Category: Blog
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Game of the Week VI: Brilej, Jaka vs. Basso, Pier Luigi
I recently read the book The Road to Chess Improvement by Alex Yermolinsky. This was the kind of book that I wish I had read way earlier in my chess career and highly suggest that you read as well if you have not already done so! It was written in 1999 when Yermolinsky was still playing chess…
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Game of the Week – Week 5
As I’m sure is the case for many of you, the lack of in-person tournaments during the pandemic has only increased my craving for watching and analyzing high-quality chess games while at home, and the Tata Steel 2021 tournament did not disappoint! In my opinion, it was one of the most memorable tournaments of all…
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Game of the Week – Week 4
When you hear the word “assumption”, a negative connotation may come to mind. Many of us have been advised at some point in our lives to avoid making assumptions or jumping to conclusions; however, this habit is ingrained in our nature as we are constantly making assumptions to help us make sense of the complicated…
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Game of the Week – Week 3
Every day, we are faced with hundreds of decisions that could change the course of our future. For most of us, fortunately, the majority of these decisions are not life-changing. However, consider if you were the leader of an organization in which many of the decisions you make could potentially be critical for your company.…
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Game of the Week – Week 2
“I regard chess as being an equivalent exchange.” Mikhail Botvinnik, 6th World Chess Champion Since the beginning of the pandemic, the interest in our beloved game from people around the world has increased substantially. I was pleasantly surprised to see that more than 50,000 viewers across streaming platforms were watching the Tata Steel tournament on Saturday!…
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Game of the Week – Week 1
Why is chess considered a sport? Even though the International Olympic Committee recognizes chess as a sport, this is still one of the most common questions that I am asked as a chess player. To me, chess is actually not only a sport, but instead is a combination of sport, science, and art: Sport because two…