Last month I launched a new chess training blog called easychesstips.com as a platform where I can turn my own engagement with chess into useful tips for beginners (who at least know HOW to play if not how to win) as well as more experienced elementary-to-intermediate players. Since my chess rating [Read more…]
In this game, played out between myself (White, 1672) and Dr. M (Black, unranked) on Wednesday evening, I achieved a quick and perhaps undeserved victory after a lazy series of fast-paced opening moves that culminated in an egregious blunder in which I plonked my Bishop on d3, bringing on an obvious [Read more…]
Tonight is the third of twelve games between World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen, (Norway) and challenger and former World Champion Vishy Anand (India). The first game, in which Anand was White, was a draw. The second game was won by Magnus Carlsen… Result: Anand Wins. Anand (White) opened with P-Q4 which [Read more…]
Here is an animated gif of my most recent game of chess with Dr. M. I am White and Dr. M. is Black. The game began, P-Q4, Kt-QB3 P-BB4, P-K4 P x P, Kt x P P-K4, … After that, I forget the exact sequence of moves that led to [Read more…]
Last night’s game of chess against Dr M was one of our more satisfying encounters as neither of us made any outrageous blunders until Dr M moved his Knight to d4 at the end of the middle game. Careful opening moves led into a sharp middle game and, from my [Read more…]
In this video, which I shot in August of this year, Doctor M kindly agreed to explain the basics of how to play Shogi, or “Japanese Chess”. I was using a old Sanyo Xacti 5x Zoom on a tripod, but had zoomed in a little too much. Then, trying to [Read more…]
In this scenario, the Lego Red Lion Knights castle fell to the Green Dragon Knights. The assault was presided over by one of the daughters of Bellona who can be seen lowering over the battlefield in one photo… just to prove I do not play these games entirely alone!! Although [Read more…]
Of the two games of chess that I played at Dr M’s on Wednesday 1st August, I played better in the first, as black, playing the Queen’s Gambit. All was going well until I frittered away my material advantage by faffing around with my Queen and getting her stuck in [Read more…]
Here’s the second game of chess played between Dr M and myself after the History in English class on Wednesday July 4th. Once again, Dr M as White opened with what the Germans call der Linksspringer – i.e. the Queen’s Knight Opening – to which I responded with the Caro [Read more…]
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