ChessUp 2 | Chess & Lunch at The Erskineville Hotel! 😊🍔♟️
I’m still play-testing the ChessUp 2 and today, I played an OTB game with Little Chess Noob (who is on summer school holidays in Australia) over lunch at one of my favourite pubs, The Erskineville Hotel, otherwise known as The Erko. I only have a week-and-a-half left of leave before starting work again, so I’ve…
Year of the Vienna Gambit! My first three games for 2026! 🤩♟️
I was very very pleased that the first three online games of chess that I played in 2026 were of the wonderful Vienna Gambit! (1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4) Those of you who follow my channel will know that the Vienna Game and Vienna Gambit are my favourite opening. In fact, at…
Fishing Pole Attack 🎣♟️ My Last Game of 2025! ⚡ Quick Wins #110
Welcome to another chess noob Quick Wins! We’re up to #110 and this game also happened to be my LAST game of 2025! I played it in the evening of New Year’s Eve, recorded the video at night, and wrote this article with less than a couple of hours to go before midnight, 1st of…
Christmas Chess 2025! Englund Gambit Queen Sacrifice Line! 🎄♟️
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! 🎄🎁🥳 One of the interesting things with living in Australia is that with a time zone of GMT+11 in Sydney during our summer, Christmas starts and ends 16 to 19 hours earlier than in the continental United States! This means that if you’re watching this video and reading this article…
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Hi, I’m vitualis the chess noob. I’m learning and trying to improve my chess, inspired after watching the Queen’s Gambit on Netflix in 2020. This blog and my YouTube channel chronicles my adventures in chess – both wins and losses and what I’ve learnt along the way!
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