If your results with Black could use a boost, then this round-up is for you! Three new Black repertoires combine chessboard psychology and engine precision — not to equalize — but to grab the advantage and never look back! And to ensure you can win off of your strong opening, level up the rest of your game […]

This blog post is written by WIM Luciana Morales, Social Media and Community Manager at Chessable.  I’m going to keep it real – I never read IM Jeremy Silman’s books when I was learning. My own path was shaped by different books and authors. But what’s become undeniable to me over the years, especially as […]

I think about words a lot – I am a writer, after all! And today as I looked out the window longingly, I thought about the word “spring.” Did the naming of the season have to do with the verb “spring”? Turns out, it did! The word for spring in Old English was Lenten or Lencten, related to […]

This guest post was contributed by Kamryn Hellman, a writer, chess player and video creator. She is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Creative Writing and Literature through Harvard Extension School. Kamryn’s journey in the chess world began in early 2021 and nowadays she creates chess content on YouTube aimed at beginner and intermediate players. […]

What’s the first thing you connect with the name Garry Kasparov? Probably the words World Champion come to mind, images of his epic battles against Anatoly Karpov, his brilliant immortal game against Topalov or his legendary match against IBM’s supercomputer Deep Blue. But there’s another, lesser-known aspect of Kasparov’s legacy—one that was less visible, but […]

It’s April already, and this spring month started with a productive two weeks for Chessable!  We launched six brand-new courses, published another blog post on chess improvement and made an update to a PRO feature—a content-filled start to the month that we’re excited to share with you. Explore the highlights below and pick what sparks your interest! Lifetime Repertoires: Colle Systemby GM Lars Schandorff In […]

This blog post is written by WIM Luciana Morales, Social Media and Community Manager at Chessable.  It’s easy to look back at your games and find dazzling tactical shots. A moment of brilliance is like fireworks against the night sky. Tactics feel tangible and are easier to spot. It’s hardly a surprise given how often […]

Imagine you’ve been released from prison. What is the first thing you would do?  Most people would stay as far away from the place where they were incarcerated. But upon release, a former inmate in a prison in Catalonia, Spain, was waiting right at the entrance for someone who had inspired him greatly: the prison’s […]

Imagina que has salido de prisión. ¿Qué es lo primero que harías? La mayoría de las personas se mantendrían lo más lejos posible del lugar donde estuvieron encarceladas. Pero al ser liberado, un ex recluso de una prisión en Cataluña, España, decidió esperar en la entrada a alguien que lo había inspirado mucho: el entrenador […]

Comprar un curso de Chessable puede sentirse como estar en un bufé enorme y delicioso. ¡Pero 10 variantes de vista previa al mes no son suficientes para probarlo todo! Se acabó el dilema de “bufé grande, plato pequeño”, porque los miembros de Chessable PRO ahora disfrutan de variantes ilimitadas de vista previa. Cada mes, una […]