With the first three tournament rounds going loss-draw-loss, I was sitting on -2 with a White coming up. The way I was playing, I did not relish another ...
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From the introduction to Attacking Strategies for Club Players, by GM Michael Prusikin:In some ways, learning how to play chess is like learning a foreign ...
Periodically I'll post what I have identified over time as key ideas at the board that distinguish Master-level chess from amateur level; they are ...
The first round of the next tournament I played unfortunately kept to a familiar pattern: lose as Black. Often I play worst the first round, having to ...
I've never really given much thought to the differences between a labyrinth and a maze. That is, until I played Simogo's ...
In today’s rapidly evolving world, problem-solving skills have become more critical. The ability to identify, analyze, and find effective solutions to ...
The first round of the next tournament I played featured a poor strategic choice on my part. I hadn't properly prepared the opening (a Caro-Kann Two ...
I recently completed American Grandmaster: Four Decades of Chess Adventures by GM Joel Benjamin. I had picked it up as a bargain used book from a dealer ...
From the commentary to game 69 in My Best Games by Victor Korchnoi (2011 edition):I was always on excellent terms with David Bronstein...But as regards ...
I've been both pleased and intrigued to see the variety of openings played at the various U.S. Championships and examined on the blog. Here we have a noble ...