Tactical Challenge #19 with Jonathan Schrantz
Jonathan Schrantz closes the book on the Semi-Slav Defense series with the Anti-Moscow Variation. See demonstrations taken from real, strong games.
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Rosen's Awesome Miniatures | Games to Know by Heart - IM Eric Rosen
Grandmaster Denes Boros shows the kids positions where a windmill attack can occur. Windmill attacks are performed by bishops and rooks and are a series of discovered checks and captures.
Important Endgames that People Mess Up | Endgame Exclam!! - IM Eric Rosen
Jonathan Schrantz looks at two games of the legendary Polish grandmaster Akiba Rubinstein. "Rubinstein's Immortal" game is included.
Strategy Across the Board: Chess and Schools
Jonathan Schrantz substitutes this class where Club members' games are analyzed from the "Wednesday Knights" tournaments. See an upset and a game from Dennis LaRue.
2017.02.02
Daniel J Coryea vs. Andrew John Stevens, 2017: D05 Queen's pawn game, Rubinstein (Colle-Zukertort) variation
Kevin Y Li vs. Dennis La Rue, 2017: B33 Sicilian, Pelikan (Lasker/Sveshnikov) variation
Paul Morphy Plays the Evans Gambit | Tactics Time!
Jonathan Schrantz challenges you to find the best move. Find a mate or win material with pins, forks, skewers, and more. If you find a good move, see if you can find an even better one.
2016.11.06
The Complete Semi-Slav Part 7: Botvinnik (16. Rb1 Lines) | Chess Openings Explained
Jonathan Schrantz explores the Moscow variation in the penultimate edition of his Semi-Slav series. More passive than the Botvinnik variation, Black holds solid against White’s superior development.
GM Blog: What makes a good player?
In three points; dedication, love of chess, and consistency!
GM Blog : Developing a learning vs. winning mindset
Let’s face it. Everyone likes to win. Winning is fun. It fills you with joy and pride, and gives you bragging rights. Unfortunately, too many chess players, coaches, and parents put way too much emphasis on winning.
Championing Chess Through Curriculum: How Best Practices from Schools Can Improve Chess Education
Happy New Year, chess fans! Welcome back from the holiday break. This first research blog in 2017 discusses the K-12 reform movement known as “standards-based education” and how it is being adopted within the chess-in-schools movement.
GM Blog: A Child’s Game
The two highest ranked players in the World under age 21 recently played a match. Hungary’s Richard Rapport and the Chinese player Wei Yi played from 20th to 23rd December in Yancheng, China.
