Hello there linkfest reader! It was a relatively quiet chess week, although the Women’s World Championship is underway, Magnus is in action, and there is a chess controversy that (refreshingly) does not involve cheating. As always, we also have a few chess improvement related posts for you. Thanks for reading, and I will catch you all next week- Ben
Chess News
A severe summer storm in the Netherlands led to a controversy that marred the Dutch Women’s Championship, which was won by IM Eline Roebers. (Peter Doggers for Chess.com)
The Women’s World Championship has Begun with Two Hard-Fought Draws between GM Wu Jenjun and GM Lei Tingjie. (JJ Lang for US Chess)
Caruana and Nepo lead so far in the SuperBet Rapid & Blitz (NM Vanessa West for Chess.com)
Congrats to Rising Chess Star Brewington Hardaway on Earning his Third IM Norm, including a win over GM Illya Nyznhyk! (Daaim Shabazz for The Chess Drum)
Chess Improvement
GM Avetik Grigoryan covers 37 Checkmate Patterns You Should Know. Checkmate Patterns are so Fun! (LiChess Blog)
IM Junta Ikdea on the Importance of Playing “Good Enough” Moves (Infinite Chess)
FM Nate Solon on How he Chose Which Tournament He Would Play in, and How he Plans to Prepare For It (Zwischenzug Blog)
Chess History
Nice retrospective by Sam Kahn on the career of Gyula Breyer “The real point of Breyer’s explorations was that he - more than anyone else really - discovered that chess was a ‘dynamic’ game; that it was possible to ‘store energy’ in a position and then to release it ‘kinetically’ at the right moment.” (Chess.com Blog)