This Saturday we have February Quads starting at 10am. They are 4 player round robin sections with players grouped by rating for maximum possible competitiveness with 3 opponents rated near you. boylstonchess.org/events/1456/fe…

BCC has a beginner tournament this Sunday. It will be USCF rated and is open to players of all ages rated under 1200 or unrated. Trophies for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place! boylstonchess.org/events/1464/be… Tournament starts at 1pm so sleep all morning if you want to.

WeathermanPoker 💯 one of the studies I cite in Thinking Sideways shows an inverse correlation between level of player and traded pieces! We all know this colloquially: the better you are the better you are at “holding the tension.”

I played a GM in round 1 of the STL Masters. And I won! The position was equal until he made a mistake in time trouble. Below he played Qg6+. This is bad because after Qg5 Qe4+ f3 Qxe3 I can trade queens with Qe5. Better was Qc6+ and after Kg1 Qf3 it's hard to evict the Q. 🙂

I just played another GM in round 2 of the Saint Louis Masters. We got a draw. But I was lucky. Below I played Qxc2. I calculated cxd4 Rxf6 gxf6 Qf5 Qxc3 Qxf6 and I thought I would have a perpetual, for example if Qxe1 then Qg5+ Kh8 Qf6+ etc.

GM Bibisara Assaubayeva turns 22 today. The Kazakhstani prodigy is set to make her debut at the FIDE Candidates Tournament from March 28 in Cyprus, becoming the first player from her country to reach this stage of a World Championship cycle. She will also be the youngest

When Mikhail Tal Trolled Bobby Fischer ♟️ At the Candidates Tournament 1959, a young Fischer faced the magician from Riga. In one famous moment, Tal made a joke about Fischer. What was the joke? Let’s hear the explanation from Fischer himself. 👀🔥 Here’s what you need to know

Judit Polgar Judit Polgar Hungarian chess grandmaster in simul . She is the only woman to be ranked in the world top 10 , to achieve a rating over 2700 and the only woman to compete in the final stage of a World Championship. #chess #JuditPolgar #QueenOfChess #QueenOfChess

The world's latest FIDE Master: 10-year-old Bodhana Sivanandan 👏🤯

I played a GM in round 3 of the Saint Louis Masters. I lost. Below I played Rc8. This is a mistake due to c5, and if I try to unpin with Qc6 then Bc4 is strong. White threatens Qxc6 Rxc6 Bb5. Instead maybe I should have played either Qa7 or Qc8, preempting white's c5.

I just played a GM in round 4 of the Saint Louis Masters. I lost. It's equal in the position below. However here I played Nd7, and this is a mistake. After Rhb1 he has queenside pressure. Instead I should have played Nxh5, but this only works because after g4 I have Nhf4!.

Hello blitz chess players! BCC is holding an unrated blitz tournament Friday night (Feb 27) at 7:45pm. 6 double rounds (12 games) of 5+0. No USCF membership is needed since it is unrated. Great night to check out the club and see what's up and get down. boylstonchess.org/events/1487/un…

Hi long time control fans! BCC is holding the March Tuesday Night Swiss with one game of G/90; +5 on each Tuesday night in March. There's 5 Tuesdays and hence 5 rounds. Same entry fee as usual though, so you get more chess for your money this month! 🤑 boylstonchess.org/events/1469/ma…

If you’re wondering whether you’re good at chess just know the average chess player is rated 600

My favorite fact. If you have a 4-digit rating, you're unusually good and know a lot of fundamentals. By 1800, you are obsessed with a board game Another, below 1000, 1.e4 e5 is the main opening by far

Are you ready for some blitz? It's Friday Night at BCC! 6 double rounds of unrated blitz to concentrate on the fun for experienced players without worrying about rating, and also a great way to get your feet wet in over the board chess for newbies! boylstonchess.org/events/1489/un…

Saturday's the day for fighting chess at BCC. 4 games of G/60 d5 rated chess in one day! Come on in and see what the serious fun is about. boylstonchess.org/events/1488/pi… Gain rating points or have fun trying. 😎🥳

BCC Sunday Scholastics on March 15 this weekend, for players under 18. A chance to win TROPHIES AND MEDALS against other kids and maybe gain some rating points too while having fun! boylstonchess.org/events/1477/ma… 🏆🏅