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Chess 960 on Chesscube: Pawn Sacrifices for Superior Development

Chess 960 on Chesscube: Pawn Sacrifices for Superior Development

I played the opening very energetically and put good pressure on black with 4. f4!? – sacrificing a pawn for superior development. Black gave the pawn back with 6. …Qe7 and white was left with an enduring initiative in the center. Complications in the center left black down a piece, however white sacrificed the piece back for an attack with 15. Nxf4!? White’s speculative attack broke through and won decisive material. Follow William for fresh [...]

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How to Build a Better Chess Teacher

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Article Summarized by William Stewart. Original article available here. What are the tricks to building a better chess teacher anyway as there is no such thing as a bad learner? The learner is always as good as we give them the chance to be. (Remember that the human brain is the most powerful learning machine in the known universe. While computer is a moron, your brain is the most amazing thing in so many ways. [...]

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Material, Position, & Time – 3 essential elements to evaluate your chess game

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How do I analyze my games? If you want to win your chess game, it is important to analyze your position every split second and find a way to improve it. To be able to do this you must understand what is going on in all aspects. Looking only at who has more material off the board is a horrible way to evaluate chess. There are three elements to the game that must be completely [...]

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Chess is NOT Checkers – The Importance of Sacrifices

How does Chess differ from other games in terms of strategy? am assuming that you know how to move the pieces; we are going to take a deeper look into what is and how to study chess. Let’s say you are a beginner player, you are standing in front of the board and you are playing someone else, you have no idea what to do and you get easily beaten? The real question is, HOW DO I STUDY or HOW DO I [...]

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