interesting history + today’s greats & yes, still they are...
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Interesting History + Today’s Greats & Yes, Still They Are Human - https://www.chess.com/article/view/even-gms-are-human
http://blog.chess.com/benws/the-bughouse-immortal http://blog.chess.com/billwall/chess-in-early-america http://blog.chess.com/billwall/us-presidents-who-played-chess
http://www.chess.com/article/view/ben-franklin-and-chess
http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-most-amazing-chess-records
http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-illegal-move-that-wrecked-a-chess-career http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-greatest-amateur-game-of-all-time http://www.chess.com/article/view/chess-moves-to-play-before-you-die https://www.chess.com/article/view/surprise-mating-attack ( NEW & Amazing )
( TOP 100, MAY. 2016 or Most Recent) http://ratings.fide.com/top.phtml?list=men http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Chess_Championship
2016-APR: World Challengers & Qualifying Tourney
Player Profiles
https://www.chess.com/article/view/candidates-profile-fabiano-caruana
https://www.chess.com/article/view/candidates-profile-levon-aronian
https://www.chess.com/article/view/candidate-profile-anish-giri https://www.chess.com/article/view/candidate-profile-hikaru-nakamura
https://www.chess.com/article/view/candidates-profile-peter-svidler
https://www.chess.com/article/view/candidate-profile-viswanathan-anand
https://www.chess.com/article/view/candidate-profile-sergey-karjakin
https://www.chess.com/article/view/candidate-profile-veselin-topalov
Round-by-Round-Reviews
https://www.chess.com/news/anand-beats-topalov-in-first-round-candidates-tournament-6638
https://www.chess.com/news/nakamura-blunders-in-candidates-tournament-2nd-round-9048
https://www.chess.com/news/second-loss-for-topalov-aronian-joins-leaders-at-candidates-tournament-2992
https://www.chess.com/news/karjakin-beats-anand-moves-to-clear-first-at-candidates-1942 https://www.chess.com/news/aronian-joins-karjakin-as-nakamura-touches-king-4798
https://www.chess.com/news/nakamura-beats-topalov-aronian-karjakin-retain-lead-at-halfway-point-5356
https://www.chess.com/news/caruana-beats-nakamura-at-candidates-tournament-5620
https://www.chess.com/news/anand-beats-aronian-catches-karjakin-in-moscow-leaderboard-5187
https://www.chess.com/news/anand-back-at-the-top-after-grinding-down-karjakin-6023
https://www.chess.com/news/anand-loses-karjakin-wins-as-candidates-reaches-decisive-phase-7534
https://www.chess.com/news/nakamura-beats-topalov-final-round-candidates-to-decide-everything-5308
https://www.chess.com/news/karjakin-wins-candidates-tournament-qualifies-for-world-title-match-7629
2016-APR: USA Championship & BIG-4 Followup Blitz
https://www.chess.com/news/drunken-pirates-hijack-wins-in-u-s-champs-opener-3832
https://www.chess.com/news/yip-rips-tatev-trounces-3-men-still-cruising-in-st-louis-9109
https://www.chess.com/news/view/so-channels-kasparov-to-annihilate-akobian-tie-caruana-at-top-2639
https://www.chess.com/news/view/caruana-and-paikidze-clinch-first-u-s-championships-2761
https://www.chess.com/news/seesaw-day-one-at-ultimate-blitz-nakamura-so-lead-5362
https://www.chess.com/news/nakamura-powers-through-second-day-to-win-ultimate-blitz-challenge-2477
2016-JAN TATA-STEEL Highlights: Carlsen Manages 1st in rare OPEN appearance !!
http://www.chess.com/news/2016-tata-steel-chess-tournament-officially-opened-7996 https://www.chess.com/news/endgame-virtuoso-navara-makes-carlsen-sole-leader-in-wijk-aan-zee-7209
https://www.chess.com/news/carlsen-increases-lead-at-tata-steel-masters-anand-held-to-a-draw-in-gibraltar-8363 https://www.chess.com/news/carlsen-wins-2016-tata-steel-masters-adhiban-first-in-challengers-6229
2016-MAY NORWAY: Carlsen 1st on Home Turf
https://www.chess.com/news/view/carlsen-holds-berlin-ending-vs-mvl-maintains-lead-in-stavanger-8088
https://www.chess.com/news/magnus-carlsen-finally-wins-on-home-soil-6002
https://www.chess.com/blog/alexcolovic/stavanger-2016---carlsen-wins
http://www.chess.com/article/view/how-to-beat-magnus-carlsen < = = http://www.chess.com/article/view/magnus-carlsens-best-positional-wins http://www.chess.com/article/view/magnus-carlsens-best-endgame-wins
http://www.chess.com/news/carlsen-wins-takes-first-sinquefield-cup-1804
http://www.chess.com/article/view/positional-methods-from-carlsens-play-part-1
http://www.chess.com/article/view/positional-methods-from-carlsens-play-part-2
http://www.chess.com/article/view/positional-methods-from-carlsens-play-part-3
http://www.chess.com/article/view/positional-methods-from-carlsens-play-part-4
http://www.chess.com/article/view/positional-methods-from-carlsens-play-part-5
http://www.chess.com/article/view/positional-methods-from-carlsens-play-part-52
http://www.chess.com/article/view/positional-methods-from-carlsens-play-the-end
* * * Carlsen, includes many wins & some losses since 2010 * * *
http://www.chess.com/article/view/magnus-you-are-the-one http://www.chess.com/article/view/mag-town-takes-world-to-ouch-town http://www.chess.com/article/view/chessbase-magazine-142review
http://www.chess.com/news/carlsen-and-karjakin-win-in-round-five-at-medias-8889
http://www.chess.com/news/carlsen-and-aronian-still-neck-and-neck-4122
http://www.chess.com/news/aronian-claims-sole-lead-at-amber-8576 http://www.chess.com/news/carlsen-and-aronian-lead-amber-9724 http://www.chess.com/news/lev-aronian-wins-2011-amber-6458
http://www.chess.com/news/carlsen-joins-the-leaders-in-london-7158
http://www.chess.com/news/magnus-carlsen-wins-london-masters-5521
http://blog.chess.com/ChessNetwork/london-chess-classic-2010-ndash-vishy-anand-vs-magnus-carlsen
http://blog.chess.com/ChessNetwork/magnus-carlsen-vs-veselin-topalov---nanjing-pearl-spring-chess-tournament-2010
2016-FEB&MAR ( Note – Reykjavik where “Bobby beat Boris” ): https://www.chess.com/news/it-s-always-possible-to-watch-reykjavik-open-6496
https://www.chess.com/news/double-indian-success-in-reykjavik-8709
https://www.chess.com/news/vallejo-short-van-wely-top-seeds-in-bangkok-8808
https://www.chess.com/news/view/revenge-for-ganguly-wins-bangkok-on-tiebreak-7204
https://www.chess.com/news/strong-dubai-open-starts-with-several-upsets-4774
https://www.chess.com/news/nakamura-beats-mvl-in-playoff-retains-gibraltar-title-7938 https://www.chess.com/news/urii-eliseev-wins-moscow-open-but-loses-game-of-the-tournament-2083 https://www.chess.com/news/nakamura-wins-zurich-opening-blitz-anand-shirov-second-4514
( NOTE: World Champs since 2000 )
