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Greetings to all chess fans! Aside from the minority attack, another middle game strategy I employ but to a lesser degree is the isolated queen's pawn. An isolated queen's pawn, also known as an isolani

Hello everyone. It is time for the October edition of Chess960 Hivechess Tournament with 75 Hives in rewards. This is our 23rd Freestyle chess or Fisher random chess tournament at the Hive chess community.

Playing with the Black pieces in a rapid 10-minute game on Lichess.org against a tough opponent rated 1435, I faced an unusual wing attempt in the Sicilian Defense. This game turned into a sharp tactical

Greetings to all chess fans! Philippine born Wesley So has once again proven his class by winning the 2026 U.S. Chess Championship in St. Louis, Missouri. What appeared to be a straightforward title run

Greetings to all chess fans! Beginners often focus on studying openings and memorizing lines. Why, not? It's cool to say that you know the Queen's Gambit or Sicilian Defense like it's a kung fu style or

Welcome to a new Hivechess lecture, where we'll look at a lesson on creating threats your opponent can't ignore. We will be using the game between Grandmaster Anish Giri and Grandmaster Movsesian Sergei

Thunderbolt in 9 Moves: Winning with the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit ♟️⚡ Playing with the White pieces in a rapid game on Lichess.org, I went for a bold, aggressive setup against a 1500-rated opponent. What

The 2026 U.S. Chess Championship is underway in St. Louis, Missouri and Pinoy GM Wesley So has made an impressive start. The three time U.S. champion opened the tournament with consecutive victories before

La partida de hoy se dio con una salida que poco utilizo, propuse un cruce de peones que se pudo convertir en un intercambio temprano, pero que al final esquivé para plantear una posición alta que siempre

Greetings to all chess fans! Here is another one of my recent games from chess.com. It shows the importance of controlling space to attack. My opponent tried to play a defensive game that I exploited by

Playing with the Black pieces in a rapid 10-minute game on Lichess.org against a 1400-rated opponent, I bounced right back into the win column. This game featured an unconventional Caro-Kann battle, sharp

Playing a blitz and rapid game while listening to Sam smith.

Greetings to all chess fans! Another one of my recent games from chess.com. I used the Italian Opening that led to a strong king side attack. I often see the Italian opening played by Wesley So and it

Greetings to all chess fans! I'm hoping to join the rapid chess tournament that was announced by @stayoutoftherz if I can wake up. The tournament starts very early in our country but I will try to join.

Playing with the White pieces in a rapid 10-minute game on Lichess.org against an opponent rated 1431, I found myself in a grueling, multi-layered marathon. This game had everything: early tactical advantages,

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Hello everyone! Game 3, lost in a badly played Sicilian defense. Lesson learnt Current rating - 2242 (-7) Rating Goal -2400

Hello everyone. Another Chess960 Tournament done and 3 more to go. 22nd or September edition was a bit less exciting than usual. This time we got a new winner as the last 7 tournaments were won by only

In today's video, I played an opposite colour draw. I offered draw even being up a pawn as I know I couldn't win. Current Rating - 2249 (+3) Goal - 2400 Thanks for watching. please zoom to get the full

Greetings to all chess fans! In round nine of the Olympiad it's USA versus the leading team, Uzbekistan. Pinoy pride Wesley So is playing in board two against then undefeated Javokhir Sindarov. The latter