August Summer Camp Tuesday 8/9/2022
Thank you for joining us today. Please remember to click on both the links for “JOIN TOURNAMENT” in your group assignments every day to join the tournaments. If you do not join them in advance then you cannot play. Be sure to pay attention after you finish your first game because the next round begins right after everyone has completed the first round.
All the chess problems listed are extra. You do not have to do all the problems in one day, or even do them at all. They are meant to fill in time if you happen to finish an assignment and are waiting for the next event to begin.
Experienced & Tournament
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Intermediate & Advanced
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Absolute Beginner & Beginner
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August Summer Camp Monday 8/8/2022
Thank you for joining us today. Please remember to click on both the links for “JOIN TOURNAMENT” in your group assignments every day to join the tournaments. If you do not join them in advance then you cannot play. Be sure to pay attention after you finish your first game because the next round begins right after everyone has completed the first round.
All the chess problems listed are extra. You do not have to do all the problems in one day, or even do them at all. They are meant to fill in time if you happen to finish an assignment and are waiting for the next event to begin.
Experienced & Tournament
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| 9:00 AM | Opening Message |
| Deep Dive – Think This is Kid’s Stuff? | |
| 10:00 AM | FM Eric Li |
| 11:00 AM | Episode Six: The Ever Grünfeld Game |
| Checking Time: Boden’s Mate | |
| Checking Time: Greco’s Mate | |
| 12:00 PM | 3 Rounds g/15 REMEMBER TO JOIN THE TOURNAMENT! |
| 1:30 PM | Lunch Break |
| 2:00 PM | Lauren Goodkind |
| Extra | Chess Problems |
| or Drills |
Intermediate & Advanced
JOIN TOURNAMENT
| 9:00 AM | Opening Message |
| Coach Tortoise Lesson Five: En Passant | |
| Episode 1: Hamlisch vs NN, 1899 | |
| Episode 2: de Legal vs Saint Brie, 1750 | |
| Checking Time: Greco’s Mate | |
| 10:00 AM | FM Eric Li |
| 11:00 AM | Episode Four: The Knight Shift |
| Checking Time: Philidor’s Legacy | |
| 12:00 PM | 3 Rounds g/15 REMEMBER TO JOIN THE TOURNAMENT! |
| 1:30 PM | Lunch Break |
| 2:00 PM | Lauren Goodkind |
| Extra | Chess Problems |
| or Drills |
Absolute Beginner & Beginner
JOIN TOURNAMENT
| 9:00 AM | Opening Message |
| Coach Tortoise Lesson One: The Board | |
| Coach Tortoise Lesson Two: Pieces and Pawns | |
| Coach Tortoise Lesson Three: Check, Checkmate & Stalemate | |
| 10:00 AM | FM Eric Li |
| 11:00 AM | Essential Checkmates |
| Coach Tortoise Lesson Four: Castling | |
| Coach Tortoise Lesson Five: En Passant | |
| 12:00 PM | 3 Rounds g/15 REMEMBER TO JOIN THE TOURNAMENT! |
| OR Play Vs computer on Chess.com | |
| 1:30 PM | Lunch Break |
| 2:00 PM | Lauren Goodkind |
| Extra | Chess Problems |
| or Drills |
Francisco Friday for 7/1/2022
German chess master Alexander Fritz (1857–1932) suggested 5…Nd4 in the Italian: Two Knights Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 d5 5.exd5 Nd4) to Carl Schlechter who publicized the line in a 1904 issue of Deutsche Schachzeitung. Sixty years later, the Fritz Variation famously re-emerged during Bobby Fischer’s crushing loss to Robert Eugene Burger at a simultaneous exhibition in San Francisco.
Fast forward another sixty years and today the Fritz Variation is championed by attacking maestro Francisco Anchondo. Francisco has played several brilliancies, such as the one below, keeping Alexander Fritz’ invention alive.
[Event “Casual Blitz game”]
[Date “2022.03.15”]
[White “Anonymous”]
[Black “Francisco Anchondo”]
[Result “0-1”]
1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.Ng5 d5 5.exd5 Nd4 6.c3 b5 7.cxd4 bxc4 8.dxe5 Qxd5
9.O-O Bb7 10.f3 Bc5+ 11.Kh1 h6 12.exf6 hxg5 13.fxg7 O-O-O 14.gxh8=Q Rxh8 15.Nc3
Qd6 16.f4 Rxh2+ 17.Kxh2 Qh6+ 18.Kg3 Qh4#
0-1
Join our Free Online Summer Chess Camp and learn how to win with The Fritz Variation during a masterclass taught by Francisco Anchondo. The next camp rubs from July 11th – 15th.
