Chess Board Visualization Exercises

While many claim that improved board visualization leading to the ability to play blindfold chess is the result of playing chess over a period of time, some people need to work on this ability through a board visualization exercise regimen. Board visualization training will improve your ability to calculate...

Lucena Position

Silman calls the Lucena Position “The Holy Grail of Rook Endings”. In this position Regardless of who’s turn it is to move, White wins. 1.Rf2+ Forcing Black’s King to leave the scene of the battle. 1…Kg7 [1...Kg6 2.Rf4 Kg5 3.Rd4 Kf6 4.Ke8 Re1+ 5.Kf8 Rf1 6.d8Q+ Ke5+ 7.Ke7...

Virtual Chess Coach Part II : Study Schedule

Study Schedule Day Topic 1 (30m) Topic 2 (1hr) Monday Solve Tactics Study Endings Tuesday Play Annotate game * Wednesday Solve Endings Study Strategy ** Thursday Solve Tactics Solve Strategy *** Friday Solve Tactics Study Openings Saturday Solve Tactics Solve Strategy Sunday Play Annotate...

Virtual Chess Coach – Part I

About the Virtual Chess Coach Program This program is geared for my improvement (a 35 year old 1278 USCF rated player), but I hope that others in a similar situation will be able to derive benefit from it as well. I will be modeling this program on the teaching’s of Dan Heisman. Dan Heisman is one of...

De La Maza for the Rest of Us

Tactics Program This tactics training program should not take more than 30 minutes per session, and it is flexible enough where you can adjust the amount of puzzles and / or the amount of time spent per puzzle as well as the session time so that you can customize it to your needs and study time...

Study Schedule

Monday Study Endings (30 min) Solve Tactics (30 min) Tuesday Play (ST Tourney on ICC G/60) (up to 2 hrs) Wednesday Analyze my game (1 hr) Study Openings (part of game analysis) Thursday Study Strategy (30 min) Solve Endings (30 min) Friday Solve Strategy (annotated master game review with Stoyko exercise at...