Chess Tutoring, Chess Coaching, Chess Classes with NM Will Stewart

Double attack! All chess combinations are based on either double attack, or combined attack (for definitions see here). Three variants of double attack Double attack is a powerful weapon. It is a much broader term than fork. It covers the following situations: 1. Two units are attacking an object; this is the basic form of cooperative piece play in chess using concentration of force (which is one of the main principles of warfare), 2. One [...]

Jimwestonchess.com is something of a hidden gem in the global chess blogging community, with Life Master Jim West providing an experienced perspective on the latest in chess. Jimwestonchess.com presents the author’s interesting take on openings, as well as insightful chess reporting with an emphasis on local chess news in the Northeast US area. Jimwestonchess.com also sells 2 different books by West about the “The Philidor Counter-Gambit”. West is a feared opponent at chess tournaments in [...]

Levon Aronian dominated the field in a star-studded Tata Steel super-tournament, taking clear first by a full point over closest rivals Magnus Carlsen, Fabiano Caruana, and Teimour Radjabov. Aronian played dazzlingly creative chess in Wijk Aan Zee, consistently creating aggressive complications to pressure his battered opponents in dynamically imbalanced positions. Aronian built his lead early in the tournament and forced his constant competitor Magnus Carlsen to chase him in the 2nd half of the Tata [...]

  Think back to when you first learned to play chess. Did your mother or father teach you? Maybe a grandparent? Over the years I’ve heard many wonderfully warm stories about people’s first introduction to chess. Those memories are cherished through adulthood, as chess is truly a bonding experience. Chess helped me bond with my father My father taught me to play when I was 9 years old. I was fascinated by the boards set [...]

Goddesschess.com started nearly 13 years ago due to a shared common interest in chess through a very large group. The primary contributors are Georgia Albert, Jan Newton, Carmen Romeo, and Don McLean, with (IM) Dr. Ricardo Calvo also contributing very early in the 21st century. The Goddesschess.com mission is to promote women in chess, a goal that they accomplish through extensive educational event coordination and tournament organization. Goddesschess.com is currently organizing the GoddessChess Women’s Closed [...]

Many beginners are nervous about their lack of experience on the chess board, leading to a lack of confidence and anxiety during tournament play. The worst part is – many beginners just accept that they are not playing at a high level and continue on their same path to minimal improvement. For many of my students, our first chess lesson is more like a psychology session than a chess class. We play a few blitz [...]

Yuri Drozdovskij is a Ukranian Chess Grandmaster with a FIDE rating of 2614. He is renown for his rapid chess skills, having won the European Rapid Championship in 2006 and tying for first at the 4th Pivdenny Bank Cup 2008 where he finished ahead of the chess super heavyweights Anatoly Karpov, Viktor Korchnoi, Ruslan Ponomariov, and Boris Gelfand. Drozdovskij also had an exceptional performance in 2007, tying for 1st place at the very strong Cappelle-la-Grande [...]