Recovering from Covid. I’ll be Back Soon.
Hello everyone,
I am recovering from Covid and will be back soon. Stay safe and don’t forget to play in tonight’s Blitz Chess Monday with Lauren Goodkind event in the Daily Chess Musings Club on chess(dot)com.
Sincerely,
Coach Chris (Coach Tortoise)
Blitz Chess Mondays with Lauren Goodkind 6/20
Puzzle Worthy Position 38
This puzzle worthy position has long been one of my favorite instructive combinations to use as a part of beginner classes on checkmating. The player with the white pieces is none other than the fifth World Champion Max Euwe but our feature position occurs twelve years before Max famously defeated Alexander Alekhine in a close match (15 1/2 to 14 1/2). Fortunately, you don’t need to be a world champion caliber chess player to discover and appreciate Euwe’s winning combination in today’s puzzle.
Betcha Can’t Solve This #Chess Puzzle! 67
When well composed, mate in 2 chess problems are highly enjoyable which is why I share so many of these gems with the Daily Chess Musings community. Tonight’s puzzle was definitely well composed and although I had never heard of Gyula Andre before, I now have a deep respect for his talent as a composer.
Day 5 of the June Summer Chess Camp
Two of my good friends helped to finish the June Free Online Chess Camp in style. Francisco Anchondo did a special live lesson detailing three of his favorite opening traps. Lauren Goodkind then finished up her week of incredibly educational afternoon lessons. After rewatching both segments, I feel so fortunate to be good friends with such talented chess teachers and I know that all of the students who took part in The Daily Chess Musings Free Online Summer Chess Camp learned a lot from our special guests chess coaches. Both lessons are embedded as YouTube videos below and a complete list of Day 5’s lesson plans can be accessed here. Enjoy!
June Summer Camp Friday 6/17/2022
Thank you for joining us today. Please remember to click on both the links for “JOIN TOURNAMENT” in your group assignments every day to join the tournaments. If you do not join them in advance then you cannot play. Be sure to pay attention after you finish your first game because the next round begins right after everyone has completed the first round.
If you missed the round or had any other issues I am running another tournament. It will begin @ 4:00 Pacific Time
All the chess problems listed are extra. You do not have to do all the problems in one day, or even do them at all. They are meant to fill in time if you happen to finish an assignment and are waiting for the next event to begin.
Experienced & Tournament
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Intermediate & Advanced
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| 9:00 AM | Opening Message |
| Episode 3: Meek vs Adbor, 1855 | |
| Episode 5: Greco vs NN, 1619 | |
| Checking Time: Boden’s Mate | |
| Episode Two: Statement From the Queen | |
| Episode Six: The Ever Grünfeld Game | |
| LEVON ARONIAN TO REPRESENT THE USA IN CHESS | |
| 11:00 AM | 9 Round Blitz Tournament g/5 |
| 12:30 PM | Lunch Break |
| 1:00 PM | Francisco |
| 2:00 PM | Lauren Goodkind |
| Extra | Chess Problems |
| or Drills |
Absolute Beginner & Beginner
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Day 4 of the June Summer Chess Camp
Day four of June’s Free Online Summer Chess Camp was nothing short of incredible. Grandmaster Mackenzie Molner stopped by to show the Daily Chess Musings’ a community a chess game where GM Gregory Serper sacrificed all of his pieces in route to an amazing win over an International Master. After the day’s chess tournament, chess coach Lauren Goodkind taught an absolutely incredible chess lesson that everyone should watch and rewatch. Both lessons are embedded as YouTube videos below and a complete list of Day 4’s lesson plans can be accessed here. Enjoy!
June Summer Camp Thursday 6/16/2022
Thank you for joining us today. Please remember to click on both the links for “JOIN TOURNAMENT” in your group assignments every day to join the tournaments. If you do not join them in advance then you cannot play. Be sure to pay attention after you finish your first game because the next round begins right after everyone has completed the first round.
If you missed the round or had any other issues I am running another tournament. It will begin @ 4:00 Pacific Time
All the chess problems listed are extra. You do not have to do all the problems in one day, or even do them at all. They are meant to fill in time if you happen to finish an assignment and are waiting for the next event to begin.
Sorry, No Morning Message today. You can just go to your assignments.
Experienced & Tournament
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Intermediate & Advanced
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Absolute Beginner & Beginner
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Day 3 of the June Summer Chess Camp
FIDE Master Kevin Pan was our special guest on Day 3 of the Daily Chess Musings Free Online Summer Chess Camp for June 2022. Students who participated were treated to Kevin’s insights into two of his key victories. As per usual, Lauren Goodkind finished the day off with yet another incredible chess lesson. If you missed any of the excitement today, please watch the videos below and check out all of the day’s assignments here. Enjoy!
