Perpetual Chess Linkfest #22, January 27, 2022

Hi everyone! I don't have much to add to this week's array of informative chess writing other than to remind you all to please subscribe or share this link compilation if you find it to be of value.

Chess Improvement

GM Noel Studer with some helpful advice on dealing with tough lossess… “The key is to be able to switch perspectives just when defeat hits us.” (Next Level Chess Blog)

Short post from FM Dennis Monokroussos on The Pawn Study Composer’s Manual. As Dennis says, it looks like a Pretty Compelling book! (The Chess Mind Blog)

IM Jakob Pfreundt shares his process of preparing in the days before a tournament (LiChess Blog)

Renowned Endgame Expert, GM Karsten Müller breaks down some instructive mistakes from Tata Steel (Chessbase News)

Muller dubs 29. h5! “the can opener” via Chessbase News

News

chess24.com @chess24com

No changes at the top of the #TataSteelChess Masters, so Abdusattorov still leads, Giri is half a point behind, and So and Carlsen are another half point back going into the final 2 rounds! chess24.com/en/watch/live-… #c24live

Fantastic write up from FM Jason Wang on his Unexpectedly Winning the North American Open in December (Chess Life Online)

Chess.com @chesscom

Traffic on Chess.com has nearly doubled since the beginning of December, and our servers are struggling. We love you, we feel you, we are sorry, and we are working as hard as we can to return to stability. Full blog post: chess.com/blog/CHESScom/…

The next Champions Chess Tour has a 2 million dollar Prize Fund! “With its popularity soaring and games increasingly moving to online platforms, chess appears to be ushering in a new era.” (Ben Church for CNN News)

FM Nate Solon on where we go from here vis a vis Carlsen/Niemann and Cheating in Chess (Zwischenzug Blog)

Misc.

NM Anthony Levin with a touching tribute to an NYC chess institution, Juan Sena (Chess.com Blog)

Must read interview with IM Sara Khadem, who recently moved to Spain to escape Iranian oppression. “I will play under the Iranian flag. My immediate goal is to break into the world top 10 [she is currently 17th].” (Leontxo García for El Pais International)

‘Simaginfan’ uncovers some very early photos of Mikhail Tal, as well as a few fun games (Chess.com Blog)

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Thanks for reading and have a good weekend everyone! - Ben