Showing posts with label Annual Update. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Annual Update. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 7, 2025

Tim Sawyer Chess Top Posts January 2025

Welcome to my updated all-time Top 50 list! From 2011 to 2024, I wrote 3492 chess blog posts. Most older blog post games are found in my chess books, often arranged by the opening. Your support in buying my books is appreciated. Thank your for reading my books and blogs.

1-10

Published November 3, 2011

Published September 3, 2011

Published October 27, 2011

Published April 13, 2013

Published May 10, 2012

Published March 3, 2014

11-20

Published April 8, 2013

Published August 3, 2011

Published January 9, 2017

Published May 29, 2012

1528. Battle of Petroff Defence Repertoire Book Ideas
Published October 8, 2013

1527. Lakdawala on 2.Ne2!? vs Caro-Kann Defence
Published March 8, 2012

1483. Joy of Alapin-Diemer Gambit French Defence
Published July 8, 2012

Published August 20, 2011
Published December 30, 2016

Published July 7, 2012

Published June 19, 2015

31-40

Published January 11, 2017

Published September 12, 2013

Published July 3, 2014

Published January 10, 2019

419. Blackmar-Diemer Limontas c5
Published February 18, 2021

Tim Sawyer Chess Blog Posts by Year
2011 - 174
2012 - 580
2013 - 366
2014 - 365
2015 - 287
2016 - 333
2017 - 192
2018 - 349
2019 - 366
2020 - 248
2021 - 83
2022 - 85
2023 - 52
2024 - 12
Total Blog Posts 2011-2024 = 3492




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Sunday, December 31, 2023

10 Favorite Chess Posts of 2023

Happy New Year, 2024! I posted 52 times in 2023. For 2024, I plan blog posts once a month with more detail on the first Sunday. I enjoy this blog, but most of my attention and effort must go into my books. I sell thousands of books yearly, while only a few people read this free blog. I plan to continue on a regular but slower schedule this year to spend more time writing new books. I feel truly blessed because of the many people who buy my books. Thank you! You help me pay my bills.

Here are my Top 10 Favorite Chess Blog posts for 2023. They tend to be the most popular. I wrote 52 chess posts in 2023. Thank you for reading my blog and buying my books. Enjoy!

See my book: CHESS SAMPLER: Excerpts from 100 of My Chess Books


1. Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Irons
Published January 29, 2023

2. Herrstrom Gambit Lev Zilbermintz
Published February 5, 2023

3. London Morris Countergambit
Published March 5, 2023

4. Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Arslanov
Published October 8, 2023

5. Blackmar-Diemer Pawn Returned
Published February 26, 2023
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Sunday, January 1, 2023

10 Favorite Chess Posts of 2022

Happy New Year, 2023! I plan to post once a week in 2023 on Sundays. I enjoy this blog, but most of my attention and effort must go into my books. I sell thousands of books yearly, while only a few people read this free blog. I plan to continue on a regular but slower schedule this year to spend more time writing new books. I feel truly blessed because of the many people who buy my books. Thank you! You help me pay my bills.

Here are my Top 10 Favorite Chess Blog posts for 2022. They tend to be the most popular. I wrote 83 chess posts in 2022. Thank you for reading my blog and buying my books. Enjoy!

Published January 5, 2022

Published February 12, 2022

Published February 27, 2022

Published January 25, 2022

Published February 18, 2022

Published March 30, 2022

Published August 6, 2022

Published September 21, 2022

Published March 12, 2022

Tim Sawyer Chess Blog Posts by Year
2011 - 174
2012 - 580
2013 - 366
2014 - 365
2015 - 287
2016 - 333
2017 - 192
2018 - 349
2019 - 366
2020 - 248
2021 - 83
2022 - 85
Total Blog Posts 2011-2020 = 3428




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Friday, December 30, 2022

Tim Sawyer Chess Books List December 2022

Here is a partial list of my chess books. Most are available in paperback and ebook in countries with Amazon websites. For more, see Tim Sawyer Author Page. THANK YOU for your support!

Ruy Lopez Tactics covers 500 combinations and mates.
Open Game Tactics covers 1.e4 e5 without Ruy Lopez.
Sicilian Tactics 1.e4 c5 has 500 combinations and mates.
French Tactics 1.e4 e6 has 500 combinations and mates.
Caro-Kann Tactics 1.e4 c6 500 combinations and mates.
Semi-Open Tactics 1.e4 misc 500 combinations and mates.
Blackmar-Diemer Tactics 500 combinations and mates.
Queens Gambit Tactics has 500 combinations and mates.
Indian Tactics (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4) 500 combinations and mates.
English Tactics (1.c4) has 500 combinations and checkmates.

