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 available on request -- Colle System

YouTube videos for all DJCA booklets from DJCA and others

Inspiration -- Semi-Slav -- Schliemann -- QG -- Karlsbad -- IQP Example -- King's Indian

Planless development -- SB38

Tactics

A course in chess tactics -- PDF -- PGN -- video playlist

Defending (video)

HitMissTrap 1 & 2: Q1 Q2 A1 A2

Paul's Puzzles

Test Your Chess IQ 1 2 3

Strategy

The positional elements - a list

Evaluation (sample PDF) Chess Exam

Planning (video)

Test Positions: MS99 -- BK39 -- BS38 -- 

Silman Thinking Technique -- PDF

Can You Be A Positional Chess Genius (Test 1 -- Hints -- Answers)

Endgame

Endgame puzzles at Lichess

Littlewood's ABC -- Lichess studies -- PGN

Capablanca's Best Chess Endgames -- Lichess studies -- PGN

Icelandic Endgame Challenge -- PDF -- PGN

Daniel's Endgame - Lichess

Thinking

Boardsight

8 Queens (Lichess)

Checks and Captures (Lichess Study)

Random position generator

Boardsight exercises

Boardsight exercises (from Chess Deck)

Visualisation KKMG1 -- KKEG -- KKMG2

Think Twice -- T21 -- T22 -- Saariluoma -- PDF

Blunder-Proofing Your Chess (video)

Do chessplayers think? record yourself thinking (Lichess)

Thinking (video)

Misc

Annotated games

Chess Choice Challenge 1 2 3 (Q only)

It's Your Move / IYM Improvers / IYM Tough Puzzles (Q only)

Chess Exam -- PDF Q only

Slideshows

2014 -- 2015 -- 2016 -- 2019 -- 2023

PAST Training events (click for notes)

Title
DJCA squad training event SUN 19th Nov 2023

A day for the Devon County Team squads U11 U14 U18

Invitation-only

Sunday, November 19, 2023 - 10:00
U18/U14 training event Sat 3rd June 2023

A day for the Devon County Team squads U9 U11 U14 U18

Invitation-only

Saturday, June 3, 2023 - 10:00
DJCA U18 Training Tournament 2021

Open to all players 13+ but will suit stronger players.

Invitation spots for strong U13 players.

All games to be played on Lichess

Players will receive coaching notes from the games

 

Saturday, February 20, 2021 - 09:30
TBGS Invitational Training Evening

Nick Butland Championship Analysis

Monday, December 9, 2019 - 17:30
TBGS Invitational Training Evening

Julian Bacon Surviving the Opening

Wednesday, November 27, 2019 - 17:30
TBGS Invitational Training Evening

Dave Regis on Endgames

Thursday, November 7, 2019 - 17:30
TBGS Invitational Training Evening

Trefor Thynne Master Commentary

Wednesday, October 9, 2019 - 17:30
DJCA Invitational Team Training Evening Thursday, January 9, 2020 - 17:30
DJCA Training Day

DJCA squad training day

Saturday, November 16, 2019 - 10:00
DJCA Junior Squad Training INVITATION ONLY

Squad members will receive an invitation by email. If you think you have been forgotten, please contact us.


This is for all players in the squad, not just those in the team selected for the South Wales & West of England Jamboree on Saturday 13th January, for which invitations have not yet been made.

  • Players to arrive for 0945, please.

Saturday, November 18, 2017 - 10:00