The Step Method in Chess is a chess improvement system that takes a player from beginner to a expert level. About the Steps Method in Chess The step-by-step method (or the Steps Method in Chess) has been developed by Rob Brunia and Cor van Wijgerden to teach children a Step-by-Step Chess Method to learn how to…
Below are the six most popular posts on beginchess.com of the past few years: Key Squares Chess Exercises Visualization Exercises These Things Take Time Chess Books by Rating Training Schedule
Building upon the generic training schedule the detailed chess training schedule includes information on the topics and materials to be covered during my chess training sessions. This list is customized for me, but I am including it as an example for others to build upon as well as for my own reference. Monday July 13th…
I am slowly building my opening repertoire and I feel comfortable with my opening as White (The English) as well as my defenses as Black against 1.e4 (the French). I am a bit more unsure when it comes to my defense to 1.d4 as Black. I just recently decided that my repertoire against 1.d4 would…
I have added a JavaScript replay chess board which contains critical endgame positions. Right now it contains three positions mainly King and pawn endgames dealing with the opposition, but I plan on adding more every couple of days.
After mastering exercise 1 and exercise 2 you are ready to move on to the third chess board visualization exercise. Using the board look at all of the squares controlled by: – a knight on c3 – a knight on f3 – a knight on c6 – a knight on f6 Then, without the use…
Here’s an annotated game by Capablanca from his game Winter vs. Capablanca that took place in Hastings in 1918. Winter vs. Capablanca 1918 NOTE: I am testing a Silverlight chess board, please leave me your feedback.
Interesting article on chess memory which should be read by all who are interested in chess psychology and learning.
Here’s the first of many endgame and middlegame problems to come: King and pawn endgame problem