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Larry Kaufman's The Evaluation of Material Imbalances in Chess
This
award-winning article first appeared in Mar 99 Chess Life
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Larry Kaufman's All
About Doubled Pawns This article first appeared in
May 2005 Chess Life
Chess
Exercises to Increase Board Vision, etc.
(see also Novice
Nook on Exercises) - Now has Stoyko
exercise examples!
Tips for Everyone
Top Tips #2
- Even better than Tips for Everyone!
Guidelines/Principles
- You can learn a lot here! "Rules of Thumb"
Definitions:
Common
Chess Terms and Phrases
Avoid the Seeds of Tactical Destruction!
- More in a Novice
Nook
The
Three Parts of Tactical Vision
What to do when you are Winning Easily!
- More in a Novice
Nook
Chess Lessons and Fun
- More in a Novice
Nook
Using the Computer to Improve Your Chess
- More in a Novice
Nook
Dealing
with an Opponent's Draw Offer
Dan
Lists His Favorite Chess Moves from his Games
Dan
Lists His Best Chess Games
Personalized
Study Book ("Hall of Shame") example
Miscellaneous:
Humorous
and True Chess Anecdotes
Rules for Two Man Team, Five Board, Five Minute Chess - Fun and a good
workout!
Chess
(and mental sports) are good for your brain
Books:
My
Reviews:
Survival
Guide for Parents - Tanya Jones
- 2004
winner,
"Best Web Review" (at Chess Cafe)
Rethinking
the Chess Pieces - Soltis -
An advanced book about the changing value of the pieces, how to play
imbalances, when to trade, etc. (At Chessville) - 2005
CJA winner, "Best Web Review"
Decision-Making
at the Chessboard -
Eingorn (At Chessville)
Other
Book Pages:
Description
of my 8 chess books with ordering info, links to my
publishers/distributors Check out my
quantity discount on my book "A Parent's Guide to Chess"
Dan's Book Recommendations
- Updated occasionally
Tournaments
and Scholastic Chess
Note: much of
the information below is in Dan's Book "A Parent's Guide to Chess" (Info)
Check out my BIG quantity discount!
Frequently
Asked Questions (FAQ) -
Many common questions asked by parents
Enhancing
Your Over-the-Board Tournament Experience!
- Very helpful - More in a
Novice
Nook
Encouraging
Tournament Play - how
to keep the rating system but de-emphasize it to remove the downside
Guide to Team Chess Tournaments
Guide to Philadelphia area tournaments
Where to Play Scholastic Chess - in the Phila area
Keeping Score With Algebraic Notation
Common
Misconceptions About Scholastic Chess - Very
helpful
Don't
Fall into The
Improving
Scholastic Player Rating Trap!
Guide to Tournament "Byes"
Holding a Chess Tournament at Your Home
Progressing Through Chess
Levels of Interest in Chess
USCF's List
of Recommended Articles on the Benefits of Chess
Big push for chess
clubs at Philadelphia schools. Also
read about it here!
Other Scholastic Articles about Lessons
The
Thinking Cap - my 10-Part Series on Thought Process on
Jeremy Silman's website:
Part
1 - Introduction to Thought Process, Definitions
Part
2 - The King of the Hill
Part
3 - Is It Safe?
Part
4 - The Three Levels of Thinking
Part
5 - Checks, Captures, and Threats
Part
6 - Space: A Means to an End
Part
7 - What
Makes One Move Better Than Another?
Part
8 - Only
Part of the Analysis Tree Changes Each Move!
Part
9 - Don't Waste Time on Lines that Don't Happen
Part
10 - Thinking on Your Opponent's
Time
Opening
Tabiyas/Interactive
Lectures
The
Closed Ruy Lopez (Tabiya)
Sicilian Dragon, Yugoslav
Attack (Tabiya)
(by Mike Glick)
***NEW*** Latvian
Gambit
(by Josh Bowman)
Break
Moves - More in a Novice
Nook
King
and 1 Pawn vs. King-
More in a Novice
Nook
Example
King and Pawn Endgame up 1 pawn - by Ken Whaley
Dan's
Fictional
chess stories:
Dan's Non-Chess Articles
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