“Chess Blogs” (short
for “web
logs” or online journals) are an increasingly
useful source of timely chess information. This page
links to blogs kept by our members and by other members
of the chess community. Any additions, corrections,
or information (especially the names of writers) would
be appreciated.
Chessbase News from ChessBase
http://www.chessbase.com/
Features the most up-to-date news from the world of chess.
Boylston Chess Club Weblog
http://boylston-chess-club.blogspot.com/
An excellent and historically important club weblog, with a very extensive and current listing of other chessblogs. This is the center of the chess blogging universe, and I think “DG” has done a lot to promote chess blogging generally.
Susan
Polgar Chess Forum by GM Susan Polgar
http://susanpolgar.blogspot.com/
A frequently updated blog by one of the most valuable promoters of chess
in the U.S. Covers scholastic, women’s, and world chess news.
Also features a daily puzzle. The fun design and frequent kid-friendly cartoons
make it a great vehicle for promoting chess for young people, but the content
is directed at a general chess readership.
The Daily Dirt Chess Blog by Mig Greengard
http://www.chessninja.com/dailydirt/
A blog devoted to major chess happenings and world chess events. Since it is by far the most popular chess blog around, the comments are often as interesting as the blog itself.
Chess Vibes (English) by Peter Doggers
High level gossip and commentary on recent major chess events. This blog is like the Daily Dirt with a more European perspective. First-rate material.
The Chess Mind by NM Dennis Monokroussos
http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/
Very high level commentary on very current games and events by a 2300-rated master. Formerly Dennis M’s Chess Site. Excellent. I especially like his annotations to recent GM games presented in java applet form.
Jim West on Chess by NM Jim West
http://jimwestonchess.blogspot.com/
Jim uses his site to reprint many of his great articles on opening analysis (especially of the Philidor Counter Gambit) from issues of the excellent Atlantic Chess News, to annotate recent games from NJ players, and to comment on various chess-related things. An excellent blog with frequent updates.
Confessions of a Chess Novice by Eric Thomson (a.k.a. Blue Devil Knight)
http://chessconfessions.blogspot.com/
“The trials and tribulations of an F-class Player…” Lots of intelligent and interesting commentary on the author’s quest for chess improvement. The best chess self-improvement blog.
Greenpoint Chess and Go Club by Jeffrey
http://greenpointchess.org/
Blog of the Brooklyn club with frequent updates and puzzles for lower rated players.
Scholastic Chess Gateway by Steve Goldberg
http://www.scholasticchess.blogspot.com/
An excellent source for U.S. scholastic chess info and discussion. Very timely and frequently updated.
The Knights from the Castle Kinmbark by Tom Panelas
http://raychess.blogspot.com/index.html
A local site devoted to scholastic chess in the Chicago area, but well-maintained and interesting.
Streatham & Brixton Chess Club by Tom Chivers, et. al.
http://streathambrixtonchess.blogspot.com/
An excellent, frequently updated, and very current blog from the popular London club.
The Closet Grandmaster from Australia
http://closetgrandmaster.blogspot.com/
This site just started a month or two ago, but it has quickly become one of my favorites. It features very frequent (twice daily) updates of Australia-area tournament news, links to news items, and occasional first-hand reports and games.
Chess Notes by Edward Winter
http://www.chesshistory.com/winter/
The great chess historian’s web log of recent archival discoveries. Features excellent historical photos and book references.
Open Chess Diary by Tim Krabbe
http://www.xs4all.nl/~timkr/chess2/diary.htm
This long-standing and well written blog by noted author Tim Krabbe features his collection of discoveries and off-beat “world chess records” (from longest game without a capture to unusual under-promotions). It’s a must-visit site, rich in content and excellent writing. See also his main page titled Chess Curiosities.
Shakmaty
Bereolos by FM Peter Bereolos
http://www.knology.net/~bereolos/
Excellent blog of the Tennessee master, full of analysis of his recent games
and instructional commentary on endings (including corrections of various published
endgame analysis).
Chess Blog for Girls by GM Susan Polgar
http://www.polgargirls.blogspot.com/
A blog devoted to chess among young women, especially in events sponsored by the author’s group or affiliates.
International Master Ben Finegold by IM Ben Finegold
http://www.gmbenfinegold.blogspot.com/
A good new entry into the blogosphere by future GM Finegold, mostly traking his play in Chicago FIDE events.
Atomic Patzer by Thomas Stanics
A great new blog by a fellow New Jersey amateur.
Begin Chess: Chess for Beginners
A blog that tries to meet the needs of people just learning the game.
The Patzer’s Tale by Paul Gorman
http://www.paulgorman.org/blogger/patzer/
A very well-written blog by a smart, questioning mind. His recent posts about looking for Shane (author of SCID) are interesting.