http://www.chess.com/news/anands-simul-slip-3713 http://www.chess.com/news/nakamura-beats-anand-in-london-8539
http://www.chess.com/article/view/anands-lasker-defence-against-topalov
http://blog.chess.com/ChessNetwork/2011-masters-tournament---round-5-shirov-vs-anand---caro-kann-advanced
http://www.chessdom.com/anand-gelfand-tiebreak-game-2-live/
http://www.chess.com/news/kramnik-wins-london-classic-8025
http://www.chess.com/article/view/compare-your-endgame-skills-to-kramniks
More Recent Championships http://blog.chess.com/streetfighter/best-game-prize
http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-best-chess-of-2014 http://www.chess.com/news/morozevich-wins-vladimir-petrov-memorial-5014
http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-us-open-highlights
http://www.chess.com/article/view/russian-superfinal-amp-london-olympics
http://www.chess.com/article/view/russian-superfinal-2012
http://www.chess.com/news/van-wely-wins-4th-berkeley-international-1287
http://www.chess.com/news/le-quang-liem-wins-aeroflot-again-6402 http://www.chess.com/news/rising-stars-win---nakamura-amber-bound-7332 http://www.chess.com/news/rising-stars-set-for-victory-9306
http://www.chess.com/news/nakamura-extends-lead-over-ponomariov-5145
http://blog.chess.com/ChessMarkstheSpot/wrapping-up-kazan
http://www.chess.com/news/gelfand-wins-in-kazan-1344
http://www.chess.com/news/slugfest-continues-at-us-junior-champs-9446
http://www.chess.com/news/armenia-are-world-team-champions-4197
http://www.chess.com/news/yifan-leads-rostov-grand-prix-8971
http://www.chess.com/article/view/russian-club-cup
http://www.chess.com/news/russian-team-championships-2011-7837
http://www.chess.com/news/kamsky-is-2011-us-chess-champion-9227
http://www.chess.com/news/kamsky-edges-shulman-zatonskih-abrahamyan-draw-2209 http://www.chess.com/article/view/mar-del-plata
http://blog.chess.com/billwall/chess-and-television
http://www.chess.com/news/korchnoi-wins-seniors-botvinnik-memorial-6997
Women !!
https://www.chess.com/news/hou-yifan-regains-world-title-beats-muzychuk-6-3-4032
http://www.chess.com/news/zhao-xue-completes-nalchik-grand-prix-rout-7135
https://www.chess.com/news/hou-yifan-big-favorite-to-win-back-women-s-world-championship-1925
https://www.chess.com/news/dzagnidze-pogonina-lead-tehran-fide-women-s-grand-prix-1951
https://www.chess.com/news/ju-wenjun-wins-tehran-fide-women-s-grand-prix-5389
Youth !! http://www.chess.com/article/view/at-the-european-capital-of-the-culture-1
Overall Advice
http://www.chess.com/article/view/chess-and-beauty
http://www.chess.com/article/view/who-can-be-trusted
http://www.chess.com/article/view/building-a-chess-library http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-best-chess-books-ever http://www.chess.com/article/view/after-the-rules-what-should-beginners-study-next http://www.chess.com/article/view/how-to-turbo-charge-your-game
http://www.chess.com/article/view/to-master-an-opening-you-need-to-embrace-defeat
http://www.chess.com/article/view/studying-master-games-and-berkmasters-first-over-the-board-tournament-game
http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-point-of-studying-master-games-part-one
http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-point-of-studying-master-games-part-two
http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-point-of-studying-master-games-pt-3
https://www.chess.com/article/view/3-tips-to-attack-in-chess
https://www.chess.com/article/view/3-tips-to-defend-in-chess
https://www.chess.com/article/view/3-ways-to-improve-your-pieces
http://www.chess.com/article/view/myth-and-reality
http://blog.chess.com/billwall/excelling-at-chess
http://www.chess.com/article/view/chess-psychology2
http://www.chess.com/article/view/non-master-assessments
http://www.chess.com/article/view/theoretical-opening-or-endgame
http://www.chess.com/article/view/chess-moves-and-only-chess-moves
http://www.chess.com/article/view/of-non-theory-and-non-memorization ( Featuring the Budapest, etc ) http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-curse-of-false-expectations http://www.chess.com/article/view/think-play-and-train-like-a-grandmaster
http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-unseeing-mind
http://www.chess.com/article/view/over--and-underestimation http://www.chess.com/article/view/never-resign-prematurely
http://www.chess.com/article/view/riskless-chess
http://blog.chess.com/TigerLilov/the-ultimate-strategy-planning-in-segments http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-ldquowide-battlerdquo-in-attack-and-defense
http://www.chess.com/article/view/balance-is-everything-part-1
http://www.chess.com/article/view/balance-is-everything-part-2 http://www.chess.com/article/view/material-imbalances-opening-ideas-and-hanging-stuff
http://www.chess.com/article/view/imbalanced-forces-part-2
https://www.chess.com/article/view/castling-early-and-piece-coordination https://www.chess.com/blog/CoachJKane/my-learning-moments---king-in-the-center
https://www.chess.com/blog/Robert_New_Alekhine/caring-for-your-pieces-part-2
http://blog.chess.com/CharlyAZ/when-the-king-goes-to-war
* Tactical Fireworks *
http://www.chess.com/article/view/on-the-black-sea
http://www.chess.com/article/view/defending-against-gambits http://www.chess.com/article/view/tactics-tactics-floating-in-the-air
*The Pro-Am Q* http://www.chess.com/article/view/becoming-a-chess-pro-cons-and-pros http://www.chess.com/article/view/not-letting-ches-engines-distract-you-from-whats-important
https://www.chess.com/blog/alexcolovic/openings-for-the-practical-player
http://www.alexcolovic.com/2016/05/openings-for-practical-player.html
http://www.chess.com/article/view/pawn-storm
http://www.chess.com/article/view/hammering-the-nail
http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-queen-for-change
http://www.chess.com/article/view/positional-rxe6-sacrifice
http://www.chess.com/article/view/unorthodox-combinations http://www.chess.com/article/view/i-thought-this-only-happened-in-books
http://www.chess.com/article/view/puzzle-potpourri
http://www.chess.com/article/view/puzzle-potpourri-part-2
https://www.chess.com/blog/Robert_New_Alekhine/the-best-game-of-all-time--readers-choices
http://www.chess.com/article/view/heritage-in-modernt-play-part-1
http://www.chess.com/article/view/heritage-in-modernt-play-part-2
http://www.chess.com/article/view/checkmate-in-one
http://www.chess.com/article/view/having-fun-with-blunders
http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-rocky-horror-picture-blunder
Mechanics of Deciding !!!
