Perpetual Chess Linkfest #88, July 12, 2024
Losses & Ascensions
Hi all- here is the latest from the wide world of chess. Thanks for reading and have a good weekend- Ben
R.I.P.
Sigrun Øen (1963-2024), a chemical engineer who was Magnus Carlsen’s mom passed away at 61. (Colin McGourty for Chess.com)
Chess News
GM Awonder Liang has had quite a summer. He won Titled Tuesday (shortly after telling me on Perpetual Chess that he doesn’t enjoy online blitz) and now has won the World Open! Not bad for a university student! (Matt Clibanoff for Chess Life Online)
Congrats to the England and the U.S. for winning the World Senior Championships (for the ages of 65+ and 50+, respectively). (NM Anthony Levin for Chess.com)
Fabiano Caruana leads so far in the SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz (Colin McGourty for Chess.com)
The Global Chess League will be returning for a second season in London in October (Chessbase News)
Books
GM Matthew Sadler recently reviewed my book, and NIC has now published the review on their blog. I am greatly honored to receive 5 stars, but you can check out the review to find Matthew’s valid suggestion for improving Perpetual Chess Improvement (New In Chess Blog)
Richard James reviews What Your Chess Coaches Don’t Tell You (British Chess News)
Nick Visel reviews GM Yasser Seirawan’s classic, Winning Chess Strategies (Nick Plays Chess)
Misc.
Jen Shahade writes about the time she ran into Magnus Carlsen at a poker tournament! (Jennifer’s Substack)
Did you guys know that there was a Soviet movie featuring Korchnoi & Tal as actors? FM Dennis Monokroussos dug up a few clips (The Chess Mind)
Great post from Martin Justesen digging into what motivates people to cheat online. “High goals, intense pressure to win, and the fear of failure can push players toward cheating.” (Say Chess Blog)
Julian from the Chess Engine Lab is starting a series chronicling how he goes about building a chess engine from scratch. Sub to his blog to follow the whole process! (Chess Engine Lab)
Daaim Shabazz takes you on a behind-the-scenes tour of the St. Louis Chess Club, which is being renovated and expanded. (The Chess Drum)
Chess Improvement
GM Gregory Serper annotates an instructive game from the young phenom, IM Faustino Oro. (Chess.com)
Dr. Nick Vasquez shares a 3-step process he has developed for selecting a move. “The best practice to begin to find a good move is to look wide, not deep.” (Chess In Small Doses)
GM Hovhannes Gabuzyan writes about why you should emphasize quality over quantity in chess training (Chess.com Blog)
Dawn Lawson writes about how she overcame self-doubt and made it to a local chess club! “(What galvanized me) was the realization that, if I was being this hesitant about going to a casual club meeting, I would never get myself to a tournament.” (An Older Woman’s Chess Journey)
FM Dalton Perrine dissects GM Jacob Aagaard’s famed “3 questions’ with a few illustrative examples (Chess Chatter)