A question and answer column by National Master Andy Lee Q: In my most recent tournament, my opponent offered me a draw. How do I know whether or not t…
Don’t feel bad about taking a draw if you feel sick or tired, if you are sure that
Getting home from Greece, I felt like I had face planted right into the ground! Definitely not running at that point!! I couldn’t believe h…
It wasn’t that bad going there….of course some of it may have been caused from coming
You’ll never make a bad trade again if you watch this video.
This is a quick guide to a video series: This series is for beginner and intermediate players; both can watch the whole thing. The series lays out the very b…
First up is: realizing a piece is on a bad square and moving it to a better one.
The Venus Fly Trap….Feed Me, Seymour! By, Ms Jessica Martin (aka BoundingOwl) Good afternoon chess players! Today we are going to learn about a…
Bad news bears. You see the mate of course.
Losing is never fun. Most of us would agree that it feels better to win than to lose, but there are certain times when you may lose because of lack of experi…
Understand that if you go into the next round feeling bad your chances of losing
Tricks are for kids, by Ms Jessica Martin (aka BoundingOwl) Besides pins and skewers (pronounced skyoo-ers), I think double attacks are my favourite kind of …
In chess, a bad fork is one where you attack something that can attack you back.
Dear parents and coaches! I received the following question from Nikola, a chess coach in Portland, Oregon:
made a bad situation worse, by losing the queen.
Hi there, ChessKids! So,
describes a situation where you do not want to move, because all of your choices are bad
More than a funny word, zugzwang is an important chess concept. Learn everything about the zugzwang!
Since all of White’s moves are bad, but they have to move anyway, we say that White
