Eastern Style

I just came back from my trip to UAE (United Arab Emirates) and would like to share 1 interesting observation with you.

Although there are not many professional chess players in Arabic countries, a lot of people enjoy this game. I mean they really ENJOY it.

People gather in a café, play chess, drink tea or coffee, and sometimes smoke shisha  (it’s smoking equipment where smoke goes through the water). It looks like this:

This creates a really pleasant atmosphere: you play chess, communicate with your friends and have fun.

Lasker’s advice – Part 2

Check 1 Part here . Lasker Advice

First let’s recollect the task I gave you:

White’s turn.

It was the calculation task mainly. You can download the solution here:
LINK
You need to decompress the file and then use any chess program to open the game.

Lasker’s advice

Recently I looked over my chess books and found an interesting article of Emanuel Lasker. It calls “Final Reflections on Education in Chess”. I’ve decided to share it with you, because it contains some useful ideas about chess training.

The article was written almost a century ago, but it’s still 100% actual.

What is Your Plan (PART-2)

In the previous lesson we were talking about a PLAN for your chess progress. Random advancement leads nowhere. A clear plan, on the other hand, can bring you to your goal quickly and efficiently.

So, how to plan your chess progress? Being chess players, planning should be something very familiar to us.

How do you begin thinking about your plan while playing a chess game? You begin by evaluating the current position first.

You can’t think instantly about future plans because your plans need to based on something concrete.

What is Your Plan?

Can you imagine a sea captain who tries to reach a distant land without a map? Can you imagine a motorist driving with closed eyes? Of course not.

If you want to achieve a certain distant goal, you need to have a map that will show you the right way. This relates to your chess goals as well.

Most players study chess rather haphazardly. They watch the videos that look nice, and read books that are popular or seem good to them.

I have to confess that I used the same way till… International Master level! This was my terrible mistake. Luckily, after that I met a good coach. Then I realized that I’m going, but I’m going nowhere…

Chess teaches us strategic thinking. You’ve probably heard that you must have a PLAN while playing. And it’s better to have a bad plan than not to have any plan at all.

It would be wise to use this rule while playing chess and in other situations as well.

So here’s my question to you:

What is your PLAN for chess progress in 2013?

I’ll give you some hints in the next issue, but I’d like that you think about it by yourself first.

A plan should contain:
+ your overall goal;
+ steps/stages of moving towards that goal;
+ schedule of training.

If you have a PLAN it doesn’t guarantee your success, but gives you a chance for it.
If you don’t have a PLAN you have almost an absolute guarantee of failure.

Give it a try. And remember: it’s better to have a bad plan than not to have any plan at all.

What is your PLAN for chess progress in 2013?

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To conclude, I’d like to give you 2 cool puzzles. As usual, your task is to find the best move and calculate the resulting variations.

Topalov – Dominguez

White’s turn

Central squares are usually very good for a knight. This time, however, White’s centralized knight is suddenly trapped! Can you see any way to escape?

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Anand – Nakamura

White’s turn

Black puts pressure over the c-file and is trying to develop a king-side attack. What should White do?

After you come up with your solutions in both games, download the commented games here:LINK

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Cool Games & The Art of Attack

Today I’ve prepared 2 different games for you, both of which are really cool! 

–> The first example is rather enthralling; it will be a warm up and a test of your tactical skills.

–> The 2^nd game will illustrate some important ATTACKING ideas. Please, take it seriously. I haven’t included a lot of stuff in this lesson because I want that you FOCUS on this game, and learn it thoroughly.

Birthday Cake-2 & Another Weapon For You!

First of all I’d like to THANK everyone for your greetings! It’s a pleasure for me to communicate with such nice and grateful people!

We set up a record of 90 comments for 1 blog-post.  Although I couldn’t reply to every message, be sure I read them all. Your nice attitude motivates me to keep working for you, and rest assured there will be a lot of new and useful materials!

Now, I’ve collected some really cool games for you. However, let’s test your skills first.

Please, find the solution in positions below. You should find the best move and calculate all associated variations until the end.
After you come up with your own solution, check yourself by downloading the answer.

                                                          Janosevic, D – Kovacevic, V

Black to move

How should Black play here?

Puzzles From Karjakin

In the previous post we were talking about chess talent, and we used Grandmaster Sergey Karjakin as our example.

This time, we will go further and analyze several exciting and instructive games of his. 
Your task is to find the best continuation in the positions provided below.
Are you as good as Karjakin?

After coming up with your own solutions, you may download the fully commented games here:LINK

Besides enabling you to check your solutions, these commented games will provide you with someadditional instructive ideas.

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