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19 Oct 2025
Rook Sacrifices and More! Shankland vs Niemann
Hey guys! Today we will be taking a look at a very recent game played between GMs Sam Shankland and …
23 Jun 2025
Vaganian’s Masterpiece in the QGD
Crushing Rook Sacrifice in the QGD...
16 Jun 2025
Tal’s Attacking Masterpieces Part 1
Sacrificing a Queen for checkmate?
9 Jun 2025
Pawn Endgames are Hard (Part 1)
Complex Endgame between two 2600+ FIDE GMs
18 May 2025
Queen Sacrifice on Move 17? Sharjah Masters Round 1
How often do you see a possible queen sacrifice as early as move 17?
24 Dec 2024
Calculation Exercises: Two Piece Sacrifice for Queen
Queen Sacrifice to force the Opponent's king into the Center...
2 Nov 2024
Arjun Erigaisi Crosses 2800 at the European Chess Club Cup
A journey from 2700 to 2800 in just 12 months...
14 Oct 2024
Pawn Sacrifice Against the English!?
New Weapon against the English?
28 Aug 2024
Future of Chess: Rapid and Chess960?
Something that is debated a lot is what the future holds for the game of chess...
23 Jul 2024
Recent Tournament Tactics: Edition 1
Test your tactical vision based off of recent tournament games between strong titled players!
13 Jun 2024
How to Win Against the Dutch
What if I told you that you could surprise your opponent on the 2nd move in the Dutch?
30 May 2024
Rxc3 Sacrifice in the Sicilian
Exploring a Thematic Idea for Black in the Sicilian
16 May 2024
Surprise Weapon against the Semi-Slav Defense
Want to score some wins against Semi-Slav players?
1 May 2024
First GM Norm in Saint Louis
How I won 3 games in a row to clinch my first norm...
16 Nov 2021
Round 5 Recap of the 23rd European Team Championship
Hello everyone, this is my first blog post! I will be covering a few games from Round 5 of the Europ…