In classical music, “variation” is a technique composers use to present material in an altered form. Oftentimes, this ...
Greetings, fellow chess adventurers! Recently I embarked on an exciting expedition to uncover the mysteries in the ...
Encouraging High Expectations While Avoiding the Pitfalls of Unrealistic Goals – Daily Chess Musings
Recently, I revisited a blog post entitled “The Importance of Setting Lofty Goals in Chess.” While previously, I stressed the importance of setting ...
It is perfectly natural to get a little frustrated when you can’t solve a chess puzzle. So, it’s important to remember that not ...
Of course, all levels of chess players are familiar with the iconic power of the Queen to combine the attacking abilities of ...
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Today’s chess position is wonderful little pawn endgame study by master composer Josef Holumbirek. It has been stated that “The ...
I have often talked at length about the benefits for the chess student to play a master in a handicapped game (See: “At Odds ...
To understand why this mate in 4 puzzle by Josef Halumbirek won First Prize in the Neue Leipziger Zeitung for September, 1929, ...
While scrolling through Facebook, I noticed one of my favorite chess authors posting an endgame study created by one of my ...