Must be an expression, you say, and my answer would be no, I mean LITERALLY in the snow bare foot! But before I get into that, let me st…
After that I decided I was just going to have fun and play my best.
I am finally back home and back to blogging. It seemed like such a great idea to take you all with me on my long road trip and update my (last) blog ev…
It seemed so easy when you have your own netbook to take with you… unless… it
Not sure how to win, even when you have more pieces than your opponent?
Most chess tournaments are
But have you ever been asked to play in an "invitational" tournament?
Weekly tournament
Campeones" ChessKid Español OCTOBER Do not miss the weekly tournaments that we will have
400 Year Old Gruesome Greco Game, Follow-up on the Fool’s…by, Ms Jessica Era Martin (aka BoundingOwl) In 1619, a man named Gioachino (pronounced
Black does have a plan, though.
Crushing the Castle: No Stone Left Unturned…by, Mrs Jessica Era Prescott (nee Martin) aka BoundingOwl Halloo! More castle crushing! Just….
In these positions, black will have pawns on g7 and h6.
Shhh…Something Smothers Still…by, Ms Jessica E. Martin (aka BoundingOwl) Last week we discussed (or I wrote you and you talked back into the computer pro…
Sometimes you have to think DIFFERENTLY when you are playing chess.
A strategy is a plan. Chess strategy usually means that the player is thinking long-term without seeing the exact moves or positions that they will reach. Learn what a player can do when there are no immediate tactics in a position.
Rooks on the Seventh Rank In the late middlegame and endgame, rooks have a special
Top Ten Rules to the Opening! (Part 2) By International Master Daniel Rensch There are many rules and principles for the three different stages of a chess ga…
Assuming you know the rules to castling (1– Can’t castle if you have moved either
