Alexander Kotov said in his book Think Like a Grandmaster, a grandmaster must: 1: Be well up in modern opening theory. 2: He must know and keep in his memory the principles behind typical middle game positions learned from both games of his own and from those of other players. The more you know and […]
About three years ago I was analyzing the Pro Chess DVD by GM Yasser Seirawan and decided to create an outline for myself and others to follow along with. It helps to see each idea visually on paper while watching the video and interpreting the information from your TV or PC screen. Follow along and […]
Here is an outline I drew up for myself when I was studying the Reassess Your Chess Workbook by Jeremy Silman. Silman writes in a very easy to understand style and provides information for players who long to escape the constraints of Class E – Expert. He is the author of other great books such […]
A famous chess game that was recorded back in 1750 in Paris France and played by Kermur Sire De Legal is a short game that shows the importance of bringing out pieces instead of making too many pawn moves at the wrong time. This games tactical pattern can be seen in other openings and games […]
Back in 2005 I picked up a book at the local Borders book store titled Rapid Chess Improvement by Michael de la Maza. After using the program and integrating a study time to solve puzzles into my schedule, a rapid chess improvement was attained. I believe that the system Michael proposes with the chess vision […]
I tried everything to post this in some of the cool new technology available out there, but that battle got the best of me tonight. Next time I will try to provide a pgn viewer to make it easier for your benefit. On the other hand I did include some diagrams and the annotation for […]
In December of 2004 I had the pleasure of teaching a winter-break chess program at the Saint John’s Presbyterian Church in San Francisco for two weeks. During this time is when I met Nicholas Nip who became the youngest USCF Master in history shortly after in 2008. I remember thinking about how intently he looked […]