*** https://www.chess.com/article/view/why-chess-players-blunder ***
http://www.chess.com/article/view/blunders-in-montern-play-intro
http://www.chess.com/article/view/blunders-in-modern-play-part-1
http://www.chess.com/article/view/blunders-in-modern-play-part-2
http://www.chess.com/article/view/blunders-in-modern-play-part-3
http://www.chess.com/article/view/blunders-in-modern-play-part-4
http://www.chess.com/article/view/blunders-in-modern-play-part-5
http://www.chess.com/article/view/how-to-avoid-blunders-part-1
http://www.chess.com/article/view/how-to-avoid-blunders-part-2
http://www.chess.com/article/view/how-to-avoid-blunders-part-3
http://www.chess.com/article/view/how-to-avoid-blunders-part-4
http://www.chess.com/article/view/how-to-avoid-blunders-part-5
http://www.chess.com/article/view/how-to-avoid-blunders-part-6
http://www.chess.com/article/view/blunders-a-grandmasters-perspective
http://www.chess.com/article/view/turn-off-the-autopilot
http://www.chess.com/article/view/multi-purpose-moves
https://www.chess.com/article/view/fixing-common-errors
http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-art-of-beating-yourself
https://www.chess.com/article/view/training-yourself-to-avoid-hanging-stuff
= = = > Some Opening Ideas & Advice http://www.chess.com/article/view/basic-opening-ideas http://www.chess.com/article/view/find-your-own-quotmiraclequot-opening ( Note: How GM “Ulf” wins with fractured pawns and a N vs B in the 1
st TWO game of Samples )
http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-end-of-1e4-in-world-championship-matches ( Not as dead as thought )
http://www.chess.com/article/view/1d4-nc6---the-philosophy-of-quotoddquot-openings (ODD-Openings) http://www.chess.com/article/view/do-we-need-to-study-junk-openings
= = = > Mid-Game Advice
http://www.chess.com./article/view/when-in-doubt-attack-part-two
http://www.chess.com/article/view/questions-by-the-mysterious-nns
http://blog.chess.com/hicetnunc/gambit-world-5---beware-of-the-2nd-pawn-offer
http://www.chess.com/article/view/pawn-breaks-part-2
http://www.chess.com/article/view/pawn-breaks-part-3 http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-queens-hidden-passage
http://www.chess.com/article/view/exploring-one-of-the-most-mysterious-moves-in-chess
= = = > End-Game Advice http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess_endgame
http://blog.chess.com/mauerblume/the-better-kingposition-in-endgame http://www.chess.com/article/view/defense-in-the-endgame-part-2
http://www.chess.com/article/view/endgame-attacks-part-2
http://www.chess.com/article/view/rooks-on-the-seventh-revisited http://www.chess.com/article/view/how-pros-play-theoretical-endgames http://www.chess.com/article/view/tactics-and-patterns-in-qb-endgames https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-three-philidor-positions ( “Lucena” = R+P vs. R )
ZugZwang
http://www.chess.com/article/view/breaking-fortresses http://www.chess.com/article/view/fatal-compulsion
Draw or Resign
http://www.chess.com/article/view/i-offer-a-drawor-i-resign
http://www.chess.com/article/view/i-offer-a-drawor-i-resign-prat-two
https://www.chess.com/blog/Harish73/mating-patterns-2 http://www.alexcolovic.com/2016/05/endgame-technique.html
http://www.chess.com/article/view/start-of-the-series-bishop-vs-knight
http://www.chess.com/article/view/a-powerful-endgame-pattern-everyone-should-know
http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-art-of-the-two-bishops
http://www.chess.com/article/view/what-many-ims-dont-know ( R+B vs. R )
http://www.chess.com/article/view/what-many-ims-dont-know-part-ii http://www.chess.com/article/view/a-rook-or-two-minor-pieces-test-your-skills
Endgame Tests
http://www.chess.com/article/view/welcome-to-2014
http://www.chess.com/article/view/my-chess-set
http://www.chess.com/article/view/test-your-tacticalattacking-skills
http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-truth-about-doubled-pawns-part-two
http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-haunted-tournament
http://www.chess.com/article/view/test-your-stalemate-skills
http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-new-years-nights-dream
NOTE: 1st link of ENDGAMES mis-spelled !!
http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-engames-of-tromsoslash-part-1
http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-endgames-of-tromsoslash-part-2
http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-endgames-of-tromsoslash-part-3
http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-endgames-of-tromsoslash-part-4
http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-endgames-of-tromsoslash-part-5
http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-endgames-of-tromsoslash-part-6 http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-french-endgame
Specific Opening Lines
https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-opening-boomerang
Ruy w/ Pc3, Pb4; Indian D with wild Q-Trade for Q-Trap !!! http://www.chess.com/news/favourites-falter-in-euro-club-cup-6405 http://www.chess.com/news/svilder-and-ponomariov-reach-the-semis-7375
Ruy Lopez Unlike Normal + Coverage of “Offbeat” Openings !!
