The tutor mentions an inevitable Web discovery for a chess enthusiast. I heard about kingscrusher from Sean Godley at Killegar Chess. Kingscrusher’s site is likely appealing to chess enthusiasts who have short durations to spend watching. The reason is that …
The tutor continues his exploration of chess. Since I always play Black, the king’s bishop pawn’s home square is f7. Advancing that pawn, especially in the opening, potentially weakens Black’s king side, especially if White still has the white bishop. …
The tutor shares one of his recent finds. I was looking around for chess games to study, when I came upon chessgames.com. As its name implies, it’s a fantastic resource to students of chess. You can search the database by …
The tutor opens the discussion about the end game in chess. At Killegar Chess, you can hear Sean Godley’s coverage of Aron Nimzowitsch’s My System, which is a leading resource for modern chess players. I’ve listened to many chapters there. …
The tutor opens a discussion about the wide world of computer chess. Back in the 70s and 80s, you (theoretically) needed an opponent if you wanted to play chess. (I think I’ve read that Bobby Fischer, as a kid, usually …
The tutor discusses a discovery facilitated by the internet. I rediscovered chess a couple of years back, possibly because my youngest began playing it. It was timely anyway, because I needed to rejuvenate my mental flexibility. Well, on my Linux …