Current goal is to reach 1009 rapid Chess.com – Everybody goes for 1000 so I just wanted to be a little different. Seems to stick more in my head. Actually the...

Every chess player has had that moment — you look at the board, your opponent’s pieces are perfectly placed, your king feels unsafe, and your pawns look like a mess. You...

In chess, every move matters — sometimes more than we realize. A single piece, shifted just one square, can transform a position from solid to shaky, or from defensive to...

I probably shouldn’t be writing anything about Daniel. He passed away on October 19, 2025.  I didn’t know him, never met him, know very little about him, in...

The word checkmate in chess comes from the Persian phrase “shāh māt” (شاه مات). Shāh = “king” Māt = “helpless,” “defeated,” or “stunned” So the phrase meant “the king is...

Stop Hunting Checkmates — Start Blocking Your Own Most chess advice is about attacking — look for combinations, spot the mate in three, pressure weaknesses until your...