http://blog.chess.com/benws/gibbous-moon
http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-jaenischschliemann-gambit
http://www.chess.com/article/view/alvin-counter-gambit
http://www.chess.com/article/view/albin-counter-gambit-continued http://www.chess.com/article/view/unusual-openings-by-gm-magesh-and-gm-arun http://www.chess.com/article/view/introduction-to-my-friday-columns ( Alekhine )
http://www.chess.com/article/view/identical-twins-the-kia-and-the-london-system http://www.chess.com/article/view/a-key-tactical-theme ( Richter-Rauzer )
French D. Ideas http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-french-early-be7 http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-blackjack-death-match http://blog.chess.com/mizant/french-advance-variation-with-5nge7 http://www.chess.com/article/view/quotthe-complete-frenchquot-by-lev-psakhis http://www.chess.com/article/view/canadian-tour-1-open-championship-in-toronto ( French D. Defeated ) http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-history-of-the-french-winawer
https://www.chess.com/article/view/an-opening-line-for-club-players
https://www.chess.com/article/view/an-opening-line-for-masters
Fighting “S” http://www.chess.com/article/view/hocus-pocus http://www.chess.com/article/view/epishin-his-luck
http://www.chess.com/news/chesscom-university---course-2-7156
http://www.chess.com/article/view/peter-svidler---judit-polgar-in-the-najdorf-opocensky
http://www.chess.com/article/view/sicilian-scheveningen-by-gm-magesh-and-gm-arun
http://www.chess.com/article/view/sicilian-endgames-the-lines
http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-sicilian-hole + “hole-part-two”
http://www.chess.com/article/view/6h3-against-the-najdorf---quotthe-adams-attackquot-a-history http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-adams-attack-against-the-najdorf-part-2 http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-history-of-the-sicilian-paulsen http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-paulsen-sicilian-a-history-part-2 http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-smith-morra-gambit-a-history http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-smith-morra-gambit-a-history-part-2 http://www.chess.com/article/view/whos-afraid-of-smith-morra-gambit
http://blog.chess.com/TheMagician/a-reply-to-the-smith-morra
1Hour Video
https://www.chess.com/blog/TigerLilov/the-secrets-behind-the-sicilian-defense
Fighting "S" & C-K
http://www.chess.com/article/view/qa
Fighting "S" with Bc4 http://blog.chess.com/ChessNetwork/1950-ussr-chess-championship-geller-vs-vatnikov---fischer-sozin
Fighting "S" with 2 c3 or 2 Nc3 "closed" ideas, etc. http://www.chess.com/article/view/knowing-when-to-pull-the-trigger http://www.chess.com/article/view/from-opening-to-endgame-the-c3-sicilian
Fighting “S”, THE DREADED DRAGON ?
http://www.chess.com/article/view/how-to-play-the-chinese-dragon http://www.chess.com/article/view/attack-and-defense-in-the-dragon
Fighting "S" with c4 vs. "Dragon" http://www.chess.com/news/ivan-salgado-wins-in-barcelona-2854
"Fighting S - Dragon" & K-I-D for a Draw !!
http://www.chess.com/article/view/a-fork-in-the-road
http://www.chess.com/article/view/forcing-moves-part-2
Fighting "S", Polugaevsky Variation
http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-author-of-a-variation-3 http://www.chess.com/article/view/polugaevskys-boldness
English
http://www.chess.com/article/view/speaking-prep-amp-the-english-opening
Center-Counter Game on Steroids ?
http://www.chess.com/article/view/countdown-to-mate
http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-scandinavian-defense-a-history-part-1 http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-scandinavian-defense-a-history-part-2
C-K, more ins & outs via ...Nc6 http://www.chess.com/article/view/story-of-a-technical-wizard http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-caro-kann-a-history
http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-caro-kann-modern-times http://www.chess.com/article/view/battling-the-caro-kann-a-history http://www.chess.com/article/view/more-ways-to-battle-the-caro-kann
http://www.chess.com/article/view/karpovs-strange-king-move-in-caro-kann-by-gm-magesh-and-gm-arun
http://www.chess.com/article/view/caro-kann-advance-variation-by-gm-magesh-and-gm-arun
http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-nimzo-nf3g3-setup-by-gm-magesh-and-gm-arun
http://www.chess.com/article/view/kt-maneuvers-against-the-advance-caro-kann (Brain Cell Killer Var.s)
http://blog.chess.com/Blunderprone/caro--kann-the-wrath-of-caro-kann
http://www.chess.com/article/view/caro-kann-advance-variation
http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-wrath-of-too-many-kans
http://www.chess.com/article/view/an-intricate-engame ( C-K to tough mid-game to tough end-game )
*** Interesting Ideas – Caros & Indians ***
http://blog.chess.com/dbojkov/kid-on-the-battlefield-1 http://blog.chess.com/dbojkov/kid-on-the-battlefield-2
QP Openings http://www.chess.com/article/view/space-and-the-attack http://blog.chess.com/Nezhmet/modern-benoni-part-3-the-snake http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-velimirovics-guide-to-the-modern-benoni
http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-velimirovics-guide-to-the-modern-benoni-part-two
http://www.chess.com/article/view/if-you-putter-your-game-will-sputter ( benoni )
http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-mighty-benoni ( & White's Taimonov Counter )
http://www.chess.com/article/view/an-examination-of-the-stonewall-dutch Q-Indian Defeated & K-Indian !!! http://blog.chess.com/ChessNetwork/2005-mtel-masters-veselin-topalov-vs-ruslan-ponomariov http://www.chess.com/article/view/quotunderstanding-the-kings-indianquot-by-mikhail-golubev
http://www.chess.com/article/view/exclusive-peek-at-modernized-the-kings-indian-defense-by-gm-dejan-bojkov-for-chesscom-members
http://www.chess.com/article/view/an-examination-of-the-mar-del-plata-with-9ne8 ( King’s Indian Wildness )
Alapin, Alekhine & King’s Gambit
http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-opening-you-probably-never-heard-of http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-history-of-the-kings-gambit
https://www.chess.com/article/view/capt-bertin-s-gambit
http://blog.chess.com/cgs/alekhine-fireworks-on-the-land-of-volcanos ( Defeated by Super Sacrifices )
( Tough, Tough Tactics )
http://www.chess.com/article/view/two-criminals, -part-two, -part-three http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-fried-livers-identical-twin
http://www.chess.com/article/view/quiet-play-can-frustrate-hypermodern-defense
*** STRATEGY & TACTICS *** http://www.chessmetrics.com/cm/CM2/PeakList.asp?Params= ]
= = = = = > Strategy
http://www.chess.com/article/view/study-plan-directory http://www.chess.com/article/view/recognizing-the-big-moment-in-a-game http://www.chess.com/article/view/attack-and-defense-with-opposite-colored-bishops http://www.chess.com/article/view/mastering-opposite-colored-bishops
= = = = = > Tactics
http://blog.chess.com/Fins0905/converting-small-advantages
http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-killer-move
http://www.chess.com/article/view/x-ray---chess-taser http://www.chess.com/article/view/throwing-away-your-queen
http://www.chess.com/article/view/quotthe-march-of-chess-ideasquot-by-anthony-saidy
http://www.chess.com/article/view/when-to-strike-part-two http://www.chess.com/article/view/pins---sharp-like-a-knife http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-dreaded-discovered-attack http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-ultimate-tactical-concept-double-attack http://www.chess.com/article/view/attack-and-defense-and-the-permanent-knight http://www.chess.com/article/view/beginner-mating-patterns-part-2 http://www.chess.com/article/view/beginner-mating-patterns-redux-pt-3 http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-classic-bishop-sacrifice-part-one http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-classic-bishop-sacrifice-part-three http://www.chess.com/article/view/a-pawn-up-part-1
http://www.chess.com/article/view/a-pawn-up-part-2
http://www.chess.com/article/view/a-pawn-up-part-3
http://www.chess.com/article/view/a-pawn-up-part-4
http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-truth-about-doubled-pawns-part-4 http://www.chess.com/article/view/sac-the-house-and-have-some-fun http://www.chess.com/article/view/pawn-forks-the-david-vs-goliath-of-chess http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-misunderstood-knight-fork-pt-1-ndash-greed http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-wildest-game
http://www.chess.com/article/view/john-grefe-talent-isnrsquot-enough http://www.chess.com/article/view/chesscom-player-profiles-wgm-camillab http://www.chess.com/article/view/do-people-learn-from-their-mistakes
http://www.chess.com/article/view/quotthe-test-of-timequot-by-garry-kasparov http://www.chess.com/article/view/quotendgame-strategyquot-by-mikhail-shereshevsky http://www.chess.com/article/view/quotchess-combination-as-a-fine-artquot-edited-by-golz-and-keres http://www.chess.com/article/view/its-a-miracle http://www.chess.com/article/view/its-a-miracle-part-two http://www.chess.com/article/view/its-a-miracle-part-3
http://www.chess.com/article/view/its-a-miracle-part-4
*===* > Trading Good Fianchetto B for N !!!
