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source: https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1248219 Sixteen year old Pinoy teen FIDE Master Christian Gian Karlo Arca pulled off a major upse...

“If a ruler does not understand chess, how can he rule over a kingdom?” Sassanian King of Kings, Khusros II (Ruled Persia from 590-628 A...

The above position occurred in the third round of the Grenke Freestyle Chess Open between Magnus Carlsen and Nils Grandelius. In the abo...

Black to move and mate in 5 The above position occurred in my recent game in lichess.org. After the opening moves 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 { A50 I...

If you know me, you know I usually run far from chess960. That randomness? Yeah, it throws me off. But yesterday, I surprised myself. Man...

Happy and blessed Good Friday, two weeks now, the election of the new state chess board of directors was held, I come to show you part o...

"Chess is 99% tactics" is a quote attributed to Richard Teichmann, a German grandmaster in the 1900s. Some may not agree but i...

Black to move and win The above position was from my recent game. I reached 1950+ Elo again and closing in 2000 Elo. The competition is m...

Hello everyone. Fourth Chess960 Tournament or Tournament of Month March is behind us. If you look at standings at the end you can see it...

Mate in 3 The above position was from my recent game in lichess.org 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 h6 { B16 Caro-Kann Defense: Fin...

Hello everyone. It is end of March and time for March edition Chess960. It is nice to have Chess960 on this Friday as well. Warm up for ...

Today, I tried climbing back up. In the last 3-4 weeks, I've been losing, I almost dropped to the 2099+ zone. With lichess rating syste...

"Fischer...is abnormally sensitive to the slightest noise in the hall...Then there are other players, among them Spassky, [Viktor] K...

Hi everyone, I played a rapid game and I wanted to screen record it and post the video as I analyzed every bit while playing, However pow...

"If your opponent cannot do anything active, then don’t rush the position; instead you should let him sit there, suffer, and beg you...

The Greek gift sacrifice is characterized by Bishop sacrifice on h7 or h2 if colors reversed. Usually seen in coffee house or blitz ches...

Hello everyone. Round 7 was quite interesting for me. Good games, bad games, good moves, blunders and more. It is a chess game. You click...

"Chess is rarely a game of ideal moves. Almost always, a player faces a series of difficult consequences whichever move he makes.” –...

"Chess is a terrible game. If you have no center, your opponent has a freer position. If you do have a center, then you really have...

https://img.leopedia.io/DQmfJ9wCPxQyurRGCYhoXGutQgKYUoWTxE6JWk88dLTTPsJ/IMG_3779.jpeg For Day 12 of the inleo prompts, we're asked to sha...

"I love all positions. Give me a difficult positional game, I will play it.But totally won positions, I cannot stand them" - Un...

Hello, dear friends of this community, waiting for positive and good vibes day after day.It's my first time writing here, so to start I ...

"Adequate compensation for a sacrifice is having a sound combination leading to a winning position; adequate compensation for a blun...

White to move and win material The position above was from my recent 3 minute blitz game in lichess.org. Before that, some chess news: so...

"Sometimes a Pawn is enough to change the whole game and those who ignore the importance of it, are liable to lose their Queen.” – ...

The position above was from my recent game in an opening I'm familiar with. 1. d4 e5 2. dxe5 Nc6 3. Nf3 Qe7 { A40 Englund Gambit: Main L...

"Chess is a game that benefits people of all ages, especially kids, in any area of life, business, problem solving, and social skill...

Hello everyone. Third Chess960 Tournament or Tournament of Month February is done. Winner is @eniolw (eniolw). His first appearance in C...

Another round is in the books, and the competition is only getting tougher! Round 4 saw some incredible games, intense battles, and a few...

"I am still a victim of Chess. It has all the beauty of art and much more. It cannot be commercialized. Chess is much purer than art...