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Sadler, Regan 'Chess for Life' Has anyone read this? https://www.newinchess.com/chess-for-life I understand they study Tiviakov's Qd6 Scandinavian, but what about the others? Mostly, do they cover Cramling's white or black rep... Started 03/12/19 at 18:03:28 by nocteus	9	772	03/18/19 at 22:08:59 By: kylemeister
Keep It Simple: 1.e4 by IM Sielecki I want to start a discussion about this repertoire. The main choices are: Sicilian: Rossolimo against 2...Nc6, Moscow against 2...d6, Alapin against 2...e6 Open Games: Scotch 4Knights a... Started 07/14/18 at 18:27:57 by alyechin « Pages 1 2 3 all »	41	10976	03/15/19 at 07:56:44 By: Paul Brondal
Practicing the woodpecker method? Hi all, I was wondering if anyone found a good way to practice the woodpecker method? What book, website, chess program are you using? Silly question, is the book problems actually good? I read that i... Started 03/06/19 at 17:45:14 by Mtal	7	643	03/08/19 at 12:02:29 By: Paul Brondal
Pros and Cons of having an opening repertoire? This is just a simple and basic question. As I started studying openings once for three months 45 years ago, then picked up a line here and there but didn't study serious as consequence of not seeing ... Started 02/23/19 at 16:54:48 by Jupp53 « Pages 1 2 all »	20	1896	03/02/19 at 21:54:23 By: Jupp53
Self Training Method I just started getting serious about getting a consistent training method. I've been doing 30 minutes of woodpecker tactics, playing 15+10 games and analyzing them and working through the Learning Che... Started 02/27/19 at 02:12:51 by iiPlasma	4	614	03/02/19 at 21:32:25 By: Jupp53
Opening training in old Chessmaster style? I love the style of the old Chessmaster opening training. At any point, all the book moves are displayed in graphic style on the board with yellow dots on the pieces that can be moved, with yellow dot... Started 02/24/19 at 00:35:39 by jewelmind	6	529	02/24/19 at 11:13:00 By: an ordinary chessplayer
Chessable French Winawer for Black I got e-mail about this French Winawer for Black https://www.chessable.com/unbalanced-the-french-winawer-for-black/course/17632/?... Started 02/23/19 at 01:27:39 by Leon_Trotsky	0	389	02/23/19 at 01:27:39 By: Leon_Trotsky
ChessPub Book of the Year 2018 - Nominations ChessPub Book of the Year 2018 Can users add to the list? It seems I've already forgotten how this works. Moderators: If this is incorrect, go ahead and delete it. Started 01/14/19 at 04:20:49 by IM_Serious « Pages 1 2 3 all »	44	4663	02/22/19 at 19:01:26 By: Stigma
Vladimir Kramnik retires Hi. News that former world champion Vladimir Kramnik is retiring from professional chess can be found on the Tata Steel webpage. This strikes me as really quite sad. Good luck in the future ... Started 01/30/19 at 00:13:34 by Confused_by_Theory	11	1063	02/14/19 at 01:57:39 By: ReneDescartes
Play 1...d6 against everything https://www.newinchess.com/play-1-d6-against-everything New book. I'm interested in their recommendation of the Antoshin Philidor - I've tried to make this work a number of times, but I couldn't ... Started 09/20/17 at 20:51:14 by mn	7	2858	02/06/19 at 09:35:51 By: RdC
"Understanding Before Moving" series by Grooten Hello friends. I wanted to call your attention to the "Understanding Before Moving" series of books by Herman Grooten, published by Thinkers Publishing. Currently two volumes are available, the first ... Started 02/01/19 at 02:28:13 by phonological_loop	10	1072	02/03/19 at 20:02:40 By: gillbod
Chess Architecture There is a free paper on 'Chess Architecture' by Keith McCaughin to download: https://www.chesspublishing.com/content/chess_architecture.htm Discussion here, please. Started 01/14/19 at 10:19:59 by GMTonyKosten « Pages 1 2 all »	26	2402	01/27/19 at 03:29:03 By: Stigma
Keeping your repertoire on a mobile device I am pretty much addicted to my iPad for chess. There are a number of great ebook apps out there, and plenty of apps to play against others. One thing that I've found lacking is a nice way of doc... Started 03/15/18 at 22:31:25 by gillbod	9	2071	01/14/19 at 01:58:27 By: an ordinary chessplayer
Tactics training What do people think is the best method of tactical training? 1) doing lots of puzzles which are easy enough to score highly, but aiming to solve them rapidly? 2) less puzzles, but solving m... Started 12/27/18 at 10:00:05 by snakebite	3	809	12/27/18 at 19:14:24 By: Stigma
How to Study Chess Openings Hi guys so basically, I am 2300. I wanted to ask you guys, how do you study chess openings? In other words, do you do the work on your own with software that is commercially available? ... Started 12/27/18 at 01:39:39 by charlesgalofre	6	970	12/27/18 at 07:26:53 By: charlesgalofre
Fast shipping chess book distributor I have some books to order, especially some of the new openings books published this months such as the Najdorf of Everyman. Since it is Christmas season, the post always gets very slow due to so many... Started 12/23/18 at 04:33:27 by Leon_Trotsky	0	641	12/23/18 at 04:33:27 By: Leon_Trotsky
Chess Structures - A Grandmaster Guide Chess Structures - A Grandmaster Guide by Mauricio Flores Rios Apologies if there's a thread on this book already, I had a look but didn't see one. I hear good things about this book, but it... Started 12/21/18 at 13:37:49 by Monocle	1	791	12/21/18 at 14:03:36 By: dfan
Good chess book for 9 year old? My 9 year old grandson is interested in chess. I'd like to get him a book for Christmas. Can anyone recommend a good book for beginners? Started 12/18/18 at 16:43:03 by Cynthia Moore	13	1258	12/20/18 at 03:36:44 By: an ordinary chessplayer
Elo and Rapid Elo count I played an event where I lost about 5 rapid elo points. However if I had played the same results vs the same players and if it had been standard time I would instead have gained 15 elo points. I thin... Started 12/13/18 at 10:03:33 by bragesjo	6	996	12/15/18 at 00:04:08 By: Leon_Trotsky
Mental Strength & Converting Won Positions ...is something I struggle with a lot. I can play a great game for 3/4 of the game, reach a technically winning position, only to somehow take my foot off the gas and let my chance slip. This is ... Started 11/29/18 at 10:51:21 by Bancrates	10	1506	12/11/18 at 22:50:19 By: Bancrates

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