http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-hardest-move-to-make
*===* > KNIGHT TRICKS
http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-wooden-horse
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP OVERVIEWS http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-all-time-world-chess-champion-bracket http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-all-time-world-chess-champion-bracket-elite-8 http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-all-time-world-chess-champion-bracket-finals http://www.chess.com/article/view/how-much-is-the-world-chess-championship-worth http://www.chess.com/article/view/14-most-amazing-blunders-from-the-world-championships http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-14-most-amazing-world-championship-blunders-part-two http://www.chess.com/article/view/14-amazing-world-championship-blunders-part-3 http://www.chess.com/article/view/14-amazing-world-championship-blunders-part-4 http://www.chess.com/article/view/classic-endgames-from-the-world-championship-matches-steinitz-zukertort http://www.chess.com/article/view/clash-of-champions-steinitz-vs-lasker http://www.chess.com/article/view/clash-of-champions-capablanca-vs-lasker http://www.chess.com/article/view/joseacute-rauacutel-capablancas-greatest-positional-victories http://www.chess.com/article/view/joseacute-rauacutel-capablancas-greatest-positional-wins-part-2 http://www.chess.com/article/view/clash-of-champions-alekhine-vs-capablanca http://www.chess.com/article/view/clash-of-champions-euwe-vs-alekhine http://www.chess.com/article/view/clash-of-champions-alekhine-vs-euwe-1937-rematch http://www.chess.com/article/view/clash-of-champions-the-haguemoscow-1948 http://www.chess.com/article/view/clash-of-champions-smyslov-vs-botvinnik http://www.chess.com/article/view/clash-of-the-champions-botvinnik-smyslov-1958-rematch http://www.chess.com/article/view/clash-of-champions-tal---botvinnik http://www.chess.com/article/view/clash-of-champions-botvinnik-tal-1961-rematch http://www.chess.com/article/view/clash-of-champions-petrosian-botvinnik http://www.chess.com/article/view/petrosians-exchange-sacrifices-explained http://www.chess.com/article/view/clash-of-champions-spassky-vs-petrosian http://www.chess.com/article/view/clash-of-champions-fischer-vs-spassky http://www.chess.com/article/view/clash-of-champions-karpov-vs-korchnoi http://www.chess.com/article/view/clash-of-champions-kasparov-karpov http://www.chess.com/article/view/clash-of-champions-topalov-versus-kramnik http://www.chess.com/article/view/clash-of-champions-anand-versus-kramnik http://www.chess.com/article/view/clash-of-champions-finale-carlsen-versus-anand http://www.chess.com/article/view/ways-to-beat-magnus-carlsen http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-terrifying-grinder-of-chess http://www.chess.com/article/view/petrosians-tactical-side http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-tactical-petrosian-part-2 http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-greatest-combinations-youve-never-seen-part-1 http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-greatest-combinations-youve-never-seen-part-2
*** Great Players & Their Openings - PART 1***
http://www.chess.com/article/view/steinitz-defense-openings-of-world-champions
http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-openings-of-world-champions-capablanca-and-the-nimzo-indian
http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-openings-of-world-champions-alekhines-defense
http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-openings-of-world-champions-max-euwe-and-the-slav-defense
http://www.chess.com/article/view/vassily-smyslov-and-the-closed-sicilian
http://www.chess.com/article/view/mikhail-tal-and-the-modern-benoni
http://www.chess.com/article/view/tigran-petrosian-and-the-queen-s-indian
http://www.chess.com/article/view/boris-spassky-and-the-leningrad-variation-of-the-nimzo-indian
http://www.chess.com/article/view/bobby-fischer-and-the-kings-indian-defense
http://www.chess.com/article/view/anatoly-karpov-and-the-caro-kann http://www.chess.com/article/view/garry-kasparov-and-the-scotch-opening
http://www.chess.com/article/view/vladimir-kramnik-and-the-berlin-defense
http://www.chess.com/article/view/viswanathan-anand-and-the-semi-slav-defense
http://www.chess.com/article/view/magnus-carlsen-and-the-nimzo-indian-defense
http://www.chess.com/article/view/who-will-beat-magnus-carlsen
http://www.chess.com/news/carlsen-has-no-trouble-in-tiebreakers-at-qatar-masters-5062
*** Great Players & Their Openings – PART 2 ***
Morphy:, America’s 1st “Unofficial World Champ” http://blog.chess.com/batgirl/my-great-successors
https://www.chess.com/article/view/visions-of-morphy
http://www.chess.com/article/view/morphys-sacrifices-explained http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-best-chess-game-ever-played ( A Morphy “Classic” ) https://www.chess.com/blog/ChessNetwork/louis-paulsen-vs-paul-morphy-1st-american-chess-congress-1857
Fischer: America’s 1st & ONLY Official World Champ
http://blog.chess.com/billwall/happy-birthday-bobby-fischer http://www.chess.com/article/view/bobbys-overlooked-gem
http://www.chess.com/article/view/fischer---spassky-1992
http://blog.chess.com/SonofPearl/book-review-endgame-by-frank-brady
http://www.chess.com/article/view/he-learned-directly-from-god-pt -1,-2,-3
https://www.chess.com/article/view/fischer-the-rebel (2016-APR )
60 Minutes Interviews
( 2012 ) Carlsen http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7399370n
( 1972 ) Fischer http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504803_162-57379319-10391709/1972-
chess-champ-bobby-fischer-on-60-minutes/?tag=contentMain;contentAux
(NON-60 Mins / 1980s & 90s) http://www.chess.com/article/view/garry-kasparovs-finest-attacking-victories-part-i http://www.chess.com/article/view/garry-kasparovs-finest-attacking-victories-part-2
Lasker: Longest Reigning World Champion
http://www.chess.com/article/view/lasker-s-queen-s-gambit-declined http://blog.chess.com/Blunderprone/dr-emanuel-lasker-part-1-the-beginning-of-the-double-sacrifice http://blog.chess.com/Blunderprone/part-3-em-lasker-the-champion-returns-to-europe http://blog.chess.com/Blunderprone/part-4-dr-emanuel-lasker-multitasking http://blog.chess.com/Blunderprone/part-5-dr-emanuel-lasker-defending-his-world-title
http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-endgame-cunning-of-emanuel-lasker
http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-endgame-cunning-of-emanuel-lasker-part-2 http://www.chess.com/article/view/emanuel-lasker-tactical-monster
http://www.chess.com/article/view/emanuel-lasker-tactical-monster-pt-2
http://www.chess.com/article/view/emanuel-lasker-tactical-monster-pt-3
