In 2026, I have had students who need my services in Russia, Germany, Massachusetts, Colorado, and Hawaii. As a chess coach based in Fremont, California, teaching a chess class in the middle of the night or at dawn forces me to battle my body’s natural circadian rhythm. To be a sharp at odd hours, IContinueContinue reading “It’s Always Time for Chess Somewhere”
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Betcha Can’t Solve this #Chess Puzzle! 81
Often in my youth I felt compelled to finish a chess puzzle as I would my homework; it must be done before I could rest. If my mind became too tired to solve the chess puzzle then I would admit defeat and look up the answer. As I have matured, I find the process ofContinueContinue reading “Betcha Can’t Solve this #Chess Puzzle! 81”
Some Coffee and a Danish Gambit
I felt as though I was following in the footsteps of Dr. Hans Anton Westesson Lindehn by playing the Danish Gambit at Rook-odds. However, Lindehn played without his queen’s rook while I did without my king’s. Additionally, instead of playing at the Café de la Régence, I was playing at Peet’s Coffee. Still it makesContinueContinue reading “Some Coffee and a Danish Gambit”