" The post Carbon versus Silicon (2)...

The 16 years old Daniel Dardha is the young chess star of the 2° Festival di Primavera in Cattolica, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. The chess festival takes place March 16-20 and is a 9 rounds Swiss system. GM Daniel Dardha, rated 2540, will have as main competitors GM Jobava Baadur, GM Vitaliy Bernadskiy, GM Sergei Azarov, GM […]