In the team match "T.S. Cooley vs All 4 Idaho" it is tied at 3 points for each team. When we started the match I figured this would be a learning lesson. The opposing team had players rated higher than us on every board by at least 200 points on ...
Jackson and I ran across this tactic in Tactics Trainer. Problem 0096490. WOW!! Check it out!!
Hey guys check out Tactic 0024374 (Tactics Trainer). Very practical. You may see something like it this weekend. Looking forward to State. GO COOLEY TIGERS!!!!!
T. S. Cooley's 5th grade team won 21st place team prize at the 2011 National Elementary Chess Championship in Dallas, Tx. There was 8 players from Cooley that made the trip. Everybody did great. Andrew Wang 4.0 points K-3 Championship...
The bigest thing is to have fun and explore. You have to keep it fresh, alive, and interesting. I love how many of the group members have come up with these creative names (Darkflameninja, purplerox71, and darkwolfstriker). I love to change my the...
I had been playing Andrew Wang for awhile. We have had some good games. I figured it was going to be a matter of time before he would win me in a game. He managed to do that in a recent game. Here is the final position can you find the winning mov...
Game Analysis One of the best ways to improve is to go over your games and analyze where you can improve. Working on your games makes the lessons more real and personal. You need to find ways to improve your game and not repeat your mistakes or n...
Computer Workout One of my favorite areas of chess.com is Computer Workout. You get there by selecting the menu LEARN then COMPUTER WORKOUT. You are given positions to play against the computer. Some are just the basic mates while some are very h...
Pins are a very powerful weapon. Here are a few puzzles involving pins.
The Tactics Trainer is one of my favorite things on chess.com It can be found under the menu LEARN then TACTICS TRAINER or http://www.chess.com/tactics/myhome.html The more tactics you do the better. You need to be ready and mentally sharp when yo...
Hi! I wanted to get all of the T. S. Cooley Chess Club players going to Nationals or State together to play each other and help each other out to prepare for upcoming tournaments. We do not have everybody joined up for group yet. I think we are ...
