Next Mega-A Team Event approaches
Team events are fun
My starstruck encounters with Super Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura
Playing one of your favourite grandmasters is a fun experience offline or online
My interview with Ben Johnson - Perpetual Chess Podcast
An interesting interview covering a range of topics from chess to programming :)
When to break the principles of chess
It is interesting to consider when one can break the principles of chess and get away with it
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
Tactics flow from superior positions
In this game of Tigran Petrosian, a set of light squares were fatally weakened
The importance of chess tactics
Tactics pervade all phases of the game - opening, middlegame and endgames
Outrageously Fun Monthly Lichess Superblitz - September 2021
Huge fun had here and lots of luck too!
Magnus Carlsen's funniest ever chess opening
This bullet game was played against a Grandmaster opponent
The day I beat Grandmaster Sam Shankland in a 5 minute blitz game
It was an amazing morning. My opponent's position looked smugly positional but I had a few tactical …
Elite Bullet Tournament - 26th September 2021
Shaky start but things started looking up....
Top 10 Outrageously Aggressive Chess Openings
Here are some ideas for aggressive openings to try out and have fun with :)
Mikhail Tal avoids the "Cold Shower" after sacrificing material
Precision sometimes needed to justify material sacrifices and avoid the dreaded "Cold Shower"
My most painful loss ever in Over the board chess!
This loss caused me to rethink one day chess as being a total waste of time and energy
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!
Garry Kasparov's quickest defeat to the "Deeper Blue" Computer
The day humanity lost its battle against the engines!
Bullet Chess Titled Arena September - the commentary video
The live commentary video of this thrilling experience
The Greatest Chess Game ever played
This is arguably the greatest chess game ever played - Kasparov vs Topalov - Wijk aan Zee NED, 1999
"The Game of the Century"
Donald Byrne vs Bobby Fischer - Marshall Chess Club, New York, 1956
Fajarowicz Gambit - An out of this world opening trap that defeated GM Dlugy!
This is the weirdest trap you are likely to see!
Mikhail Tal's Top 10 Chess Sacrifices of all time
These sacrifices usually reach the top 50 of most lists :)
Happy birthday (21st September) to Mariya Muzychuk
Women's World Champion 2015–2016
Sacrificing your queen can be bad for your sleep after!
Here is an Over the Board game of mine from 2011 which did actually affect my sleep even though I wo…