Blitz Chess Mondays with Lauren Goodkind 6/13
Day 2 of the June Summer Chess Camp
Both players and coaches had an amazing time learning more about chess during day 2 of The June 2022 Free Online Summer Chess Camp. The day started with a morning message and an opportunity for campers to play Coach Tortoise. In the afternoon, chess instructor Lauren Goodkind stopped by with a well prepared chess lesson that is sure to have a positive impact on everyone who attended the class. These highlights and more are featured in the YouTube videos below. Also, be sure to check out all of the day’s assignments
June Summer Camp Wednesday 6/15/2022
Thank you for joining us today. Please remember to click on both the links for “JOIN TOURNAMENT” in your group assignments every day to join the tournaments. If you do not join them in advance then you cannot play. Be sure to pay attention after you finish your first game because the next round begins right after everyone has completed the first round.
If you missed the round or had any other issues I am running another tournament. It will begin @ 4:00 Pacific Time
All the chess problems listed are extra. You do not have to do all the problems in one day, or even do them at all. They are meant to fill in time if you happen to finish an assignment and are waiting for the next event to begin.
Good Moring Chess Players!
I had a little something come up, so we are going to be skipping the morning message today, but I will be posting a puzzle and the live videos from yesterday on my Blog today.
See you at 11:00 am PT on my Twitch channel with FM Kevin Pan!
Experienced & Tournament
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| 9:00 AM | Opening Message |
| Episode 2: A Chess Lesson on Engl vs. Eade with James Eade | |
| Episode Three: A Magnus Opus | |
| Episode 5: Greco vs NN, 1619 | |
| Checking Time: Epaulette Mate | |
| Chess Analysis Against a 1000 Rated Player. | |
| 11:00 AM | FM Kevin Pan |
| 12:00 PM | 3 Rounds g/15 |
| 1:30 PM | Lunch Break |
| 2:00 PM | Lauren Goodkind |
| Extra | Chess Problems |
| or Drills |
Intermediate & Advanced
JOIN TOURNAMENT
| 9:00 AM | Opening Message |
| Checking Time: Anastasia’s Mate | |
| Checking Time: Arabian Mate | |
| Checking Time: Hook Mate | |
| Checks, Captures and Threats | |
| Episode Five: Q.I.D. Pro Game | |
| 11:00 AM | FM Kevin Pan |
| 12:00 PM | 3 Rounds g/15 |
| 1:30 PM | Lunch Break |
| 2:00 PM | Lauren Goodkind |
| Extra | Chess Problems |
| or Drills |
Absolute Beginner & Beginner
JOIN TOURNAMENT
| 9:00 AM | Opening Message |
| Episode 3: Meek vs Adbor, 1855 | |
| Eposide 4: Potter vs NN, 1870 | |
| Checking Time: Boden’s Mate | |
| Checking Time: Greco’s Mate | |
| Episode Seven: A Night at the Opera | |
| LEVON ARONIAN TO REPRESENT THE USA IN CHESS | |
| Happy Birthday Bobby Fischer | |
| 11:00 AM | FM Kevin Pan |
| 12:00 PM | 3 Rounds g/15 |
| OR Play Vs computer on Chess.com | |
| 1:30 PM | Lunch Break |
| 2:00 PM | Lauren Goodkind |
| Extra | Chess Problems |
| or Drills |
June Summer Camp Tuesday 6/14/2022
Thank you for joining us today. Please remember to click on both the links for “JOIN TOURNAMENT” in your group assignments every day to join the tournaments. If you do not join them in advance then you cannot play. Be sure to pay attention after you finish your first game because the next round begins right after everyone has completed the first round.
If you missed the round or had any other issues I am running another tournament. It will begin @ 4:00 Pacific Time
All the chess problems listed are extra. You do not have to do all the problems in one day, or even do them at all. They are meant to fill in time if you happen to finish an assignment and are waiting for the next event to begin.
