#viennagambit #romantic #beautiful #checkmate #legaltrap
One of the great things about the Vienna Gambit is that when it goes well, you not only win, but there is the opportunity to get a beautiful checkmate. To quote myself from my new bo...
#unplugged #jazz #vienna #birdsopening
CHESS UNPLUGGED | Sometimes, I just like unwind by not thinking too hard, play a couple of quick casual unrated games, while listen to some slow jazz! πβοΈπ΅
Today, I played a couple of qu...
#greekgift #triplebrilliant #chessromance
The Greek Gift Sacrifice is a beautiful, devious, and Romantic tactic that I just love playing! π€©π It’s a tactical motif that typically occurs in the early middlegame and can come from many d...
#unplugged #jazz #vienna #sillychess
CHESS UNPLUGGED | Sometimes, I just like unwind by not thinking too hard, play a couple of quick casual unrated games, while listen to some slow jazz! πβοΈπ΅
Today, I played a few quick game...
#unplugged #jazz #vienna #royalfork #brilliant
CHESS UNPLUGGED | Sometimes, I just like unwind by not thinking too hard, play a couple of quick casual unrated games, while listen to some slow jazz! πβοΈπ΅
It was a stormy day...
#englundgambit #queensac #chessromance
I haven’t played a daily game in a while but enrolled in the currently running under-1500s Team New Zealand vs Team Australia (Sydney NSW) tournament. I’ve just finished this amazing...
#fourknights #scotch #tripledpawns #comeback
This might be a bit perverse, but making a reversal, a comeback, from a losing position is one of my secret joys in chess! π
Now, that doesn’t mean that I deliberately play bad openings...
#unplugged #jazz #vienna #french #steiner #timescramble #glory
CHESS UNPLUGGED | Sometimes, I just like unwind by not thinking too hard, play a couple of quick casual unrated games, while listen to some slow jazz! πβοΈπ΅
Tod...
#englundgambit #tactics #beginnertips
One of the things that I’ve learned in my chess journey (and I’m still a noob!) is that searching for and playing chess tactics, increases the likelihood of a win. What do I mean? Con...
#quickwins #legaltrap #ohnomyqueen #brilliant #chessromance
I’m very pleased to present the century in the series! We’ve finally reached Chess Noob Quick Wins #100! Thank you to everybody has followed my channel and blog. Th...
#interview #bookreview
Today, Kyla Zhao gave an interview, we had a conversation about her new book, chess, some of the themes in the story, and more. Check it out!
A couple of weeks ago, May the Best Player Win, a new chess nov...
#unplugged #jazz #viennagambit #scandinavian
CHESS UNPLUGGED | Sometimes, I just like unwind by not thinking too hard, play a couple of quick casual unrated games, while listen to some slow jazz! πβοΈπ΅
After work this evening, I de...
#tactics #fishingpole #romance
The Fishing Pole Tactic, also known as the fishing pole attack or trap, is one of my favourite tactical patterns at the beginner-intermediate level. Once above a certain level of experience, it doesn&rs...
#unplugged #jazz #scandinavian #smithmorra #scotch
Sometimes, I just like unwind by not thinking too hard, play a couple of quick casual unrated games, while listen to some slow jazz! πβοΈπ΅
I normally have Tuesdays off and this morning...
#smith-morra #sicilian #brilliant #chessromance
A question that I’ve been asked frequently by beginner players is, “what opening should I learn to play?”, often in the context that they want to branch out from playi...
#unplugged #jazz #scandinavian #jaenischgambit
Sometimes, I just like unwind by not thinking too hard, play a couple of quick casual unrated games, while listen to some slow jazz! πβοΈπΆ
My regular videos usually focus on post-game ...
#chesschats #bookreview #fiction
TL;DR:This lovely short novel is easy to enjoy and easy to read for chess players young and old. Chess ideas and descriptions are sprinkled like delightful crumbs in the narrative (“I recognised th...
#fourknights #openingtactics #history
About a week ago, I had this really fun and tactical game of the Four Knights Italian with Black (1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bc4). This was an unrated daily game against a new friend and subs...
#chessnutgo #travelchess #wumpus
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I've been in Melbourne for the last co...
#waywardqueen #black #openingtactics #beginnertips
Many beginner players will experience the Wayward Queen Attack (1. e4 e5 2. Qh5?!) – either playing it themselves or facing off against it. Likely it’s been played tens i...
#vienna #zhuravlev #anti-zhuravlev #giraffe
Last week, I had two consecutive games with different opponents (one on chess.com, and the next on Lichess) where I had the white pieces, and Black played down a specific line of the Zhuravlev...
#chesscam #computervision #otb2pgn #chesschat
Have you ever wished that you could easily get a PGN of a game of chess you played over-the-board?
I know that I have! Yes, I could have simply written it down during the game, but that's ...
#englundgambit #quickwins #tactics
Well hello here! We’re now at Quick Wins #99 and today, I have an unrated 10-min game of rapid against a Random Noob. This game is a simple, but good example for beginner players on reading an...
#scandinavian #history #romance
I've recently been doing some research on the Scandinavian Defense for my upcoming book on aggressive chess opening attacks in the romantic style of chess. The Scandi (1. e4 d5) is intrinsically a deeply ...
#ruylopez #jaenisch #viennagambit #romanticism
Last week, I had a bit of a massive tilt, dropping to below 1200 ELO in rapid for the first time in a very long time! π
I know exactly why this has happened… I’ve been playing ...