We all love chess but it can be daunting if not impossible to know what to give for a gift. Worry not, we have you fully covered. We'll go over…

Many chess players wonder how different rating systems map to each other. There is a common idea that it's not possible to map the ratings because they are different pools…

One great source of joy as a father is teaching my 5 year old how to play chess. We got into the habit of playing every day for 30 minutes…

The Halloween Gambit is an opening line in the Four Knights. In this aggressive opening, white sacrifices a knight on the fourth move in order to achieve quick development and…

Our first guest post, written by Jonathan Pettit, is about chess training. Jonathan runs a chess improvement blog at smithyq.com. Subscribe to his email list to receive notifications when he…

Note: This post contains some Amazon and chess.com affiliate links, and ChessGoals may receive a commission. The most important factor in chess improvement is playing games. Coming in second, and…

The London System is a very easy and effective opening to use at all levels of chess. Magnus Carlsen himself has used it not long ago and it is a…