Chess is full of opportunities to learn from mistakes. There may be no take-backs in chess and also life for that matter. But as chess players, it is critically important to be honest with ourselves when we make mistakes so that we can improve both as a player and a person. Yesterday I published anContinue reading "A Learning Moment"
Daily Chess Musings: Chess Chat with Sofia
https://youtu.be/Zj7g709lQ0Q Greetings Chess Players. My name is Chris Torres and this is my daily chess musing for Tuesday, March 2, 2021. On The Daily Chess Musings Blog I have a running series of articles called Chess Chats where I conduct written interviews with interesting members of the chess community. Today, I posted a new ChessContinue reading "Daily Chess Musings: Chess Chat with Sofia"
Chess Chat: Q&A with Sofia, Female Captain of the Leyden Chess Team in Illinois
Daily Chess Club Member Sofia hails from Chicago and is currently an 18-year-old senior in high school who hopes to major in English. Sofia plans to achieve a Woman Candidate Master title to help increase outreach in under-resourced communities and further the movement to improve chess literacy and excellence amongst women. This title will putContinue reading "Chess Chat: Q&A with Sofia, Female Captain of the Leyden Chess Team in Illinois"
Giving Back to the Eade Foundation Has Never Been Easier
Go to : https://fbds.dollarstore.com/ discount code “chess” https://youtu.be/EY6qV_e-dv4 Greetings Chess Players. My name is Chris Torres and this is my daily chess musing for Monday, March 1, 2021. Anyone who has followed this channel for a while has seen how FIDE Master James Eade has contributed so much to the success of many of ourContinue reading "Giving Back to the Eade Foundation Has Never Been Easier"
Trans Atlantic Chess Cooperative Online Training Series Scholarship Winners
https://youtu.be/Dc3HVDlN6EU Greetings Chess Players. My name is Chris Torres and this is my daily chess musing for Sunday, February 28, 2021. The Eade Foundation considers chess to be a social good and thus strives to improve society through the promotion of chess literacy and chess excellence. To further this goal, FIDE Master James Eade askedContinue reading "Trans Atlantic Chess Cooperative Online Training Series Scholarship Winners"
Weekly Tournament Results February 26, 2021
Friday Frenzy PlacePlayerPoints#1krithik_r4#2Hellocow4#3Ethanleeethanlee4#4chessdude9703#5DearShowyCircus3 Super Saturday Swiss PlacePlayerPoints#1knightseu3#2chaas21782#2aonofre04162#4Jonofre101 Beginner Brunch I do not know why the Beginner Brunch had no results. I think there was an error when I made it earlier this week.
LEVON ARONIAN TO REPRESENT THE USA IN CHESS
https://youtu.be/hpm7ec6WLhc Greetings Chess Players. My name is Chris Torres and this is my daily chess musing for Saturday, February 27, 2021. Chess grandmaster Levon Aronian announced that he is leaving Armenia and will represent the United States for chess, citing what he said was Armenian officials’ indifference to chess as one of the reasons. “The pastContinue reading "LEVON ARONIAN TO REPRESENT THE USA IN CHESS"
Winning Chess Moves: Aronian vs Gelfand, 2008
Can you spot Grandmaster Levon Aronian's winning chess move from his victory over Grandmaster Boris Gelfand at the 2008 FIDE Grand Prix in Sochi, Russia? White to move and win!
What do you Call a Mouse Slip on a Touch Screen?
https://youtu.be/T2eaI0Cm7FM Greetings Chess Players. My name is Chris Torres and this is my daily chess musing for Thursday, February 25, 2021. We’ve all done it. Those times when you are cruising to a victory and then accidentally touch a neighboring square. Perhaps this fine motor skill mishap accidentally hangs your queen. Suddenly your game isContinue reading "What do you Call a Mouse Slip on a Touch Screen?"
#Chess Position Worth Sharing 126
I used this position in a chess class today. What is black's best move?
