Recently, I received an interesting question from a chess student and his father. Question: Coach Chris, Can you tell us if it is humanly possible to get a 100% accuracy score on chess.com? 100.0 Accuracy Score on Chess.com Answer: Yes, it is most definitely possible to achieve a 100% accuracy score on chess.com. In fact,ContinueContinue reading “100% Accuracy Score on Chess.com”
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Daily Chess Musings’ Fun Fridays
Celebrate the start of the weekend with Fun Friday chess events. The Daily Chess Musings Club has two blitz tournaments scheduled where Coach Chris will jump around and comment on players’ games in progress. In between the two tournaments, he will be open for challenges for 10 min games. 5:00 PM Pacific Time Friday FrenzyContinueContinue reading “Daily Chess Musings’ Fun Fridays”
Chess Position Worth Sharing 138
Tonight’s chess position comes from a game played by a talented student. Avik (black) found himself in a difficult situation where his opponent was threatening checkmate with Qh8 and also threatening to capture his queen with Rxa4. Avik, who goes by crosserbishop on chess.com, analyzed all of his checks, captures and threats and went onContinueContinue reading “Chess Position Worth Sharing 138”
Fog of War
https://youtu.be/oaYKDRfzpNI Chris Torres and his student Nico play through the Fog of War on chess.com. Also known as Dark Chess, Fog of War is a popular chess variant where players can only see what is contained on the squares their pieces are threatening. Though new to Fog of War, Chris thinks out loud while developingContinueContinue reading “Fog of War”
Free Online Chess Camp FAQ
*How can I register? You should be able to register on the Registration page, but if you were having difficulty you can email dailychessmusings@gmail.com. *Do I need a Chess.com account? Yes. We will be using Chess.com to play games and a tournament. You will need an account, but there is no cost to you. YouContinueContinue reading “Free Online Chess Camp FAQ”
Weekly Tournament Results May 8, 2021
Friday Frenzy Super Saturday Swiss PlacePlayerPoints#1chaas21783#2Phoenix_CC2#3krithik_r2 Beginner Brunch PlacePlayerPoints#1chaas21783#2winwin122#3Pmlegg2
Weekly Tournament Results April 30, 2021
Friday Frenzy PlacePlayerPoints#1louis9483.5#2krithik_r3#3winnerkarthik072.5 Super Saturday Swiss PlacePlayerPoints#1annieg0013.5#2chaas21783#3denmerc2#4RedCharmingRoad2#5Nitikach2 Beginner Brunch
Weekly Tournament Results April 23, 2021
Friday Frenzy PlacePlayerPoints#1annieg0013#2winnerkarthik073#2Ea21813 Super Saturday Swiss PlacePlayerPoints#1annieg0012#2arnavbhosale12#3pjegga1#3kabibblet1 Beginner Brunch PlacePlayerPoints#1chaas21783#1VibrantDiamond1003#3GeniusHuskies1#3dkarva1
Weekly Tournament Results April 16, 2021
Friday Frenzy PlacePlayerPoints#1krithik_r4#2TheKidsKid3#3RedCharmingRoad3 Super Saturday Swiss PlacePlayerPoints#1rgallege3#2chaas21782#3GeniusHuskies2 Beginner Brunch
Weekly Tournament Results April 9, 2021
Friday Frenzy PlacePlayerPoints#1TheKidsKid4#2krithik_r3.5#3PowerOfApawn3#4Starhopper73 Super Saturday Swiss Beginner Brunch
Weekly Tournament Results April 2, 2021
Friday Frenzy PlacePlayerPoints#1owlsnchess5#2rgallege3.5#3winnerkarthik073#4kermit83#5Amanekitty3 Super Saturday Swiss PlacePlayerPoints#1luckylol33#2louis9483#3Amanekitty3#4arnavbhosale12 Beginner Brunch PlacePlayerPoints#1kermit83#2thebezperson2#3chaas21782#4GeniusHuskies2
Harnessing the Power of the Pyramid in Chess
San Francisco, California, April 23, 2021– Does the secret to rapid chess improvement lie deep inside the shape of a Pyramid? California chess coach and correspondence chess master Chris Torres believes so and is inviting chess players everywhere to harness the “Power of the Pyramid in Chess!” Starting on June 1, 2021, chess players ofContinueContinue reading “Harnessing the Power of the Pyramid in Chess”
Weekly Tournament Results March 26, 2021
Friday Frenzy PlacePlayerPoints#1rgallege4#2aruminchess3.5#3winnerkarthik073.5#4kermit83#4QueenAlisha3#6KingSharvil3 Super Saturday Swiss PlacePlayerPoints#1GooooChess4#2chaas21783.5#3Rohitsaich3 Beginner Brunch
Weekly Tournament Results March 19, 2021
Friday Frenzy PlacePlayerPoints#1AnElliott4.5#1louis9484.5#3Chessllamallamallama3#4rgallege3 Super Saturday Swiss PlacePlayerPoints#1diced_knights3.5#2pokemon6032.5#3denmerc2#4LavendarLlama2 Beginner Brunch PlacePlayerPoints#1chaas21783#2Sri_142#3KingSharvil2
Weekly Tournament Results March 5, 2021
Friday Frenzy PlacePlayerPoints#1Hellocow5#2aruminchess4#3Ea200453#4krithik_r3#5VibrantDiamond1003#6QueenBunny13 Super Saturday Swiss PlacePlayerPoints#1luckylol34.5#2rgallege4#3CautiousAgent3#4diced_knights3#5nervousokra3#6lukelegendwalker3 Beginner Brunch PlacePlayerPoints#1VibrantDiamond1003#2TheKidsKid2#3dkarva2
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.
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
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
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
Chess Review 2020: Making the Best of the Worst of Times
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…”, is how Charles Dickens begins his masterpiece, A Tale of Two Cities. From the very first lines to the end of the novel, Dickens’ theme is contrasting the cruelty of the Reign of Terror which occurred after the onset of the French RevolutionContinueContinue reading “Chess Review 2020: Making the Best of the Worst of Times”