Chess researchers, educators, and enthusiasts from over 14 countries and 32 states attended the Saint Louis Chess Conference. The conference featured keynote speakers, plenary sessions, and concurrent sessions focused on chess research and education. Keynote speakers Garry Kasparov, Judit Polgar, and Maurice Ashley are legendary grandmasters and Chessable authors.  Four of the Saint Louis Chess […]

Donning a fearless tactical style, Gukesh Dommaraju etched his name in chess history. Discover the role models which defined his play… and learn how you can download the maneuvers and mindset of the youngest contender for the chess crown. At only 18 years old, Gukesh has reached a level which other grandmasters twice his age […]

It’s time we celebrate the people who helped get the Chessable craze going! When Chessable launched in 2016, it was as quiet and spooky as a cemetery. It had nothing, save for a couple of free tutorial courses. And its UI might just scare you away like it scared me! But slowly, the number of […]

Welcome back to Going Above & Beyond — where we celebrate 5-stars authors who walk the extra mile or two for their students. This time, we showcase an OG of Chessable. One who’s carved a name for outstanding support and near-instant answers to reader questions. “This, I think, is going to be a huge asset.” […]

This is a guest blog post by Nithin Ramasamy, a junior at Whitney Young Magnet High School in Chicago. To learn more about his project, and to participate in research on chess and neurodegenerative disease, please visit https://icond.azurewebsites.net. Participants can enter to win a raffle of 100 USD. ICON-D (Impact of Chess on Neurodegenerative Disease): […]

“It’s a machine. At the end of the day, it’s stupid.” Garry Kasparov, 1997 Do you ever worry that you could be replaced by a machine? With ChatGPT and other tools on the rise, concerns like these seem more relevant than ever.  They are not entirely new, however. Around 30 years ago, the world was […]

Welcome back to our Going Above & Beyond series, where we celebrate authors who go the extra mile to keep their Chessable courses new and fresh. Chessable courses are living things.  Theory gets updated, mistakes get amended and authors react to the latest information. The most dedicated authors take advantage of this and regularly offer […]

Magnus Carlsen isn’t just the 16th World Chess Champion. He won the crown for all 3 formats — classical, rapid, and blitz — no less than 17 times! Carlsen’s peak FIDE rating of 2882 is the highest in history. He also holds the longest unbeaten streak at the elite level with 125 games. He played […]

Fun fact: people are glued on their smartphones almost 4 hours every single day. How you want to spend those hours is entirely up to you. But if you’d love to take 30 to 45 minutes to sharpen your game and become the best player you can be… Then Chessable PRO and our mobile app […]

Engines never cease to amaze me. In this post, I’d like to present you with a very telling example. In the past, people didn’t bother switching the engine on early on, as the well-established theory was well-regarded and nobody thought the engine could think of something important so early in the game. However, things have […]