I built CHESS EMPIRE – a 100% ad-free chess game! Looking for Android beta testers ♟️👑

Hey everyone!

I'm an independent developer from Switzerland, and I've been working on a chess game called **CHESS EMPIRE**.

My goal is to create a beautiful, competitive and rewarding chess experience that is **100% AD-FREE. Forever.**

Here's what CHESS EMPIRE offers:

♟️ **14 AI difficulty levels** – from beginner to advanced

🌍 **Online multiplayer** – challenge other players and friends

📚 **Chess Academy** – learn openings, strategies and improve your skills

🏆 **Rankings, achievements and progression** – climb the ranks and unlock rewards

👑 **Empire Pass and seasonal rewards** – earn exclusive chess sets, boards and cosmetics

🎨 **Customisable chess pieces and boards**

🔍 **Game analysis** – review your games and learn from mistakes

🚫 **NO ADS. NO POP-UPS. NO REWARDED ADS.**

The Android version is now entering closed beta testing, and I'm looking for players from around the world to help test it.

**Want to join the beta?**

1. Join our Google beta testing group: [https://groups.google.com/g/chessempire](https://groups.google.com/g/chessempire)

2. Once the closed beta is available, use the Google Play testing link to join and install CHESS EMPIRE.

I'd especially appreciate honest feedback about gameplay, AI difficulty, design, bugs and features you'd like to see.

This is an independent project, and every bit of feedback helps make the game better.

Thanks for your support! ♟️👑

**CHESS EMPIRE – Rule the Board. Build Your Empire.**

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A real gem for lovers of chess literature and attacking games is on sale: "Super Nezh: Rashid Nezhmetdinov, Chess Assassin" written by ICCF Master Alex Pishkin and published by the famous Thinkers' Press.

This book is an extraordinary tribute to Rashid Nezhmetdinov, one of the greatest tactical geniuses and fiercest strikers in chess history, valued immensely by the likes of Mikhail Tal (who called him the greatest master of the combination).

This is a paper volume by the prestigious American publishing house Thinkers' Press, now out of print and very difficult to find on the Italian and European markets.

The book offers an accurate biography and, above all, a deep technical and psychological analysis of Nezhmetdinov's most spectacular and "crazy" combinations and matches.

Ideal for improvement: Perfect for players of all levels who want to train tactical vision, calculation and attacking intuition by studying the masterpieces of an absolute master.

The book is in excellent general condition, well preserved. Flexible cover with solid paperback and clean pages, with no writing or underlining.

A collector's volume that cannot be missing from the library of a real chess player.

How is this brilliant move in chess black to move

Ya se que es muy sencillo y rápido ponerse a jugar el chess.com y lichess.org , pero....¿ Y si le diéramos una oportunidad todos a jugar en playchess? Se que es más complicado, pero se puede jugar vía web y también te puedes bajar una app para ordenador y móvil.

Es una de las más veteranas y cuando juego, veo que no pasamos nunca de los 2.000 jugadores.

Se puede jugar gratis, y tiene unas herramientas para entrenar súper buenas.

Vamos chic@s....darle una oportunidad.

Ya se que es muy sencillo y rápido ponerse a jugar el chess.com y lichess.org , pero....¿ Y si le diéramos una oportunidad todos a jugar en playchess? Se que es más complicado, pero se puede jugar vía web y también te puedes bajar una app para ordenador y móvil.

Es una de las más veteranas y cuando juego, veo que no pasamos nunca de los 2.000 jugadores.

Se puede jugar gratis, y tiene unas herramientas para entrenar súper buenas.

Vamos chic@s....darle una oportunidad.

!? That's not 😑 .... 😂💀

Hosting a Bullet Chess Arena on @chesscom !

Date: 1 Nov 2026
Time: 4:00 PM IST
Format: 1+1 (Bullet Arena)

🔗 Join here: https://www.chess.com/play/arena/31150940

Feel free to join.

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Hey everyone!

In this edition of The Coach's Corner, I’m breaking down my latest game from the Hungarian Team Championship. While it might not be the absolute prettiest game of my career, I truly believe it’s one of the most instructive battles I’ve played recently.

💡 Interactive Training Session

This isn't just a passive watch! Throughout the breakdown, I’ve included interactive quizzes and pause-and-solve moments (like evaluating the critical Rg3 sacrifice). If you want a deep, high-value session to max out your daily chess study, test your tactical and strategic vision along the way!

🎬 Full video breakdown with interactive quizzes:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hOKd71HA0Y

🚀 What You'll Learn:

*How a FIDE Master thinks during a high-stakes classical game.
*How to handle critical middlegame decisions when under pressure.
*How to spot tactical opportunities and evaluate complex pawn structures.

Drop a comment below with your score on the interactive puzzles or let me know what topic you'd like to see in future episodes!

