Just hit 1500 on Chess.com! 🏁 Now the real challenge begins: holding on to it.

Played 3 games with the lock in protocol today. In the first I punished a poor opponent, in the second I lost to an unfamiliar opening, and in the third I played at an 850 elo level (i am 600 elo) and found 5 great moves and managed to run down my enemies clock and force checkmate.

Hello everyone! I am writing to share that @Joey Powers is the new Owner of Top Chess. As a result, he will be leading all parts of Top Chess, including the Top Chess Gang & Army communities. This is GOOD NEWS for everyone here because Joey has the time & energy to make this community better and give everyone here a better experience! I wish I had the power to thank every single person here individually. I am TRULY GRATEFUL to have been a part of Top Chess. YOU GUYS have helped to make this channel and this community so wonderful, and I truly appreciate everyone here. I am FULLY CONFIDENT that Joey is going to usher in a new era of PROSPERITY for Top Chess and everyone here. This is not the end. This is a NEW BEGINNING! You’re going to see a BETTER COMMUNITY than ever before. You’re going to GAIN MORE ELO than ever before. You’re going to BLUNDER YOUR QUEEN less than ever before. And fingers crossed, we may reach 1 MILLION subscribers on the YT channel under Joey’s leadership. Q&A: Are things going to change?? YOU have helped us build something truly amazing at Top Chess, and we’re here to keep making things better for YOU. Joey will be sending out announcements soon. I can’t speak for Joey, but he will most likely look to reduce the amount of spam in here and refocus the community to talking about chess. Which seems fairly logical for a chess community. TL;DR: Joey’s here to improve the experience & keep making things better for everyone. Why aren’t you going to be the owner anymore? Joey has the time and energy to keep building Top Chess, while I simply did not. That’s why I was looking for someone like Joey to take over & run things. Frankly, I'm not really active on Top Chess Gang anyways… honestly, anyone with a pulse could probably contribute more to the community than I have. The bar is low, Joey LOL THANK YOU ALL for being a part of this journey! WELCOME @Joey Powers

Hello and Welcome to Top Chess Gang! The #1 FREE COMMUNITY ABOUT CHESS! Here you can learn, share and play games while making friends and having fun. The first thing you can do is Introduce yourself down below! You can share: - Where you're from - chess.com username - Current ELO rating - Anything else you wanna share You'll most likely get at least 5 likes (oftentimes more!) which will move you to level 2 and on your way to level 3 (these levels give you access to exclusive content!). ALL TOP CHESS GANG MEMBERS CAN (AND SHOULD) PARTICIPATE IN WEEKLY TOURNAMENTS AND POTENTIALLY BE FEATURED IN THE VIDEOS! Check out previous winners at the "Tournament Winners" Tab and be there to make it into history! ---- Now, if you are looking for the BEST DEAL OF YOUR LIFE - You should check out TOP CHESS ARMY - https://www.skool.com/topchess For only 10$/Month you are getting: 1) FREE 1-1 COACHING CALL WITH OUR COACH. The call lasts for 30 minutes - You can play a game together or just review one of your games, and we will let you know all of your strengths and weaknesses and will give you the best tips on how to proceed with your training! 2) COACHING CALLS Each Saturday at 11 AM EST Time zone our coach is hosting a GROUP COACHING CALL, that usually lasts between 2.5 and 3 hours. Don't worry! You do not have to be there for the full duration, you can jump in anytime, ask a question or two and leave if you are in a hurry. -This is where you get THE MOST VALUE as a beginner/intermediate player. In total, this equals to over 12hours of coaching calls AT LEAST EACH MONTH!! 3) DAILY POSITIONS Everyday, in the "Daily Positions" Tab, we post a single puzzle for you guys to solve. This isn't your normal Chess-com puzzle, this is a position from an actual game to help you improve your thinking! 4) CLASSROOM In the classroom Tab, you can find 15+ Training Modules that have ALL THE INFORMATION you need to get to 2000 ELO. It won't magically boost you there, it will take some training and effort from your side, so the only limitation to how far you can go is HOW MUCH YOU WANT IT!