PRIZES MAILED
https://youtu.be/UCoxpzfoBEA I am extremely pleased to announce that the prizes for the Free Winter Break Chess Camp have been mailed. Congratulations to all of the winners thank you to the thousand plus students who participated. The best prize is, of course, the knowledge and friendships you gain by participating in the Daily Chess Musings clubContinue reading "PRIZES MAILED"
Weekly Tournament Results February 19, 2021
Friday Frenzy PlacePlayerPoints#1krithik_r4#2aruminchess3#3QueenBunny12#4Daiwen12#5VibrantDiamond1002 Super Saturday Swiss PlacePlayerPoints#1louis9485#2chessfor1054#3McnChess993#4MegaWildBalloon3#5diced_knights2 Beginner Brunch PlacePlayerPoints#1Rohitsaich4#2ThunderingKavin4#2annieg0014#4TheKidsKid3#5chessdude9702#6marcusahn2
Trans Atlantic Chess Cooperative Online Training Series
As many of you know, I pride myself in offering young players amazing chess opportunities. To this end, I am thrilled that the The Eade Foundation has asked me to select ten players to receive a $125 scholarship good for a full ten sessions of the Trans Atlantic Chess Cooperative Online Training Series. This amazingContinue reading "Trans Atlantic Chess Cooperative Online Training Series"
Weekly Tournament Results February 12, 2021
Friday Frenzy PlacePlayerPoints#1krithik_r4#2CoolBestChampion4#3JONATHAN_ANONUEVO3#4chessfor1073#5chessfor1053#5CautiousAgent3 Super Saturday Swiss PlacePlayerPoints#1Jojoofthejungle4#2chessfor1054#3Peregrine1043#4CastawayWill3#5TheKidsKid3#5nervousokra3 Beginner Brunch PlacePlayerPoints#1ritztoday3#2Ea200452#2NivedhP2#2Stanleyqiu4182
Prize Update
https://youtu.be/agYAC-5VN0s Greetings Chess Players. My name is Chris Torres and this is my daily chess musing for February 8, 2021 Congratulations to Sebastien Mei (chessfor107) for winning one of New Year’s Blitz Chess Extravaganza Raffle Prizes. He used his $30 gift card for American Chess Equipment on this beautiful chess set. And speaking of prizes, IContinue reading "Prize Update"
WEEKLY CHESS TOURNAMENT RESULTS POSTED ON SUNDAYS
https://youtu.be/s80lMkKB23c Greetings Chess Players. My name is Chris Torres and this is my daily chess musing for February 7, 2021 From now on we are going to be recognizing the winners of our weekly chess tournaments on Sunday Evenings. Each week we run 3 tournaments. The Friday Frenzy Blitz Tournament is a weekly speed chessContinue reading "WEEKLY CHESS TOURNAMENT RESULTS POSTED ON SUNDAYS"
Weekly Tournament Results February 5, 2021
Friday Frenzy Player#1 krithik_r (1228)4#2 Ethanleeethanlee (937)4#3 kidchess46 (1729)4#4 Dark_Knight_DK14 (1203)3#5 KevinKim19 (1166)3#5 CautiousAgent (874)3 Super Saturday Swiss Player#1 louis948 (1355)5#2 voldemort093 (1244)4#3 Amanekitty (932)3#4 Andrew3060 (716)3#5 Oceanwaves100 (1109)2 Beginner Brunch Player#1 hikaru231 (1405)2.5#2 1Nf31-0 (1496)2.5#3 Stanleyqiu418 (943)2#4 DearShowyCircus (723)1#4 Peregrine104 (968)1
MIKHAIL ZINAR: A COMPOSITION
To win, white must promote a pawn to a Bishop 5 times! Greetings Chess Players. My name is Chris Torres and this is my daily chess musing for February 5, 2021. For today’s episode, I present an absolutely brilliant puzzle as a tribute to the great chess problem composer Mikhail Afanasievich Zinar whom today, itContinue reading "MIKHAIL ZINAR: A COMPOSITION"
Daily Chess Musing Chess Puzzle Worth Sharing #17
https://youtu.be/lst5B7PUEFw Greetings Chess Players. My name is Chris Torres and this is my daily chess musing for February 2, 2021. Back in February of 2017, I posted a nice endgame puzzle taken from one of my online blitz games. This week, a Daily Chess Musings club member sent me an email wondering what the solutionContinue reading "Daily Chess Musing Chess Puzzle Worth Sharing #17"
Exciting finish to the Tata Steel Chess Tournament
Daily musing “Exciting finish to the Tata Steel Chess tournament and my favorite move of the event. https://youtu.be/0M_9Xmhwdkw Greetings Chess Players. My name is Chris Torres and this is my daily chess musing for February 1, 2021 Hat’s off to the organizers of the 83rd Tata Steel Chess Tournament in Wijk Aan Zee. They didContinue reading "Exciting finish to the Tata Steel Chess Tournament"