Here is the notation for the games in the October 20, 2020 Analyze That! This is helpful if you want to play along. Site chess.com White KarinRibeiro Black manujlc Result 1-0 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bc4 Bb4 4…Nxe4 5.Nxe4 d5 5.Ng5 O-O 6.Qf3 6.d3 h6 7.Nf3 6…Nd4 7.Qd3 c6 7…d5 8.Bb3 8.exd5 Bf5ContinueContinue reading “Analyze That! October 20, 2020”
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No Chess Tomorrow, 10/14
Hi All,I forgot to post before, but I am on vacation this week. I will not be posting a new lesson tomorrow. I will be back next week and will have new assignments. For this week you can play in the tournaments and play any practice games. You can get bonus points for doing anyContinueContinue reading “No Chess Tomorrow, 10/14”
Magnus Carlsen’s Greatest Achievement in Chess
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A Magnus Opus
[Event “Corus Group C”][Site “Wijk aan Zee NED”][Date “2004.01.24”][Round “12”][White “Magnus Carlsen”][Black “Sipke Ernst”][Result “1-0”][BlackElo “2474”][ECO “B19”][EventDate “2004.01.10”][WhiteElo “2484”] 1.e4 { Magnus opens with a center pawn. } 1…c6 { Ernst Responds with the Caro-Kann Defence. In the Caro-Kann it is black’s intention to confront white’s center with d5. } 2.d4 { When your oponentContinueContinue reading “A Magnus Opus”
What You Need to Know About Our Chess Clubs
Watch the Livestream Here https://youtu.be/e5-KzZfnebo 1.) Requirements a.) Sign up at DailyChessMusings.com https://dailychessmusings.com/chess-cub-registration/ b.) Join Chess.com Membership is free, but we need to know your user name so we can keep track of who is in the tournaments. Join Chess.com c.) Join the Daily Chess Musings Club After you join Chess.com, go here and joinContinueContinue reading “What You Need to Know About Our Chess Clubs”
Do you learn chess better by playing or watching?
Question: Do you learn chess better by playing or watching? Answer: Ideally, there needs to be balance between learning by watching examples of strong play and attempting to apply what you have learned through playing chess. Following a study plan will help achieve this balance. Emmanuel Lasker was the World Chess Champion for twenty-six yearsContinueContinue reading “Do you learn chess better by playing or watching?”
Chess Stimulus Plan
If your family is like mine, you are also dealing with some new challenges this school year. I want to do my part to make sure having your children study chess is as easy and affordable as possible. To do this, I am announcing my 2020 Chess Stimulus Plan. There are two main parts toContinueContinue reading “Chess Stimulus Plan”
#Chess Position Worth Sharing! 124
Tonight’s position comes from a 1966 game played between Sven Johannessen (White) vs Bobby Fischer (Black) in Havana, Cuba. Johannessen has just played 26. Nf4. What did Bobby Fischer play here?
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Black to move and mate in 2 (two solutions).
#Chess Position Worth Sharing! 123
White to move and draw (Troittzky, Tijdschrift for Schack)! White to move and draw (Troittzky, Tijdschrift for Schack)!
#Chess Position Worth Sharing! 122
White to move and win (Grigoriev, Schachmat, 1928.)
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Black to move and win. Black to move and win.
Daily Chess Musings Free Online Summer Camp Rankings: 2020
You can use the search function to search for your name or for your Chess.com Handle. I did not have the names and handles for everyone matched up. If you cannot find your name or Chess.com ID, please email me. dailychessmusings@gmail.com We will leave this up until Friday, August 28. All-camp-Certificates-1Download Pawn (8 to 15ContinueContinue reading “Daily Chess Musings Free Online Summer Camp Rankings: 2020”
#Chess Position Worth Sharing! 121
White to move and draw (Gorgiev, 1936.)
So I was just playing a game of #chess and then this happened! 38
What is white’s best move?
#Chess Position Worth Sharing 120
Today’s chess position comes from GM Hikaru Nakamura vs Anish Giri, 2012 FIDE Grand Prix (London, England.) Giri (black) has just played 46… Be5. What does Nakamura (white) play for move 47?
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White to move and mate in 1.
Saturday Night Blitz with Coach Chris (CoachTortoise)
Greetings Chess Players, There was a small technological snafu so I will not be live streaming our blitz games this evening. However, I will still be on chess.com at 7:00 pm to play live chess against members of the Daily Chess Musings Club. To make it easier for me to set up our matches, please friend CoachTortoiseContinueContinue reading “Saturday Night Blitz with Coach Chris (CoachTortoise)”