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Hello team, i thought i had one of these videos already posted but i found out that i hadn't gotten around to it yet. everyone should already know this but there are always one or two who could benifit. hope you enjoy. manuel http://youtu.be/MHEozydrKdU

I expect that most of you know these. In which case this is just a refresher. There are, however, always one or two who will benifit from these posts. Get your pieces out into the centre quickly. The opening is a race to see who can get their pieces out first while keeping at least a share of control of the centre. This is the main point to remember; all the other rules are just footnotes to this one More detail on winning the race: Move pieces not pawns, and move them to their best squares in one move if you can, and also try to gain time if you can by aggressive moves. Move minor pieces out first, not your Q or Rooks which can be attacked and lose time Get a firm foothold in the centre and don't give it up Generally move Knights straightaway to f3/c3 or f6/c6 Move your king to safety at the side by castling King's-side (which also gets your Rook into play) Complete your development before moving a piece twice or starting an attack Keep your queen safe. Don't move her out too soon. Don't grab pawns or attack if you haven't completed development What to do if there is a lead in development: If you are ahead in development, start something going and open up lines for your better pieces If you are behind in development, don't start anything and keep things closed until you have caught up Do not sacrifice without a clear and adequate reason, eg.: it secures a tangible advantage in development it deflects the opponent's queen it prevents the opponent from castling it enables a strong attack to be developed Wherever possible, make a good developing move which threatens something or adds to the pressure on the centre. Why should you move the knights first? Well, knights are very much more effective if they are in the centre. (Bishops are more effective here too, but they can work from a distance). For the opening that has to mean Knights moving to c3 and f3 (or c6 and g6). Where should the Bishops go? The White King's Bishop on f1 could go to b5,c4,d3 or even e2. Which is best? That depends on what your opponent is up to. So, move your knights straight away to the centre, and while you are doing that your opponent's moves may suggest to you where you should put your bishops.

Everyone should already know this one, but if you don't. here it is.....Manuel

here's a video that i found very informative. i hope you enjoy it. Manuel

This may help your game. At least it is a refresher.

Endgame study. Mating with two bishops. Enjoy.

Hello Team. This is a video to help re-enforce the basics. I hope you find it helpfull.

Black is in trouble. but it black to move. Let's see how you do. It's mate in five.

Here's another game I thought everyone would enjoy. I am not sure where it came from. It starts in the Kings Gambit. Here it is.

Dear team, Here is a game that I played live. it is probably the worst game I have ever played. I admit that. The fun part is that I still won. I thought I would post it so everyone can see that sometimes even when you are down 13 points you may still have a chance to win. Enjoy

If anyone is interested. there is a tournament scheduled to begin on the 1st of May for players rated under 1600. Here is the link. http://www.chess.com/tournament/mansr326-u1600-open

please join. thanks http://www.chess.com/tournament/sublime-to-the-ridiculous

There is a rematch schedules for team Asia. we need about 10 more players. We are out rated and could use some help. :) here is the link http://www.chess.com/groups/team_match.html?id=109223

I was checking out some videos on you tube and i thought this series might be helpful to someone. this video is about 20 mins long. enjoy

Here's a puzzle i came across that i thought was worth posting. i hope it helps. it's a little tricky, enjoy. you play black.

Here's a game I found on Chess.com that I thought we all would like to see. The most important lesson here is that we must always be careful of how we promote. Sometimes a queen can actually cost us a game.

hi, thank you for your invitation to join. i confess that i belong to a number of groups, but i will give my utmost in all matches that we play in, best wishes david [wolf30]

White to move and Draw. This one is a little tricky. The point is that the obvious answer is not always the correct answer.

mate in 3, black to move. mate in 4, black to move.

Mate in 5. Good luck.