I asked ChatGPT what it thinks is the top 10 best chess fesderation in the world based on how each federation has promoted and successfully made chess popular in their respective country. Here is ChatGPT’s answer:- It’s worth noting that these countries are not the only ones with strong chess administrations and positive contributions to…
A good chess mindset involves several key components that can help you improve your game and enjoy it more. Here are some important elements of a good chess mindset: Patience Chess is a game that requires patience and perseverance. You need to be willing to invest time and effort to improve your skills and to…
An age old question I ask myself if “what if chess talents of yesteryears like Bobby Fischer had access to modern tools today like chess engines, chess databases, table bases, computers etc, how much stronger would they become or would that have made no difference?” One thing that cannot be denied : You can make…
Chess Improvement Tips listed by importance :- Of course the above list of tips by priority is subjective and may be different from individuals to individuals but you get the idea. 🙂
Not because I know him but I seriously think he is one of the best coaches in Malaysia. Reason being, I’ve seen him teach students. His level of understanding of the student’s strength and weaknesses is amazing. I myself am not interested in personal chess improvement but in one session when I was playing, he…
Grandmaster Sivuk Vitaly is the defending champion as he last won the previous Johor Open in 2019 is sharing the lead going into the last round with Grandmaster Priasmoro Novendra. Both grandmasters have 6 and a half points after 8 rounds. In clear 3rd place is Vietnamese GM Nguyen Duc Hoa who has 6 points….
GM Priasmoro Novendra and GM Sivuk Vitaly are the current leaders of the Johor International Chess Open 2022 after 5 rounds with 4½ points. Following closely, half a point behind are GM Nguyen Duc Hoa, GM Alexei Barsov and 13 year old Genkeswaran Genivan with 4 points.
As incentive for registering early Johor Chess Festival is giving 20% discounts for people registering on October and 10% discounts for registering in November. Here are the details:- Payment received within October (20% discount) Open Category – GM > FIDE 2400/IM > FIDE 2300/Above FIDE 2300; Free of ChargeOpen Category – FIDE 2200-2299 (Non-JCA member);…
The Malaysian Chess Festival 2022 that has recently concluded is perhaps one of the oldest types of chess tournaments to be classified as a “Chess Festival”. The 17th edition was held in Cititel Mid Valley, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from the 2nd to the 11th September 2022. Like many world events, the chess festival was on…
