Chess blog
The chess blog is the editorial layer of the site. This isn’t where I’ll teach you how to move the pieces: that’s what the training section is for. What you’ll find here is context, history and readings that help you understand the game in a different way.
Let’s see what’s available.
The blog’s main tree
Featured articles to start with
If you’re interested in competition
If you want to read games better
If you’re interested in culture and traditions
- How to behave in chess: rules, traditions and superstitions
- Is chess a sport?
- Professional chess players
If you’re looking for profiles and voices of the game
History and culture of chess
- The origin of chess
- Chaturanga: the ancestor of modern chess
- Viking chess: hnefatafl and the Scandinavian pieces
- The first chess tournament in history
- Is chess a sport?
- Rules, traditions and superstitions in chess
- Chess and dementia prevention
- Chess during the coronavirus
- Benefits of chess for children
Personal improvement and ELO
- 3 keys to improving at chess
- 10 psychology tips to improve
- How to become a better chess player
- How to go from 1200 to 1400 ELO
- How to go from 1400 to 1600 ELO
- The myth of the two-pawn opening
- The best chess books for kids
Players and champions
- Player profiles — biographies with ELO, career progression and games
- The best players in history
- Professional chess players
- Chess Grandmasters (GM)
- World chess champions
How it fits with training
Already know how to play and want to go further? The training section answers the “how to play better” question. The blog answers “what to look at,” “how to interpret it” and “why this story matters.”
Together, the two layers make the site more than just a glossary — a useful library for learning and following the game.
Preguntas frecuentes
How is the blog different from the training section?
The training section is designed to teach you step by step. The blog organizes context, competition, profiles and editorial reading.
Will the blog only cover current events?
No. It mixes evergreen content with context pieces that help you follow tournaments and great players better.
What are its main branches?
Tournaments, game analysis and interviews are the three pillars of the editorial tree.