Checkmate Tactics book has the best 500 opening mates.
Combination Tactics has the best 500 ways to win material.

Fool's Mate Themes has 60 games with fast checkmates.
Sicilian Defence Collection has 1100 pages of my material after 1.e4 c5.

London 2.Bf4 Tactics: 200 Winning Opening Positions
London 2.Bf4 Playbook: 200 Opening Positions for White
Caro-Kann Playbook: 200 Opening Positions for Black
Slav Defence Playbook: 200 Opening Positions for Black
Queens Gambit Playbook: 200 Opening Positions for White
Dutch Stonewall Playbook: 200 Opening Positions for Black
Bird Stonewall Playbook: 200 Opening Positions for White

Kings Gambit Playbook: 200 Opening Positions for White
French 3.Be3 Playbook: 200 Opening Positions for White
Philidor 2.Nf3 Playbook: 200 Opening Positions for White
Italian 2.Bc4 Playbook: 200 Positions Bishop Opening White
Alekhine 1...Nf6 Playbook: 200 Opening Positions for Black
Petroff 2...Nf6 Playbook: 200 Opening Positions for Black
Four Knights Playbook: 200 Opening Positions for White

Main Line 1.e4 Playbook: 200 Opening Positions for White
Main Line 1.d4 Playbook: 200 Opening Positions for White
Main Line 1...e5 Playbook: 200 Opening Positions for Black
Main Line 1...c5 Playbook: 200 Opening Positions for Black

King Pawn Puzzles: 200 Easy Opening Checkmates
Sicilian Defence Puzzles: 200 Easy Opening Checkmates
French & Caro Puzzles: 200 Easy Opening Checkmates
Queen Pawn Puzzles: 200 Easy Opening Checkmates
Indian Defence Puzzles: 200 Easy Opening Checkmates
Flank Opening Puzzles: 200 Easy Opening Checkmates

King Pawn 1.e4 e5 – Second Edition
French Defence 1.e4 e6 – Second Edition
Sicilian Defence 1.e4 c5 – Second Edition
Caro-Kann: 1.e4 c6 – Second Edition
Alekhine & Pirc 1.e4 – Second Edition
Chess Games 1.e4 Series: 5 Books in 1 (First Editions)

Queen Pawn 1.d4 d5 – Second Edition
Indian Defences 1.d4 Nf6 – Second Edition
Bird & Dutch 1.f4 & 1…f5 – Second Edition
Rare First Moves – Second Edition
Queen’s Knight 1.Nc3 & 1…Nc6 – Second Edition
Chess Games 1.d4 Series: 5 Books in 1 (First Editions)

Chess Strategy London 2.Bf4
Chess Strategy Queen's Gambit
Chess Strategy French Defence

Chess Is Chess 2020
Chess Is Chess 2019
Adventures in Chess
Chess Training Repertoire Moves 4 (200 Openings)
Chess Word Puzzles: 80 Large Print Word Puzzles
Chess Games of Ray Haines: 150 Games

Blackmar-Diemer Games 1: Accepted
Blackmar-Diemer Games 2: Declined
Blackmar-Diemer Theory 3: Accepted
Blackmar-Diemer Theory 4: Declined
Blackmar-Diemer Series: Books 1-4 (4 books in 1)

Blackmar-Diemer Puzzles: 200 Easy Positions
Blackmar-Diemer Games 5: Gambit Accepted and Declined
Blackmar-Diemer Playbook 6: 200 Opening Positions White
Blackmar-Diemer Playbook 7: 200 Opening Positions White
Blackmar-Diemer Series II: 4 Gambit Books (4 books in 1)

Blackmar-Diemer Games 8: Gambit Accepted and Declined
The Alekhine Defense Playbook
The Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Keybook II
Alapin French: Tactics for White
Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Keybook

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Friday, January 1, 2021

10 Favorite Chess Posts of 2020

Happy New Year 2021! Here are my Top 10 Favorite Chess Blog posts for 2020. They tend to be the most popular, but some are there because I chose them. I wrote 248 chess posts during 2020. Updated versions of most of my posts can be found in my books. Thank you for reading my blog and buying my books. Enjoy!

