The Latest From Our Chess Blog
LAST DAY TO BUY CLASSES: Christmas Chess Special – 5 Classes for only $25 each. Only available till Dec 25th!
Posted on December 4, 2011 by William in Non-Chess related
The holidays are around the corner and I wanted to make an exciting announcement that from now until Christmas I’m offering a huge discount on my classes. You can buy a package of 5 classes for only $25 per class. This means I’m taking a whopping 30% off my regular $36 class-to-class rate. I will be making these classes transferable so you can use them for yourself or as a great Christmas gift. Why 5 […]
The Closed Sicilian – Beginner Chess Openings (Analysis by FM Galofre)
Posted on December 24, 2011 by charlesgalofre in All Articles w/ Videos, Beginner’s Corner, Chess Openings, Strategy & Game Review
In this video, my good friend Charles Galofre does a guest video explaining the closed Sicilian. The Closed Sicilian is a perfect system for players wishing to have an competitive approach to attack the Sicilian yet possess neither enough time or the actual propensity to discover the apparently limitless mountains of opening theory connected with Open Sicilians. Inside the Closed Sicilian a preliminary understanding of the standard themes can appear far more important than memorising […]
ChessBomb.com – Computer Chess Analysis on Live Coverage
Posted on December 24, 2011 by William in General Chess Articles
ChessBomb.com began in 2009 and works very closely with ChessDom.com to provide consistent coverage of top chess tournaments. ChessBomb combines the established reputation of quality of ChessDom with an interesting take on chess tournament coverage. ChessBomb not only provides constant updates of ongoing chess events, ChessBomb analyzes the games in real-time with incredibly strong computer chess engines such as Houdini, Stockfish, Rybka, and more. The analysis is provided in MultiPV=4 mode, meaning that the computer […]
Beginner Chess Tips
Posted on December 23, 2011 by William in Beginner’s Corner, General Chess Articles
Pay Attention When You Lose! Beginner chess is filled with a lot of mistakes that can be easily corrected. Many times, small errors are perpetuated so often that they grow into a much bigger flaw and really cause a lot more damage than they should. It is imperative for the chess player of any level to constantly review previous games, and pay more attention to the losses. Although it’s not very fun I always force […]
4 INSANE Live Bullet Chess Games
Posted on December 22, 2011 by William in All Articles w/ Videos, Blitz/Bullet Chess, Strategy & Game Review
Game 1 – Woody (FM) vs WStewart I had black in game 1 of this chess video against Woody (FM), and was slightly caught off guard by the double bishop fianchetto opening employed by the Fide Master with the white pieces. Black was able to react solidly and achieve a strong initiative on the queenside out of the opening. However, I spent way too much time trying to find a plan and was on the […]
FM Charles Galofre is a leading expert in the field of competitive chess. He maintains a blog and a YouTube channel
Nice stuff.