Live Blitz Game on ICC – Caro-Kann Defense
Posted on February 26, 2012 by William in All Articles w/ Videos, Blitz/Bullet Chess
I opened with e4 and black played the Caro-Kann Defense – so I played 3. e5, the Advance Variation. I tried to complicate things early with an aggressive set-up in the center, although black was able to achieve a good outpost on d5. Afer 11. h4!? I think black should have played 11. …Nxe3 to exchange one of his knights off. After 12. Bg5 and 13. Ne2 black’s knights became redundant, fighting for the same […]
Beginner Chess Strategy: Maximizing Opening Play
Posted on February 25, 2012 by William in Beginner’s Corner, Chess Openings, General Chess Articles, Strategy & Game Review
Picture the following scenario: a chess player sits down at the board, shakes your hand and says good luck, and starts blitzing out the first 15 moves in 5 minutes even though you each have 60 minutes for the entire game. Meanwhile, you take a good 25 minutes for these same 15 moves and achieve a healthy advantage out of the opening. This same opponent probably moves this fast against everyone all the time, especially […]
OnlineChessLessons.NET announces new features
Posted on February 24, 2012 by William in Non-Chess related
Ww are proud to announce that after months of work, our video search page and our tournaments page are finally complete. I invite you to watch the video our webmaster, Freddy Lansky, has done outlining the features. Follow William for fresh daily updates: Follow @OnlineChessLess Chess Master Will Stewart specializes in Chess Coaching Online who maintains a daily updated Chess Blog with videos.
Winning Chess Psychology: The Out-Gangster Effect
Posted on February 24, 2012 by William in Beginner’s Corner, General Chess Articles
For one reason or another, a mysterious aura of excellence seems to exist around all advanced chess players. Beginner and intermediate chess players regard the advanced player with an incredible degree of respect, often resulting in an overestimation of abilities. I’m sure the following scene will be quite familiar to any chess player who’s attended a handful of serious tournaments – It’s a huge Swiss tournament and in the early rounds a young/rising 1700 player […]
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Do top players still play the Caro Kann?