Professor: Hey, class, what’s up? A murmur of hello could be detected. Zephyr: Speaking for the class, we’re ready for some chess. Lucian: What a…
Lucian: You mean we have to figure it out? Professor: That’s right.
So, you are rated 500 but you should really be 800. Or even 900. Or really over a 1000 if you think about your strengths. So why aren’t you? I mean, yes, it’…
And I have just the answers! By, Mrs Jessica E Prescott (aka BoundingOwl).
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Dear Readers! In today’s game we are going to see a strange phenomenon. A rook waltzing along the seventh rank, under attack but unable to be captured. …
A lot of pieces have been traded, but the players have exactly the same pieces –
A World Youth Chess Championship is one of the most important tournaments a young chess player can ever aspire to attend, therefore preparing for one is impo…
Preparation for "World," as it is called, is difficult because you have to be prepared
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?
How to make checkmate with only a Queen and a King, by Ms Jessica Martin (aka BoundingOwl) The queen is my favourite piece. She is the most powerful pi…
When you get down to the end of a chess game and you have one queen left to nothing
Yolanda Peña is the chess coach for Kahn Elementary and Arcadia Park Elementary in Dallas, TX. Here she shares the success of her chess clubs using Ch…
For example, I have students in chess club in grades first through fifth.
Hi kids! It’s Mrs Jessica E Prescott, the BoundingOwl, with some Solitaire Chess for you. You need a pencil and paper. I will wait…my cat…
Don’t scroll down until you have written down A, B, or C… 2.
Dreams… as a Chess player, what are my dreams? As a Chess player, what are your dreams? Is there a title you want? For me, of …
But after years of playing, we every once in a while have the Best tournament we
