One of the trickier aspects of transitioning to tournament play is getting used to writing down your moves (notation) as well as remembering to hit…
I will never forget the time a guy nearly flipped over a table at a tournament because his opponent claimed a draw by “timeout vs.…
When coaching new players I try to drill into their minds this following truth: checkmate is an essential, and fundamental skill. It’s how you win…
I am partial to knights in chess. First of all, they’re knights. Their name alone conjures up a lot of cool imagery of swords, shields,…
I can’t tell you how many times I have been accused of cheating in casual games at Starbucks or playing street hustlers in big cities.…
So how did a father of two, who only knew how to move the chess pieces, transform into a to a Class A tournament player…