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When kids see a chess piece in danger, they need to take corrective action much like
By now you should know that moving your f-pawn haphazardly can be a big mistake. FM Mike Klein shows you exactly why in this final video in his f-pawn series, where we see FunMasterMike demolish his opponent who moved his f-pawn. Learn the amazing trick FM Klein used to gain more than enough compensation for a nice positional queen sacrifice. Don’t forget to take the ChessKid lesson on openings in the related links.
How do you crush your opponent if he or she foolishly moves the f-pawn? Learn how to exploit the weakened diagonals created after an f-pawn move to win material or checkmate your opponent’s king. FM FunMasterMike shows you the
Witness first hand the potential dangers of moving your f-pawn too early!
In this first part, Ben focuses on the dangers inherent to white: if you aren’t careful
Today, we see the dangers of a rook taking the knight pawn.
Learn about the dangers of castling under a pseudo-pin, where the pinned piece can
This is a quick guide to a video series. In this series we cover the opening traps and blunders that crop up the most through millions of games kids are play…
A good one to be aware of that will open the student’s eyes to the dangers all around
Dear Chess Coaches! Miniature games are an excellent tool for chess lessons. They are short, so the student won’t get bored, and they are usually exciting an…
Here is a game I sometimes show to students, which demonstrates the dangers of leaving
Good day, ChessKids! I hope you’ve been castling and breaking down castle walls as a regular part of your chess routine. Here follows two amazing game…
The French is notorious for the possible dangers on h7, since White can easily kick
