By Matthew Grinberg, Founder of Alamogordo Chess Club This week we feature World Chess Champions Boris Spassky, Bobby Fischer, and Anatoly Karpov. Korchnoi, Victor – Spassky, Boris, 1:0, 1948 Sicilian Defense, Dragon Variation This game was played in the semi-final of the USSR championship in 1948. Spassky was a 14 year old wunderkind destined to win …
In my 18 (the number that equates to “life in Judaism) years of teaching chess (so far), I have seen beginner and intermediate students make a lot of the same mistakes. Here are ten of the mistakes I often find myself speaking to students rated U-1800, when reviewing their games and playing against them: 1) …
By Efrat Cohen, PT, MPT, PCS, C/NDT, Cert. Schroth Scoliosis Therapist As a Physical Therapist, I spend a lot of time analyzing how people move and the postures they assume and why they do so. Usually, it is to determine the cause of injury and the manifestation of symptoms. For quite a while, especially …
By Matthew Grinberg, Founder of Alamogordo Chess Club This week we feature World Chess Champions Vasily Smyslov, Mihail Tal, and Tigran Petrosian. Smyslov, Vasily – Hjartarson, Johann, 0:1, 1995 Sicilian Defense At the age of 75 Smyslov plays in a grandmaster tournament in Iceland, but the young Icelandic player, Hjartarson, defends his home turf skillfully. …
By Victoria O’Connor, Co-Founder & Director of Undergraduate Services of Arrow Academic Consulting Plenty of moves can open a chess game—Catalan Opening, King’s Gambit, Queen’s Gambit—but what about opening moves for college? Like preparing for a chess match, it is never too early to start preparing for college. We assist with resume building, application assistance, …
By Matthew Grinberg, Founder of Alamogordo Chess Club This week we embarrass the next three World Chess Champions Alexander Alekhine, Max Euwe, and Mikhail Botvinnik. Alekhine, Alexander – Tachtarov, 0:1, 1907 Ponziani’s Opening At the time of this game, Alekhine was an unknown 15 year old. If it were not for the two games he played …
By Olga Inglis, Director of Business Development These were my favorite quotes from Tim Crother’s Queen of Katwe book. “Survival in Katwe depends on courage and determination as well as guile and luck.” (page 18) “Katwe’s youth endure an overwhelming stigma, a sense of defeat, and a resignation that they’ll never do any better than …
By Matthew Grinberg, Founder of Alamogordo Chess Club Two Weeks ago I presented the shortest loss ever by a World Chess Champion – a six mover by Anand. That got me to thinking, why not present the shortest loss ever by each of the sixteen World Champions? So I have selected 16 games from all World …
By Matthew Grinberg, Founder of Alamogordo Chess Club This little puzzle of mine illustrates two of the most the most basic and important things about pawn endgames – the opposition and keeping your king in front of your passed pawn. The opposition is one form of zugswang – putting your opponent in a position where any …
By Amy Collett, Founder of Bizwell Having children home from school or daycare means finding ways to keep them entertained throughout the day. This can be a major challenge, especially for parents who are trying to work from home. Often, it feels like the only option is putting them in front of a screen. However, …
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