http://www.chess.com/article/view/emanuel-lasker-tactical-monster-part-4
http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-best-of-all-time-part-1 ( Capablanca )
http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-best-of-all-time-part-2 ( Capablanca ) http://blog.chess.com/billwall/capablanca-quotes
http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-genius-of-the-combination ( Alekhine ) http://www.chess.com/article/view/alexander-alekhine-pt-1-and-the-game-of-death
http://www.chess.com/article/view/alexander-alekhine-part-2-success-and-despair
http://www.chess.com/article/view/alexander-alekhine-part-3-the-new-plan
http://www.chess.com/article/view/alexander-alekhine-part-4-his-prime-years
http://www.chess.com/article/view/alexander-alekhine-part-5-singing-the-middle-aged-blues
http://www.chess.com/article/view/alexander-alekhine-part-6-his-worst-ldquocombinationrdquo-ndash-age--booze
http://www.chess.com/article/view/from-amateur-to-world-champion ( Euwe )
http://www.chess.com/article/view/i-will-play-forty-good-moves ( Smyslov )
http://www.chess.com/news/vasily-smyslov-1921-2010-1997
http://www.chess.com/article/view/what-are-you-pretending ( Botvinnik )
http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-teacher-of-the-chess-world (Bronstein)
http://www.chess.com/article/view/that-is-how-i-play ( Tal )
http://www.chess.com/article/view/chess-terminator http://blog.chess.com/billwall/tal-tales
http://www.chess.com/article/view/tals-sacrifices-explained
https://www.chess.com/blog/Spektrowski/mikhail-tal-quotwe-fought-like-hussarsquot-interview-after-riga-1979-interzonal
http://www.chess.com/article/view/from-opening-to-endgame-petrosians-triumph ( Petrosian )
http://www.chess.com/article/view/converting-advantage-according-to-kramnik-intro
http://www.chess.com/article/view/converting-advantage-according-to-kramnik-part-5
http://www.chess.com/article/view/carlsen-capablanca-and-the-beatles
*** Other Great Players w/Openings, ETC. *** Sacrifices Abound
http://www.chess.com/article/view/a-chess-story ( Pillsbury )
( Also: Bobby vs. Boris, Game 6 QCD )
http://www.chess.com/article/view/chesscom-player-profiles-jamescoleman
http://www.chess.com/article/view/fischer-tal-and-the-most-frequently-forgotten-chess-rule
http://www.chess.com/article/view/jackson-w-showalter-1859-1935 US CHAMP Showalter ( 1890s + )
http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-kentucky-lion
https://www.chess.com/news/bronstein-staunton-graf-stevenson-make-hall-of-fame-6604 http://www.chess.com/article/view/johannes-zukertort-master-of-dynamics ( Zukertort )
http://www.chess.com/article/view/rudolf-spielmann-the-lethal-gentleman ( Spielmann )
http://www.chess.com/article/view/aron-nimzowitsch---the-greatest-opening-innovator ( And –part-two, author of “My System” still being studied today )
http://blog.chess.com/benws/stockholm-syndrome ( Tarrasch ) http://www.chess.com/article/view/don-miguel ( Najdorf )
http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-crown-prince-of-chess ( J. Becerra )
http://www.chess.com/article/view/everything-is-fine ( Rueben Fine )
http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-fallen-eagle ( Carlos Torre-Repetto )
http://www.chess.com/article/view/captain-evans2 ( Evans )
http://blog.chess.com/dbojkov/bent-the-great ( Larson ) http://www.chess.com/article/view/bent-larsens-monster
http://www.chess.com/article/view/a-threat-to-the-champions (Geller )
http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-walking-eco ( Furman )
http://www.chess.com/article/view/kolisch-unknown-tactical-monster
http://www.chess.com/article/view/louis-paulsen
http://www.chess.com/article/view/louis-paulsen-ii http://blog.chess.com/batgirl/three-little-blackburnes ( Blackburne )
http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-titan-of-20th-century ( Gligoric )
http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-titan-of-the-20th-century-part-two
http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-titan-of-the-20th-century-part-three
http://www.chess.com/article/view/requiem-for-the-romantic (Velimirovic) http://www.chess.com/article/view/walter-brownes-best-games ( Browne, 6 Time U.S. Champ )
http://www.chess.com/article/view/imbalances-and-the-chigorin-defense http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-chigorin-queens-gambit-a-history http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-chigorin-queens-gambit-a-history-part-2
http://www.chess.com/article/view/another-g2-g4-lunge-by-shirov
http://blog.chess.com/Blunderprone/pawn-formations-part-3-the-grunfeld http://www.chess.com/article/view/laznickas-world-open-weapon-by-gm-magesh-and-gm-arun
http://www.chess.com/article/view/veselin-topalov-and-the-najdorf-Sicilian
http://www.chess.com/article/view/new-york-1927
http://www.chess.com/article/view/interzonal-neuhausen-zurich-1953
http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-great-tournaments-of-the-past-new-york-1924 http://www.chess.com/article/view/seidman http://blog.chess.com/billwall/fred-reinfeld
http://www.chess.com/article/view/run-forrest-run
http://www.chess.com/news/petrosian-wins-armenian-champs-4986
http://blog.chess.com/ChessMarkstheSpot/lajos-portisch-interviews
http://www.chess.com/article/view/how-to-save-chess-part-two http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-enigmatic-grandmaster http://www.chess.com/article/view/chesscom-player-profiles-gm-melikset-khachiyan
https://www.chess.com/article/view/brenzinger-the-forgotten
( Women Greats )
( I.Krush - 1st won U.S. Women’s at 14 - which I, KwC, witnessed !!! )
http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-queen-of-chess
http://blog.chess.com/batgirl/madame-ludovici-of-wiesbaden http://blog.chess.com/batgirl/the-queen-of-chess-part-i
http://www.chess.com/news/krush-crowned-us-womens-champion-5307
http://www.chess.com/article/view/us-womens-championship-a-look-from-inside
http://www.chess.com/news/hess-and-krush-ride-winning-streaks-4544 http://www.chess.com/article/view/snowdrops-vs-oldhands
http://www.chess.com/news/old-hands-defeat-snowdrops-5044
( Judit Polgar in a “KO” Rapid Mini-Tourney )
http://www.chess.com/news/judit-polgar-crushes-topalov-1283
Note her Mastery of the Fighting “S” with Black - as well as White’s Ruy Lopez & Even King’s Gambit
http://www.chess.com/article/view/review-of-how-i-beat-fischers-record---by-polgar
( Nancy R ) http://www.chess.com/article/view/an-incidental-champion ( Rosa Jefferson – YES, related to President Jefferson !! )
http://www.chess.com/article/view/memphis-belle
MUSING(s) from MASTERS
IM SILMAN says:
"in the vast majority of cases,
you do need to start very young (6 or 7 years old is ideal)
IF you are hoping to get a grandmaster or international master title.
