Welcome to yet another well succeeded video lecture if I may say so myself. In this video I discuss one of my losses from the viewpoint of the mistakes I made.
There is normally a technical and psychological side to these moments. When you make a number of them there is the risk that they start to add up.
I hope you will have some “Aha-moments” and recognize what is going on. That way you can avoid the typical mistakes that are made on the club and tournament level.
In this lesson you are going to try and unlearn something 😉
By the way, I added something new: exercise sheets.
Continue reading Lesson #20: How To Calculate – Chess Is Not Checkers!
I have started creating videos on the endgame. I will be dealing with lots of different and interesting themes such as:
In this introduction some “lay of the land” and the discussion of a practical rook endgame.
I have the pleasure to announce you Drills! The reason for drills is at least fourfold:
Get to work!
In this video I introduce a new acronym and tool: T.I.M.S.I.C.
This tool will help you to distinguish generic types of defenses.
Being able to do so will help you find more appropriate candidate moves and may also minimize any timidness or agressiveness in you basic approach to the game.