Experienced & Tournament
JOIN TOURNAMENT
| Experienced & Tournament | |
| JOIN TOURNAMENT | |
| 9:00 AM | Opening Message |
| Chris Torres | |
| 10:20 AM | Master Chess Teatre – Episode One: Emory Tate’s Immortal Game |
| Checking Time: Hook Mate | |
| Eposide 4: Potter vs NN, 1870 | |
| Episode 2: A Chess Lesson on Engl vs. Eade with James Eade | |
| 12:00 PM | 3 Rounds g/15 |
| 1:30 PM | Lunch Break |
| 2:00 PM | Lauren Goodkind |
| Extra | Chess Problems |
| or Drills |
Intermediate & Advanced
JOIN TOURNAMENT
Absolute Beginner & Beginner
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| 9:00 AM | Opening Message |
| Checks, Captures and Threats | |
| Episode 1: Hamlisch vs NN, 1899 | |
| Checking Time: Arabian Mate | |
| 10:00 AM | Episode 2: de Legal vs Saint Brie, 1750 |
| Checking Time: Anastasia’s Mate | |
| Master Chess Teatre – Episode One: Emory Tate’s Immortal Game | |
| My Quora Answer to: What is your favorite puzzle? | |
| 11:00 AM | Chris Torres |
| 12:00 PM | 3 Rounds g/15 |
| OR Play Vs computer on Chess.com | |
| 1:30 PM | Lunch Break |
| 2:00 PM | Lauren Goodkind |
| Extra | Chess Problems |
| or Drills |
Day 1 of the June Summer Chess Camp
The June Edition of the 2022 Free Online Summer Chess Camp got off to great start!
If you missed any of the excitement from Day 1, check out the videos below as well as the Monday assignments posted here. Of course, there are plenty more amazing chess opportunities scheduled for our tuition free June chess camp. Remember it’s online and free so sign up today!
Our day started with a message to the students and a fantastic puzzle by the great chess composer Alexey Troitsky.
The highlight of the day was a live lesson from FIDE Master James Eade in which he deeply explained two of his most memorable chess victories.
Finally, our day ended with an inspiring live lesson from chess author Lauren Goodkind.
June Summer Camp Monday 6/13/2022
Thank you for joining us today. Please remember to click on both the links for “JOIN TOURNAMENT” in your group assignments every day to join the tournaments. If you do not join them in advance then you cannot play. Be sure to pay attention after you finish your first game because the next round begins right after everyone has completed the first round.
If you missed the round or had any other issues I am running another tournament. It will begin @ 4:00 Pacific Time
All the chess problems listed are extra. You do not have to do all the problems in one day, or even do them at all. They are meant to fill in time if you happen to finish an assignment and are waiting for the next event to begin.
Experienced & Tournament
JOIN TOURNAMENT
| 9:00 AM | Opening Message |
| Deep Dive – Think This is Kid’s Stuff? | |
| 10:00 AM | FM James Eade |
| 11:00 AM | Episode Six: The Ever Grünfeld Game |
| Checking Time: Boden’s Mate | |
| Checking Time: Greco’s Mate | |
| 12:00 PM | 3 Rounds g/15 REMEMBER TO JOIN THE TOURNAMENT! |
| 1:30 PM | Lunch Break |
| 2:00 PM | Lauren Goodkind |
| Extra | Chess Problems |
| or Drills |
Intermediate & Advanced
JOIN TOURNAMENT
| 9:00 AM | Opening Message |
| Coach Tortoise Lesson Five: En Passant | |
| Episode 1: Hamlisch vs NN, 1899 | |
| Episode 2: de Legal vs Saint Brie, 1750 | |
| Checking Time: Greco’s Mate | |
| 10:00 AM | FM James Eade |
| 11:00 AM | Episode Four: The Knight Shift |
| Checking Time: Philidor’s Legacy | |
| 12:00 PM | 3 Rounds g/15 REMEMBER TO JOIN THE TOURNAMENT! |
| 1:30 PM | Lunch Break |
| 2:00 PM | Lauren Goodkind |
| Extra | Chess Problems |
| or Drills |
Absolute Beginner & Beginner
JOIN TOURNAMENT
| 9:00 AM | Opening Message |
| Coach Tortoise Lesson One: The Board | |
| Coach Tortoise Lesson Two: Pieces and Pawns | |
| Coach Tortoise Lesson Three: Check, Checkmate & Stalemate | |
| 10:00 AM | FM James Eade |
| 11:00 AM | Essential Checkmates |
| Coach Tortoise Lesson Four: Castling | |
| Coach Tortoise Lesson Five: En Passant | |
| 12:00 PM | 3 Rounds g/15 REMEMBER TO JOIN THE TOURNAMENT! |
| OR Play Vs computer on Chess.com | |
| 1:30 PM | Lunch Break |
| 2:00 PM | Lauren Goodkind |
| Extra | Chess Problems |
| or Drills |
The Free Online Summer Chess Camp Starts Tomorrow!
See you tomorrow (June 13) at 9:00 am Pacific on The Daily Chess Musings Twitch Channel …
for the start of The June 2022 edition of The Free Online Summer Chess Camp!