Insights of chess

This podcats I am talking to you regarding my prefered openings and why, how I started playing chess from a young age and my evolution and interest over time. https://soundcloud.com/user-659237093/insights-of-chess I am looking forward to hear more from you, what are your prefered openings and …

Checkmate by suffocation

The Suffocation mate is a common method of checkmating. It works by using the horse to attack the enemy king and the bishop to close the escape routes of the king. Sometimes it is confused with the Smothered mate. The difference is that a smothered mate is a …

Interview with a more experienced chess player

In this podcast I am interviewing a fellow chess player. Join us in our discussion about the game, how he started playing and role models from the chess community that influenced us. https://soundcloud.com/user-659237093/interview-with-a-chess-player Tomorrow I will be posting my next podcast where I will be …

Interview with a chess newbie

Listen to my first podcast where I interview Linus, a 19 year old student, that has just started playing chess. I thought that it would be interesting to get an opinion from someone that is just at the beginning of his road and see what …

Chess gameplay with commentary (Part 2)

This is a game that I have played and decided to record it with commentary and post it here for further analysis. There were plenty of blunders in this gameplay, if you manage to identify them all, feel free to write them in the comment …

Chess gameplay with commentary (Part 1)

My first chess gameplay with commentary is live on youtube. Have a look and let me know what you think.   https://youtu.be/InY9upJkNgw   There were plenty of blunders in this gameplay, if you manage to identify them all, feel free to tell me in the …

How to identify the reason

I have learned the utility of asking the “Why” questions. As a result of many situations and incidents, I have found the “Why” question to be the most useful one. Asking Why can sometimes show the parts that are involved in the situation or reveal …

Time Management in Chess

In chess, the time possibilities of playing can range between 1 minute games and up to 24 hours per move. The most popular options are usually between 1 minute (blitz) and 30 minute games. Having a shorter amount of time can influence a player’s style …