Comments for beginchess.com http://beginchess.com Chess for Beginners Sun, 15 Jan 2012 05:03:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Purdy’s Chess Opening Rules by Bindi http://beginchess.com/2010/06/16/purdys-chess-opening-rules/comment-page-1/#comment-1203 Bindi Sun, 15 Jan 2012 05:03:44 +0000 http://beginchess.com/?p=770#comment-1203 Good points... I'm sure that Purdy must have been from India! Good points… I’m sure that Purdy must have been from India!

]]> Comment on Five Preliminary Endgame Rules by Malcolm Peskoff http://beginchess.com/2010/07/07/five-preliminary-endgame-rules/comment-page-1/#comment-1195 Malcolm Peskoff Mon, 21 Nov 2011 14:02:16 +0000 http://beginchess.com/?p=781#comment-1195 These are the rules for the Endgame. Easy to memorize, easy to remember. From the book, Basic Chess Endings, by Fine and Benko BCE was written in 1941 by Fine, and GM Botvinnik used the book to prepare for games. The Rules: The book has been updated by Benko, and now includes 20 basic rules for the endgame. The rules throughout the book, for different endings are easy to memorize. The Twenty Rules: (B= Benko, F=Fine). These are the rules of the Endgame from Fine and Benko. Somewhere in my chess board brain I memorized the Fine 15 rules years ago. When returning to chess 6 months ago just about, I played the endings of my games by knowledge of the following. I just received the updated and revised copy of Fine and Benko Basic Chess Endings (2003). hese are the Benko and Fine Rules for the Endgame. 1. Think about the endgame in the middlegame. (B) 2. Exchanges. Someone gets the better deal. (B) 3. The King is a strong piece. Use it. (F) 4. If you are a pawn or two ahead, exchange pieces. (F) 5. If you are behind, exchange pawns, not pieces. (F) 6. If you have an advantage, do not leave all the pawns on one side. (F) 7. A distant passed pawn is half the victory. (B) 8. Passed pawns should be avvanced as rapidly as possibly. (F) 9. Doubled, isolated, and blocakaded pawns are weak: Avoid them. (F) 10. The easiet endings to win are pure pawn endings. (F) 11. Passed pawns should be blockaded by the King, the piece that is not harmed by watching a pawn is a Knight. (F) 12. Two Bishops, vs. Bishop & Knight constitute a tangible advantage. (F) 13. Bishops are better than Knights in all except blocked pawn positions. (F) 14. Do not place your pawns on the color of your Bishop. (F) 15. The easiest endings to draw are those with bishops of oposite colors. (F) 16. Rooks belong behind passed pawns. (F) 17. A rook on the 7th rank is suffiecient compensation for a pawn. (F) 18. Not all rook endings are drawn. (B) 19. Perpetual check looms in all queen endings. (B) 20. Every move in the endgame is of the utmost importance beucas you are closer to the moment of truth. (B) These are the rules for the Endgame. Easy to memorize, easy to remember.
From the book, Basic Chess Endings, by Fine and Benko BCE was written in 1941 by Fine, and GM Botvinnik used the book to prepare for games.
The Rules:
The book has been updated by Benko, and now includes 20 basic rules for the endgame.
The rules throughout the book, for different endings are easy to memorize.
The Twenty Rules: (B= Benko, F=Fine).
These are the rules of the Endgame from Fine and Benko.
Somewhere in my chess board brain I memorized the Fine 15 rules years ago.
When returning to chess 6 months ago just about, I played the endings of my games by knowledge of the following. I just received the updated and revised copy of Fine and Benko Basic Chess Endings (2003).
hese are the Benko and Fine Rules for the Endgame.
1. Think about the endgame in the middlegame. (B)
2. Exchanges. Someone gets the better deal. (B)
3. The King is a strong piece. Use it. (F)
4. If you are a pawn or two ahead, exchange pieces. (F)
5. If you are behind, exchange pawns, not pieces. (F)
6. If you have an advantage, do not leave all the pawns on one side. (F)
7. A distant passed pawn is half the victory. (B)
8. Passed pawns should be avvanced as rapidly as possibly. (F)
9. Doubled, isolated, and blocakaded pawns are weak: Avoid them. (F)
10. The easiet endings to win are pure pawn endings. (F)
11. Passed pawns should be blockaded by the King, the piece that is not harmed
by
watching a pawn is a Knight. (F)
12. Two Bishops, vs. Bishop & Knight constitute a tangible advantage. (F)
13. Bishops are better than Knights in all except blocked pawn positions. (F)
14. Do not place your pawns on the color of your Bishop. (F)
15. The easiest endings to draw are those with bishops of oposite colors. (F)
16. Rooks belong behind passed pawns. (F)
17. A rook on the 7th rank is suffiecient compensation for a pawn. (F)
18. Not all rook endings are drawn. (B)
19. Perpetual check looms in all queen endings. (B)
20. Every move in the endgame is of the utmost importance beucas you are closer
to the
moment of truth. (B)

