What are chess tactics? A quick guide for beginners
Ever wondered what people mean when they say things like “I can see a chess tactic there” and “the fastest way to improve is to practice your chess tactics”? If you’re interested in becoming a better chess player, tactics are a great place to start. We’ve put together this quick guide to explain in simple […]
Weird chess openings: The fishy 1.c4 b5 2.cxb a6!
As some of you may know we set up an over the board team recently to play in the Summer Chess League in London, which in my spare time I try to help organise. The team is called The InChessables, and is captained by my friend Chris Rebbeck (another Chessable user) and has among the […]
Breaking 3,350 on chess.com: How one Chessable member’s tactics rating hit incredible heights
Regular Chessablers reading this may already have come across our super-user Logozar. He’s a 17-year-old PRO member from Round Rock, near Austin, Texas, who’s released several popular UGC books on the site – the latest a big hit endorsed by a GM. Logozar has also racked up more than 8.6m XP and been awarded nearly […]