This is a quick guide to a video series: This series, authored by PinkHamster and his many sound-effects, is one of our longest series. Why? Because the open…
of the first nine videos – Black captures all the pawns, but then gives them all bad
Hi Parents and Coaches! Today I will describe a lesson I often teach to beginners in either chess camps or individual lessons. This would be for children who…
If Black does not take the knight, he will be left down a pawn with a bad position
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Just like in life, in chess choices have consequences — good and bad.
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Bad Bishop A bad bishop is a bishop that has been "blocked in" by his/her own color
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!
