After a 2 month break earlier in the year and the new OTB season approaching I am really focussed on taking my game to the next level. Currently my ECF ratings is 99 (FIDE: 1423 USCF: 1536) so I am solid class 'C' player. My aim is to become a Cl...
One of the best things you can do to improve as a chess player is to look at Masters games. Reading through Masters games gives you a 'feel' for how Chess should be played. The book 'Chess: The Art of Logical Thinking' by GM Neil McDonald contai...
When you first start playing Chess the idea of playing 1 e4 can seem intimidating due to the vast amount of responses there are for black. For that reason, when I first started playing, I steered clear of 1 e4 settling for simplier opening ideas f...
In the last year I have gone from a beginner (know how to move the pieces, understand checkmate, played the odd game) to..strong novice?..weak intermediate?...it doesn't matter how I categorize my current ability, the point is I am much better tha...
As part of my improvement program I am looking at some of the greatest games in history. See my blog for other games. The games and commentary for each move are taken from the book, 'Winning Chess - Brilliancies' by Yasser Seirawan. The whole ga...
As part of my improvement program I am looking at some of the greatest games in history. The games are taken from the book, Winning Chess 'Brilliancies' by Yasser Seirawan. Yasser gives a thorough examination of each move which I have shortened f...
