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“… Skyrockets in flight! Afternoon Delight!…” Starland Vocal Band So I have a smart little cookie of a student who likes to invent riddles. Here is one as a sample: “A mouse goes to school with a ladder. Why does he do that?” He shared it with me this past week. It is for sure … Continue reading "Teacher’s Delight (4)" The post Teacher’s...

ΧΡΙΣΤΟΥΓΕΝΝΙΑΤΙΚΟΣ ΜΑΡΑΘΩΝΙΟΣ ΝΑΙ ΣΤΟ ΣΚΑΚΙ Ανοιχτό rapid τουρνουά με ελβετικό σύστημα 7 γύρων με διεθνή αξιολόγηση ELO FIDE Rapid και ανοιχτό blitz τουρνουά με ελβετικό σύστημα 9 γύρων με διεθνή αξιολόγηση ELO FIDE Blitz Το Σάββατο, 21...

Χριστουγεννιάτικο Τουρνουά Rapid «Ναι» Στο Σκάκι Ανοιχτό rapid τουρνουά με ελβετικό σύστημα 7 γύρων με διεθνή αξιολόγηση ELO FIDE Rapid   Την Κυριακή, 22 Δεκεμβρίου 2019, στο Δημοτικό Κέντρο Άθλησης & Αναψυχής, εγκαταστάσεις...

It’s been a long time since I added to my very occasional series on pawn endings. This one was played at Richmond Junior Club 40 years ago. We join the game as the last big guys have just been exchanged. It’s Black to move. How would you assess this position? Six pawns each. Three pawn … Continue reading "PPs and OPPs" The post PPs and OPPs appeared first on The Chess Improver.

I was going to write about the smothered checkmate in this article but one of my beginning students asked me a Question regarding checkmate, how do you know when you’re in a position to start a mating attack? He also asked why most checkmates seem to occur on or near the edge of the board? … Continue reading "Basic Checkmates Three" The post Basic Checkmates Three appeared first on...

ΠΡΟΚΗΡΥΞΗ ΑΓΩΝΩΝ: Παιδικό Τουρνουά Rapid   Παιδικό rapid τουρνουά με ελβετικό σύστημα 7 γύρων με διεθνή αξιολόγηση ELO FIDE Rapid (Οι διοργανωτές μπορούν να αλλάξουν σύστημα αγώνων ανάλογα με τον αριθμό συμμετοχών)   Την...

This is not an obituary as such but more a note of appreciation for someone I respected. David Welch, who died recently, was a chess organiser and arbiter in the area in which I grew up, and the opportunities I had were in no little part due to his efforts. On a number of occasions … Continue reading "David Welch" The post David Welch appeared first on The Chess Improver.

:( Έφυγε από κοντά μας ο Νίκος Περγιάλης, (28.02.1931 - 04.12.2019), ο έσχατος ρεμπέτης, που εκτός από τραγουδοποιός ήταν και σκακιστικός συνθέτης.Ας πάει στο καλό. R.I.P.. 

“… You’ve got to know when to hold ’em Know when to fold ’em Know when to walk away And know when to run…” The Gambler by Kenny Rogers Please have a look at the following position and decide what could be one of Black’s simplest winning ideas: I was going over the combination leading … Continue reading "Hold Them or Trade Them?" The post Hold...

Πλούσιο το σημερινό Δελτίο Τύπου του συλλόγου που περιλαμβάνει συνοπτικά:Αποτελέσματα Πανελληνίου ΠρωταθλήματοςΕσωτερικό ομαδικό ανδρών-γυναικώνΤουρνουά Ακαδημιών – Τουρνουά ΘερμαϊκούΤουρνουά ΔεκεμβρίουΚαι...

Αφιέρωμα της ChessBase στον συνθέτη σπουδών Mario Matouš με ενδιαφέροντα βιογραφικά στοιχεία και μερικές πολύ όμορφες σπουδέςhttps://en.chessbase.com/post/study-of-the-month-2019-13Καλή συνέχεια σε όλους!Δημήτρης Σκυριανόγλου

Following on from last week’s post, the second Chess Heroes book is Chess Tactics for Heroes. You can find it on Amazon at https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B081D9WDF3. In some ways this is the most important volume in the Chess Heroes series. There are potential tactical opportunities in almost every position, and, if you want to be a good … Continue reading "Chess Heroes Update: Chess...

In the previous article in this series, we looked at a King and Queen versus lone King checkmate. Now, we’re going to examine checkmating with a King and Rook against a lone King. The same concepts are used in this type of checkmate, boxing the enemy King in, opposition, etc. The only difference is the … Continue reading "Basic Checkmates Two" The post Basic Checkmates Two appeared...

I have made no secret of the fact that I think the French Defence is probably the best choice for club players and there are two openings courses which feature it at my Tiger Chess site. Black gets a solid pawn structure, some clear plans and can play it without knowing the very latest theory. … Continue reading "Grandmasters of the French" The post Grandmasters of the French appeared first...