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How to Improve at Chess

Oct
12
2009

GM Gregory Serper – Openings for Tactical Players

GrandMaster Gregory Serper has amazing articles on openings for tactical players. (A link to his home page and all his content is provided at the bottom of this post. Some of the openings he has written about include:
Openings for Tactical Players: Center Game.
Openings for Tactical Players: the Danish Gambit.
Openings for Tactical Players: The Vienna Game.
Openings for Tactical [...]

Oct
6
2009

Annotated Fischer 002: Fischer – Bolbochan

In the following game, Fischer plays White against the Sicilian Najdorf. This game was annotated by Fischer.
Four things stood out for me in this game:
1. Fischer knew the game was won by move 20, because he had a “Knight Outpost” on d5. It took another 17 moves to execute his win. As some people say, [...]

Aug
15
2007

How to improve at Chess (A collection of all my tips)

Here are all the links to my tips:

If this will not inspire you, nothing will!

Chess Openings Buffet: – All you can eat! FREE!

How To Improve at Chess: Tip# 3: Constant Decision-Making

How to Use Love and Accountability to Play Great Chess

Should I continue playing after a big blunder?

How to Improve at Chess: Tip 4 – “Do [...]

Aug
15
2007

How to Improve at Chess: Tip # 14 – Study miniatures

Why study miniatures?First, they are fun, short and sweet. You play through them and in no time, you are done.Second, you see where the losing moves come in; you can learn to avoid similar mistakes.Third, you see where the winning moves come in; you can learn how to finish a game or win in similar [...]

Aug
13
2007

How to Improve at Chess: Tip # 13 – Beat the Greatest Masters

On page 10 of Chess Life,Winter 2004, Bobby Fischer is quoted as saying: “I have played over several hundred of Morphy’s games, and am continually surprised and entertained by his ingenuity. It has taken me twenty minutes at times to find the proper response to one of his move.”Why would Fischer spend 20 minutes trying [...]