As we come to the end of the year I want to share a game that I played over forty years ago in a county match. I was nineteen at the time and in the process of breaking through from junior chess to national level, having won the British U21 Championships that year. The Merseyside … Continue reading "Forty Years Ago" The post Forty Years Ago appeared first on The Chess Improver.

“… The only way to win the game was to push ahead the b-pawn and underpromote it into the 3rd light squares Bishop…” Adrian Rogoz, Pretul Secant al Genunii (ROU) I have been a SF fan since I can remember. For me that was a World where I could always let my imagination run freely. … Continue reading "The Price for Staring Into the Abyss" The post The Price for Staring...

If you’ve read last week’s post you’ll know that Chapter 3 of Chess Puzzles for Heroes introduces the subject of Candidate Moves and presents the reader with a series of puzzles where a choice has to be made between two moves. You may not be surprised to learn that Chapter 4 is similar, but this … Continue reading "Chess Puzzles for Heroes Chapter 4: 2nd Draft" The post...

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Happy holidays everyone. I know that this isn’t the holiday season we hoped for and many of us are struggling just to get by. I am thankful for the game of chess because it allows me to escape from our current state of madness and spend time in a world that has an order to … Continue reading "Lessons From My Father" The post Lessons From My Father appeared first on The Chess Improver.

Ο τρεις φορές πρωταθλητής Ελλάδας Χρήστος Κόκκορης τα Χριστούγεννα στο Κόκκινο Έκτακτη σκακιστική εκπομπή τη μέρα των Χριστουγέννων, από τις 4 έως τις 5 το απόγευμα, από τον Ρ/Σ/ «105,5 Στο Κόκκινο», με αφιέρωμα στις...