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There are comments BEFORE the first and last moves of this game. Can you see them? | Read More
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So I gambled $2 on an iPad app to help teach my 6-year-old chess, & I must say that I'm very happy with it!
Dinosaur Chess seems aimed at kids around 5-10. It does a great job covering the basics, and really keeps its young audience engag... | Read More
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Testing the addition of a video:
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It's Shatneriffic!!
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Hey all,A ways back, I posted (here) about Opening Pro, which was then the only iPhone chess app devoted to chess openings. Last night, I noticed a new product in that category: Chess Openings from Arizona Software. Since it was only $0.99 (... | Read More
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Well, I said I was going to do it - here, if you're interested - so here goes. One twelfth of the way in to 2010, it's high time to reflect on my resolutions, take a hard & objective look at my performance to date, and finally... to start... | Read More
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Let's face it: as things stand now, it's hard to read Silman on the bus. Or in bed for that matter. (Every time my wife turns over, she makes a mosh pit of my analysis board.) Sure, if I have a nice diagram to start from, I can follow ... | Read More
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The Opening Pro app ($1.99 from Gaussian Knights - view in iTunes) is not the only iPhone chess app to provide guidance through the theoretical thicket of chess openings (see below), but it might be the only one whose primary purpose is abo... | Read More
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As '09 draws to a close and 2010 looms, there's a buzz in the air. By "air," I'm really referring more specifically to the world of chess blogs, and by "buzz" I mean a renewed enthusiasm for sharing advice, ideas and personal experiences related... | Read More
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"All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us." -- Gandalf, The Fellowship of the Ring. Self-directed students of chess face two common problems: The first is finding enough "spare" time to set aside for training at all. ... | Read More