A Black Grandmaster
This article is about the first black grandmaster Maurice Ashley. Below are two videos and a game featuring him.
Life Lessons from Chess
courtesy David Cordover, www.chesskids.com.au Life is a game of chess. It is a game of chess within a game of chess. Much like a Russian doll - with an infinite number of chess games built into each other. Each game you play is but a move ...
Move A Day - #5
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Best Response(s) - There are quite a few similar choices here. White develops a piece himself whilst defending his pawn at the same time. As troops are mustered into battle each ...
Move A Day - #4 B
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 Best Response(s) - Several. Black develops a piece. The game has the makings of a highly tactical one but there is really nothing to say. I will post move 5 imm...
Move A Day - #4
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxe4 Best Response(s) - Many, several just end up transposing anyways. White is certainly in no mood to offer gambits and the like. Each opponent is looking to blow their rival off the boa...
Move A Day - #3 B
Forgive the delay, I've been swamped. 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 Correct Response(s) - Nxd4 is objectively best. c3 is not particularly unusual. Pawns are traded, the position is opened a little, and the tension g...
Removing a critical Kingside defender
It's always dangerous to remove a critical defender. This game is a good illustration of it. This was a very good example of this theme so be aware of taking away the last kingsid...
Move A Day - #2 B
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 Correct Response(s) - Many, d4 being prefered by many. Black follows what may very well be the single most played opening in the history of modern chess. The idea behind the move is simple; support the ...
Move A Day - #2
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Best Response(s) - Many White develops his knight and pushes onward down the 'most common' Sicilian line. Although there is little 'theory' involved at this point, it is clear that White is...
Move A Day - #1 B
1. e4 c5 Correct Response(s) - Many. Nf3 being historically preferred. Black decides to play the Sicilian Defense. Note some interesting intricacies in the position already! - Black has asserted control on the queen side. - The...
Move A Day - #1
1. e4 Correct Response(s) - Many. This is, by a very slim margin, the favored opening move among complete beginners and super Grandmasters alike. White opens up the diagonal for two pieces (Queen and Bishop), the only opening m...
Move A Day - Introduction.
The name pretty much describes the idea. I have selected a game of particular interest and will, as I'm sure you've figured out. Post one move a day with detailed analysis, diagrams, and other annotation. Comments in the ...
chess for children
The main ingredient for teaching chess to children is motivation. If a child is interested in learning, you will be able to teach chess. I taught my son chess when he was only 2 1/2 years old. He wanted to learn. ...
Favourite chess player
Whose your favourite chess player? Mine is Steinitz
Suicide chess players
STANISLAV GOLDOVSKI (1975-1999) Stanislav Goldovski (1975-1999) Stanislav Stan Goldovski was born In St Petersburg in 1975. He moved to Cologne around 1992. He was a student of computer science. Stan is known as the pr...
Suicide chess openings
Suicide Chess Openings VLADICA ANDREJIĆ 1. e3 b5 2. ¥b5 2 3 4 5 6 ...
What other games work in the classroom?
A pioneer of educational video games is Civilization, says Bill Mackenty, head of instructional design at Hunter College High School in New York City and a former Massachusetts elementary school teacher. In Civilization-called "Civ" by d...
Can students really learn from chess games or video games?
David Mcdivitt, who teaches world chess history and sociology at Oak Hill High School in Converse, Indiana, says games teach his students important lessons about cause and effect. In the game Making History, for example, students act as leaders of...
A better Coach?
Is having a scholastic school coach who is a fide master,but realy doesnt teach chess, doesnt take you to tournaments,unless gets paid better then a coach who is a average chess player/teacher who teaches alot of chess from...
Shogi (Japanese Chess)
Shogi, or Japanese chess, is the most popular of a family of chess variants native to Japan. Objective Technically the game is won when a king is captured, though in practice defeat is conceded at mate or when mate becomes inevitable. [edit] Ga...
Chess is the Best Child Tutor
Just recently, a friend of mine came to me with a question. This friend had been hired to babysit for a relative, though she didn't really know what she was doing. She said, "What would you say would be some good activities for the child?...
Scholastic Chess Anecdotes
During a class after explaining how chess ratings work, a second grade boy raises his hand and says very seriously, "I don’t want to get a chess rating…because I want to be a professional hockey player." In one scholastic ev...
Scholastic chess
I've been involved in scholastic chess for many years and have seen the benefits of seeing chess promoted in the schools. I was a coach and trainer at Alexander Central High School in Taylorsville, NC, and it won the state championship three y...