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Blog Updates

I have made a general overhaul of the blog. As things change in New York (move forward), my priorities change too.

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Author silasPosted on June 20, 2017Categories Uncategorized

12 Weeks to Better Chess

Our new logo. Photo by Lu Mu

I have updated the blog with detailed information about the training program that FM/FT Carsten Hansen and I are running together.

You can also visit the homepage directly here. Notice that the 2nd round of the program starts on June 4th, with a discount available for early bird registration (before May 15th).

 

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Author silasPosted on April 30, 2017Categories UncategorizedTags 12 Weeks to Better Chess, Carsten Hansen, Lu Mu

10 Exercises on 12 Weeks to Better Chess

I have posted 10 Exercises on the blog of our training program. Check it here. Solutions will be posted on Sunday.

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Author silasPosted on March 16, 2017March 16, 2017Categories UncategorizedTags 12 Weeks to Better Chess, Carsten Hansen

Chess Book Stores in New York

A month after my arrival in New York, I decided it was time to find out options for buying chess books in the city. I already knew The Strand from recent visits – it has a department for books on both chess and games – but recently I visited the Fred Wilson book store in New York with my good friend Harold Scott

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Author silasPosted on March 16, 2017March 16, 2017Categories Uncategorized

Page Updates

Recently I have updated many of the pages on my blog.

Chess Links: I have put in some interesting ones. Let me know if you find a link interesting that qualify for my list!

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Author silasPosted on February 26, 2017Categories UncategorizedTags 12 Weeks to Better Chess, Carsten Hansen

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    • Checkmate Quiz-Series by IM Silas Esben Lund
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    • 100 Game Scorebook
    • Educational Games
    • Handmade Chess Accessories
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    • 2025 Chess Calendar
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    • Opening Simulator – King’s Indian Defence
    • Excerpt Opening Simulator – KID
    • Get a Signed Copy
    • Sharp Endgames
    • Sharp Endgames: Foreword by GM Lars Bo Hansen
    • Sharp Endgames: PDF Excerpt
    • The Secret Life of Bad Bishops
    • Rook versus Two Minor Pieces
    • Cooperation with Jacob Aagaard
    • Books in Danish
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    • Subscribe!
    • PDF Presentations Online Classes
    • DOWNLOAD Puzzles Online Classes
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    • Checkmate Quiz On Level 3
    • 7 Exercises from the 2023 Chess Calendar
    • 50 Exercises With 2N vs. Pawn
    • 10 Exercise Questions – Scotch Endgame
    • 10 Tactical Exercises
    • 3 Favorite Endgame Studies
    • 5 Exercises From Opening Simulator: King’s Indian
    • 1 Exercise From Sharp Endgames
    • 3 Sharp Endgame exercises from Giri-Rapport 2017
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    • 1 Exercise From Rook versus Two Minor Pieces
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    • Interview with IM Andreas Skytte Hagen
    • 16 Parameters
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    • Sharp Endgames Figure
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