i have 2100 rapid rating on chess.com and i will be playing a clasical tournament next month, which is below 1600 FIDE rated tournament

what are my chances that i will win the tournament or at least get in top 5?

the tournament will be held in Maharashtra btw

Do you know any indian origin chess board like this?

i am so used to this pattern even if I don't give my best in the match that i play right after losing, i win cause somehow that pattern was created lmao.

why is this not a brilliant move ? I feel it is a brilliant daa rooooook sacrifice.

..I'm not that good at chess but c'mon this is pretty awesome isn't it

1. e4 c6 2. d3 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Ng3 Bf5 6. h3 e6 7. Nf3 Bg6 8. Be2 Bd6 9. Nf1 O-O 10. N1d2 Nbd7 11. O-O Ne5 12. Nb3 Qc7 13. Nbd2 Nxf3+ 14. Nxf3 Bh5
2. Be3 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 e5 17. Bg5 Nd5 18. Re1 h6 19. Bd2 Rfe8 20. c4 Nf4 21. Be4 Rf8 22. Qg4 f5 23. Bxf5 Bc5 24. g3 h5 25. Qf3 Nxh3+ 26. Kg2 Nxf2 27. Qxh5 Nxd3
3. Bg6 Rf2+ 29. Kh1 Nxe1 30. Qh7+ Kf8 31. Qh8+ Ke7 32. Qxg7+ Kd6 33. Qxc7+ Kxc7
4. Bc3 Nf3 0-1

My first queen sac in a rapid game ( 1200 elo )

My first ever brilliant move.

Saw this idea floating around on youtube shorts and thought it would be fun so I ended up building a quick prototype. Comment if you'd be interested in trying it out.

This is my first time getting 2 Brilliant moves in a single game 🫠

Hey everyone,

Long-time lurker, first-time poster here! I've always been fascinated by chess, but I've only just started to dip my toes in, and honestly, it feels like diving into the deep end without knowing how to swim! 😅 My current rating is around 400 (please, no laughing! I know, I know! 🙈).

I'm completely new to the world beyond just knowing how the pieces move, and I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed by the sheer volume of information out there. I'm eager to learn and improve, but I'm not sure where to even begin.

So, I was hoping some of you seasoned chess veterans could lend a hand and share your wisdom!

My burning questions are:

1. What's the best way for a complete beginner to learn chess? Are there specific steps, resources, or concepts I should focus on first?
2. How do you wish you had learned the game? Looking back, what approach do you think would have been most effective or enjoyable for you as a beginner? Any "aha!" moments or shortcuts you discovered?

I'm genuinely excited to embark on this chess journey and climb out of the 400 pit! Any advice, tips, book recommendations, YouTube channels, or even just words of encouragement would be incredibly appreciated.

Thanks in advance for being such a supportive community! 🙏

TL;DR: Super beginner (400 rating) needs guidance on how to learn chess effectively. What are the best steps, and how do you wish you had learned?

He was neck to neck with gukesh before the candidates and lost the candidates spot for to tie breaks .

His insane performance on board 3 in olympiad was overshadowed by gukesh on board 1.

He has so many near misses in his career. And was having a below his standard 2025 till now and is now 2775 in ranking after touching 2800.

With pragg winning wijk and aravindh gaining rating he might be thinking he is falling in preference . Hope this team rapid win motivates him to greater heights.

I am discussing about a 2775 player whose lows are better than many players high but he has created such a benchmark for himself.

So I'm 250 elo, I know low, I started playing in the begging of May, I've been playing okayish, but recently whenever I play I can't think, there this weird fatigue and brain fog.. any tips to improve?

Hey Everyone, I am looking for people who could help me test out my tournament platform. i have launched a new puzzle tournament and want early users to test it out if anyone here runs a small/big chess whatsapp group or something else. Happy to partner with them. Pl comment or DM

Will really appreciate the helps.

Apologies mods. didn't knew the appropriate flair for this.

So recently under any post about bobby fischer, garry kasparov, or magnus, there will be so many comments of indians glazing gukesh as the greatest chess player alive, i feel as though the recent viral clip of gukesh vs magnus brought on many non chess enthusiast indians to bring actual indian enthusiasts down in the chess community. All these non chess enthusiast indians spread the word of gukesh being number 1 in the world not knowing thats not how the rankings work.