Nowadays, chess is significantly more played online than over the board. People use various platforms, for example, lichess.org, to have fun playing rapid, blitz, or bullet games. Usually, we are taught how to play chess over the board, but how can we get better at online chess? Here are some Read more…
During a couple of my streams, many of you asked which chess books or chess movies are the best. I have been playing chess for 11 years now and over that time, I have come across a ton of amazing chess books that helped me improve and understand chess better. Read more…
GM Hikaru Nakamura, currently the second-best player after Magnus Carlsen and also a very famous Twitch streamer, has tied the knot with his girlfriend, WGM Atousa Pourkashiyan. She announced this exciting news on her Instagram, posting a photo from the wedding. Many fans and other chess players congratulated them on Read more…
Do you still remember the Carlsen – Niemann controversy that started in September 2022? In our last blog article we informed you about Niemann’s decision to sue Carlsen. In the $100 million lawsuit filed in October last year, Hans Niemann alleged that Magnus Carlsen falsely accused him of cheating after Read more…
GM Peter Svidler showed up to compete in the 28th edition of the Tepe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament, after not competing more than a year and a half. The tournament took place in Malmo, Sweden, from May 4th to 10th. Eight professional grandmasters played 7 rounds. Here are the Read more…
Ding Liren is officially the first player from China to be crowned as the World Chess Champion. After nerve-wracking final tiebreaks, Ding dethroned Magnus Carlsen. Let’s have a closer look and recap the last fascinating rounds and the tiebreaker. Game 7 – Nepomniachtchi takes the lead In Game 7, we Read more…
What a match in Astana! The FIDE World Championship is heating after Nepomniachtchi got a lead in Game 5, but Ding strokes back in Game 6. Let’s discuss these fascinating last 2 rounds. Game 5 Following his defeat in Game 4 and the rest day, Nepomniachtchi scored an exceptional win Read more…
The World Chess Championships 2023 between Ding Liren and Ian Nepomniachtchi is currently the hottest topic in the chess world. Let’s see how Ding and Nepomniachtchi did after the first game that ended as a draw. Game 2 – Ding‘s surprise that favored Nepomniachtchi Ding as white shocked Nepomniachtchi right Read more…
Because of Carlsen’s absence, Ian Nepomniachtchi is facing No.3 Liren Ding, the highest-rated Chinese player in history. The 2023 FIDE World Championship Match is being played in Astana, Kazakhstan from April 9 and can go on until April 30. They will play 14 games and the first who reaches 7,5 Read more…
Magnus Carlsen is currently playing in the Norwegian Poker Championship in Bratislava, Slovakia. He is one of 435 players, out of 680, who made it through Day 1. Before the Norwegian Poker Championship started, Magnus made an Instagram story, which interested his fans and people in the chess community. Yesterday, Read more…