Even though I stopped playing chess professionally over 10 years ago, the lessons I learned from the game continue to shape my life. As I turned 36 a few days ago, I reflected on these lessons and put together a list of 36 insights that chess has taught me — lessons that go far

I wrote this a year ago but never dared to share it. You might appreciate my honesty—or you might judge me. But the message is too important to keep to myself So, I drank some lion’s milk and hit publish. chessmood.com/blog/life-chan…

A move that makes your chess lover soul shine :)

Do you know this mating pattern with a Queen sacrifice? Black to move, and you play...?

I’ll be back in the USA soon — for two weeks 🤩 Chicago, Las Vegas, and San Francisco are confirmed — but I might explore a few more cities too. My dear friends and ChessMoodians🤩 If you're in the States and skipping a meetup would be a blunder, drop your city in the comments😊

You build and build and build… For 7 years. You put your soul into something. Sleepless nights. Wild dreams. A mission that keeps pulling you forward. And one day… You get a photo like this. From the other side of the world. Sri Lanka. Kids learning with ChessMood. With

Some conversations don’t end when you turn off the microphones. They stay with you. They change something inside you. That’s what happened when I had Levon Aronian on the ChessMood Podcast. The episode is coming tomorrow.

White's last move... Madre mia!