Okay, so after a too-long hiatus I've finally returned to a more frequent chatting on twitter.

At this writing I have nearly 7,900 followers (see the link above for my profile). I've only been surpassed in the chess community by GM Natalya Pogonina. I'm very proud of that fact and I'm glad to see myself surpassed because that means that my goal of increasing interest in chess on twitter is actually coming to light!

If you haven't tried twitter yet I strongly encourage you to do so! If you are on twitter then let's start chatting!

I get asked all the time "what's your secret, why do have so many followers?" it's pretty simple. I actually get the most followers when I strive to engage the twitter community. I get the most followers from discussing the trending topics on twitter. people tend to follow other peoplewho are talking about the biggest and most important topics.

Good luck in your twitter experience and please join in!

I've recently been exchanging e-mails with a fellow blogger who had come across an article by Susan Polgar.

Now, I know for a fact that Susan is very aware of this blog (no small thanks to my incessant self-promoting attitude, lol). So I can only conclude that it was Susan's intent to make some bloggers aware that they were not being listed by blogshares.

I did know about blogshares ... I'm not on the list of chess blogs and I did plan to apply to be included. In fact I plan on being in the top 5 on that list ... I don't consider that overambitious judging by my site's rankings among chess blogs elsewhere.

For crying out loud, the chess blogs for World Champion GM Alexandra Kosteniuk and GM Natalia Pogonina aren't even listed there!

Why no posts today? Because I'm at a Shaolin Martial Arts Tournament.

I'm stoked! John (the mastermind behind Endgame Clothing ... specialists in chess related apparel) sent me an e-mail and asked me to do an article featuring his new line. Check these out:


Go to Endgame Clothing's Website and try to get your hands on the new designs today ... but don't be surprised if the designs aren't available immediately ... they're going fast!