Becoming a Chess Master

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Visualization 

Chess Next Move Calculator

5th June 2018 Becoming a Chess Master

Chess Next Move Calculator suggests you the best tactical chess move for any position. Drag and drop chess pieces to set up the board and press “White Move” or “Black Move” and the engine suggests you the best position.

This …

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Opening 

Best Chess Openings and How to Pick One for You

29th March 201827th May 2018 Becoming a Chess Master Chess Openings, opening study

Pursuing a career takes more than just passion. It takes huge commitment. In chess career, it is no difference. To play better, appropriate opening strategies can come a long way. Although several chess openings are available to choose from, but …

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Mastery 

Putting the hours in

10th November 2017 Becoming a Chess Master Mastery

Malcolm Gladwell popularised Anders Ericsson’s work on deliberate practice in his book Outliers: The Story of Success. Incidentally, I found Ericsson’s Peak a better read.

Whichever version of the idea you read, I believe nobody could master (not ‘be …

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Visualization 

A chess visualization exercise

9th October 201710th October 2017 Becoming a Chess Master chess visualisation

This visualization exercise is linked to this tactics post, but that’s as much of a clue as I’ll give!

Click through the game below, consider the position after 24…h6 (even better if you set up the position on a …

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Visualization 

Protected: Visualisation exercise solution

9th October 20179th October 2017 Becoming a Chess Master
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Game Analysis 

Master Game Analysis – Capablanca-Ragozin, Moscow 1936

25th September 20175th September 2017 Becoming a Chess Master Game Analysis

This master game is another from one of my chess heroes, José Raúl Capablanca. Here he takes on the Soviet Grandmaster Viacheslav Ragozin in the Moscow tournament of 1936.

This was the third of the Moscow tournaments organised by Nikolai …

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Tactics 

Tactics – Removing the Guard

15th September 20175th September 2017 Becoming a Chess Master chess tactics

The tactical device of removing the guard is also known as removing the defender. The name of the tactic is almost sufficient in itself to describe how it works.

The opponent has a piece which is defending another piece, or …

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Game Analysis 

Master Game Analysis – Capablanca-Tartakower, New York 1924

7th September 20175th September 2017 Becoming a Chess Master Game Analysis

This master game, played between José Raúl Capablanca and Saviely Tartakower, is a true classic from the legendary New York 1924 tournament.

The game illustrates Capablanca’s exceptional endgame skill, in this case activating his rook to the …

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Tactics 

Tactics – Mating Patterns involving Bishops

3rd September 20175th September 2017 Becoming a Chess Master tactics

Two bishops, or a bishop and another piece, can work together to cut off the king’s escape squares, protect the mating piece and deliver mate. The long-range impact of the bishop is often the key to these patterns.

The mating …

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Book Reviews 

Chess Books – New Releases

31st August 20175th September 2017 Becoming a Chess Master Book Review, chess improvement plan

In this round-up of recently published chess books we look at:

  • Axel Smith’s opening book, e3 Poison;
  • A full-repertoire book for Black by the team at Everyman Chess;
  • From the same camp, an endgame book by Cyrus Lakdawala, whose work
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