Jade Oldfield conducts research on how play-based interventions can reshape cognitive skills for the better, particularly for incarcerated adults and youth who have been involved with the justice system.In cooperation with the Chess for Life program, which provides weekly chess instruction and play-time to participants, Oldfield explores how chess can enhance executive functions such as […]

While we often hear about gender inequality in the chess world, how exactly are individuals treated unequally? This guest blog post by Astrid Barbier and Veerle Draulans sheds light on those very specifics. Barbier and Draulans surveyed 709 male and female chess-playing participants and interviewed 10 female chess players to understand the real-world experiences of […]

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 […]