Category Archives: Daily Chess Musings

https://youtu.be/iBgDA-hqobA Greetings Chess Players. My name is Chris Torres and this is my daily chess musing for January 22, 2021. Tonight I attended a reunion with some old friends from my graduating High School Class. So instead of doing my recap of the chess action in Wijk aan Zee, I wanted to spend a momentContinueContinue reading “Friendship Through Chess”

https://youtu.be/e33OKgZS0uw Greetings Chess Players. My name is Chris Torres and this is my daily chess musing for January 20, 2021. The chess world lost a on January 18th, Lubomir Kavalek. Lubomir Kavalek was a true gentleman and a scholar. His chess was of the highest calibre, his writing profound and his mannerisms kind. I metContinueContinue reading “In Memory of Lubomir Kavalek”

https://youtu.be/JJpwUGs3Bl4 Greetings Chess Players. My name is Chris Torres and this is my daily chess musing for January 12, 2021. The 83rd edition of the Tata Steel chess tournament is now just three days away. The Tata Steel Chess Tournament is an annual chess competition held in January that attracts the world’s greatest chess mindsContinueContinue reading “It’s Almost Chess Time in Wijk ann Zee”

https://youtu.be/HJmpw4Devgs   Greetings Chess Players. My name is Chris Torres and this is my daily chess musing for January 11, 2021. It’s always a pleasure to hear from fans who love playing in our events as much as I love running them. Recently, I was sent a video of Austin Tran opening the purchase heContinueContinue reading “Prize Winner: New Year’s Chess Blitz Extravaganza”

https://youtu.be/peFjhzq_4VE Greetings Chess Players. My name is Chris Torres and this is my daily chess musing for January 9, 2021. In chess, we call starting the game with a material handicap playing “at odds.” I enjoy playing my private students games at odds because it is both a simple and fun way to compensate forContinueContinue reading “At Odds With My Student”

January 8, 2021 https://youtu.be/O0AhXQxesD8 Greetings Chess Players. My name is Chris Torres and this is my daily chess musing for January 8, 2021. Most avid chess players have received a beautiful chess set as a gift at some point. (Even if it was a gift for themselves). People will gladly pay anywhere from $50 toContinueContinue reading “Knights: Worth More Than Their Weight in Queens”

January 5, 2021 https://youtu.be/wUY6Uu3wB9c Greetings Chess Players. My name is Chris Torres and this is my daily chess musing for January 5, 2021.  Today’s chess musing comes to us via my friend and notable chess author, Cyrus Lakdawala who shared this chess puzzle on his Facebook page. One never knows when inspiration will appear andContinueContinue reading “A Stubbs, 1926”

January 4, 2021 In 2021, I will be running a free online chess club for everyone who wants to learn. To further this idea, I published a mission statement for Daily Chess Musings that reads “All those who want to learn chess are welcome here.” https://youtu.be/Mm2uGCr_uYo Our free weekly chess club begins with a liveContinueContinue reading “All Those Who Want to Learn Chess are Welcome Here.”

January 3, 2021 Getting stuck or feeling stuck at a certain level in chess is not fun. I’ve been there. I get it.  So when I was chatting with WGM Tatev Abrahamyan I took the opportunity to get her advice on what to do when we get stuck at a certain chess level. Thankfully, TatevContinueContinue reading “Feeling Stuck?”

January 2, 2021 https://youtu.be/RTcjPiptQWg As you already know, every day I will be uploading a short video to educate, entertain and inspire our global community of chess players. Today’s daily chess musing definitely falls into the category of inspiration. The Eade Foundation’s deadline for this year’s Arthur Award for Chess Excellence submissions is January 30th.ContinueContinue reading “The Arthur Award”

January 1, 2021 https://youtu.be/Tssd_XKLyc8 Greetings Chess Players. My name is Chris Torres and this is my daily chess musing for January first, 2021.  Another year is here and I want to make it an extraordinary good one for the Daily Chess Musings community. I started Daily Chess Musings based under the belief that if youContinueContinue reading “The Resolution”