Chess: Chess News, Chess Links, Chess Book Reviews & Chess Adventures by Carlos Hemmers
http://hemmers.blogspot.com/
The subtitle more or less sums up its content, and this is certainly an ambitious and interesting effort to generate good chess content. Worth a visit.
Tactics Tactics Tactics!? Two Class C Players Adventure in Improving Their Chess Game by Methods Recommended by Michael De La Maza by Sancho Pawnza
http://sanchopawnza.blogspot.com/
The title says it all. Another writer who is making excellent progress by working through the Convekta program advocated by the man from La Maza and keeping careful records of his progress and that of his friend. He also offers good advice on using other programs to improve. The blog is getting better and better.
Self Flagellation to the Goddess Caissa: In the Tradition of (Don) Man de la Maza and Sancho Pawnza, another Man’s Journey to Escape the Land of Class D Rated Chess Using the Techniques of Michael De La Maza by Pale Morning Dun
http://discipledelamaza.blogspot.com/
A great tribute to the Quixotean (or Pythonesque) group of questers, followers of La Maza’s methods of chess improvement. Focuses exclusively on the writer’s games and experiences with trying to improve as a player. Well done, if a bit narrowly focused.
OnlineChess.ca Weblog by Chessmith
http://onlinechess.bravejournal.com/index.php
Links, games, and commentary – from Canada.
J’Adoube…the Off-Center Knight by Jim
http://megaskins.blogspot.com/
The struggles of an improving player are laid bare to the world in a very amusing writing style. Most recent posts feature his attempts to work through Convekta’s CT-ART program in preparation for Minnesota. Much improved.
BlueEyedRook : My quest for Chess understanding… get ready for a long, bumpy and (quite likely) never-ending ride! by Blue-Eyed Rook (Washington, D.C.)
http://blueeyedrook.blogspot.com/
A De la Mazan (though perhaps unallied) with comments on openings, including the French, King’s Gambit, and Philidor. Strictly e-pawn.
Chess Nonsense by Paul Salsido
http://simnonsense.blogspot.com/
At least he has the right attitude…and an excellent sense of design.
King of the Spill: …a chess only blog tracking one player’s attempt to not suck so bad by King of the Spill
http://kingofthespill.blogspot.com/
Discussion of his tactical training, book reviews, and some interesting mini-essays. His “Fundamental Checkmates” page is definitely worth the visit.
King’s Gambit by Toni
http://kingsgambit.blogspot.com/
A good blog featuring well-annotated games illustrated by ChessPad diagrams. “Blog dedicated to chess games and tactics, learning chess, analyzing games, kibitzing etc.” Features good amateur discussion of openings and frequent problems to solve.
Der Alter Goniff by Correspondence Master Edward Gaillard
http://altergoniff.blogspot.com/
Gaillard is trying to get back into over-the-board chess, where he once held a master rating. A fun and useful site, with explanations of technical web-building info, Gaillard’s games, some mini-essays, book reviews and links. The title is Yiddish for “old swindler.” Warning: best not viewed via dial-up modem or with an old browser.
The Chess Underground by NM Pete Karagianis
http://transplant.dyndns.org/pc/
One of the better long-running chess blogs, with intelligent commentary and occasional essays or well-annotated games.
Sarah’s Chess Journal: The History and the Culture of Chess by Sarah
http://batgirl.atspace.com/archives.html
She’s back. An eclectic collection of commentary — from girls in chess, to history, to games. Formerly at http://chessgrrl.bravejournal.com/.
Pawn in the Game by Jens Madsen
http://pawninthegame.modblog.com
“The notebook of a chess enthusiast.” A blog with a unique design, a rich variety of content, and more interactive content than most. Features a forum, chat, and frequent visitor comments. Madsen has an unpublished rating of 2300. Because of frequent server downtime, he may eventually move the blog elsewhere.
Phorku’s
Chess Blog by Phorku
http://phorku.blogspot.com/
A new knight who does a good job of documenting his travails toward chess improvement.
Dread Pirate Josh: A One-Eyed Knight’s Battles with Chess by Dread Pirate Josh
http://dreadpiratejosh.blogspot.com/
“Ahrrrr, and avast ye tactics lubbers. We’ll find that treasure yet.” One of the better la Maza-inspired blogs, featuring links to the writer’s games in java-applet form. Too bad he is ending it.
An Experiment in Rapid Chess Improvement: Record of my experience in undertaking Michael de la Maza’s “Rapid Chess Improvement” program
by Chris “Fussy Lizard” (Austin, TX)
http://fussylizard.blogspot.com/
An interesting blog. But Chris’s writings on amateur astronomy are even better.
Druss Blog by Druss
http://mgdrussblog.blogspot.com/
A chess improvement blog with weekly posts.
ChessUp.net
They have a great program for making chess diagrams and they have a blog.
Chess Strategy
A blog that features annotated games with a focus on middlegame strategy.
