In the following position, Black looks to be slightly worse with fewer pieces developed, but is this so? Did you find a strong move for Black? Try out your move in the puzzle: This is the sort of problem that someone with strong positio...
Just a game I played where the ending had a slow-mo finish
The Comparison thought process Oftentimes during a chess game, we run into a position where there are many logical moves to choose from. What do we do in this case?Many players might just gamble and choose a random move. This, obviously, is no...
How avoiding blunders is affecting your play - and how to fix it The thought process of many players is: See which moves are "blunders"-> filter these moves out-> start logical thinking -> come up with a move -> blunder check U...
Have you ever noticed that sometimes in chess books, the board diagram always shows the board from the White side, no matter who is to move? I noticed on the forums that many chess.com members showed a strong preference for books where the dia...
Before I say anything, I want to start by saying that I deeply respect IM Jeremy Silman as he was instrumental to my chess development very early. His works How to Reassess your Chess and Reassess your Chess workbook helped to make me think critic...
Training tip: Start Calculating as early as possible. A lesson I work with my students from the very beginning is to be playing the opening as if it is the "opening game," similar to the middlegame and endgame. Many players view the opening as...
When we play a game and we find ourselves lost for plans, we often try to solve this problem by studying the opening of that game. This is not the best way to study this! By "study", see if you can relate to any of the following: You stud...
Have you hit a roadblock in your game? Not sure how to improve? My time availability has opened up and I am now accepting new students!To up your game NOW, consider having a mentor to tell you your weaknesses and tell you exactly HOW to improv...
This is another game analysis report brought to you from the Move by Move Chess Improvement group About every week I select 1 game from the Group Forum to be analyzed for my blog. Now we stop for an Opening puzzle: How would you finish dev...
Have you hit a roadblock in your game? Not sure how to improve? My time availability has opened up and I am now accepting new students!To up your game NOW, consider having a mentor to tell you your weaknesses and tell you exactly HOW to improv...
Was dreaming in class, came up with an interesting scenario: Now the puzzle: Black's not doing so great, but what's the best way to deal here?
This is another game analysis report brought to you from the Move by Move Chess Improvement group About every week I select 1 game from the Group Forum to be analyzed for my blog. I want to thank Tripps86 for this submission. What is t...
Title is deceiving, should read: After 40 more losses, I finally beat the Computer Impossible again! But that isn't such a great title, carry on:
I've got some great news to share: I've just been *promoted* from teaching assistant to assistant instructor! I suppose it is not quite a full transition yet as I am still assuming teaching assistant responsibilities, but now I am teaching live cl...
This is another game analysis report brought to you from the Move by Move Chess Improvement group About every week I select 1 game from the Group Forum to be analyzed for my blog. I want to thank sharcashmo for this submission. First, the game...
I just beat Computer -4 Impossible in 5 | 0 My record is officially 11-770 below is the game with light commentary: If you made it this far, congrats. White has a classic Knight vs Bishop dominating position. The advantage became clea...
The Play a Master simul hosted by Move by Move Chess Improvement was conducted on Saturday, January 24th at 4:00 pm PST For $7, participants had the opportunity to play NM Lin and also receive his analysis of their game. There were 11 participa...
This is another game analysis report brought to you from the Move by Move Chess Improvement group About every week I select 1 game from the Group Forum to be analyzed for my blog. I want to thank Country_Gravy for this submission To find ...
Don't miss out on this chance to play a game against a master and receive analysis on your game About Host of simul: NM Julian Lin Date: Saturday, January 24, 2015 at 4:00 pm PST. Time control: 30 minutes per person with a 15 second incre...
This is another game analysis report brought to you from the Move by Move Chess Improvement group Just a reminder that for a chance to play a master and get your game analyzed, check out $7 = Play a Master + Game Analysis Every week I choose ...
Don't miss out on this chance to play a game against a master and receive analysis on your game About Host of simul: NM Julian Lin Date: Saturday, January 24, 2015 at 4:00 pm PST. Time control: 30 minutes per person with a 15 second incre...
Hi, this is the first issue of Move by Move Chess Improvement in 2015 Just a reminder that for a chance to play a master and get your game analyzed, check out $7 = Play a Master + Game Analysis I would like to thank TheEinari for this submis...
Don't miss out on this chance to play a game against a master and receive analysis on your game About Host of simul: NM Julian Lin Date: Saturday, January 24, 2015 at 4:00 pm PST. Time control: 30 minutes per person with a 15 second incre...
