Perpetual Chess Linkfest #24, February 10, 2023

Magnus wins (again), Kosteniuk Leads the Women's Grand Prix

Hi everyone, its been a busy week, so I won’t add to the pile of enjoyable chess writing that I hereby present to you. Enjoy! - Ben

Chess Improvement/Book Review

Richard James reviews IM Jeremy Silman’s latest book, Silman’s Chess Odyssey. “what sets chess apart from other games is its history, heritage and culture. If you agree as well, or if you’d just like to investigate further, then you should certainly read this book.” (British Chess News)

GM Noel Studer Shares Tips for How to Avoid Tilt in Online Blitz Chess “Never play when you feel emotionally overwhelmed” (LiChess Blog)

FM Nate Solon on How to Approach Playing Different Chess Structures, Beyond just the Carlsbad (Zwischenzug Blog)

Chris Wainscott on his Shift from Improving at OTB Chess, to focusing on Enjoying it. “Can an adult improve at chess?.. Most seem to think that either it simply can’t be done or that it unquestionably can be done, but few seem to discuss what sacrifices it takes to try in the first place.” (CLO Blog)

IM Wily Hendriks on Some Revisionist History Associated with the Legacies of Steinitz and Zukertort (NIC Blog)

Previously Semi-Retired Author, GM Jonathan Rowson is Back at the Board, and playing some Fascinating Games (John Hartmann for CLO)

Where should White (GM Rowson) have gone here? Answer in this CLO column!)

IM Junta Ikeda has moved his Excellent Chess Advice Blog over to Substack! “In the end, there’s nothing better than knowing how to handle your addiction clock so as to avoid those tense (time trouble) situations. (IM Junta Ikeda Blog)

Javier Perea looks at some data from Youth World Cups to determine which countries’ players might be over or underrated. “The countries with the highest Elo losses are in many cases in Western Europe, while the countries with the highest Elo gains are in Asian and Eastern European countries” (Chessbase News)

CM Vjekoslav Nemec Walks You Through the McCutcheon Variation Variation of the French Defense (Chessentials Blog)

Chess News

Alexandra Kosteniuk leads the Women’s Grand Prix (Chessbase News)

Chess.com @chesscom

Congratulations to @MagnusCarlsen for winning the 2023 @airthings Masters! 🏆 He begins his Champions Chess Tour defense with a win against Hikaru in the first event of the year! 👏 #ChessChamps

Magnus won the Airthings Masters over Hikaru Nakamura. Read the link for the Full Story! (NM Anthony Levin for Chess.com)