Aspiring Grandmaster by Rosemund Holder (a.k.a. Guruchess)
http://guruchess.blogspot.com/
A chess improvement blog from Barbados of a 1300-player looking to more than double her rating. She recently won the Ladies National Championship of Barbados.
And Then There Was Chess by Edwin “Dutch Defence” Meyer
http://www.lrci.blogspot.com/
Formerly “Less Rapid Chess Improvement.” A Knight Errant with the same quest but from Amsterdam (hence the nickname “Dutch Defence”). Also keeps My Chess Notebook chess blog and some others.
Robert Pearson’s Chess Blog by Robert Pearson
http://rlpchessblog.blogspot.com/
A new blog by a former A-player rediscovering the game after many years.
Chess
Collector
http://chesscollector.canalblog.com/
A fun French blog that publishes many photos from old films.
The
Chess Circuit by Adam Raoof (FIDE Organizer)
http://chesscircuit.blogspot.com/
Commentary and news on the British Grand Prix, with excellent photography.
FIDE Chess in Chicago by Sevan A. Muradian
http://www.fidechessinchicago.blogspot.com/
A blog devoted to organizing FIDE tournaments in Chicago, connected to the FIDE Chess in Chicago website.
Central Oregon Chess Journal by Sean Tobin
http://cocjournal.blogspot.com/
A 1900-player’s musings on the Oregon chess scene, with games, pictures, and wider reflections.
Renaissance Knights Town Crier: Chess News Journal
http://rkightsnews.blogspot.com/
The frequently updated club news for the excellent Renaissance Knights Community Chess Club website.
Windward
Chess Club Forum by Frank
Alejandro
http://hawaiichess.blogspot.com/
An interesting window into chess in Hawaii and at
the Windward Chess Club.
Delaware Chess Weblog: Check Out the Delaware Chess Scene! by Tom “Doc” Fleetwood
http://delawarechess.org/wordpress/
Features useful news of the Delaware state chess scene plus national news.
Nigeria Chess Players Forum by Nigeria Chess Players
http://nigerianchessplayers.blogspot.com/
Filled with news about chess in Nigeria, this blog does not shy away from controversy. An interesting read even for outsiders.
Jim Eade’s Chess Journal by FM Jim Eade
http://journals.aol.com/jimeade/JimEadesWeblog/
Weekly postings offer current links to chess news from a Life and FIDE Master.
Online Chess Blog by Satish Talim
http://satishtalim.blogspot.com/2005/05/chess-bloggers-index.html
Useful info from a 1400-rated Indian player. See also his meta-blog of Chess Bloggers and his Chess Blogs Lens at Squidoo. Satish has done a lot to help organize the chess blogging community, especially by starting the chessblog tag. He seems distracted by work of late.
Scacchierando by Stefano Bellincampi
http://www.scacchierando.net/dblog/
A new Italian language blog with some good photos.
Sjakkforum
http://sjakkforum.com/sjakkblogg/
A Norwegian entry into the blogosphere, featuring tactical exercises.
Shabanovsky vs. Bloggers by GM Jean Luc Chabanon
http://shabanovskyvsbloggers.blogspot.com/
Sort of “Chabanon versus the blogosphere.” Join the fun.
Bitácora de un ajedrecista by Marcelo Jorquera
http://jorquerino.blogspot.com/
A Spanish-language blog from Chile with some nice classic images and more philosophy than actual games.
Schachblätter by Stefan Kalhorn and Carsten Herrmann
http://schachblaetter.de/
Interesting German-language chess blog with good German links.
En Passant Schachblog by Meisterecke
http://www.sgmerzig.de/blog/
German-language blog.
Ajedrez por Sertal by Sertal
http://sertal.blogspot.com/
Spanish-language Chilean blog with current news coverage.
Steve Learns Chess by Steve Eddins
http://www.eddins.net/steve/chess/
A great self-improvement blog by a very committed 1400-player.
Slugfest by Clint Ballard
http://www.blog.slugfest.org/
The blog devoted to promoting Slugfest.org and its anti-draw concept.
Coffeehouse Chess Monster by Lee Gordon Seebach
http://leegordonseebach.blogspot.com/
A Master painter’s thoughts on chess. Timely, well-written, and engaging.
PlasticBishop.com Blog by Stephen Robson
http://plasticbishop.blogspot.com/
Blog by the developer of the Plastic Bishop play site details his programming and chess travails.
Qxh7# by Qxh7#
http://qxh7.blogspot.com/
A fun and interesting self-improvement blog with good
screenshots and links. The author invites you to play
him online, and if you take him up on it I suggest
you castle queenside or watch that h7 square.
Globular’s Chess Blog by Globular
http://globularchess.blogspot.com/
A Boston-area 1600-player’s recently revived blog featuring his games and general commentary.
The Buzzbeez by Mike Magnan
http://thebuzzbeez.blogspot.com/
New blog by the chess cartoon artist who has provided his fun, scholastic-player friendly images to the Susan Polgar blog.
