Weekend tactics #1It is never enough of learning tactics, patterns and typical chess combinations. I have decided to bring you one tactics diagram each weekend for sharpening our tactical skills. If you think you have found the right way, please, share your idea with the others in the discussion below! White to move: Update: I [...]
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How to set up your mind when playing with stronger opponent
August 7th, 2009 
petrs How to set up your mind when playing with stronger opponentIt is highly probably your opponent is better player than you are. It happens and it is something which we have to take into account during our chess carriers. But how should we motivate ourselves to go to the playing hall without being beaten before [...]
Poll: Which part of the chess game do you study mostly?
August 6th, 2009 petrs Poll: Which part of the chess game do you study mostly?When we want to become better chess players, we have to study. And when you think about the most significant parts of the game, you easily find three ones: openings, middle game and endings. I would be interested in this poll in the following question: [...]
How to find out whether the position is good for attacking the opponent’s king?
August 3rd, 2009 petrs How to find out whether the position is good for attacking the opponent’s king?I just read the book Kasparov on Modern Chess, Part 2 (subtitle Kasparov vs Karpov 1975-1985). And it is really interesding piece. It reffers to his first two matches with Karpov and also the games they had played before those matches. The [...]
I attended European Amateurs Championship in active chess
August 2nd, 2009 petrs I attended European Amateurs Championship in active chessThe biggest chess festival in the Czech Republic is Czech Open. Each July many players from many countries go to Pardubice and they spend there 2.5 weeks full of chess and other activities. During this festival the European Amateurs Championship in active chess is organized and I played [...]
Where to play chess online – part I. My Chess on Facebook
August 2nd, 2009 petrs Where to play chess online – part I. My Chess on FacebookDo you have your profile on Facebook? The #1 social site of these days? If not then you should have it. It is not only good place to share information, news, photos, links etc. with your friends, but also a good place to play [...]
Chess endings – diagram #1 – how to realize the advantage?
August 1st, 2009 petrs Chess endings – diagram #1 – how to realize the advantage?I would like to show you some interesting positions which I liked. The positions will be based on some tactics, positional and strategic threats or on a good knowledge of endings/typical positions, which should be known to players of our strength. Here is the first [...]
