Introduction On February 26th, 2024, one of the biggest, proudest moments of my professional life (so far) happened – the publication of the Chessable course Gustafsson’s Aggressive 1.e4 – Part 1, which I co-authored with…
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Norm Factories Or: The Problem(s) With Round-Robin Norm Events
Note 1: This article was written in collaboration with Benjamin Porthault who did all the statistical analysis. When he is not running Python Scripts, Benjamin works as a performance/mental coach specializing in coaching chess players….
Women’s World Chess Championship 1930
Cover Photo: Vera Menchik (Left), Paula Wolf-Kalmar, Wally Henschel (top), Katarina Beskow and Agnes Stevenson (bottom), Sources: Various, but mostly the fantastic website BritBase by John Saunders and the following Chessbase article Women’s World Chess…
1927 Women’s World Chess Championship
Cover Photo: Vera Menchik (Left), Edith Price, Martha Daunke (top), Paula Kalmar, Edith Holloway, Edith Michell (bottom), Sources: Various, but mostly the fantastic website BritBase by John Saunders In order to track the origin of…
Everything You Need To Know About Chess Coaching: How (And Why) To Find A Chess Coach
Disclaimer: This article was written primarily with chess coaching for adults in mind. While some of the concepts/topics discussed are relevant for chess coaching for kids, not all of them are. Likewise, some matters highly…
Materialism in Chess Or: How To Make Money In Chess In An Ethical Way
Introduction The Motivation For This Article Throughout the 20th century, it was very tough to make a living within the chess world. Unless you were an absolute top player – preferably from a country like…
How (and Why) To Analyze Your Chess Games: A Step-By-Step Guide to Analyzing Your Chess Games
Introduction Analyzing your chess games is often recommended as one of the best ways to improve your chess game. Everyone in the chess world, from the sixth World Chess Champion Mikhail Botvinnik, famous Soviet trainers…
How To Use Chess Engines: The Method of Comparison
Introduction Even though chess engines are a very powerful tool for analyzing chess positions, many people are struggling with their use. In this article, aptly titled How To Use Chess Engines, I am going to…
Burn Variation of the French Defence
This article is part of a series of articles covering different Opening Variations. You can find the complete list of Openings/Variations covered on the following link. Introduction After covering the Alekhine-Chatard variation of the French…
Croatia Bulldogs – Saint Louis Arch Bishops, Pro Chess League 2023: Match Report
Croatia Bulldogs – Saint Louis Arch Bishops After losing a tense match against Shangai Tigers in week 4 of the Pro Chess League and missing the first opportunity to qualify for the playoffs, Croatia Bulldogs…
Croatia Bulldogs – Shangai Tigers, Pro Chess League 2023: Report
Croatia Bulldogs – Shangai Tigers After scoring a remarkable victory against team Blitz in the week 3 of the Pro Chess League, Croatia Bulldogs were just one match victory away from reaching the playoff stage….
Croatia Bulldogs – Blitz, Pro Chess League 2023: Report
Croatia Bulldogs – Blitz After defeating the Berlin Bears, in the third week of Pro Chess League Croatia Bulldogs faced another difficult challenge – a match against the french-based team Blitz, featuring two 2700+ players…