Hi ChessKids! Many of you may have already heard of the Match of the Millennials. If not, well, I’ll give a brief overview here. The Match of the Mille…
Well, of course, after a bad tournament you have to go back and analyze your games
Professor: Happy Independence Day, Class! Lucian: You mean happy July Fourth, don’t you? Zephyr: They’re the same day. Thomas: That’s the w…
Thomas: Too bad you can’t remember.
Professor: Welcome back! Zephyr: Thank you, Professor. We welcome your welcome. Professor: I hope you enjoyed our class barbecue last week. Thomas: I know I …
Tactics that drive on typically force an enemy unit to occupy a bad square or line
The inaugural ChessKid Games took place Saturday and the duo of IM Hans Niemann and Alexander Wang cruised to victory with 39.0 out of a possible 48 poi…
So it looked bad when Team Niemann dropped the opening game and then went an exchange
Professor: Good day, class. The class smiled back, some of the students even said “hi.” Professor: Are there any questions before we begin today&…
Rc8+ is more bad news for Black.
In honor of IM Greg Shahade’s recent Death Match win, I have named the title of my blog after him. So first of all, congratulations to him! …
Not sure if that is good or bad, but my rating went up so at least that is good!
Have you ever tried to figure out what you would do or how you would prepare for a world championship? If you happen to be someone who already knows or…
Okay, so I am not that bad, and I am getting better.
My second-ever chess camp was in New York City, in the summer, whereas my first was held in St. Louis during the winter. Marshall Chess Club generousl…
Prophylaxis Restricting the opponent’s pieces Gaining squares Exchanging off bad
Professor: Good afternoon, class. A congenial, but less than enthusiastic response was detectable. Professor: The class tournament is coming up, and so I’ve …
Wei: I’m not too bad.
Professor: Welcome back. Class: Welcome back to you, too, Professor. Rachel: So what are you going to talk about today? Professor: Well, the last two session…
If 1…Qxa5 (driving the queen onto a bad square), then 2.