Royal Lopez Chess Club by Royal Lopez
http://royalchess.blogspot.com/
New blog serving youth chess education in Meath, Ireland.
Just Chess by Mark Stockwell
http://justchess.blogspot.com/
A Londoner shares his chessboard adventures (with lots of annotations).
Bill
Wall’s Chess Blog by Bill Wall http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Lab/7378/blog.htm
A blog mostly devoted to Mr. Wall’s gigantic website and to his games on the
web. Also available through Google’s
cache. Not frequently updated.
Patzer’s
Progress by Anthony Toohey
http://www.thetooheys.com/patzer/
The “musings and blog” of a developing player.
Chess
Pundit by The Christopher (Houston)
http://chesspundit.blogspot.com/
An excellent discussion of the writer’s recent games and thoughts, with good
use of diagrams.
Caissa’s
Confabulations by Qaundoman
http://wolfganguschess.blogspot.com/
Some have depicted this as the “anti-De-La-Maza-blog” due to one
entry that drew lots of feedback, but it’s mostly devoted to B-level games.
Offers some excellent games with gambit lines and good annotations.
Blog of a Chess Nut by The Chess Nut
http://thechessnut.blogspot.com/
Australian blog with coverage of national and world chess events.
Chess Moves by tanc
http://chessmoves.blogspot.com/
New Australian blog with good design.
World
of Chess by Bob (Nashville)
http://worldofchess.blogspot.com/
Weekly postings related to current world chess events.
Undernetchess
http://www.undernetchess.org/blog/
A chessblog devoted mostly to scholastic chess, which bills itself mysteriously as “The chess channel of the undernet.”
Adam’s Chess Blog by Various Writers (including J. Horner)
http://www.lv426.org.uk/blog/
This blog actually appears to be an open-authored endeavor. Lately it has featured postings by someone interested in computer chess programs.
Wholesale
Chess News by WholesaleChess
http://www.wholesalechess.com/news/
“New products, reviews, feedback and daily news from
Wholesale Chess!”
The Chess House by Raphael Neff
http://blog.chesshouse.com/
A fun place to find out about new chess products, from a man interested in selling them to you from his online Chess House store.
Chess
Reviews.com by Bob Pawlak
http://www.chessreviews.com/
Reviews of chess software. A bit too commercial.
Chess
Assistance.com by Convekta
http://www.chessassistance.com/
A blog from Convekta (the people who brought you CT-ART)
to help customers access information and new offerings.
The Chess Fanatic by Ram
http://chessfanatic.blogspot.com/
A fan’s blog with lots of interesting blurbs on books and websites.
Chess Maniac
http://www.chessmaniac.com/index.php
An impressive blog, fronting a play server and other
offerings. Or is it a big site with a blog front
end?
Chess Strategies by James Wilson
http://chessstrategies.blogspot.com/
A blog designed to market lessons.
Riley’s
Chess Blog by Riley D.
http://www.daytonchessclub.com/1-Riley’sChessBlog.htm
A blog for the Dayton Chess Club.
Adventures
in Georgia Tournament Chess by Chris Kilgore
http://chriskilgore.blogspot.com/
Lots of “borrowed” images decorate this rising candidate-Expert’s
blog, which offers personal commentary on his travails.
Chess by
Alberto Dominguez
http://mychess.blogspot.com/
Features the author’s games, often against his wife, and recent games copied
from online sources.
Chess Game in Colour by coulourchess
http://colourchess.blogspot.com/
More an art site with a chess theme than a chess site, really. But it is interesting nonetheless.
Matgala by Matgala
http://matgala.blogspot.com/
Chess blog featuring chess analysis and commentary, in English and Catalan. The writer is also interested in math and science, so some postings and links relate to those subjects as well. Takes a while to load due to advertising and extra content.
Jose Ribeiro Chess Blog by Jose Henrique Ribeiro
http://joseribeirochess.blogspot.com/
A mostly Spanish site devoted mostly to beautiful chess sets and boards (with nice photos).
Hot Rock Teamchess
Team by Fernando Baptista
http://thehotrock.blog.com/
“The home of The Rock Complex, a group of people playing
chess on team competition over the internet.” A good
concept but no content.
India Chess
http://indiangm.blogspot.com/
A blog devoted to chess in India and to the great Indian GMs Anand and Sasikiran.
Chess
of Andre Villares by André Luiz Villares
Monteiro
http://chessofandremonteiro.blogspot.com/
Mostly Spanish language entry featuring recent games
by the author. He occasionally uses broken English,
but it is the broken PGN notation that is a bigger
problem for readers.
En Passant by Antone Roundy
http://chesshounds.com/en-passant/
A new but interesting-looking blog. Let’s see how it develops.
Fooblog by Foobob
http://foobobfooblog.blogspot.com/
A new entry with some promising first content.
