A few years ago, a book came out called The Complete Chess Swindler: How to Save Points from Lost Positions. I bought it, started reading it… and didn’t get very far. It ended up gathering virtual dust

Last night I had a closer look at a blitz game I played recently on Gameknot.com. I managed to win as Black using Charlie Storey’s Sniper system. Charlie Storey is an English Fide Master who I met at the

For the first time this year, I played three blitz games on Gameknot's Live Chess portal. I left the colour setting on random although I was hoping to get the black pieces so I could practice the

Last night I called in on one of my private English language students, a doctor who I have taught for many years. After an hour or so of English conversation, we spent another hour reading Franz Kafka's

This is how I saw in 2025: I was studying problems in the art of "Ablenkung" ("distraction") in a good old East German chessbook that was published in East Berlin back in 1987. Do not

What is Ablenkung? It's a German word meaning "distraction" (or "deflection") - a crafty tactical maneuver where one piece lures the opponent into a fatal mistake, revealing the inherent

Yesterday, I blogged about a chess coaching session I ran earlier this week around the theme of "Ablenkung" or "distraction," also translated as "deflection." The topic was

On Monday afternoon I held my second chess coaching session at the "Board Room" games cafe in Nishi Hiroshima. (I posted a report about the first session here: .) This time I took one of my favourite

People tell you that chess isn't a game of luck, but let's face it, sometimes you definitely get lucky - as I did when my opponent (Black) resigned from what I felt was a winning position. Here's the state

This was a satisfying "live chess" blitz win, playing as White (QGD) against a "higher rated" (1922) player on Gameknot. I was white and played the Queen's Pawn Opening that quickly

Logical Chess Last week, I happened to watch a videos by National Chess Master Nelson Lopez on his Chess Vibes Youtube channel. In the video, Nelson took us through one of the games in Irving Chernev's

Who dares play chess with the Gobfather? You think you clever for beating me, eh? Eat lead, while I suck on a Starbucks Mango Frappuccino. Meanwhile, my sidekick, The Don, was up against the Russian Queen,

Greetings guys, this is a special post dedicated to all lovers of Chess play. It's also dedicated to The Chess Community and all of HIVE. Alright guys, I'm happy to share with you an awesome Chess art

Greetings guys, this is a special post dedicated to all lovers of Chess play. It's also dedicated to The Chess Community and all of HIVE. In today's post I'll be sharing with you an awesome chess artwork

Think ahead in chess and in life. Just like planning your moves on the chessboard can lead to better outcomes, considering the consequences of your actions in real life helps you make wise decisions. Foresight

Greetings guys, this is a special post dedicated to all lovers of Chess play. It's also dedicated to The Chess Community and all of HIVE. In this post I'll be sharing with you an awesome chess artwork

Here's a video of my latest Gameknot Blitz game in which I was White and led with the Queen's Pawn Opening: 1.d4 d6 Transposes Into The King's Indian Defence White opened with 1.d4. Black responded with

Greetings guys, this is a special post dedicated to all lovers of Chess play. It's also dedicated to The Chess Community and all of HIVE. In this post I'll share with you very beautifully crafted chess

Greetings guys, this is a special post dedicated to all lovers of Chess play. It's also dedicated to The Chess Community and all of HIVE. In this art work I created today, the chess Queen laughs in victory

Greetings guys, this is a special post dedicated to all lovers of Chess play. It's also dedicated to The Chess Community and all of HIVE. I dedicate this art work to the @chessbrothers or @chessbrotherspro