Chess Board Visualization Exercise #5

For exercises 1-4 visit the chess exercises page. It is very important that you have mastered exercises 1-4 before starting on this exercise. Without looking at the board, tell all the squares controlled by: - a bishop on g2 - a bishop on g7 - a bishop on e5 - a bishop on b7 - a bishop on d2 - a bishop on...

My Favorite Chess Sites

Favorite Chess Blogs 1. Chessvibes : News, tournament reports and endgames studies. 2. Chess for all Ages : A little bit about everything about chess. 3. Chess Training :  Not a well known blog, but worth checking out. It is not frequently updated, but when it is the content is exactly what I’m...

How I am Studying My System

I have been going over My System for the past few weeks as part of the study strategy portion of my study schedule. I think the best way to go over the content of the book is to go over The Elements section  going over each example carefully. Luckily I have a Chessbase file with all of the diagrams setup...

Chess is More a Game of Skill than Knowledge

“If you want to get better at chess you need to place much less emphasis on ‘study’ whereby you increase your knowledge of positions, and place more emphasis on ‘training,’ whereby you try to solve problems, play practice games, or perhaps try to beat a strong computer program...

Anatomy of a Chess Player : From Beginner to Expert

These are my personal and very unprofessional thoughts on the knowledge and skill attributes that amateur chess players have as they climb up the ratings ladder. The idea is to show the estimated chess rating, as well as the time it would take to attaining that level as well as the knowledge and skill...