Chess engine analysis has revolutionized the way we approach the game, but it also poses a significant threat to our creative spirit. By providing players with access to precise evaluations and optimal move suggestions, engines often diminish the value of human intuition and original thought. Instead of exploring innovative strategies and unique ideas, players mayContinueContinue reading “Chess Engines, Creativity, and Gukesh”
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Chess Position Worth Sharing! 154
While scrolling through Facebook, I noticed one of my favorite chess authors posting an endgame study created by one of my favorite chess composers. In a rather fortunate coincidence, this particular king and pawn endgame study fits nicely into a progression of studies I have been giving students to exercise their calculation skills. (See ChessContinueContinue reading “Chess Position Worth Sharing! 154”
Chess Position Worth Sharing 152!
I like to use pawn endgames to stretch my students calculation ability. This process makes sense because precision is imperative in pawn endgames and the only way to determine if a candidate move is accurate is to check it through deep calculation. My readers are aware that I recently discovered the master composer Josef Holumbirek.ContinueContinue reading “Chess Position Worth Sharing 152!”