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"
HAPPY 84TH BIRTHDAY BORIS SPASSKY
https://youtu.be/TAbXj_FvnzI Greetings Chess Players. My name is Chris Torres and this is my daily chess musing for January 30, 2021. Today is Grandmaster Boris Spassky’s 84th birthday. Boris Spassky was born on January 30, 1937 in Saint Petersburg, Russia and became the tenth World Chess Champion after defeating Petrosian in 1969. Spassky's reign as worldContinue reading "HAPPY 84TH BIRTHDAY BORIS SPASSKY"
Fabiano Caruana vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, 2021 Tata Steel Masters
https://youtu.be/ZZACkbUDm1M Greetings Chess Players. My name is Chris Torres and this is my daily chess musing for January 29, 2021. Today, I wanted to quickly review an instructional victory by Fabiano Caruana over Maxime Vachier-Lagrave from round 7 of the Tata Steel Masters played on January 23rd in Wijk aan Zee. Fabiano 14 e6 isContinue reading "Fabiano Caruana vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, 2021 Tata Steel Masters"
TATA STEEL CHESS: Round 6 Recap
https://youtu.be/3UACuf5re7Q Greetings Chess Players. My name is Chris Torres and this is my daily chess musing for January 24, 2021. Both Jorden van Foreest and Alireza Firouzja scored wins in round 6 of the 2021 Tata Steel Chess Tournament. With all the other games finishing in draws, Firouzja and Foreest move into the group ofContinue reading "TATA STEEL CHESS: Round 6 Recap"
Friendship Through Chess
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 momentContinue reading "Friendship Through Chess"
TATA STEEL CHESS: Round 5 Recap
https://youtu.be/07gifJ8nZ-o Greetings Chess Players. My name is Chris Torres and this is my daily chess musing for January 21, 2021. Did you know today is a Palindrome Date. It’s true. See 1/21/21 reads the same forward and backwards. If you know when the next palindrome day will be, let us know in the comments. Also,Continue reading "TATA STEEL CHESS: Round 5 Recap"
In Memory of Lubomir Kavalek
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 metContinue reading "In Memory of Lubomir Kavalek"
TATA STEEL CHESS: Round 4 Recap
https://youtu.be/X35P6MumEKE Greetings Chess Players. My name is Chris Torres and this is my daily chess musing for January 19, 2021. Today was a great day chess in Wijk aan Zee. The Tata Steel Masters' fourth round saw all the games between the elite grandmasters end in draws. That's not to say they were meant to,Continue reading "TATA STEEL CHESS: Round 4 Recap"
TATA STEEL CHESS: Round 3 Recap
https://youtu.be/xu4btQWT0r0 Greetings Chess Players. My name is Chris Torres and this is my daily chess musing for January 18, 2021. Today was another great day for chess thanks to the exceptional chess on display in Wijk aan Zee. Of note, were the important changes at both ends of the standings with the tournament leader, NilsContinue reading "TATA STEEL CHESS: Round 3 Recap"
TATA STEEL CHESS: Round 2 Recap
https://youtu.be/vE_kpcplLVU Greetings Chess Players. My name is Chris Torres and this is my daily chess musing for January 17, 2021. Today was another great day for chess and especially so for Nils Grandelius who is off to a perfect start in the 2021 Tata Steel Chess Tournament. The grandmaster who hales from Sweden is theContinue reading "TATA STEEL CHESS: Round 2 Recap"