Ivan Veselov

Classical Online Tournaments Where to play serious games online

Wrote about Classical Online Tournaments -- where to play serious games online: 64squares.substack.com/p/classical-...

I can see that bot sometimes responded "Correct!" to your own (Dan's) submissions, but not to the others, is that intended?

Qg1+ Ke2 Nf4#

Qg8+ Kxg8 Rxe8#

Rg8+ Kh7 g6#

It's definitely not a constructed chess problem: usually checks on the first move are frowned upon in those :)

1...g5+ 2.Bxg5 Rh2# (2. Kxh5 Rh3#)

Brilliant Positions with Minimal Pieces The Saavedra Study

Wrote a new post showcasing Saavedra position in chess and my fascination with minimalistic game rules

Battle of Ideas in Endgame Studies In this post, I want to share what I appreciate most in endgame studies: the battle of ideas between White and Black.

Wrote a new post on "64 Squares": Battle of Ideas in Endgame Studies - 64squares.substack.com/p/battle-of-...

Endgame Studies for Fun and Profit Sources of graded endgame studies

Wrote a nice post about Chess Endgame Studies, in particular about the sources of good (i.e. solvable) studies for amateurs: 64squares.substack.com/p/endgame-st...