]]> Comment on Anatomy of a Chess Player : From Beginner to Expert by Ken http://beginchess.com/2009/08/02/anatomy-of-a-chess-player-from-beginner-to-expert/comment-page-1/#comment-1193 Ken Fri, 04 Nov 2011 21:01:52 +0000 http://www.beginchess.com/?p=448#comment-1193 4000 hours in 10 years = Chess teacher. 8000 hours in 10 years = Good at chess. 10,000 hours in 10 years = Expert and above. So, it is really a matter of hours of deliberative practice within that 10 year span. 4000 hours in 10 years = Chess teacher.
8000 hours in 10 years = Good at chess.
10,000 hours in 10 years = Expert and above.

So, it is really a matter of hours of deliberative practice within that 10 year span.

]]> Comment on Critical Moments in Chess by When You See A Tactic… | beginchess.com http://beginchess.com/2010/06/01/critical-moments-in-chess/comment-page-1/#comment-1123 When You See A Tactic… | beginchess.com Sat, 10 Sep 2011 14:20:02 +0000 http://www.beginchess.com/?p=748#comment-1123 [...] So when you see a tactic, don’t rush to play it. Stop for a moment, and analyze the position as you would any critical moment . [...] [...] So when you see a tactic, don’t rush to play it. Stop for a moment, and analyze the position as you would any critical moment . [...]

]]> Comment on Chess Board Visualization Exercises by michael http://beginchess.com/2009/06/27/board-visualization-exercises/comment-page-1/#comment-1111 michael Tue, 06 Sep 2011 20:24:57 +0000 http://www.beginchess.com/?p=194#comment-1111 For us beginners, please show us a board and where the positions are (e2,d3,c4,b5, etc.) For us beginners, please show us a board and where the positions are (e2,d3,c4,b5, etc.)

]]> Comment on Chess Board Visualization Exercise 2 by michael http://beginchess.com/2009/07/04/board-visualization-exercise-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1110 michael Tue, 06 Sep 2011 20:20:43 +0000 http://www.beginchess.com/?p=241#comment-1110 please describe what a fianchettoed bishop is, and in general, any term a beginner might not be familiar with. please describe what a fianchettoed bishop is, and in general, any term a beginner might not be familiar with.

]]> Comment on Anatomy of a Chess Player : From Beginner to Expert by Reader Mailbag: Defensive Chess Tactics | Tactics Time http://beginchess.com/2009/08/02/anatomy-of-a-chess-player-from-beginner-to-expert/comment-page-1/#comment-1103 Reader Mailbag: Defensive Chess Tactics | Tactics Time Sun, 04 Sep 2011 21:28:43 +0000 http://www.beginchess.com/?p=448#comment-1103 [...] http://beginchess.com/2009/08/02/anatomy-of-a-chess-player-from-beginner-to-expert/ [...] [...] http://beginchess.com/2009/08/02/anatomy-of-a-chess-player-from-beginner-to-expert/ [...]

]]> Comment on The Sixth Ply by When Solving for Tactics » beginchess.com http://beginchess.com/2010/05/09/the-sixth-ply/comment-page-1/#comment-1012 When Solving for Tactics » beginchess.com Sun, 28 Aug 2011 03:01:03 +0000 http://www.beginchess.com/?p=732#comment-1012 [...] Calculate at least 6 ply (3 moves) [...] [...] Calculate at least 6 ply (3 moves) [...]

]]> Comment on Playing Against The Caro-Kann Defense by Frank http://beginchess.com/2011/02/27/playing-against-the-caro-kann-defense/comment-page-1/#comment-1011 Frank Sun, 28 Aug 2011 01:23:18 +0000 http://beginchess.com/?p=894#comment-1011 Nice video on the exchange Caro-Kann. I would like to see another one dealing with 5...Qc7, since it hinders the development of the Bc1 and keeps fighting for the e5 square. Nice video on the exchange Caro-Kann. I would like to see another one dealing with 5…Qc7, since it hinders the development of the Bc1 and keeps fighting for the e5 square.

]]> Comment on Annotated Game: Szabo v.Geller Zurich 1953 by Jim http://beginchess.com/2009/08/19/annotated-game-szabo-v-geller-zurich-1953/comment-page-1/#comment-912 Jim Wed, 22 Jun 2011 10:53:41 +0000 http://www.beginchess.com/?p=519#comment-912 Nice work, but would be much easier to follow - especially for beginners - if one could follow along on a (flash or similar) board in which the sides could be switched. Nice work, but would be much easier to follow – especially for beginners – if one could follow along on a (flash or similar) board in which the sides could be switched.

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