The Toxic Pursuit of Greatness in Chess - an excellent discussion on the disturbing side of chess. Being a chess lover and player since last 35+ years, I really liked it! https://youtu.be/QIStD15SNM8?si=oD0N7vFQDYBNuUbK
The ELO Rating System for Chess
I love playing chess. My initial rating performance was close to 1900 and then it subsequently fell down because I was too reckless early on, after getting the FIDE rating, when "k" factor is high i.e. you win or lose points quickly. I was fascinated by this rating system called ELO. As I learnt statistics... Continue Reading →
Sagar Shah on new chess books in the Chessbase India shop
Sagar Shah posted a video on the new chess books in the Chessbase India shop. I like these videos of chess books reviews/walkthroughs. I have posted a couple by IM Saravanan on this podcast. Book reviews, in general, are great! But chess book reviews are special! They motivate me to resume chess study. I have... Continue Reading →
Vishy Anand on Prakhar Gupta’s podcast
Vishy Anand's long interview on Prakhar Gupta's podcast just dropped. It's some interesting perspectives. Do watch this... https://youtu.be/ADPAgRdSV_g?si=qCym0AZMOuQoLBnv
Chess Puzzle
White to play and mate in 4
Chess Puzzle, A Lesson About Human Mind And Framing Bias
Humans are innately lazy. A recent study established that too. Our brain is not optimised. There is enough empirical evidence to support this observation. You must have read about Parkinson's Law which states that “work expands to fill the time available for its completion. Here is an example I thought of to demonstrate the same using... Continue Reading →
Global Chess League 2024 2024 – Streaming Now
Second edition of Global Chess League sponsored by Tech Mahindra has started in Dubai from 3rd October and will go on till 12th October. You can catch live streaming on Jio Cinema app (Sports section) from 5:30 PM Indian Standard Time. It's free and doesn't need Jio mobile number or app subscription. For the uninitiated,... Continue Reading →
Everything Is Everything: The Life and Times of Chess
Last week's episode (AMA) of Everything Is Everything was special because two of my questions were taken up by Ajay Shah! For one he said that "it was a great questions!". This week's episode of Everything Is Everything is equally special for a different reason. It is about Chess! This is a fascinating episode which... Continue Reading →
Chess Puzzle
Black threatens mate in 2 and also is also about to win a free rook. Yet…it’s White to move and BOOM! Composed by GM Maurice Ashley
Chess Puzzle
White to play and win
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