Anyone of almost any age can achieve a national master rating (2200)
if he/she creates a proper study program, gets a teacher (which helps), and puts in the necessary work (and there will be a LOT of work!)."
As for aging players, hey … I’m lucky to remember my name.
Don’t you dare ask me to remember opening theory; and my calculation skills vanished long, long ago.
Us older guys depend on positional know-how, experience, and a bag of dirty tricks that took us a lifetime to develop.
An older player’s rating usually is a good indicator of his true strength,
but sometimes it doesn’t come close to indicating his true knowledge
(which can often be superior to many much higher rated players).
Sadly, other factors will drag his rating down – we get tired quickly,
we can’t be bothered with new opening theory,
our bad vision might make us pick up a Rook (thinking it’s a Bishop!), and we might even drool on the board (at times on purpose – it’s part of our bag of dirty tricks).
We’ll do anything to win, but if we don’t we just shrug our shoulders since it’s no longer a big deal.
http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-difficult-opponent
http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-positional-sacrifice
http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-art-of-setting-traps
http://www.chess.com/article/view/punishing-unsound-openings
http://www.chess.com/article/view/monster-opening-preparation
http://www.chess.com/article/view/monster-opening-preparation-pt-2
http://www.chess.com/article/view/test-your-chess-understanding
http://www.chess.com/article/view/test-your-chess-understanding-part-2
http://www.chess.com/article/view/test-your-chess-understanding-part-3
This Link contains GREAT CHESS BOOK List !!
http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-chess-agenda-tactics-and-the-brotherhood-of-the-hookah
http://www.chess.com/article/view/classic-pawn-structure-pt-1
http://www.chess.com/article/view/classic-pawn-structure-pt-1b
http://www.chess.com/article/view/classic-pawn-structure-pt-2
http://www.chess.com/article/view/classic-pawn-structure-part-3a
http://www.chess.com/article/view/classic-pawn-structure-part-3b
http://www.chess.com/article/view/classic-pawn-structure-part-4
http://www.chess.com/article/view/classic-pawn-structure-part-4b
http://www.chess.com/article/view/riding-the-winds-of-fashion
http://www.chess.com/article/view/riding-the-winds-of-fashion-part-2 http://www.chess.com/article/view/riding-the-winds-of-fashion-part-3
http://www.chess.com/article/view/snarky-silman-presents-readerrsquos-questions
http://www.chess.com/article/view/reader-games-qs-and-comments-pt-1
http://www.chess.com/article/view/readerrsquos-games-questions-and-comments-part-2
http://www.chess.com/article/view/readersrsquo-games-questions-and-comments-part-3
http://www.chess.com/article/view/readersrsquo-games-questions-and-comments-part-4
http://www.chess.com/article/view/readersrsquo-games-questions-and-comments-part-5
http://www.chess.com/article/view/readersrsquo-games-questions-and-comments-part-6
http://www.chess.com/article/view/readersrsquo-games-questions-and-comments-part-7
http://www.chess.com/article/view/you-have-it-he-doesnrsquot-part-1
http://www.chess.com/article/view/you-have-it-he-doesnrsquot-part-2
More SILMAN Insights http://www.chess.com/article/view/no-balance-no-success http://www.chess.com/article/view/reaping-the-whirlwind http://www.chess.com/article/view/how-to-improve-your-game
http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-two-faces-of-opposite-colored-bishops
http://www.chess.com/article/view/winning-the-light-squares-with-blacks-a-pawn https://www.chess.com/article/view/overextending-your-pawns
http://www.chess.com/article/view/chess-engines-are-not-your-friend http://www.chess.com/article/view/computers-in-chess-good-or-evil http://www.chess.com/article/view/computers-in-chess-good-or-evil-part-two https://www.chess.com/article/view/opening-failures-and-how-to-avoid-them http://www.chess.com/article/view/mastering-squares-part-1 http://www.chess.com/article/view/mastering-squares-part-two http://www.chess.com/article/view/mastering-squares-part-3 http://www.chess.com/article/view/mastering-squares-part-4 http://www.chess.com/article/view/mastering-squares-part-5 http://www.chess.com/article/view/mastering-squares-part-6 http://www.chess.com/article/view/mastering-squares-part-7 http://www.chess.com/article/view/classic-combinations-part-1 http://www.chess.com/article/view/classic-combinations-part-2 http://www.chess.com/article/view/classic-combinations-part-3 http://www.chess.com/article/view/classic-combinations-part-4 http://www.chess.com/article/view/classic-combinations-part-5 https://www.chess.com/article/view/chess-patterns-are-for-everyone ( BENONI variations !! ) http://www.chess.com/article/view/my-favorite-classic-games-part-1 http://www.chess.com/article/view/my-favorite-classic-games-part-2 http://www.chess.com/article/view/my-favorite-classic-games-part-3 http://www.chess.com/article/view/my-favorite-classic-games-part-4 http://www.chess.com/article/view/my-favorite-classic-games-part-5 http://www.chess.com/article/view/my-favorite-classic-games-part-6 http://www.chess.com/article/view/my-favorite-classic-games-part-7 http://www.chess.com/article/view/my-favorite-classic-games-part-8 http://www.chess.com/article/view/my-favorite-classic-games-part-9 http://www.chess.com/article/view/my-favorite-classic-games----part-10 http://www.chess.com/article/view/my-favorite-classic-games-part-11 http://www.chess.com/article/view/my-favorite-classic-games-part-12 http://www.chess.com/article/view/my-favorite-classic-games-part-13
http://www.chess.com/article/view/tactics-or-positional-play-the-ladies-return
http://www.chess.com/article/view/tactics-or-positional-play-the-ladies-teach-chess http://www.chess.com/article/view/tactics-or-positional-play-a-beautiful-imagination http://www.chess.com/article/view/tactics-or-positional-play-part-4
http://www.chess.com/article/view/dreams-the-secret-formula-for-chess-success-ndash-part-1 http://www.chess.com/article/view/dreams-the-secret-formula-for-chess-success-ndash-part-2 http://www.chess.com/article/view/dreams-the-secret-formula-for-chess-success-ndash-part-3 http://www.chess.com/article/view/dreams-the-secret-formula-for-chess-success-part-4 http://www.chess.com/article/view/dreams-the-secret-formula-for-chess-success-part-5 http://www.chess.com/article/view/why-do-grandmasters-blunder
http://www.chess.com/article/view/cracked-grandmaster-tales-encore
https://www.chess.com/article/view/how-past-masters-can-help-your-game http://www.chess.com/article/view/a-legendary-chess-zen-master-has-died http://www.chess.com/article/view/remembering-im-emory-tate
http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-chess-heritage-of-emory-tate
CHESS MASTER AT ANY AGE by Rolf Wetzell ( WARNING – SOME SKEPTICISM OK )
(shows its possible to become a master after 50 (KwC: “but obviously very difficult & highly improbable”).
