Tournament recap: Five rounds, three wins, one draw, one painful loss.

Online vs. over-the-board chess. Different skills, different satisfaction.

Tournament preparation: Opening novelties prepared for specific opponents.

My chess book collection. The 10 books that improved my rating the most.

Speed chess (blitz) strategies that differ from classical time control.

Simultaneous exhibition: Playing 20 boards at once. The mental juggling act.

The Kazan chess scene. Growing up where chess is a mainstream sport.

Middlegame planning: How to find a plan when the position looks equal.

New tutorial series starting next week. From zero to deploying your first app.

Career advice nobody gave me when I started. Would have saved years of struggle.