Please take note this is not a definitive answer. It may not even be true because it’s from ChatGPT 4.0. However, it does look valid. Tell me if there is anything wrong in the following: PROMPT: FIDE charges a fee to have a tournament rated. How much is that? ChatGPT 4,0 answer: To answer your … Read more
FIDE has added some points to the ratings of players below 2000 to combat rating deflation and make the system more fair. However, not all players have the same attitude towards this change. There are mainly four types: So, which category do you belong to? How do you feel about your new rating and how … Read more
FIDE recently gave every rated players below ELO 2000 a rating boost. What exactly is this and why did FIDE do this:WHAT IS THIS? These changes are designed to enhance the accuracy of the rating system and provide a fairer representation of players’ abilities. 🌟👑 . Impact on Players: Approximately 85% of rated players fall below the 2000 … Read more
credits to CM Helen Milligan for taking picture of the prize winners list which was then used to transcribe
Spoilers : it’s about RM 4000! I was happy to see that the DGT alternative idChess being used in the current ongoing Commonwealth Chess Championship for the Age Group section. It’s about 14 live chess boards being broadcasted from the look of the web based broadcast page. Let’s see how much it would take for … Read more
[FEN “r1bqkb1r/pppp1ppp/2n2n2/1N2d4/3P4/B2P1B2/P3PP1P/RNBQK2R w KQkq – 0 20”] While Black’s gambit offered dynamic chances, it also meant their king remained undeveloped. In this crucial position, White could have pushed for further positional advantage with 20. Nd3, maintaining pressure on the center and Black’s kingside. However, 20. Kf1 allowed Black to consolidate and activate their pieces with … Read more
Game taken from Round 3 of the Commonwealth Chess Championship 2024 held at Malacca International Trade Centre, Malaysia (20th February). The opening Jax Tham chose is called the Elephant Gambit.Here are some interesting facts about it: While the Elephant Gambit can be fun and surprising to use, it’s generally not recommended for serious play due … Read more
Started chess blogging two decades ago. Am still blogging. Iniitial reason was have a chess scrapbook. It was just newspaper cuttings from newspapers like Utusan Malaysia, The Star, News Straits Times and Malay Mail. Every scrap of chess news from the newspapers were cut and pasted into that book. The chess blogs simply became extension … Read more
A sole leader emerges after 4 rounds in 17-year-old Indonesian Aditya Bagus.He is certainly no stranger to Penang having been here since 2015. Here are some of his picture that year, sharing the podium for winning a junior prize when he was 9 years old. From the 5th round pairing above, Aditya will meet the … Read more