1. Anti-London Gambit Peter Chaplin
Published 1/9/2020

2. Latvian Gambit Traps Cavicchi
Published 1/13/2020

3. Blackmar to Diemer Zilbermints
Published 2/3/2020

4. BDG Ziegler Collin-Deslauriers
Published 4/11/2020

5. Duras Gambit 3.Qh5+ Torning
Published 3/17/2020

6. Caro-Kann Defence Bc4 Haines
Published 5/3/2020

7. Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Wight
Published 1/7/2020

8. Queen's Gambit Netflix Thoughts
Published 11/1/2020

9. Blackmar-Diemer Huebsch Saeed
Published 10/7/2020

10. Blackmar-Diemer Tactics Greene
Published 11/26/2020

Tim Sawyer Chess Blog Posts by Year
2011 - 174
2012 - 580
2013 - 366
2014 - 365
2015 - 287
2016 - 333
2017 - 192
2018 - 349
2019 - 366
2020 - 248
Total Blog Posts 2011-2020 = 3260

My Ruy Lopez Tactics covers 500 combinations and mates.
My Open Game Tactics covers 1.e4 e5 without Ruy Lopez.
My Sicilian Tactics 1.e4 c5 has 500 combinations and mates.
My French Tactics 1.e4 e6 has 500 combinations and mates.
My Caro-Kann Tactics 1.e4 c6 500 combinations and mates.
My Semi-Open Tactics 1.e4 misc 500 combinations and mates.
My Blackmar-Diemer Tactics 500 combinations and mates.
My Chess Is Chess 2020 is my annual collection of 116 games.
See this book for 116 games from 2020




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Wednesday, January 1, 2020

10 Favorite Chess Posts of 2019

Happy New Year 2020! Here are my Top 10 Favorite Chess Blog posts for 2019. They tend to be the most popular, but some are there because I chose them. I wrote 366 chess posts during 2019. Updated versions of most of my posts can be found in my books. Thank you for reading my blog and buying my books. Enjoy!

1. Blackmar-Diemer Great Carlini
Published 1/10/2019

2. Scandinavian Patzer Win Torning
Published 1/21/2019

3. Herrstrom Gambit Lev Zilbermints
Published 1/6/2019

4. London System Poisoned Pawn
Published 1/3/2019

5. Bird Opening Schlechter Delpire
Published 5/2/2019

6. Caro-Kann Defence 4.Bd3 Anand
Published 1/19/2019

7. Blackmar-Diemer Fleischmann
Published 1/5/2019

8. Bishops Opening 3.d4 Welborn
Published 1/4/2019

9. Pirc Blackburne Hartlaub Gambit
Published 11/25/2019

10. Grob Win by Sheldrick vs Master
Published 10/7/2019

Tim Sawyer Chess Blog Posts by Year
2011 - 174
2012 - 580
2013 - 366
2014 - 365
2015 - 287
2016 - 333
2017 - 192
2018 - 349
2019 - 366
Total Blog Posts 2011-2019 = 3012




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Tuesday, January 1, 2019

10 Favorite Chess Posts of 2018

Happy New Year 2019! Here are my top Favorite Chess Blog posts for 2018. I choose 10 posts to keep each year. The top seven below were the seven most popular in 2018. The other three are there because I chose them. I wrote 349 chess posts and published 14 chess books during 2018. Updated versions of most of my old posts can be found in my books. Thank you for reading my blog and buying my books. Enjoy!

1. Blackmar-Diemer Gambit Analysis
Published 4/4/2018

2. Caro-Kann Delayed Panov
Published 5/6/2018

3. Lev Zilbermints Gambit Englund
Published 1/5/2018

4. Sicilian Defence 3.Nc3 Attack f5
Published 2/6/2018

5. Caro-Kann Rasa-Studier Gambit
Published 5/12/2018

6. Kings Gambit Cunningham Gambit
Published 3/4/2018

7. Queen Pawn Stonewall Attack
Published 4/29/2018

8. Trompowsky BDG by Kasparov
Published 7/1/2018

9. BDG 3...Bf5 Zeller Gambit 5.Qe2
Published 9/5/2018

10. FIDE Master Eric Schiller Tribute
Published 11/6/2018

Tim Sawyer Chess Blog Posts by Year
2011 - 174
2012 - 580
2013 - 366
2014 - 365
2015 - 287
2016 - 333
2017 - 192
2018 - 349
2019 - 366
Total Blog Posts 2011-2019 = 3012




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