silas – IM Silas Esben Lund

Summer Camp Update

The brochures for the 2 summer camps have been updated; and an online registration form has been added to the blog.

For both camps, we now offer an afternoon extension from 3-5pm as an option for working parents, for additional $20 daily.

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Summer Camps in New York

My wife and I will be organizing two summer camps in Long Island City this summer:

Classic Games Summer Camp from July 9-13, 2018

Chess Summer Camp from July 16-20, 2018.

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The page with 50 exercises has been finalized, and with it my initial 4-step treatment of the endgame 2N vs. pawn. Thus, in addition to last week’s Endgame Column, you will find solutions to the exercises 39-50.

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Weekly Endgame Column #14

I have added solutions to the exercises from last week’s Endgame Column.

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Weekly Endgame Column #13

This week’s Endgame Column again deals with 2N vs. pawn. As I am building the blog page with 50 exercises, I will introduce and present the remaining exercises here.

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Reprint of Sharp Endgames

Most of the first stock of Sharp Endgames has been sold out, and a second edition of my book is on it’s way!

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Weekly Endgame Column #12

In this week’s Column, we shall have a look at the Troitzky Line in the endgame 2N vs. pawn.

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Book Reviews of Sharp Endgames

My recent book for Quality Chess – Sharp Endgames – was released on November 2nd, 2017.

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The First 11 Endgame Columns

Since I started out with the Weekly Endgame Column in November 2017, more than 10 columns have now seen the light of day. In the first 11 WEC’s, this is what I have covered so far: