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Due to the pandemic, life as we knew it has become something very different. With schools closed early in March of this year and the shelter in place orders in many places, parents are scrambling to find ways to keep their children’s time occupied. The fact that most schools won’t be opened until the fall … Continue reading "Homemade Chess"
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Θα διεξαχθεί και το διεθνές τουρνουά της Παλαιόχωρας με τήρηση των υγειονομικών πρωτοκόλλων και στις ημερομηνίες που είχε προγραμματιστεί από το χειμώνα, δηλαδή 18-25 Ιουλίου. Στο 13 ΔΤ Παλαιόχωρας έχει ενσωματωθεί και...
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“Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake” Napoleon Bonaparte Originally this was supposed to be the first written piece on the subject. While I was thinking how to lay it out, I realized it would be a good idea to start instead with the one published HERE In that article I mentioned any … Continue reading "A Long Combination is a Wrong Combination (2)"
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The lockdown has given me more time to work on the Chess Heroes project. Just to remind you: I’ve completed the first four volumes: Checkmates for Heroes, Chess Tactics for Heroes, Chess Openings for Heroes and Chess Endings for Heroes. They’re currently available from Amazon, but I can send free pdfs to any readers of … Continue reading "Chess Heroes Update June 2020"
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Φ090. Μια ακόμη ισχυρή Ιρανή σκακίστρια δηλώνει πως δεν αποδέχεται τη διάκριση του χιτζάπ και αλλάζει ομοσπονδία καθώς και χώρα κατοικίας. Η 26χρονη WGM Γκαζάλ Χακιμιφάρντ (έλο 2265, wikipedia εδώ) θα εκπροσωπεί στο εξής ως...
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I don’t know about you, but I often find myself in unbelievably chaotic positions that seem to appear out of nowhere. Of course, if I was a stronger player, I wouldn’t end up in such situations! While not a beginner, I still manage to make the occasional “rookie” mistake that leads to a messy position. … Continue reading "Chaos Trainer"
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Η γραφική παραλία του Άη-Γιώργη στο Δράκανο Παρά τις ειδικές συνθήκες της φετινής χρονιάς η οργανωτική επιτροπή του Διεθνούς Σκακιστικού Τουρνουά "Ίκαρος" 2020, εξασφάλισε ειδικές εκπτωτικές τιμές στα ακτοπλοϊκά...
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To σκάκι τον περίμενε πάντα, το γωνιακό τραπέζι ήταν πάντα κρατημένο γι’ αυτόν. Ακόμα και όταν το καφενείο ήταν γεμάτο, το τραπέζι ήταν όλο δικό του, γιατί κανένας άλλος δεν ήθελε να κάθεται τόσο κοντά του. Μελέτησε το...
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“Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake” Napoleon Bonaparte The vast majority of people around the World have heard about chess. If you ask around you get various opinions and of course challenges. More often than not you hear them talk about how many double digit moves the top players see ahead … Continue reading "A Long Combination is a Wrong Combination"
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Είναι 9 ετών και θέλει μέχρι να πάει 12 ετών να έχει γίνει γκρανμέτρ στο σκάκι. Τον χωρίζει βέβαια μια μεγάλη απόσταση (το τωρινό του έλο είναι 1730, πολύ καλό για την ηλικιακή κατηγορία του, νο3 στον κόσμο στην κατηγορία...
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My fourth game of the season, and my first game of 2020, was the return match against Ealing Juniors, where I found myself facing Christopher Tombolis, just as in my previous game, but this time with the white pieces. I opened with 1. c4 but transposed into a Queen’s Gambit. 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 … Continue reading "2019-20 Season (4)"
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Once beginners learn to recognize threats, they face the daunting task of dealing with those threats. As they quickly learn, it’s easier to recognize a threat than it is to eliminate that threat. The problem the beginner faces when trying to defuse a threat is one of choosing the right solution, the method that will … Continue reading "Threat Reduction"
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