Winning Chess Strategy for Beginners by GM Damian Lemos
Winning Chess Strategy for Beginners by GM Damian Lemos
Posted on October 21,2013 By William in Strategy & Game Review, All Articles w/ Videos, Classic Games (Pre 2010). Strategy is one of the most difficult concepts for beginner players to master and employ successfully in their games. Most beginner chess players are more concerned with more basic principles like controlling the center, rapid development, and creating quick threats and tactics. However if you want to progress from beginner to intermediate and advanced, you will need a very strong understanding on how to think about the big picture, and well in a[…]
Susan Polgar Chess Secrets – How to Think Like a Grandmaster
Posted on October 17,2013 By William in All Articles w/ Videos, Beginner’s Corner. What separates Grandmasters from beginner chess players? In the following chess video excerpt from the 3.5 hour GM Susan Polgar chess DVD ¨Secrets on How to Think Like a Grandmaster¨ viewers will learn that it is really the basic thought process of a Grandmaster that distinguishes his/her play above other chess players. You will learn that this thought process incorporates all aspects of the game, and how a Grandmaster is always flexible to chang[…]
Winning Chess Tactics for Beginners by GM Damian Lemos
Posted on October 14,2013 By William in Strategy & Game Review, All Articles w/ Videos, Classic Games (Pre 2010), Beginner’s Corner. Chess tactics are extremely important players of all levels, but most relevant to beginner chess players. At the higher levels of chess, tactics are often very complex and combine different positional, strategic themes with an immediate tactical way of solving a problem. However at the beginner level in chess, tactics often decide a game immediately. For example if you are dropping a piece (or catching your opponent hanging a piece!) that should […]
FM Alisa Melekhina Explains the King’s Indian Defense
Posted on October 11,2013 By William in Strategy & Game Review, Chess Openings, All Articles w/ Videos. The King’s Indian Defense is one of black’s most aggressive openings against 1. d4 as it nearly always leads to double-edged play and decisive results. The underlying themes and plans in the opening and middlegame are very consistent and clear – white tries to gain space in the center and open up play by attacking on the queenside, while black responds by gaining space on the kingside and pursuing a deadly attack against white’s king. This chess […]
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Nice lesson.