Archive - Nick Plays Chess

Barnes - Morphy, London 1858

Escalating piece sacrifices.

May 14 • Nick Visel

Morphy - Schulten, New York 1857

A pretty sacrifice for the win

May 11 • Nick Visel

On Anti-positional Moves

"Don't trade that bishop!"

May 7 • Nick Visel

Book Review: Chessagram Vol. 1

⭐️⭐️⭐️½ A short workbook for beginners that focuses on tactical move orders.

May 2 • Nick Visel

April 2026

Why You Should Study Jose Raul Capablanca

The Third Official World Champion

Apr 29 • Nick Visel

2026 FIDE Candidates Round 14

Esipenko - Caruana

Apr 15 • Nick Visel

2026 FIDE Candidates Round 13

We have the next World Championship challenger, but the Women's is still up in the air as Vaishali and Bibisara lead by half a point.

Apr 14 • Nick Visel

2026 FIDE Candidates Round 12

Giri's chances to overtake Sindarov thin to a razor's edge; Zhu catches up with Vaishali

Apr 12 • Nick Visel

2026 FIDE Candidates Round 11

One interesting tactical moment in the Women's tournament

Apr 11 • Nick Visel

2026 FIDE Candidates Round 10

Sindarov springs forward another full point and closes in on winning way ahead of time.

Apr 10 • Nick Visel

2026 FIDE Candidates Round 9

A lot of near-misses. And some dynamite wins.

Apr 9 • Nick Visel

2026 FIDE Candidates Round 8

Revenge arc in the Open section

Apr 7 • Nick Visel

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