Ankit Rajpara

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You blundered a pawn. Now what? Most players defend passively and lose slowly. Fight back. Create counterplay. Target their king. Make them prove the win. Course 6: Comeback – turning worse positions into chances. #ChessPsychology #NeverGiveUp

@PratikSinhatwt Working on Chessneurons.com which helps to improve positional chess.

@UpdatesChennai World Chess Championship happened in 2013, I was there to witness it. What a special moment. Let's hope it happens in 2026 and Gukesh retains the title.

🚨Tamil Nadu to consider bidding for World Chess Championship. Final decision to be taken post consultation with CM Vijay... #TN #Chess ♟️

Congratulations Shreyas for the amazing performance! Glad we could play a small role in the journey. I wish much more success in your journey!🙏🏽

Not every win is a tactics explosion. Sometimes you’re just a little better – better bishop, more space, safer king. The skill is squeezing that small edge until the opponent cracks. Course 5: Slow Wins. No forcing. Just steady improvement. #Endgame #ChessPatience

@chess24com Well played game by Pragg! Let's hope he shruggs of the Candidates performance with more wins like these.

Praggnanandhaa wins a crazy game to end Sindarov's 53-game unbeaten streak in classical chess! chess.com/events/2026-gc… #GrandChessTour

@chesscom They are looking away from the board more than at it.

what's a random sign that someone is better than you at chess? 👀

Attack too early → lose. Attack too late → miss the chance. 3 signs you’re ready: Piece advantage near king Pawn break available No counterplay for them #Chess

@FIDE_chess Some of his positional gems are timless! Happy Birthday to Steinitz!

🎉 Today we remember and celebrate the life of Wilhelm Steinitz — the first official World Chess Champion, born on this day in 1836! ♟️👑 From dominating the 1860s to winning the inaugural World Championship match in 1886, Steinitz didn’t just play chess — he transformed it. His revolutionary ideas on positional play laid the foundation for the modern game. Renowned for his unbeaten match streak spanning 32 years (1862–1894), Steinitz was a true pioneer — both a fierce competitor and a visionary thinker whose legacy still shapes chess today. 🌟 A master ahead of his time, and a name forever etched in the history of the game.

Attacking doesn’t have to be risky sacrifices. The best attacks grow from space advantage, piece coordination, and restricted opponents. You build pressure move by move – then strike. Course 4: Attack for Positional Players. #ChessAttack #StrategicChess

@chesscom Good to see things changing with time. With such depth in different types of prizes, I am sure it will encourage more titled players to play.

Titled Tuesday's prize pool is INCREASING! 📈 The new $10,000 weekly prize pool will reward a wider range of players with new categories celebrating debuts, comebacks, brilliancies, and more!!

@GMAlexColovic Completely agree on that, even today I can't point out exactly the factors made me reach 2000 to 2200. I guess it was mixture of working on chess, playing tournaments and praying 😀

You don't move from 2000 to 2200 (or whatever the range). You improve and hope it happens.

@chess24com @lachesisq First Nakamura and then Nepomniachtchi winning their first Titled Tuesdays of 2026. Let's who will be next.

Congratulations to @lachesisq on winning his 1st #TitledTuesday in 20 months! chess.com/news/view/nepo…

Endgames are rarely won by tactics alone they’re won by creating problems your opponent can’t solve. In this masterclass, Javokhir Sindarov shows how to turn an “equal” position into a winning one through pressure, patience, and piece activity. ♟️ Attack weaknesses not just to win pawns, but to force passive defense. ♟️ Temporary passivity is acceptable if it leads to long-term activity. ♟️ The king becomes a fighting piece in the endgame. ♟️ Multi-purpose moves control the rhythm of the position. ♟️ Overload the defender until the position collapses.

Week 1 recap: Exchanges, psychology, restriction, open files. These aren’t random tips – they’re from our 9‑course library. If you’re tired of losing winning games, sign up on Chessneurons. chessneurons.com #ChessCourses #Chessneurons

@EndgameaiChess May be Oro should try chessneurons.com to improve his Positional Decision Making 😀

🇷🇺 Ian Nepomniachtchi on 🇦🇷 Faustino Oro: “Seriously, it’s impressive how much he plays and how much he knows at such a young age. Despite his huge rating, he’s not immune to human nature: like all children, he prefers active moves to strategic or positional decisions. Experience will come, as they say. Playing 40,000 online games in just under 13 years is just the beginning ”

@FIDE_chess Extraordinary achievement! Congratulations!

