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I am 37 rating points away from getting my first haircut in two years. Here is my latest "No Haircut Until 2100 FIDE" blog update.
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The Women's U.S. Chess Championship is one of the most exciting events I've seen in a while. All six games were decisive in round nine, leaving rookie Rachael Li in the lead.
LET'S GO for New Yorker Megan Paragua (13 years old) on an incredible first-time performance so far!
If you want to learn the SECRET to winning Swiss tournaments in the United States, you must read my article!
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I won 🥇 at the Official Chess Summer Showdown Season Series (Week 1). With a 3/3 score, I’ve climbed to my peak U.S. rating of 2218 (breaking my personal record of 2216 from five years ago).
In addition to $600, this was actually my first time ever receiving a chess trophy.
Sole 🥇 with 5/6. For the first time since 2021, I’ve crossed the 2200 rating again (uscf). I won on demand with Black in the last round against a 2000-FIDE player.
Lots of self-doubt as I dropped 2 draws vs. lower-rated players (nearly lost 1), but pulled through.
A long overdue update on how my "no haircut" journey is going. Spoiler: I haven't yet cut my hair.
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Shared🥈in the Marshall Monthly u2400 tournament. This comes after a series of terrible losses, including a resignation on move 14 the week before.
What goes down must come back up 📈.
Just finished what is now one of my favorite chess books, the first one I've managed to read from cover to cover in a while.
What sets this apart for me: the mistakes. 🧵
In the post-computer era, it is nearly impossible to disagree with published analysis - and I find myself usually nodding my head in agreement, passively learning. Because I knew there were mistakes in this book, I read it critically - second-guessing everything I could...
My nearly shoulder-length hair has not been a fashion statement; it's been a challenge I set for myself. No haircut until I reach 2100 FIDE.
I've finally written about my story, which is ongoing, in a blog here: chess.com/blog/AnthonyLevin/…
I was so excited when you came to New York and especially to play in our chess club—after you already played the World Rapid Championship that day. I didn’t get the chance to meet you, sadly. Still, your words reached me for years, and years to come.
A gentle soul, RIP Danya.
I jumped over my pre-Reykjavik peak of 2029 to new high of 2061 FIDE rating (international). In the last two months I’ve gained 90 rating points, which is pretty wild at the age of 32 lol. Here’s to keeping the fire burning in September!
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Usually second place and $300 is something celebrate. It's a disappointing one for me; I failed to win a piece-up endgame in the last round.
Gutnik won it clear. The guy is in his 70s and keeps getting close to hitting the national master title, and I really hope he gets it.
20,107 tactics solved on chesstempo since I started. Current streak: 222 consecutive days.
Still under my record of 2100 rating, but we are grinding 💪.
With 2 tournament victories in July, I jumped almost 50 points and recover everything I've lost since Reykjavik (April). I am 10 points from my peak rating, but I feel I am calculating much better than I was then.
On my birthday, so I won’t forget this result.
"I'm not going to be able to do that again, that's for sure!" said @MagnusCarlsen after scoring a staggering 9/9 to win the #GrenkeChess #FreestyleChess Open! chess.com/news/view/carlsen-…
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The #ReykjavikOpen2025 marked the return of one of the world’s longest running and ever-growing open tournaments. @ALevinChess reports the top scores and his own experience playing at the event for the first time.
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