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Exciting News: Winter Chess Camp Featured in the Fremont Patch!

I am thrilled to share some exciting news with our readers! Daily Chess Musings has been featured in an article by the Fremont Patch, highlighting our Winter Chess Camp in celebration of Gukesh Dommaraju and the impact it’s making in the Fremont chess community. The article, titled “Free Online Chess Camp in Celebration of GukeshContinueContinue reading “Exciting News: Winter Chess Camp Featured in the Fremont Patch!”

Puzzle Worthy Position 47

The annual Tata Steel Masters in Wijk aan Zee is always worth following and 2024 is no exception. Each year, the best of the best come to compete in the Netherlands and, even without Magnus Carlsen this time, there’s been plenty of excitement. Today’s puzzle worthy position comes from the Round 9 chess game betweenContinueContinue reading “Puzzle Worthy Position 47”

US Chess Online Rated Tournament Scheduled for January 20, 2024

Chess Coach Lauren Goodkind has a really great chess tournament scheduled for January 20th. Whether you’re a seasoned pro or a budding chess enthusiast, Coach Lauren’s tournament offers a unique opportunity to test your skills, learn from the best, and make lasting connections with fellow chess lovers. So mark your calendars, tell your friends, andContinueContinue reading “US Chess Online Rated Tournament Scheduled for January 20, 2024”

California Chess Players Come Together to Support Scholastic Chess in Africa

The Eade Foundation is sending support for scholastic chess in Capetown, South Africa thanks to some help from the fine young chess players of Mission 360. Readers of this blog will recall an article entitled “NorCal Chess Organizations Working Together in Support of Building Chess Communities in South Africa.” In that post, I described howContinueContinue reading “California Chess Players Come Together to Support Scholastic Chess in Africa”

Swashbuckling Chess in Wijk aan Zee

Perhaps you are following the action at the Tata Steel Chess Masters Tournament closely but did you know that the annual Tate Steel Chess Tournament in Wijk aan Zee also includes a Challengers section full of exciting talent? A step below the Tata Steel Challengers is the Tata Steel Qualifiers tournament which also features highContinueContinue reading “Swashbuckling Chess in Wijk aan Zee”

Born on this Day in 1958: International Master Emory Tate

Today is the late IM Emory Tate’s Birthday. If still alive today, Emory Tate would be turning that most special age for chess players: 64. Photo of Emory Tate taken on 10/10/2015 Born on December 27th means that Emory shares his birthday with the second day of Kwanzaa. (Kwanzaa is a yearly celebration of African-AmericanContinueContinue reading “Born on this Day in 1958: International Master Emory Tate”

Don’t Miss the 17th Susan Polgar Foundation’s National Open for Girls and Boys

If you are a chess parent who lives or can travel to Bellevue, Washington, consider taking your child/teen to the 17th annual Susan Polgar Foundation’s National Open for Girls and Boys. The SPFNO, which will take place on October 22-23, is one of the most prestigious scholastic chess tournaments in the United States and theContinueContinue reading “Don’t Miss the 17th Susan Polgar Foundation’s National Open for Girls and Boys”

Betcha Can’t Solve This #Chess Puzzle! 69

My Facebook friend Michael Pasman recently became a World Champion. More specifically, Michael won first place and thus the gold medal for the Studies category in the 10th FIDE World Cup in Composing. Michael Pasman is well known in the chess puzzle community for his compositional knowledge, creativity and his high output of outstanding studies.ContinueContinue reading “Betcha Can’t Solve This #Chess Puzzle! 69”

The CalChess Journal Spring/Summer 2022

The CalChess Journal is the official news magazine for Northern California chess.  In the Spring/Summer issue you can read about the most important California chess events of the last several months and see the games of Norcal chess’ top players. Special thanks to Bay Area Chess, The Berkeley Chess School, The Eade Foundation, Mission 360,ContinueContinue reading “The CalChess Journal Spring/Summer 2022”

Chess Shorts on YouTube

The fast paced nature of modern life make learning chess on your time in any convenient location the preferred choice for many. This is why I started offering so many chess lessons on YouTube in the first place. However, I have noticed that vertical videos have grown in popularity thanks to smartphones and social mediaContinueContinue reading “Chess Shorts on YouTube”

Winning Chess Moves: MVL vs. Aronian, Superbet Romania 2022

GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave round 6 game against GM Levon Aronian at the Superbet Romania chess tournament came to a sudden conclusion after MVL (white) errored with 25. Kd4. How does Grandmaster Aronian (black) punish his opponent’s careless king advance? Black to move and win (Vachier-Lagrave – Aronian, R6 of the 2022 Superbet Romania, Bucharest).

Time’s Running Out to Enter Our Free Chess Raffle for the Month of March

Registering for your chance to win is easy and free! Take a moment to enter the free raffle and you could win gift cards from American Chess Equipment. Follow the simple instructions at the bottom of this page: https://dailychessmusings.com/2022/02/10/upcoming-chess-events-2/

Win Prizes in our Free Chess Raffle

Register now for your chance to win valuable gift cards from American Chess Equipment! To register for the free raffle follow the instructions here: https://dailychessmusings.com/2022/02/10/upcoming-chess-events-2/

Upcoming Chess Events

Dear Chess Friends, I want to let you know about our new online chess event format. Beginning this week, you may notice some extra online chess tournaments “Pop-Up” in the Daily Chess Musings chess club on chess.com. https://www.chess.com/club/daily-chess-musings/join When you see one, join up and participate to earn a raffle ticket in our monthly prizeContinueContinue reading “Upcoming Chess Events”

It’s the kickoff of something BIG!

Please join me for a Daily Chess Musings special announcement at our Twitch Channel on Saturday February 12th @ 4 pm PT

Correspondence Chess is Making News!

The Associated Press has a piece about the Daily Chess Musings Rated Correspondence Chess Pyramid. The article entitled, “Taking Time for Correspondence Chess in a Fast-Paced World” details the history of correspondence chess leading up to our US Chess rated correspondence chess tournament on chess.com. Here is a screenshot of the feature article. If youContinueContinue reading “Correspondence Chess is Making News!”

GM Yuri Averbakh is Checkmating Covid

At age 99, Yuri Averbakh has spent the better part of of his life checkmating opponents but off the board, it appears that he used his famous chess stubbornness to checkmate COVID.

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 putContinueContinue reading “Chess Chat: Q&A with Sofia, Female Captain of the Leyden Chess Team in Illinois”

New Year’s Message to All of our students, ju

I wish to welcome all of you to a brand-new year. I genuinely hope that this past holiday season has been restful, safe and full of joy for your family. I understand, of course, that many of us are still shaking off the challenges of 2020, but I also hope that you recognize the importantContinueContinue reading “New Year’s Message to All of our students, ju”