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GM Levan Aroshidze  will be conducting his first webinar “ Endgame and Middle game Essentials ” on  18 April at 3 p.m. GMT . You can watch the free intro. video lesson below: If any one interested please check the link-  http://chess-teacher...ame-essentials/

"What are the rules of chess success?" Many beginning and improving chess players all over the world are left scratching their heads and asking the question above. They spend sleepless nights analyzing different variations of the Open Sicilian. They sink their heads on chess tactics training and read strategy books that are encyclopedia-like in thickness. They watch videos of their favorite grandmaster or chess trainer teach a thing or two about playing the endgame. HOWEVER, despite these long hours spent on chess training, they fail to achieve the consistent results they want! These chess players may win in a game in brilliant and masterly fashion. BUT they would lose and get crushed like someone who has played his first chess game against a master. Chances are you are one of these players. After all, if you are consistently winning games, tournaments, and play at a high level, then you wouldn't be here. Well, don't worry. Right at this page, I will outline 3 rules

Every chess player wants to play better chess. That's for sure. HOWEVER, with our personal lives in the way - our profession, our families, friends, etc., not a lot of 'wood pushers' have the time or the inclination to spend FULL 8 hours a day on: - Studying the latest developments in the Sicilian Defense and Spanish Game. - Cutting our teeth...memorizing a 30-move win in a king and pawns endgame. - Understanding the 'out of this world' moves of Grandmasters Alexei Shirov and Mikhail Tal. - Discovering the mysteries behind the positional masterpieces of Aaron Nimzovich, Jose Capablanca, etc. And on top of it all, we need to play chess on the internet or on REAL tournaments regularly to make sure we stay in good shape!    [/HR]Unless you are a professional or a grandmaster, there has to be a way to play better chess without spending as much time, right? Well, different coaches and chess players have different 'short cuts' for improving chess. Some focus MORE

Top 10 Health Benefits of Chess By  Health Fitness Revolution   |   0 Comment Health Fitness Revolution Often known as a game for the intellectually gifted, chess is the best sport to exercise the most important organ in our bodies: the brain. While Chess Grandmaster Bobby Fischer made it popular in the 1950s and 1960s, the game is still widely played around the world today among participants of all ages, from the young to the elderly. The game of chess might not help you build your biceps or tone your abs, but your lifelong mental health can certainly benefit from it. And a sexy and beautiful mind is one of the best assets you can show off! Here are the Top 10 Health Benefits of Chess: Promotes brain growth:  Games like chess that challenge the brain actually stimulate the growth of dendrites, the bodies that send out signals from the brain’s neuron cells. With more dendrites, neural communication within the brain improves and becomes faster. Think of your brain like a

An interesting article in Chesscafe that caught my eye. Requirements for Training Exercises:  by   Mark Dvoretsky Now let's talk about the requirements that examples used in training should meet. It is essential that the exercises should be interesting, that the solutions that are found (or even not found!) should give pleasure, and that they should be remembered for a long time, provoking a desire to keep studying. Difficulty of solving. You should not choose problems that are either too easy or extremely difficult – here it is important to use moderation. Sometimes it makes sense to use exercises of increased complexity, but the difficulties should not be purely analytical ones. Only the pleasure received from examining a subtle and beautiful solution can compensate for annoyance at not finding the solution. Necessity and uniqueness of the solution. Here are some examples, taken from various collections of exercises, that did not seem very successful to me. St

C hess tournament preparation, whether at the junior, local or world level is always a nerve wrecking activity. So you’ve been  studying  and playing a lot of practice games. You register for the next local tournament, take it easy on Friday night, sleep well, and even arrive 20 minutes early at the tournament hall to make sure you´re comfortable and everything is set. The time comes to sit down and play, and you literally fall apart at the board and get destroyed in 13 moves. Where did it all go wrong? CALM YOUR NERVES! Chess, above all, is a game of nerves. You can study all you want, but if you can’t control yourself at the board – you´re screwed. Learning to be calm & collected is vital for chess tournament preparation. Make sure you take a deep breath and chill out. Sometimes I like to close my eyes at the beginning of a game, even if the clock is ticking, and completely clear my mind and remind myself that I am there to do one thing – Win). So, maintain composure at

Isn’t that the big problem you have with calculation – trying to calculate everything in case you missed something? Imagine you could accurately calculate as many variations as you want… Ok, stop imagining that because it is just not humanly possible to calculate thousands of variations, nevermind millions. You need an effective way to  cut down on the amount moves  you have to calculate. There are only  3 kind of moves  which you should always calculate carefully: Checks Captures Threats (a move that carries a threat – attacking your piece or threatening a tactic) Checks, captures and threats are the 3 kind of moves which is essential to  calculate in every position ! And that goes not only for your moves, but also the responses of your opponent. So what to do when there are no checks, captures or threats in the position? Or what if you calculated all the checks, captures and threats and find nothing special about it? Strategy time. Finding a plan for the positi

As beginners, we are invariably warned that pawn grabbing in the opening is a cardinal sin. Indeed, what could be more incautious than throwing your development to the wind and setting yourself up for tactical calamity? Pawn grabbing usually stems from a short-sighted mentality outlined by GM Serper in his excellent article The Deadly Opening Sin: "Yeah, I know, don't worry, I will finish my development for sure, but first let me take the tasty little pawn that my opponent left unguarded." Frequently, a player will neglect his development in favor of material because he sees no forced tactical refutation, and simply assumes that he will find a way to neutralize his opponent's initiative. The fallacy of this approach was seared into my memory ten years ago: My opponent's incredibly disciplined and accurate play leads to a crucial point: when punishing a pawn-grabber, it is important to moderate your expectations. If there is no direct refutation, you should pa

Would you like to improve your chess? Use a good chess strategy to win your game.  On this page you can find some chess strategies that are worth knowing. What is Chess Strategy? The term chess strategy is often used as opposed to chess tactics.  Tactics, as you probably know, are merely combinations. They may be easy or very difficult, but they're always aimed at winning material (or delivering mate) and are very concrete. I consider chess tactics to be the basic building blocks to a chess game. You don't need much knowledge of chess strategy to be able to play a game. You just need to know the goal of the game (delivering mate) and how the pieces move and you're good to go. Chess strategy on the other hand, has to do with the evaluation of the chess position and the setting of goals and long-term plans. It is the overall decision making process. To find a winning strategy you need knowledge of tactics as well as positional uderstanding. Think of a gen

  After long and sometimes hard experience, I've come to the conclusion that the most effective pre-tournament preparation consists of sharpening and focusing what you are (or should be) doing for your longer-term training efforts.  This contrasts with the more common pre-tournament routine in which over the space of a week or two (at best) or a couple days (more often) players mostly spend time on openings and doing tactical drills, then put everything aside until the next tournament. This type of staccato and rushed approach resulted in little success for me as an adult player.  During the scholastic phase of my career, I played in tournaments quite often, so without really trying I had constant exposure to new chess concepts and practical lessons, even though my (self-taught) training was not systematic.  There's a lot to be said for simply playing a lot of longer time control games, which looking back on it now was probably my best chess improvement practice. Now wit