“Believe in yourself. You are braver than you think, more talented than you know, and capable of more than you imagine.” Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart For the past couple of months at the club we have been solving puzzles where the position of certain pieces was the difference maker. This is … Continue reading "Students Analysis (7)" The post Students Analysis (7) appeared...

I’ve recently set up three new websites, which are about to be released to the general public. The first is chesswithrichard.uk. This is a personal site advertising my tuition services. Regular readers will be aware that I don’t teach like other chess tutors. Nor do I teach for the same reasons as other chess tutors. … Continue reading "Chess With Richard" The post Chess With...

Two young rookie stars took centre stage as the elite Chessable Masters e-sports chess event kicked off today. The world’s youngest grandmaster Abhimanyu Mishra scored his first win over a top 10 player on the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour aged just 13 as he racked up an impressive 6/12. Mishra is ranked just 459 in […]

Today, May 19, 2022, is a historical day for Georgian chess. The Ministry of Education Mikhail Chkhenkeli has announced that starting with the next school year, chess will be a mandatory subject for first-grade students in the country. It will apply to all the 2,200 schools in Georgia, both public and private. The plan aims […]

The second leg of the Grand Chess Tour, Superbet Rapid and Blitz in Poland, kicked off yesterday, May 18th in the Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw, Poland. The opening ceremony was kicked-off with a solo violin performance followed by a drawing of lots, where each player picked up his starting numbers […]

Men’s Health, the world’s largest men’s magazine with 35 editions in 59 countries, yesterday published an article giving answers to how fit you really need to be to sit still and move pawns around. (scroll down for the full text) The Workout Bucket List book featuring a collection of exercises states that you need to […]

The 2nd leg of the Romanian Grand Prix 2022 will take place from 4-11 June in Targu Mures. Read more: Baadur Jobava wins 1st Romanian Grand Prix event / Romanian Grand Prix 2022 – Basic information The city of Targu Mures will simultaneously host two tournaments: A (part of the Romanian Grand Prix for players […]

The series of the Grand Chess Tour 2022 events continues from 17-24 May with the Grand Chess Tour Poland 2022 in Warsaw.  The Rapid part of the championship is played from 19-21 May and the Blitz part will take place on 22-23 May. The games will be broadcasted live on Chessdom.com. Pairings & Timetable / All information about the […]

Chessable English Championship and Chessable English Women’s Championship 2022 take place on 19th-22nd May 2022 in Kenilworth. Two weeks earlier, the English Chess Federation announced National Champions among Seniors and the series of National competitions continue today with Open and Women’s events. The Open event attracted 33 entries and the top seeds are: GM Mark […]

The series of the Grand Chess Tour 2022 events continues from 17-24 May with the Grand Chess Tour Poland 2022 in Warsaw.  Ten players will compete for the total prize fund of 175.000$, playing 9 Rapid games (round robin system) and 18 Blitz games (double round robin system). The time control of Rapid games will be 25 minutes […]

This week’s guest on the Master Chess Web Show was GM Keith Arkell. In one of the most illuminating shows yet, Keith explained much about his view of strategy and gave insights into the life of a chess professional: Nigel Davies The post Master Chess Web Show (14) appeared first on The Chess Improver.

Susan Polgar started playing chess in her early childhood. At the age of 4, she won the first chess tournament. 11 years later, at the age of 15, Susan Polgar became the top-ranked female player in the World, winning the Women’s World Champion crown in 1996. Tending to break gender barriers in chess, Susan Polgar […]

The 2022-2023 series of Women’s Grand Prix tournaments features four events which will be held between August 2022 and June 2023. The schedule and dates framework is as followed: 1st WGP event: August – September 2022; 2nd WGP event: October – December 2022; 3rd WGP event: January – March 2023; 4th WGP event: April – […]