Eric
Schiller Chess by FM Eric Schiller
http://www.ericschiller.com/schiller/chess.htm
Recent results and articles from the prolific chess
writer.
Chess
Strategies : A Blog for anyone interested in Chess
Moves and News, Chess Strategies, Chess Games,
Chess Tips, Chess Tutorial, or even just how to
play Chess! by Chaddo
http://chess-strategies.blogspot.com/
An e-mail / blog course on chess strategy and opening
play.
The
Chess Wanderer by Pawn Sensei
http://pawnsensei.blogspot.com/
Very current blog devoted to the Knights Errant and their doings / postings.
Improve
Your Chess or Die Trying by Celtic Death
(a.k.a. Brett Helm)
http://www.celticdeath.blogspot.com/
The adventures of an Indiana amateur of the La Maza
mould, featuring his games and conversations with
some of the other Knights Errant.
Patzer’s
Mind: Yet Another Chess Improvement Blog by
bahus
http://patzersmind.blogspot.com/
The title does little justice to this excellent blog, which features some very
well-annotated games and commentary on the writer’s training methods.
Chess
Improvement by Effort (hatchoe) by Temposchlucker
http://temposchlucker.blogspot.com/
Another knight’s tale, complete with hours at the
computer’s mental gymnasium.
Chess
Training for Improvement by Generalkaia
http://generalkaia.blogspot.com/
Another La Maza blog.
This one counts the days.
Pomaranch
Captain by Pomaranch Captain (RomaLavrn)
http://pomaranch.blogspot.com/
A FICS afficianado of the La Maza stripe.
Knightwiz by Knightwiz
http://knightwiz.blogspot.com/
Another quester of the La Maza model.
Takchess
Chess Improvement by Jim Wuorio (takchess)
http://takchess.blogspot.com/
A “yesman” of the La Manza mode (“tak” in Polish
means “yes”), who also follows the teachings of
Dan Heisman.
Mousetrapper by Mousetrapper
http://mousetrapper.blogspot.com/
Another Knight Errant — this one from Switzerland.
It is a worldwide phenomenon.
The Maza Path to Chess Mastery by Javamanissa
http://javamanissa.blogspot.com/
A new Knight who should proofread his posts.
C’s Chess by C
http://cschess.blogspot.com/
Book reviews and tournament adventures.
Consultation Game
http://chesspics.blogspot.com/
The title describes the site exactly: “The diagrams show the moves played in a consultation game between the gameknot team the 64squares and their team member chees.”
Faith Hope Love Chess Clan by XT4JC
http://fhlcc.blogspot.com/
While waiting for the return of the King, they are playing chess. Features good chess anecdotes.
Chess Talk by Andrew Ooi
http://chesstalk.blogspot.com/
An amateur blog that makes interesting use of new web technologies. “A chess amatuer sharing his experience over the chess board in hopes in will benefit others like himself. Using audio, podcast and video to illustrate games and ideas.”
Chess Cat by MyMillion
http://chess-cat.blogspot.com/
“Can an impulsive and forgetful baby boomer learn to think logically by playing chess? Will every game end in a sickening blood bath or will I eventually triumph? We’ll just see, won’t we.”
Rapid chess improvement (Hibernia Chapter) by St. Patzer
http://rapidchessimprovement.blogspot.com/
For those who think the other Knights Errant are simply not Irish enough…this is the blog for you. “St. Patzer, patron saint to all those who suck at chess is using the De La Maza approach to improve his sinful ELO. His journey of personal enlightenment is illuminated with snippets of sound advice from fellow ‘Errant Knights’. The fable continues ….”
funkyfantom by funkyantom
http://funkyfantom.blogspot.com/
A good self-ironizing Knights Errant blog featuring the author’s games in java applet form (though the applet seems to interfere with the formatting).
30 Day Tactics Blitz: 500 Tactics 5 Times in 30 Days by Smith-Morra
http://tacticsblitz.blogspot.com/
A new and infrequent blog by a knight errant wanna-be.
Smith-Morra Fanatics: 1.e4 c5 2.d4 exd4 3.c3!? by Smith-Morra
http://smithmorra.blogspot.com/
A collection of Smith-Morra’s Smth-Morra games with no useful links to other Smith-Morra stuff on the web (at least not yet).
Ajedrez Ateneo by Guillermo Gomez (?)
http://ajedrezateneo.blogspot.com/
“Un blog de Ajedrez. Un blog de Albacete. Un blog del Club Ateneo. Un blog para reunirnos a todos e informarnos del Ajedrez en Albacete” (Guillermo Gomez, 2005) Mostly club results and info, in Spanish.
