What do you all use as a chess notebook? Is it solely chessbase, or is it a handwritten notebook or a combination of the two? Would love to hear your feedback. As for me, I’m thinking of using Chessbase but also printing out the diagrams and notes and adding them to a binder for easy…
This blog has been around for a while, so I will begin promoting older posts to the front page every once in a while, for the benefit of new readers. In Search for Chess Perfection CJS Purdy details his ‘System’ for for evaluating a position and picking a candidate move. I. My turn to move…
Sometimes the definitions for evaluation and calculation are used interchangeably, but they are quite different things, and understanding what they mean is the first step to improving your thinking process during a game. Evaluation: You evaluate a position to determine the strengths and weaknesses of both sides. Based on your evaluation you develop a short…
I would like to take an informal poll as to how you learn chess. Some of the options would be: 1. A good book. (feel free to write the book’s title if it has made a difference in your training.) 2. Going over annotated games. 3. Chess videos 4. Chess teacher 5. Anything else that…
After a few days using the Generic Training Schedule, I have a few minor modifications to adapt it to better fit the needs of the club level chess player. The original ChessOK article was geared towards 2000+ level players who have different needs than beginners. One major difference between experts and amateurs is the importance…
In my quest for chess improvement, I have stumbled upon Markgravitygood’s excellent chess improvement blog. I recommend that you checkout his post on the generic training schedule, which is based on an article by chess trainer GM Irina Mikhailova on chessOk. Mark’s post is exactly what I was looking for when I wrote my post…
TEN OPENING RULES 1. Open with a center pawn. 2. Develop with threats. 3. Knights before Bishops. 4. Don’t move the same piece twice. 5. Make as few pawn moves as possible in the opening. 6. Don’t bring your Queen out too early. 7. Castle as soon as possible, preferably on the Kingside. 8. Always…
This Chess Course is broken down into 86 Lessons each lasting 60 minutes. Lessons should be taken a minimum of 2 times per week. The entire course lasts anywhere from 21-43 weeks.
