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Opening traps
The first game I ever played in a chess club went like this (I was Black) Oh dear! OK, I haven’t been caught like that since. What should Black do about this? Well, we’re OK up to move 3. The “??” means it’s a blunder — I just didn’t see White’s threat, and was keen…
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The Women’s World Champions
The Women’s world championship was established in 1927 and has been contested continuously since 1950. The format never seems to be settled, being a mixture of all-play-all tournaments, matches and knockout tournaments over the years. Vera Menchik 1927–1944 Russia/Czechoslovakia/UK [left vacant] 1944–1950 N/A (World War II) Lyudmila Rudenko 1950–1953 …
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U14/U18 Training: skills and links
Topic page video OPENING How to start like a Grandmaster https://devonjuniorchess.co.uk/content/openings-advicehttps://devonjuniorchess.co.uk/content/opening-dos-and-donts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UAHjZsrVw0 Opening traps http://devonjuniorchess.co.uk/content/opening-traps https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gx7TmtMkg_U Next steps for U11s https://devonjuniorchess.co.uk/content/how-play-opening-2 TACTICS Tactics advice https://devonjuniorchess.co.uk/content/middlegame-tactics-adviceKnow all the basic tactics https://devonjuniorchess.co.uk/content/middlegame-tactics-advice#6 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83oae4kRfnMhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dvr94Dinfr4 https://devonjuniorchess.co.uk/content/middlegame-tactics-advice (U11) A course in chess tactics http://devonjuniorchess.co.uk/content/course-chess-tactics Practice spotting tactics https://lichess.org/training Check after…
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U14 chess training resources
Opening A First Junior Chess Opening Repertoire — PDF — PGN The French Defence in 10 minutes PDF DJCA Videos — Scotch Game — Two Knights’ — White with 1.e4 — Black vs 1.e4 — White with 1.d4 — Karlsbad — Black vs. 1.d4 Your First Chess Adventures — openings booklets in PGN and PDF — link…
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How to get better at calculation
First, have a go at doing some calculation. Pick the best move in a couple of these positions that appeal. They are taken from Aagaard’s Inside the Chess Mind, so you can later compare your answers with some ‘official’ answers from a computer (Fritz 8) but also with the recorded thoughts of some other human…
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How to attack
Rules for attacking
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Queen assassinates King
Phiona Mutesi, the ‘Queen of Katwe’ featured on BBC2 yesterday, played this game in the 2012 Olympiad: There’s a little bio of Phiona at ChessGames https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessplayer?pid=127569
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Thought for the day
“Some part of a mistake is always correct” Xsawery (Saveilly) Tartakower
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