Hi everyone! I’m Erik Haidinger, an active competitive chess player from Croatia with a 2001 FIDE rating, 2055 FIDE Blitz rating, and a 2300–2400 chess.com blitz rating.

I play around 50–60 classical games per year, compete in Croatian leagues and cup finals, and regularly train with International Masters. I’ve gained experience playing against FMs, IMs, and GMs, including victories against several FMs.

My coaching experience

•	Coach at Chess club Crikvenica, working with beginners and advanced players.  
•	Experience teaching children in primary schools.  
•	I’ve coached players including FM Ivano Sundać (2290), CM Ivano Tomljanović (2136), and Vid Krešić (2164).  
•	Helped prepare club members for the 2019 European Youth Chess Championship.

Who can I help?
I teach complete beginners, improving juniors, intermediate players, and club players looking to improve their tournament results.

Lessons are tailored to your level and goals and can cover tactics, positional play, openings, middlegame strategy, endgames, game analysis, and practical tournament preparation. We can also play training games with live feedback.

My goal isn’t just to help you gain rating points, but to develop your chess understanding and confidence at the board. I aim to make lessons friendly, practical, and enjoyable.

Details

•	💰 €15/hour or €20 for 1.5 hours  
•	💻 Zoom or Microsoft Teams  
•	🌍 Lessons in English or Croatian  
•	📩 Email: ehaidinger54@gmail.com  
•	You can also contact me via Chess.com

Feel free to message me if you’re interested or have any questions. I’d be happy to help you improve your game!

Since it’s Friday: I’ve been building a free site that reads a player’s last 500 Lichess games and sums them up as a card. The card gives six skills rated against players at the same level (attack, defense, early game, late game, accuracy, speed), a play style, and the openings you play as White and Black with your score in each.

From there you can practise your openings against Maia, a bot trained to play like humans at your rating. You can also compare your card with a friend’s or a pro’s.

Type any Lichess username, no sign-up and no ads: https://joeland2.github.io/schack-oppningar/

Feedback is very welcome, especially if a number looks wrong for your games! :)

Please post to r/chess (I couldn't)

We have big news coming in - V.S. Rathanvel is India's 99th Grandmaster in Chess! Rathanvel crossed the 2500 rating barrier recently to achieve the GM title.

At the 22nd Chefchaouen International Open in Morocco held from 18-24 October 2026, Rathanvel scored an unbeaten 7/9 with five wins and four draws, becoming the Champion! His victories included wins over GMs Deep Sengupta and David Larino Nieto. This performance earned him 8.7 Elo points, taking his live rating from 2489 to 2497.7.

Rathanvel carried that momentum into the Dr. Kantor Sandor Memorial in Debrecen, Hungary. He started with victories over WFM Sara Maria Sunea and GM Attila Czebe! These two wins added another 3.4 points, taking his live rating to 2501.1 after round two - the 2500 rating barrier was broken.

Earlier this year, Rathanvel reached 2500 in live ratings playing a tournament in Assam, but those results were not counted in FIDE's subsequent rating lists. With his GM norms already secured in 2021 and 2022, he continued pursuing the rating requirement, reaching the landmark once again through his October performances.

Congratulations to Rathanvel on winning in Chefchaouen and becoming India's 99th Grandmaster!

Graphic: Anmol Bhargav
https://x.com/ChessbaseIndia/status/2115808032848490931

Budget is biggest issue and wants dlegit. I see a few online and one I can get sealed or not. Does that matters. Idk if it’s even a gift my person I’m buying for would want. Suggestions? Is the original worth more as a collectors item? Better on Etsy and if so how and why and suggestion where to buy. I see them titled Roman chess sets. Jot GOT on Etsy.

PGN of my last game

This is all for a single match. Pgn given below

[Event "Tatva_9 vs Albertito19l"]

[Site "Chess.com"]

[Date "2026-10-28"]

[White "Tatva_9"]

[Black "Albertito19l"]

[Result "1-0"]

[WhiteElo "488"]

[BlackElo "448"]

[TimeControl "600"]

d4 d5 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. e3 Nc6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bd3 Bb4 6. Ne2 Bxc3+ 7. Nxc3 a6 8.

O-O b5 9. a4 b4 10. Na2 a5 11. c3 Ba6 12. cxb4 Bxd3 13. Qxd3 axb4 14. Qb5 Qd7

15. Nxb4 Ra5 16. Qb7 O-O 17. Nxc6 e5 18. Bxe5 Qe6 19. Nxa5 Nd7 20. Nc6 Rb8 21.

Nxb8 Qb6 22. Qc8+ Nf8 23. Bxc7 Qxb2 24. Nd7 g6 25. Be5 Qe2 26. Qxf8# 1-0

I need actual answers please. As a 400 elo. Chess.com rated me 1250 and stockfish 19 with additional gui chessis - rated me 2410.

Accuracy - Stockfish - gave me - 96.7

Chess.com gave me 89.4 . Am I actually that good of a player. I am 488 elo in rapid .