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"I think talent is a combination of aptitude (or "knack" or "catch-on-quick-ive-ness")
combined with the desire to put in the work necessary to improve and get really good at something, be it chess, music, athletics, or any number of learned skills."
"Lazlo Polgar made this very clear. He announced to the world, before they were born,
that his children would be world class in something. [ And his 3 Girls Have Done Well in Chess, especially Judit ]
He finally only choose chess because it is objective, and could not be easily disputed
(this was before the day of the mobile devices (lol)) -- although people still have not learned his lesson."
CHESS.COM User fish-food
Dvoretsky Endgame Manual is for players 2000 and up. Mark Dvoretsky is a magnificent chess writer, but his material tends towards higher ratings.
In fact, even masters can find his stuff hard going.
Queen & Pawn endings are extremely complex, and many kinds of Queen endgame s
are simply beyond the pale of most masters, let alone amateurs.
Studying the complex examples is (more or less) a waste of time,
unless you wish to do so for pure enjoyment.
But there are certain positions that really need to be understood.
Thus if White’s King is far away and Black has a pawn on b2, d2, e2, or g2, White will win easily if he has the move. The technique is the same for all these pawns: force black’s King in front of his pawn so it can’t promote,
then move your own King one square forward. Repeat the process, then move your King one square forward,
repeat again and again until mate occurs.
However, if the stronger side’s King is too far away, ( =Draw w/1 SQ. to go for bishop, rook pawns !! )
the defender can draw if he possesses an a-pawn, c-pawn, f-pawn, or h-pawn on its 7th rank
* If you lose with a sound move in the opening, don’t give up that move! Figure out what you did wrong, mend those fences, and try it again. * All through this game White made “soft” (lazy) moves. Quite often in chess, a chance will present itself that won’t be there if you blink. Learning to recognize those moments and then learning to leap on them is an important skill-set. * Don’t fear trading Queens. Nobody can claim to be a good player if they fear exchanging Queens, when the situation calls for it. * Don’t get so caught up in your own ideas that you fail to grasp the opponent’s! * Too much emotion during a game can be a killer. Intense (but calm) concentration makes you a winner, but unchecked emotion clouds everything and often turns iron control into a hope and a prayer. * Two minor pieces are usually superior to a Rook and two pawns. * The ability to create a long term target, whether you’re defending or attacking, is critical if you want to move up that rating ladder. * A game show offers you a cool 10 million bucks for free, or a 100 million if you can guess what number between 1 and 20 he’s thinking of. Take the 10 million. Same for chess – if you can get a crazy position that may or may not be good for you (the swing is a nice win or a crushing loss), or a calm position that’s really good for you (the swing is a nice win or a draw), which should you take? * Experience is a huge factor in chess! The more you play, and the more you come to terms with your chess failings, the stronger you’ll end up being. * Nobody likes to lose, but losses are the things that, ultimately, make you better.
Other Odds & Ends
http://www.chess.com/article/view/pawn-races http://www.chess.com/article/view/eight-is-enough
http://www.chess.com/article/view/fischers-bishops http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-double-attack http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-knockout-blow http://www.chess.com/article/view/overprotection-decoded http://www.chess.com/article/view/protecting-overprotection http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-zwischenzug-revealed http://www.chess.com/article/view/in-pursuit-of-zugzwang
http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-king-hunt-revealed http://www.chess.com/article/view/how-to-play-a-brilliancy
http://www.chess.com/article/view/schroumldingers-chess-puzzle
http://www.chess.com/article/view/dont-get-brainwashed-part-three http://www.chess.com/article/view/dont-get-brainwashed-part-four http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-10-chess-pieces-least-likely-to-survive-a-game
http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-alekhines-gun
http://www.chess.com/article/view/weak-squares-who-cares http://www.chess.com/article/view/queen-the-supporting-actress http://www.chess.com/article/view/how-to-ruin-your-pawn-structure
http://www.chess.com/article/view/punishing-the-pawn-grabber
http://www.chess.com/article/view/mysterious-gm-moves http://www.chess.com/article/view/a-chess-players-best-friend http://www.chess.com/article/view/check-your-discovered-checks
http://www.chess.com/article/view/how-to-survive-an-attack http://www.chess.com/article/view/when-the-loser-is-a-winner http://www.chess.com/article/view/when-a-loser-becomes-a-winner-part-two
http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-greatest-chess-upsets-part-2 http://www.chess.com/article/view/how-to-trap-a-super-grandmaster
http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-berlin-endgame https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-death-of-the-berlin-defense
http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-modern-defense-a-history
http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-modern-defense-a-history-part-2
http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-two-knight-advantage http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-chess-boomerang http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-art-of-the-counterblow http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-discovered-check-reloaded http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-double-bishop-sacrifice2 http://www.chess.com/article/view/mastering-the-queen-sacrifice http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-positional-queen-sacrifice http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-two-rook-endings-you-must-know
http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-evans-gambit-a-history http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-evans-gambit-modern-play http://www.chess.com/article/view/lighting-the-pirc-defense-on-fire
GM Articles ( some possibly already listed above ) http://www.chess.com/members/view/DanielNaroditsky http://www.chess.com/article/view/plus-equals-mode
http://www.chess.com/article/view/how-to-survive-a-chess-disaster
http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-biggest-secret-of-positional-chess
http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-importance-of-solving-studies http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-rubinstein-maneuver http://www.chess.com/article/view/knights-on-the-rim-areamazing
New Super-Star Youngster WEI http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-modern-immortal