And Then There Was Chess by Edwin “DutchDefence” Meyer
http://www.lrci.blogspot.com/
A La Maza mode blog with the author’s online games in java applet form. His subtitle reads: “A weblog (formerly known as “Less Rapid Chess Improvement”) of my efforts to try and master the game of chess a little. Oh, and ocasionally i’ll let you in on some of my other hobbies as well :)”
The Knights’ Defense: Tactics: The Countergambit by Montse of Ghent
http://crystalleaf.blogspot.com/
A La Maza self-improvement blog and Knight Errant.
Hooked to Chess by Dark_Knight, The Hooked Knight
http://dark-knightt.blogspot.com/
New but abandoned effort by Knight-Errant wanna-be.
1.E4 NF6 by Robyourcontent
http://e4nf6.blogspot.com/
An Indian chess plagiarist and pirate who deserves no traffic.
Chess for
the Average Player by Silicon Pawn
http://chess1500.blogspot.com/
A new entry that promises reviews of books and software.
The Knight’s
Defense by Montse
http://crystalleaf.blogspot.com/
Still another new Knight, this one from Ghent (a place
that once bred real knights).
Jaced on Chess
http://jaced.com/blog/?cat=15
One category of a multi-subject blog.
Maverick Philosopher: Chess by William F. Vallicella
A philosopher’s chess blog, or a chess player’s philosophy blog on occasion.
One
Good Move by Norm Jenson
http://onegoodmove.org/1gm/
Mostly political reflections by an occasional chess
player.
Ugly Chart by Ugly Chart
http://www.uglychart.com/
A blog devoted to picking stocks by a guy with an obsession with free cell and chess (and some other things). More stocks than chess.
Kansas John’s Xanga Site by “Kansas” John Yowan
http://www.xanga.com/home.aspx?user=KansasJohn5
A young player’s journal of hanging out with friends and playing chess.
Vox Clamantis in Deserto by Brandon
http://vcod.blogspot.com/
A college student’s personal journal with occasional commentary on chess.
What Just Happened: Pictures (and Text) from Our Life in Montclair
http://picturethis.topicalweb.com/
Pictures and commentary from a parent living in New Jersey who has a chess-playing son and other family members. Lots of photos — but chess is not the only thing on their minds.
Cameron
Reilly: Chess by Cameron Reilly
http://reilly.typepad.com/cameronreilly/chess/
He plays occasionally…
Chess Improvement Efforts by Vibi
http://vvchess.blogspot.com/
A personal improvement journal (of the private type–more for the author than the audience).
Mike
Serovey on Chess by Mike Serovey
http://www.mikeseroveyonchess.com/blog/index.php
A blog devoted to his ICC games, mostly. Last I visited there seemed to be
technical difficulties. It may still be active.
Armand
Rousso’s Blog by Armand Rousso
http://www.armandroussoblog.com/
Makes you wonder how many other billionaire financiers
have blogs? This one has sponsored international chess.
Shahmat: Iranian Chess Player’s Network
http://www.shahmat.com/Kashkool/Kmain.htm
We strive to be complete and international in our listings,
you see… I have no clue what this is though.
Chess the Game
http://chessthegame.com/blog/
As opposed to “chess the movie” perhaps? Light-weight entries surrounded by ads.
Brighton
Chess Club Weblog
http://brightonchess.co.uk/weblog/
Featues info on Brighton chess and ICC games by the author. Not to be confused
with the BCC
Weblog (though I hardly see how you could).
Chess Dude by Amazing fact of the day
http://chessdude.blogspot.com/
Recent post on news and events.
Chess for Blood by Patrick
A well-written and well-designed blog with a consistent point of view (announced by its title). One of my favorites.
Chess News and Events by Goran Urosevic
http://chesslodge.blogspot.com/
“The purpose of this blog is to provide chess news and atricles. You`ll be able to find reports on the biggest chess events and tournaments and improve your game with our free courses.” A very timely news-oriented blog with good content and links.
Jon Edwards’s Chess Blog by Corr. GM Jon Edwards
http://www.queensac.com/chessblogintro.html
A great “classic” weblog featuring interesting links and annotated games, from the correspondence champ and New Jersey resident. It has not been updated in over a year, but if you go through the archives you’ll find lots of interesting stuff.
The Yermo Diary by GM Alex Yermolinski /web/20020202022210/www.concentric.net/~yermo/diary.html
This is really a brave and challenging GM blog that
sticks a few fingers in the eye of the chess establishment
and tells it like it is. I am glad that the chess archive
exists to preserve things like this.
ChessWatch from
Chess fm (ICC)
http://chess.fm/chesswatch.php
An excellent daily news ticker, with links to articles on the web.
Man
de la Maza by Don (and Randy)
http://mandelamaza.blogspot.com/
A tremendously influential blog in the world of amateur
chess development. Its author(s) recently retired
from the field, but its followers are still active
on the quixotic quest.
GMI Shabanovsky by IGM Jean Luc Chabanon
http://chabanon.blogspot.com/
An eclectic collection of photographs (both current and historical) and commentary on chess happenings. Check out Chabanon’s FIDE card. Chabanon’s “multi-blog” is a developing project to which he comes back from time to time.
