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Chess Strategy and How to Learn It
Do you want to learn chess strategy? Most beginning chess players do not worry about learning the strategies involved with the game or any complex move combinations because the important thing in the beginning is to learn how the pieces move and what the rules are. But, once you have mastered the basics, or at least feel comfortable with them, you will probably want to learn some chess strategy. Chess strategy can take your game to another higher level and you will be able to hold your own against better more experienced players and make it even more intellectually stimulating.
Are you involved in a chess club in your local area? Or, have you been learning from a friend or family member? One of the best ways to learn chess strategy is to learn from more experienced players. Head down to your local chess club, and ask some of the better players if you can watch a match or if they would be willing to teach you as you play them. Playing in chess tournaments or watching match tournaments is another way to learn chess strategy. The interaction is great because you can get immediate feedback and ask questions as you go.
Posted on June 23rd, 2008 with no comments.
Chess Opening: Ruy Lopez, Neo-Steinitz Defense, 5.d4
This is a discussion of a trap in the Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense. This is an… important trap to know because it shows what happens if Black tries to hold the center in the Steinitz. When Tarrasch beat Marco in 1892, it signaled the beginning of the end for the Old Steinitz Defense. Today the Neo-Steinitz, 3…a6 4.Ba4 d6, is much more popular because it avoids the trap in this video.
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Posted on March 31st, 2008 with no comments.
Game Over: Kasparov vs the machine
Garry Kasparov is arguably the greatest chess player who has ever lived. In 1997 he played a chess match against IBM’s computer Deep Blue. Kasparov lost the match. This film shows the match and the events surrounding it from Kasparov’s perspective. It delves into the psychological aspects of the game, paranoia surrounding it and suspicions that have arisen around IBM’s true tactics. It consists of interviews with Kasparov, his manager, chess experts, and members of the IBM Deep Blue team, as well as original footage of the match itself
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Posted on March 31st, 2008 with no comments.
The Benefits of Learning Chess
Chess is not an easy game to learn. We have to remember many rules, every piece move differently and no game is the same. The question is why we should learn to play such game. I believe that many skills we can develop through this game.
First, by playing chess we learn how to deal with our life. What our lives do with chess? Chess just like life, once you make a move you can take back. Chess is full of problem just like our life do. We can learn how to react to problems without much thought. We learn how to take time and see the problem from all points of view as well.
Posted on March 29th, 2008 with no comments.
LAS VEGAS INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL
The Chess Event of the Year
The 2008 Las Vegas International Chess Festival is proud to announce the participation of World Cup Champion GM Gata Kamsky as a player in the 2008 National Open. GM Kamsky will also give a simul on Thursday, June 5th at 3 p.m., and will be available for autographs Friday and Saturday afternoon.
This year’s festival is shaping up to be the best ever. The cornerstone 2008 National Open again features a $100,000 Prize Fund with $75,000 guaranteed.
Posted on March 14th, 2008 with no comments.
