- by Andrew KauffmanThere’s a big part about Chessable courses that we sometimes forget – they’re living things. Mistakes are fixed, theory gets updated, and authors react to the latest student questions. So in our new series, Going Above and Beyond, we’re highlighting the authors who go above and beyond to keep their courses up to date, answer […]
- by Karel van DelftTop image: Online ChessQuiz by Laszlo Moldovan (Schaakacademie Apeldoorn)Bottom image: IM Mark Dvoretsky and GM Artur Yusupov, Apeldoorn 2010 (photo team captain Karel van Delft) Candidate moves:When you see a good move, look for a better one Chessable science team research paper Authors: Karel van Delft, Sipke Ernst, Dries Wedda When you see a good […]
- by Alexey RootRaúl Sánchez García and Héctor Laiz Ibáñez are currently conducting a qualitative study on cheating in online chess, whose preliminary findings they describe in a two-part blog entry. This blog post is the first of the two parts. Chessable provided support to their research. University students and faculty research sponsors starting or continuing chess-themed research […]
- by GM Alex ColovicThe King’s Indian Attack. Ever since I was a child, I had mixed feelings about it. The main reason – because there was never an attack. Of course, I knew Fischer’s famous games where he was destroying his opponents (against Myagmarsuren is the most famous destruction), but when I would analyse a bit on my […]
- by Andrew KauffmanStudying "All Moves" is now the Chessable default – learn more.
- by Andrew KauffmanGM Alvar Alonso Rosell talks about the update to his course Lifetime Repertoires: Alonso's Catalan on Chessable.
- by Andrew KauffmanLearn about Chessable authors who go above and beyond the call of duty. FM Michiel Abeln is the focus of this edition.
- by Karel van DelftHouse of Chess in Copenhagen Mikkel Nørgaard is the Chief Learning Officer for Dansk Skoleskak (Danish School Chess), which recently opened a brain gym in Denmark. I met Nørgaard at the 2023 London Chess Conference, where I presented about science team initiatives such as the Chessable Research Awards, https://www.chessable.com/research_awards. For a video of Chessable Science […]
- by GM Alex ColovicWho doesn’t want to become invincible? An impossible task, I will immediately admit, but a goal that is worth striving for. Everybody is striving for it and some, in limited periods of time, manage to achieve it. Capablanca went 8 years without losing a game, Carlsen, Ding Liren and Tiviakov had more than 100 games […]
- by Alexey RootWhen Dr. Barry Hymer retired as Chessable’s Chief Science Officer in April of 2022, chess research was already in progress. One of Dr. Hymer’s projects was with Dr. Nemanja Vaci of the University of Sheffield. Vaci’s Chess Prodigy Project continued with Chessable’s support under Chessable’s new Chief Science Officer Dr. Alexey Root. In this blog […]