Chess Report by GM Jean Luc Chabanon and Alexandra Wilson
http://chessreport.blogspot.com/
A collection of games, positions, photos (both historical and contemporary), and various things European-chess-related. In English. The first entry describes the site as follows: “Chess Report is a kind of webzine written by a chess grand master (translation by miss AW). There you will not find all the chess news. I am still playing & coaching. But I will try to show you the chesslife in my travel & in the world. Portraits, analysis, report under the expert eye.”
Take the Rook by GM Jean Luc Chabanon and Alexandra Wilson
http://taketherook.blogspot.com/
It is difficult to distinguish this site from the one above.
Echec et mat by GM Jean Luc Chabanon and GM Eloi Relange
http://echecetmat.blogspot.com/
A French-language blog with some interesting insider pictures and info from the major European tourney tour. Not recently updated.
Mooggy by GM Jean Luc Chabanon
http://mooggy.blogspot.com/
Inspired by artist and chessplayer Marcel Duchamps, the site allows the French GM to express his artistic side in only an occasionally chess-related way. Very mod. Or hyper-mod, man.
Maurice’s Blog at Generation Chess by GM Maurice Ashley
http://www.generationchess.com/blog.html
The blog of the famous African-American GM, chess teacher, TV commentator, and tournament organizer. I think he is too busy to post.
Kyle’s
Chess Spot by Kyle Askine
http://chessspot.blogspot.com/
A Knight who almost made it into the big money.
GM
Robert Fontaine by GM Robert Fontaine
http://robfontaine.blogspot.com/
A 75-year-old French GM kept a blog for two months.
Chess
Morph
http://www.chessmorph.com/
An interesting blog with commentary on recent GM games, computer programs, and
new books.
Chess by
Michalis Kaloumenos
http://www.playchess.de/blogs/chess/
A blog and puzzle collection by Michalis Kaloumenos.
Use the links along the right side to discover the
buried content and archives. Fun for some.
PlayChess
Diary by Thomas Stahl
http://www.playchess.de/blogs/diary/
German chess diary with links.
Modblog by Derek880
http://derek880.modblog.com/
This blog features some very well annotated games, both by the author and classic games. Good stuff. Hope he returns to it again.
Chess Boxing by Nicholas Mercador
http://www.chessboxing.com/
A defunct but interesting 2004 blog devoted only partly to the “chess boxing” phenomenon.
2004 Boylston Chess Club Championship by David Glickman
http://2004-bcc-championship.blogspot.com/
A wonderfully complete presentation of a club championship tournament. This was DG’s introduction to blogging, which led him to start the popular Boylston Chess Club Weblog, which some consider the center of the chessblog universe.
Art of Chess
http://artofchess.squarespace.com/
The main page features short notes about chess news items. The more interesting content includes an introduction to basic openings, links to themed chess sets, and links to classic articles (including the full text of Bobby Fischer’s “Bust to the King’s Gambit”–which I assume is still under copyright and therefore reproduced here illegally, so get it while you can).
2005 U.S. Chessmaster Championship ChampBlog
http://www.uschesschampionship.com/news/champblog.htm
They set up a computer at the championship and lured everyone to make an entry and post their picture. Not a bad “stunt” to help promote the championship, but it could have been so much more.
Magnifichess Chess Blog by Andis Kaulins
http://magnifichess.blogspot.com/
Not much content, but an early blogging effort and therefore frequently linked to by others.
Super Friends by Eric Muhr
http://sfchess.blogspot.com/
Contains some interesting info, but some is taken from other sites.
On Board for Chess
http://journals.aol.com/betteruscf/OnBoardforChess/
A USCF Board member contemplates ways of improving the organization.
In Honor of Nezhmetdinov by Nezha
http://mrnezhmetdinov.blogspot.com/
A Knight Errant with a hero complex — though he has chosen well, of course. Then he picked up the guitar again is my guess…
Sonja’s Chess Journey
http://www.livejournal.com/users/chessgirl/
Two months of thoughts by a young Canadian woman
interested in getting back into chess, at which she
excelled as a kid. She gets lots of comments and often responds, sharing a very nice picture.
Bill’s Correspondence Chess Diary by William Je…
http://journals.aol.com/williamje/BillsCorrespondenceChessDiary/
A devoted Golden Knights player shares his thoughts and games.
Blog do Xadrez (Chess Blog)
http://xadrezdiario.blogspot.com/
Collects chess news items from around the world, in Spanish and English. Not frequently updated and no original content.
Becoming a Chess Master by Edward
http://chessmaster.blogspot.com/
A Californian B-player’s quest to make the big 2200–but apparently an abandoned quest.
65th Square by Fatboy
http://65thsquare.blogspot.com/
One of the Knights Errant who got distracted from
the quest by more serious matters.
