Explore pin tactics with a lot of examples, learn when to pin, break free, and sharpen your strategic skills. Discover the power of pins in chess!
Moreover, if you are playing against inexperienced opponents, you will likely have
This is Paul Swaney a.k.a. Think Ahead presenting another article about teaching chess in a slow and steady manner. In my last article, Walk Before…
I think if you do this in the right way your students will have a better understanding
Hola, ChessKids! Looking at some grandmaster chess games, it often seems like they resign WAY earlier than I ever would. I mean, your position may be ugly, b…
They either have recognized a pattern they know will lead to a win, or they have
“I came upon a problem the other day I thought might be entertaining for our class,” Professor Pando began. “I can see on your faces you&rs…
“I guess I mean that it’s one of those problems that have easy features about them
A question and answer column by FIDE Master Andy Lee. Q: What is the most important thing for a beginning chess player to master? — Quentin, Jefferson, MS W…
tactics: 1) Undefended or poorly defended pieces 2) Pieces that are trapped or have
Today Mrs Jessica E Prescott (aka BoundingOwl) will give you the opportunity to throw away pieces for checkmate! Fun! Of course material is not as importan…
(Make sure you have back up before saying bye-bye to your friendly little pieces.
Did you know that 605 million people play chess around the world? That is a lot of people! They are people like you and me. As a national and internatio…
As a national and international chess player, I have learned that chess is everywhere
Anastasia’s Wizard’s Checkmate… by Ms Jessica Martin (aka BoundingOwl) One day, I suppose there will be a Harry Potter Checkmate. Did you see that li…
Anastasia Romanov’s Family Have you made your own checkmate yet?
Professor: Good afternoon, class. Today we’re going to start by defining some terms. Zephyr: Terms? What types of terms? Lucian: You mean like semester…
But many chess teachers have found that it’s useful to define those terms more specifically
Professor: Hello, class. I see we’ve doubled in size. Allow me to introduce two new classmates. Zephyr and Lucian: Two new classmates? Professor: Zephy…
I even have one. His name is Cecil.
