Problems worth solving The first chess book I went through was the Soviet Chess Primer by Ilya Maizelis, which made me love the game. Even if it was hard at times, it had a sense of humour based on the studies of Sam Loyd, and other funny positions. https://lichess.org/study/Pz2NCuaY/rB5dAWBN The answer starts with 1.Bb6! […]
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“There’s no remorse like the remorse of chess” ~HG Wells Every experienced player has had devastating losses. 6-hour marathons gone wrong, carefully constructed completely winning positions butchered by one reckless move, or opening disasters where you’re the deer in the headlights of your opponent’s gambit. Looking at my past losses as well as those of […]
It was 6 minutes before the start of the round and I was desperately looking at the King’s Indian Gligoric variation on my weak phone engine to find something, anything. It’s not like the line was likely to happen, as my IM opponent could play the English, the London, the Exchange King’s Indian or the […]
Many of us have heard, lived, shunned, or dodged the term ADHD—Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. We’ve all witnessed that energetic kid who disturbs the class and struggles to sit still and pay attention. We’ve all worked with an adult who falls asleep during meetings. We all know someone who despite trying so hard just can’t seem to […]