Do Not Play on Auto-Pilot in the Opening!
Posted on January 21,2015 By FM Dalton Perrine in Chess Openings, General Chess Articles, Beginner’s Corner. The opening is an important part of chess. If you are able to play a strong opening then you can expect to have a good position going into the middlegame. Sometimes though, players get in the habit of memorizing a lot of opening moves and do not learn the reason behind what they are doing. They do not realize that they may be missing chances that their opponents give them when their opponent makes a move that is different from those the player me[…]
Use “IMPLODeS” to Make Plans in Chess
Posted on January 20,2015 By FM Dalton Perrine in General Chess Articles, Beginner’s Corner. When we find ourselves in a position where there are no tactical shots, no forcing moves that work and no combinations to consider, what should our thought process be? Well, at that point we should be looking to make a plan. Having a plan in chess is essential to playing a strong game. If we do not have a reason behind the moves we make on the board, then we need to seriously evaluate ourselves and figure out why this is the case. But what can he[…]
Blitz as a Tool to Better Chess & Secrets in Beating Your Chess Computer
Posted on January 19,2015 By OnlineChessLessons.NET Contributor in Strategy & Game Review, All Articles w/ Videos, Blitz/Bullet Chess, General Chess Articles. Play better blitz and take down your computer! In the video “Blitz as a Tool to Better Chess & Secrets in Beating Your Chess Computer” by GM Roman Dzindzichashvili, he starts off by showing an online blitz game that Garry Kasparov played. This game shows how to play with intuition and quick maneuvering, which are two things that are very important in blitz. Roman talks about how the player with more experience and better intuition will be abl[…]
Three Types of Positions: Open Positions
Posted on January 16,2015 By FM Dalton Perrine in General Chess Articles, Beginner’s Corner. An open position is defined as a position with no locked pawns and typically 3 or more pawns have been traded. This position is the complete opposite of a closed position and different from the semi-open position as well. Understanding the differences and how they change the layout of the game will help you to play much better in this kind of position. The three factors that we will cover with this position are the plans possible, the speed with[…]
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Good one.