Guten Morgen! Welcome to part two of BLOCKING TACTICS. Last week you learned how to prevent the king from escaping by putting his own army in the…
Have you ever played with magnets?
Many people think of chess as an individual sport, driven by the individual player’s ability, work ethic, and ambition to succeed. Certainly, in…
I have seen team esprit de corps fuel individual success, and that is a winning combination
This article is by WIM Alexey Root In this endgame, you (white) want to promote your pawn. If you promote to a queen or to a rook, you can win the game…
Or, if you don’t have a sibling (or don’t like your sibling), the white pawn is your
“I’m glad to see you’re both here in class together,” ProfessorPando said to Zephyr and Lucian. — “Also, I want to tell…
“Do you have a question about the position?”
Hi ChessKid, my name is John Salisbury. I am a professional chess coach, founder of the Miami City Chess Club, manager of the United States Chess League Miam…
Do you have 15 minutes a day to learn something new?
I can’t imagine there is anyone out there that doesn’t know what The Amber is, but just in case, The Amber is Blindfold and Rapid Chess at it&rsq…
You can check with computers and have your own personal opinion of the position,
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chess is usually when one side wins in fewer than 20 moves, so you know he must have
This week, ChessKid CEO Carey Fan ponders the challenges of 2020 and highlights two amazing enrichment programs at opposite ends of the globe. N…
Online is the new normal Hundreds of after school programs across the country have
Finally!!! After sitting at 2280–2296ish on my FIDE Rating, it finally went over 2300 after my last tournament which earned me the FIDE Master title!!…
It would be really great for my IM Norm chance to have a Super GM in there.
You have to see this lesson by IM Pruess.
