Don’t miss my book presentation of Sharp Endgames at the Marshall Chess Club next Tuesday, December 5, at 7pm.
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Month: November 2017
Brain Study – Still Recruiting Subjects!
Stony Brook University are still looking for chess players – both novices and experts.
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10 Tactical Exercises with Solutions
10 Tactical Exercises
I have added a new page to my blog with 10 great tactical exercises.
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Solutions to Giri-Rapport 2017
I have added a new page to the blog with positions and solutions from the 3 exercises presented earlier this week, all stemming from Giri-Rapport 2017.
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Weekly Endgame Column #2
This week: introduction to the endgame 2N vs. pawn. We shall learn two basic steps: 1) change the front and 2) release the reserve knight to attack and mate the king.
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Sharp Endgames From Giri-Rapport, Fide GP 2017 (1)
Round 1 of the ongoing Fide Grand Prix in Palma de Mallorca saw an interesting endgame between two world class players. I have worked with the endgame to show how I used and created material for my recent book on Sharp Endgames.
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Weekly Endgame Column #1
From this day on, I will post a weekly endgame column on my blog. The positions are from new and old games, and endgame studies are included as well.
This week: The knights inability to lose a tempo, and how to compensate for that.
V. Bron 1948: White to move and win.
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Purchase a Signed Copy of My Books
Sharp Endgames was released on November 2nd, 2017. The book before that was The Secret Life of Bad Bishops (2014). If you live in the US, you can now purchase a signed copy (with an inscription of your choice) of these 2 books through my homepage, and I will mail them to you.
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Event Calendar
I have included a new feature on my blog: an event calendar.
To see it, go to the page Event Calendar.
You can also use this direct link.
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