in my previous article I said that you should not underestimate your opponent no matter their age, size, sex etc. On the 25 of April 2009 I went to my countries second chess tournament which involved players from all around the country. Since ches...
Study plan. Your strength as a chess player is in close ratio to the time you can play and study the game. Certainly allowances must be made for talent and age but these, if they are a handicap, can be overcome by spending more time on the game. ...
Many beginners play chess, lose, get all mad and play again, without finding out why they lost. It's impossible to lose without making a mistake, so a great way to improve is to analyze your games afterwords and see where you made a mistake. By a...
Well first off, the reason you play better when you are in a more serious mood is because you are concentrating more.Self control can help a lot in concentration.People don't really understand what concentration is --- and think that because the...
Hi My name is Marc, and I've been playing chess for almost 40 years, and still on the learning curve. You win some great games and you lose a whole bunch.... I've tried learning all the opening(a few moves) but my opponent knew the opening A To...
This article will help to understand the game and build a solid position. You may not find the best move. But when you have developed your pieces by following the basic instructions you will surely play a strong and admirable game. You may even ...
This is a game played by Yasser Seirawan when he was young. This game can be found in the book: Winning Chess Opening by International Grandmaster Yasser Seirawan
chapter V now let's learn the theoratical draws eg: as you see after kxg1 Black has only a light squared Bishop and Whites king can just cruise on the dark sqares so it is known as a draw.now the next : no point in continuing cause ...
chapter IV hello again,kann here last time i taught you a basic checkmate this time it's a stallemate ex:when a lonely king has no legall move including he has no checks it's known as stallemate eg: just now you can see a pawn for black many wi...
ok now were ready for our second lesson: chapter II checkmates(#): ok now u have seen a basic checkmate (Q&K #) now lets learn the notations of chess eg:kf2,if you find it hard hard to learn you are definettely wrong.before we get to the l...
Hello KANN here i'm here to teach you the basics of the game chess.with out further a due let me get to the basics. chapter I pieces: t...
When you are playing a chess game you should always try to control the center of the board because of two (2) things. 1) It makes it easier for you to move about your pieces and get them out where they can be useful. 2) Your enemy will find it...
Hello fellow beginners! Have you ever opened a chess book written by an illustrious GM, and found your head swimming within the first three pages? I know I have. It just goes to show you that just because you can play chess at a master level, doe...
Sure, I know what you are thinking: "YATB, Stick? Really?" Yup, that's right, Yet Another Tactics Book, folks. I figure that I can always do with some more tactics study in whatever form it might take, and Susan Polgar's Chess Tactics For Cham...
The King's Gambit is an agressive opening for white, where sharp tactics and sacrifices tend to dominate play. White weakens his own king's position with the idea of gaining a lead in development, a central pawn majority, and contr...
First off, let me say that I am by no means an expert. I am just an improving beginner myself, who only recently waded ignorantly into the murky world of chess openings. So take what I have to say with that in mind. I am writing this article in an...
Your King is your most valuable piece. When you start out your opening, you want to develop tempo for your Knights,Bishops,Pawns. After you open your pieces, CASTLE!!!!!!!!!!! Over the series of games that I played, when I didn't castle I lost mos...
I’m not here to tell you about the strategic goals of the Caro-Kann Defence’s Alekhine Gambit (1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Bd3!?) or about the world’s best opening (what ever it is). I’m about to tell you the basic opening princip...
I've been a fan of Dan Heisman 's Novice Nook column for quite some time now, so it should be no surprise that I wanted to check out his books. First on my Heisman reading list was Back To Basics: Tactics. This book is largely what it sounds like...
Hereby I would like t present a fine game for aspiring chess players. You can find a rarely used (but oh good) Old Benoni Defence. The match is fine but the point of this game is to show you what most of you will not see in it. At the end of the g...
Play with a plan. always Sometimes we do get bored and just make random waiting moves, not bothering to think about what is the real best move. Although sometimes this is necessary, usually it is not and sucks out the fun from chess...
This is not going to be a terribly advanced lesson since I'm not a terribly strong player, but I thought it might be helpful to explain some basic opening ideas and offer the sort of advice I would have found helpful when I was just starting out. ...
----I Can't Learn Chess!---- Many people make the unfair assumption that chess is for those of a higher IQ and therefore, shy away from learning and pursuing the game. Well in this small article I hope to prove them all wrong and show that chess...
IntroductionI played this OTB game recently, as black, and one of my club-mates suggested it is a good example for beginners to demonstrate the importance of development. My opponent was by no means a beginner so I was highly surprised to see him...
