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José Raúl Capablanca
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Master Game Analysis – Capablanca-Tartakower, New York 1924

22nd December 202017th January 2021 Becoming a Chess Master Game Analysis, José Raúl Capablanca, Saviely Tartakower

Master Game Analysis – Capablanca-Tartakower, New York 1924

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, …

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Master Game Analysis – Capablanca-Ragozin, Moscow 1936

25th September 20173rd October 2020 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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Game Analysis Tactics 

A familiar tactical pattern

10th August 20173rd October 2020 Becoming a Chess Master Game Analysis, tactics

The first game in Zenón Franco’s Morphy: Move by Move, features a neat finish by the 12-year old Morphy.

From a king’s gambit opening, Morphy sacrificed a piece to expose Black’s king and then opened the centre to launch …

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Game Analysis: Beware a draw offer from a stronger player

31st March 20175th September 2017 Becoming a Chess Master chess improvement plan, chess strategy, Game Analysis

When I play a much stronger player, my thought process is sometimes affected. On the one hand I feel I have the freedom to play aggressively and more instinctively, because a loss would not be unexpected. On the other hand …

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Game Analysis: When ahead, don’t overthink

26th March 20175th September 2017 Becoming a Chess Master chess strategy, Game Analysis

This is not a ‘sexy’ lesson with a big wow-moment, but it is the sort of subtle thing which is often overlooked.

My opponent, rated 1150, made life difficult for himself out of the opening, having to displace his King …

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Game Analysis Tactics 

Game Analysis: On (almost) every move, consider ALL Checks, Captures and Threats

25th March 20175th September 2017 Becoming a Chess Master Game Analysis, tactics

This position arose in one of my recent games. White is better here to the tune of about +6, partly because of the knight on the great c6-outpost, the pressure on the backward c-pawn and the superior dark squared bishop.…

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Why you should keep an accurate scoresheet

18th June 20155th September 2017 Becoming a Chess Master Game Analysis, OTB Play

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Playing over the board requires a different skill-set to playing online. One of the key differences is the requirement to write down your moves on a scoresheet. There are several reasons for this requirement, one of which is that you …

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How to Analyse and Annotate your Chess Games

9th May 20153rd October 2020 Becoming a Chess Master chess improvement plan, Game Analysis

A common thread runs through the answers given to beginners asking how they can improve at chess. This thread is threefold: practice tactics, play slow games and review your games. The first two are easy. There are many resources to …

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Game Analysis Tactics 

The value of using a method to choose your next move

2nd May 20155th September 2017 Becoming a Chess Master tactics

When Amy Lee moved to our school and walked into class for the first time, my legs turned to jelly in seconds. I immediately knew I had to ask her out. Over the next few days I scripted and practiced …

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How to Choose a Chess Move

9th April 201511th January 2021 Becoming a Chess Master chess, chess study, learn chess, learning chess, strategy, study approach, study chess, study plan

How to Choose a Chess Move

Do you remember a time before satellite navigation? If you went anywhere new, planning started the day before. You had to take out the large map book, find your destination and map a route. …

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