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2025 FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championship: A Star-Packed Lineup in Doha
The 2025 FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championship is shaping up to be one of the most competitive and widely...
Openings
How Eric Rosen Used the Stafford Gambit to Beat a Grandmaster in 14 Moves
On December 30, 2024, in Round 12 of the FIDE World Blitz Chess Championship held online on Chess.com, International Master...
Chess Books
The Diamond Dutch: Strategic Ideas & Powerful Weapons — Full Review
Most opening books promise “dangerous ideas” or “powerful weapons.”Very few actually deliver them in a way club players can use...
News
Faustino Oro Defeats Andy Woodward 7½–4½ in ICC Blitz Match
Argentinian prodigy Faustino Oro scored a memorable victory over American grandmaster Andy Woodward on Wednesday, winning their 12-game blitz match...
Chess 101
How to use Obsidian Chess Engine
Obsidian is a modern, high-performance UCI chess engine that rose very quickly into the top tier of computer chess. It’s...
News
Ukraine Challenges Legality of Russian “FIDE” Team at 2025 Women’s World Team Championship
Just days before the 2025 FIDE World Women’s Team Championship begins in Linares, Spain, a major dispute has erupted over...
Puzzle
60 Chess Tactics Every Player Should Know
Learning tactical motifs is the fastest way to improve. Below are 60 essential tactics and patterns, each explained in a...
Chess Books
Is The World’s Most Instructive Amateur Game Book Worth Buying?
If you’ve ever stared at a grandmaster game and thought, “Cool… but I would never reach this position,” then Dan...
Openings
Stafford Gambit Explained: Key Ideas, Traps, and How to Play It Effectively
The Stafford Gambit has become one of the most talked-about opening weapons in modern online chess. Fueled by YouTube speedruns,...
Chess 101
How to download Komodo Dragon Chess Engine
Komodo is one of the strongest and most popular commercial chess engines (its “Dragon” line is the neural-network/AI flavour). This...