🇦🇷 12-year-old Faustino Oro has officially secured his third and final Grandmaster (GM) norm at the Sardinia World Chess Festival in Italy. By achieving this and maintaining a 2500+ FIDE rating, he becomes one of the youngest Grandmasters in chess history. #FaustinoOro #Chess

@Kasparov63 Yes, beyond a certain point, you just improve your chess skills, not necessarily others skills if you don't actively apply those learnings in your non-chess life.

🎯 When I went on book tour for How Life Imitates Chess nearly 20 years ago, I enjoyed answering the usual first question, "How does life imitate chess? with "It doesn't! And an aptitude for chess demonstrates only that." It's a gift, & a great lens, but the rest is up to you.

@Rameshchess Thank you for the informative suggestions sir. Can you also make a post from your personal experience on how should a coach's approach change depending on the rating of the student? (Say for example an 1800 vs 2300)

Some suggestions to chess coaches regarding classroom discipline: 1. Maintaining silence while the coach is teaching or explaining things. 2. Maintaining silence while solving positions or giving solutions/suggestions 3. Write moves and show them to the coach while solving puzzles so that others can continue to solve the same position. The student who has already solved the earlier position can be given the next one. In this manner, during theIn the same class, different students are solving different positions as per their capabilities. 4. Not moving around a lot while sitting (while thinking about positions and while listening to coaches). Revolving chairs to be avoided, especially for young children. 5. Teach them how to sit still, not move around too much (the body, eyes, head, arms, legs), etc. 6. Everyone should not talk at the same time. Only the person identified by the coach should speak while others listen. 7. Students should not talk among themselves 8. Leave footwear in an orderly manner outside the classroom (if it is practised, especially in India) 9. Arrange the pieces and boards, chess clocks properly, after the class is over 10. Take notes when the coach is explaining important/ instructional principles, ideas or concepts 11. Write down the players' names of examples seen in class and search and arrange those games in Chessbase (or any other similar software) for future reference 12. Make students explain what they have learned after every major explanation on a topic 13. Make average students repeat variations, analysis done in the class before moving to the next variation or example 14. When students want to give moves, they should raise their hands, and the coach should identify who should give the answer 15. Encourage children to hydrate themselves during the class and have some light snacks if required (if the session is long and intense) 16. Looking and listening to the coach when the coach is saying or explaining something 17. Looking at the board and thinking about the position instead of looking elsewhere and being distracted 18. Develop interest among students by motivation, in the learning procedure, while training, rather than limiting oneself to enjoying playing games, but not the learning process 19. Many children get easily bored when they are made to think over a position that is not too easy or listen to a lecture on concepts or the learning process 20. In a group lesson, the student should assume there is only the student and the coach in the room when thinking about a position and while listening to the coach explaining things 21. How to receive inputs from students: writing in the book and raising hands, coach asks a particular student to explain the moves/analysis 22. Teach students to ignore everyone else in the classroom and focus on learning, or to insulate themselves from the disturbing behaviour of others in the classroom 23. Visiting the washrooms, water can be done without disturbing the rest of the class (too frequent should be discouraged) 24. Bring a book and a pen to take notes on the important, instructive things that are being shared by the coach 25. Children will not share their problems or weaknesses that easily for various reasons. Shy, guilty, fear of being judged, not aware of themselves, etc. Encourage them to open up to you without the fear of being judged by you and fellow students 26. When students get tired, ask them to wash their faces with cold water (even during the game) 27. 4-hour sessions could be considered to replicate the tournament schedule to build up stamina and handle stress for long hours, intense training 28. Students should be discouraged from copying solutions from nearby students (cover the book while writing answers) 29. Students should not discuss while solving puzzles or solving studies 30. Only one student talks at a time, and others should not intervene, interrupt, or correct the student talking 31. Make students move pieces with their own hands to feel a bond with chess emotionally