32 Pieces of My Mind: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of One Guy’s Attempt to Learn How to Play Chess by Chessguy (North Carolina)
http://32pieces.blogspot.com/
An abandoned effort with mostly losing games by the author.
Desperate
Measures by Desperate Measures
http://chessdm.blogspot.com/
I believe this knight has abandoned the quest as
well.
The Musings of a Desperate Chessplayer by Jason, the Orange Knight
http://orangeknight.blogspot.com/
Short-lived and abandoned effort by a Knight Errant.
Bungalow Bill by William Schulte (Illinois)
http://heybungalowbill.blogspot.com/
Postings mostly focus on the author’s high school chess team.
Chess Spectator by Ng Bayan
http://chess-spectator.blogspot.com/
Chess improvement advice from a coach, along with commentaries on internet chess stories.
Chess Learning by PT
http://learningchess.blogspot.com/
Thinks a lot about how to think in chess.
The Paradoxical Knight: Zeon’s Chess Blog by Thomas Larsen
http://www.paradoxic.dk/chessblog/
A new entry into the “chess improvement journal” genre of chessblogs. Best known lately for his worldwide map of the La Maza “Knights Errant” chess improvement phenomenon.
Maza for Endgame: One Class A Player’s Adventure in Improving His Chess Game by a Modified Method of Michael De La Maza, with Endgame Studies! by Vic
http://endgamemaza.blogspot.com/
At least he is doing something different — and posting some interesting positions.
Chess and Choir by Princess Errant Margriet
http://koorpret.blogspot.com/
A female Knight Errant. You can tell because she uses a pink background.
Harmless’s Quest to Become Not So Harmless at Chess by Harmless64
http://harmless64.blogspot.com/
Another Knight Errant.
A Dragon’s Quest: A Chessplayer’s Quest for the Holy Grail by Silverdragon
http://adragonsquest.blogspot.com/
An English-writing Swede’s Dragon-themed daily tracker of his tactics training.
Monash University Chess Association
http://monashchess.blogspot.com/
Good but infrequently updated site for the University club.
Views of a Patzer by Kannan Ramanathan
http://mettupatti.blogspot.com/
An Indian blogger’s reflections. He’s getting married, so likely will be lost to the chess blogosphere very soon.
A Patzer’s Quest by Fraktal
http://patzerquest.blogspot.com/
“A chess amateur’s path towards that elusive chess greatness. Patzer to patzer.” A chess improvement blog with good links and advice. Guess the quest came to an end.
Yet Another Patzer by a Patzer from Argentina
http://yetanotherpatzer.blogspot.com/
Abandoned chess improvement blog.
Bryan’s Chess World by Bryan Castro
http://www.geocities.com/kidlat121/chess/
A journal with links to articles he has written–some very good–on practical play and concentration.
The Road to Chess Mastery by Stuart Graham
http://journals.aol.com/whereisyourmind/TheRoadtoChessMastery/
A short-lived summer 2004 journal likely inspired by reading the Yermo book.
Chess Obsession by Kale and Kevin Knowles
http://chessobsession.blogspot.com/
It’s worthwhile slogging through the archives of this blog, which are quite rich with material.
Viking Sword: A Knight in Quest of Completing the 7 Circles of La Maza by Viking Sword
http://vikingsword.blogspot.com/
Another knight on the La Maza quest for chess improvement.
Aidan’s Gambit: In Pursuit of Chess Mastery by Aidan
http://www.aidansgambit.com/snipsnap/space/martin
An independent blog of the la Maza mode.
Sarah’s
Chess Log: All Chess, All the Time by Sarah
Cohen
http://sbchess.rediffblogs.com/
An abandoned effort by an editor at About.com.
The
Openings by Alan DeNiro
http://theopenings.blogspot.com/
A sometimes funny series of poems titled after each of the standard chess openings.
Houston
Chess by Glenn Wilson
http://glennwilson.com/chess/
“Houston, we have a problem…” I couldn’t resist,
since this seems to be an abandoned effort.
Amateur’s
Notebook by Kevin Taylor
http://chess.kevinptaylor.com/
Could not access, but found it listed.
Begin
Chess: Chess for Beginners
http://www.dotbuzz.com/
A good collection of materials for beginners, with a focus on tactics. Updated
regularly.
To Drag Out of the Marsh the Hippopotamus: Oh, What a Difficult Job It Was to Become a Strong Chess Player by Scitcat
http://scitcat.blogspot.com/
Publishes games by the Knights Errant.
Chess Blog: A Blog of My Chess Studies by Peter Dove
http://www.soleyphotos.com/chessblog/
A new self-improvement blog by a 1700-player who favors the French Defense. MIA.
Extreme Chess Federation by Admiral Lime Guy
http://www.limeflavored.com/site/index_ie.htm
I must have come along in the middle…. A blog supporting the seemingly crazy quest to establish a “lime flavored” chess network with exteme taste.
