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24 Sept 2021
NZRichie
Henry Hookham
His life and the 1st New Zealand Chess Congress 1879
24 Sept 2021
CM
Kingscrusher-YouTube
"The Game of the Century"
Donald Byrne vs Bobby Fischer - Marshall Chess Club, New York, 1956
26 Sept 2021
echecs-payerne
Edwin Bhend, une légende discrète
Le MI Edwin Bhend vient de fêter ses 90 ans. Une légende discrète des échecs suisses.
26 Sept 2021
CM
Kingscrusher-YouTube
My Fischer vs Petrosian FOUR QUEENS game sent the Youtube algorithm crazy
This game and my analysis accidentally drove the Youtube algorithm insane for all the wrong reasons!
27 Sept 2021
CM
Kingscrusher-YouTube
Mikhail Tal avoids the "Cold Shower" after sacrificing material
Precision sometimes needed to justify material sacrifices and avoid the dreaded "Cold Shower"
30 Sept 2021
DeutscheSchachjugend
Bericht des Mädchen- und Frauenschachkongress 2021 in Halle (Saale)
Der Mädchen- und Frauenschachkongress (MFSK) 2021 ist vorbei unseren Bericht ist da. Ebenfalls ist u…
3 Oct 2021
CM
Kingscrusher-YouTube
Tactics flow from superior positions
In this game of Tigran Petrosian, a set of light squares were fatally weakened
4 Oct 2021
InfiniteFlash
Cheating: An offender's recount
This blog is an anecdote & observation about cheaters.
4 Oct 2021
PetraWere
WHY IS CARO-KANN A GOOD OPENING?
Hi Everyone! So recently I made a blog regarding 3 openings, i.e London System, Caro-Kann Defense, a…
4 Oct 2021
Darsh9998
"The Game of the Century"
Donald Byrne vs Bobby Fischer - Marshall Chess Club, New York, 1956
4 Oct 2021
CM
Kingscrusher-YouTube
An instructive game with Daniel Naroditsky in a 5 minute blitz game
Reducing the opponent's counterplay before going to attack their King can be useful
5 Oct 2021
nohandlebars
Rashid & Misha: A Series | Part 1
IM Rashid Nezhmetdinov and GM Mikhail Tal are, by any measure, amongst the strongest and most succes…
7 Oct 2021
Zaraza
Interview with FM Zyxon
Стрим-интервью с игроком FM Zyxon
8 Oct 2021
FischyVishy
Fabiano Caruana vs. The French Defense - Dr. Tarrasch in the House (Part 3)
This series of articles will cover Fabiano Caruana's games against the French Defense since the begi…
9 Oct 2021
CM
Kingscrusher-YouTube
Hikaru Nakamura's funniest ever chess game!
This game features a Dutch Defence with a difference :)
10 Oct 2021
CM
Kingscrusher-YouTube
How a World Chess Champions' game philosophy could save the World!
Tigran Petrosian was known as a master of prevention and prophylaxis. Such measures could be used by…
11 Oct 2021
CM
Kingscrusher-YouTube
The Billionaire who used a chess engine vs Vishy Anand in a charity match!
Billionaires certainly know how to increase win probability!
11 Oct 2021
Gingersquirrelnuts
Exclusive Interview: The Voice behind the Lichess Countdowns
In the first of a series of completely fictional interviews with non-existent unsung chess heroes, t…
12 Oct 2021
CM
Kingscrusher-YouTube
Interview with Daniel Naroditsky after winning against Fabiano Caruana
A brilliant interview showing the trials and tribulations of the fierce US Chess Championship and th…
12 Oct 2021
FischyVishy
Fabiano Caruana vs. The French Defense - The Rise of a French Destroyer (Part 4)
This series of articles will cover Fabiano Caruana's games against the French Defense since the begi…
15 Oct 2021
CM
Kingscrusher-YouTube
Thank the trees for shielding us from the wind!
The trees on the chess board can sometimes be the opponent's isolated pawns :)
16 Oct 2021
CM
Kingscrusher-YouTube
The game that ended Bobby Fischer's historic 20 wins in a row winning streak
A classic game by Tigran Petrosian in the Gruenfeld defence
16 Oct 2021
CM
Kingscrusher-YouTube
Hikaru Nakamura disqualified for having a phone near him during his online game!
New drama for the chess world :) When rules become chess traps that even Grandmasters fall into!
17 Oct 2021
CM
Kingscrusher-YouTube
Reassessing Mikhail Tal vs Tigran Petrosian - USSR championship 1973
Sometimes it is good to update analysis with new analysis - and sometimes new resources spring up!
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