Good day ChessKids! There are a lot of great questions on our forum. Many of you have questions about the opening. In general, I suggest just doing CDC and n…
That does NOT make the opening bad.
A question and answer column by National Master Andy Lee Q: In my most recent tournament, my opponent offered me a draw. How do I know whether or not t…
Don’t feel bad about taking a draw if you feel sick
Young chess prodigy FM Shreyas Royal achieves his first IM Norm at the Mindsports GM tournament in London. Read on for chess tactics and some exciting games against titled players!
some energy and thought a solid draw would not be so bad
Professor: Unless we’re Rip Van Winkle, and can sleep for a very long time, every day we have to make decisions. Some decisions are hard to m…
— Zephyr: Yeah, the consequences could be very bad
Losing is never fun. Most of us would agree that it feels better to win than to lose, but there are certain times when you may lose because of lack of experi…
Understand that if you go into the next round feeling bad
Tricks are for kids, by Ms Jessica Martin (aka BoundingOwl) Besides pins and skewers (pronounced skyoo-ers), I think double attacks are my favourite kind of …
In chess, a bad fork is one where you attack something
I got my first IM Norm in the 2023 Winter NYC GM/IM Norm Invitationals, which took place from January 12-January 16, 2023 in New York City. In this article, I will analyze some of my games, as well as talk about the emotions I had during the tournament and how I felt after the tournament.
up an exchange, but poor time management and some bad
This is a quick guide to a video series: This series is for beginner and intermediate players; both can watch the whole thing. The series lays out the very b…
First up is: realizing a piece is on a bad square and
The Venus Fly Trap….Feed Me, Seymour! By, Ms Jessica Martin (aka BoundingOwl) Good afternoon chess players! Today we are going to learn about a…
Bad news bears. You see the mate of course.
Young masters Ryo Chen, Tani Adewumi, and Brewington Hardaway all participated in their first Norm tournaments and performed great!
even score in your first-ever invitational is not bad
