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Pretty much every Knight jump wins here, but 1…Nd1! 2.Qe2 Qh3+ 3.Bh2 Qd3! is the fastest and most beautiful continuation.
(Sergey Gorelov - Yuri Shulman, Moscow 1995)
07 Nov 2026
As a teenager, Bruce Pandolfini worked briefly as a clerk at Walter Goldwater’s University Place Bookshop.
There, he came across a copy of Lipnitsky’s "Questions of Modern Chess Theory" that had belonged to a young Bobby Fischer and somehow ended up in the bookstore’s second-hand stock.
“I was able to purchase it for a mere two weeks of salary. It was worth it,” Bruce recalled.
As Frank Brady mentions in "Endgame", this was one of Fischer’s first books in Russian. He devoured it, and it also helped him develop a good command of the language.
(Via Chess Life magazine, June 2023, in its tribute to Isaac Lipnitsky.)
06 Nov 2026
WGM Gong Qianyun (龚倩云) was born in Lechang, China, and began chess training at the age of seven at an academy in Guangdong. She moved to Singapore in 2009 to work as a chess coach, eventually settling there and representing the country in international competitions.
She is Singapore’s most accomplished female player, having won the national women’s championship 11 times, including 11 consecutive titles from 2015 to 2025. Her remarkable winning streak came to an end in early 2026, when 13-year-old WFM Sreekarthika Velmurugan won the 77th edition of the championship.
Gong was also the winner of the 2006 Women’s World University Chess Championship in Nigeria. Between 2018 and 2024, she collected several gold and silver medals at the SEA Games and the Commonwealth Championships.
06 Nov 2026
Black to play and win.
(Oscar Balk - Richard Barnes, New Zealand 1926)
06 Nov 2026
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05 Nov 2026
The queen exchange would lead to an endgame where White seems to have the upper hand, but the win is far from clear. However, White has a better move in this position. Can you find it?
(Orest Popovych - Andrew Soltis, New York 1964)
05 Nov 2026
Jovanka Houska will be one of the commentators for the @TotalChess Pilot, which kicks off in Budapest next week (10–20 November 2026).
05 Nov 2026
Almost there: #TheThinkers volume II.
04 Nov 2026
Rachel Burak is a Cognitive Science student at UCLA, specializing in Computing with a Minor in Chinese Language. In her free time, she streams chess on Twitch and occasionally travels to compete in OTB tournaments. You can follow her at @rachangel225.
04 Nov 2026
Grandmaster, coach, and famous author @jacobaagaardmadsen.
04 Nov 2026
IM Guy Levin (🇮🇱 2467)
04 Nov 2026
Linares, 2002. A memory from a Anand-Kasparov encounter that I had the chance to witness in person.
In a sharp Najdorf, White’s last move threatens the b4-pawn, but Kasparov had prepared an ingenious way to defend it. Chances are that both players were still following their home preparation at this point, I remember them blitzin out their moves while we all in the press room were trying to figure out what was going on... engines and eval bars were still not that reliable back then. 😄
04 Nov 2026
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