Since we have the time, I've decided to start the blog back up. In the next posts I will be going over the entire book "Grandmaster Chess Strategy" - What amateurs can learn from Ulf Andersson's positional masterpieces. Ulf is one of my favor...
Went to the World Open this year, with travel buddy Davide Nastasio, and played in the U1800 Section in the main event, and the World Open Action. Overall, the experience was amazing, incredible, even though perhaps I am not feeling in the best ch...
Went to play in the GA Tech Sunday tournament a G55/d5, there were not enough for the U1800 section so we were merged with the Open. My son also played in his first tournament, in the U900 section. After losing the first round quickly, and ...
Played some games at Glen Center Saturday and we analyzed this position for a while .... Black to Move
Wrote an article about the lessons I am receiving from Chess University / Prodigy Program for the last few months, and a special coupon code to receive $15 off your first month here -> http://chessnewsandviews.com/lessons-chess-universit...
A few weeks ago, after the last tournament I played in, I wanted to find a decent opening solution for black, as in 5 rounds of play I played 3 French Exchanges as Black. I just wanted to try something new, that sort of incorporated a good chunk ...
Last month in the Prodigy Program we had gone over calculations, and combinations. We had a class on sort of "What conditions are met" for various mating patterns, and Boden's Mate was one such pattern. https://www.chess.com/live/game/146132...
It's time to bite the bullet and get serious on using my repertoire, and analyzing my games, with a concentration on the opening. For the most part, I am using Kaufman's Repertoire for Black and White - with a few openings added in for flavor. ...
Just passed 1600 tactics, and want to break my all time high of 1877. In the Prodigy program this month, we have been concentrating on calculations. When we started I was around 1500 tactics. Goal for the weekend is to break my record
As part of the Prodigy Program through Chess.com Chess University I was able to get one game analyzed. The game I chose was not a long game, it was I think 10 minute game, but the opening lines of this game have been bugging me for quite some tim...
I wanted to write about some of the books and resources that I used to learn chess 20 years ago, and what things I would do differently now if I had to learn it all over again from the beginning. So, I will go over exactly what I did in the past ...
I have always known one of my bigger weaknesses was allowing my opponents too much counterplay. While playing a blitz game (5|0) this morning, and getting an analysys of the position from the cloud in Chessbase 13, I realized the "strong" move I ...
Recently, I have been looking for more aggressive openings to play, I feel I have been playing solid positional lines for quite some time now, and the lack of aggression was starting to hurt. My coach, IM Attila Turzo, had recommended the Sicilia...
Recently Took a cruise to the islands and was able to play 2 games with a local on the beach in St. Kitts (Nevis Beach)
I came into the Atlanta Chess Championship last weekend sort of last minute (2 days before), so had little time to prepare anything significant, openings wise. I had just been studying tactics, and was only 1 chapter into "Endgame Strategy". I d...
It's been a while since I have had a solid study plan to reach my goals. I think Goals are important, and making plans that will help you reach those goals is crucial. Therefore, I am going to lay out my study plans here so keep them fresh in my ...
