Recently I played in the Grandmaster Simul against GM Alex Fishbein at the Denver Chess Club on June 23, 2011. I was able to not lose for the first time in a simul, by getting a draw! It was a … Continue reading
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Monthly Archives: June 2011
Légal or illegal
I recently wrote an article on Hubpages.com about the tactical pattern known as Légal’s Mate, and when it works, and when it doesn’t work. This is a very important tactical pattern to know, and has a lot of subtle points … Continue reading
October 2006 Tactics Time: Out of the Dark Ages
The Colorado Chess Informant, and Tactics Time column had a bit of a “Dark Ages” in late 2005 and early 2006 until Randy Reynolds of Fort Collins told over as Editor of the magazine, and brought the column back to life. … Continue reading
Reddit poster requests feedback on his game…
From redd.it/i4xuy reddit.com is one of my favorite sites. There is a chess forum on there, which I read and post to frequently. http://www.reddit.com/r/chess/ Today a “redditor” posted one of his games, and asked people to estimate his playing strength. … Continue reading
GM Fishbein simul at the Denver Chess Club
Grandmaster and many time Colorado Champion Alex Fishbein will be appearing for a simul Thursday June 23, 2011 at the Denver Chess Club! Simul will begin around 7:00 so arrive around 6:30-6:45. Cost is only $5! I am planning on … Continue reading
April 2005 Tactics Time Column: Opening Blunder
The April 2005 Tactics Time features some great positions! Included are a windmill style mate, opening blunder in which black wins a piece on move 6, Boden’s mate (which was missed in the game), and text book smothered mate that … Continue reading
Marble Chess Table
My friend James “J.C.” MacNeil has created a really beautiful marble chess table. My friend Anthea Carson wrote a HubPage article about it: Denver Artist JC MacNeil Shows The Process He Used To Make A Decorative Chess Table.
Bobby Fischer Against the World
I recently watched the HBO Documentary – “Bobby Fischer Against the World”. I was so excited about this movie, that I upgraded my cable package that morning to include HBO. It was actually pretty reasonable to do, and I only … Continue reading
January 2005 Tactics Time: Forcing a Draw
The January 2005 Tactics Time features some great positions! Included are discovered and double attacks, deflections, mating nets, and two games where the losing side forces a draw (a really under appreciated, but important tactical motif!) Problem #8 is interesting, … Continue reading
October 2004 Tactics Time Column
The October 2004 issue of tactics time included a lot of tactics involving the knight. As my good buddy Francisco once said “Knights are tricky”. This issue also features some good upsets, missed opportunities, and even an underpromotion! There are … Continue reading
Tactics Time Newsletter!
If you love chess tactics as much as I do, you will want to sign up for my FREE Tactics Time Newsletter. Each newsletter contains: A Fun Chess Tactics Problem for you to solve taken from my Tactics Time database. An … Continue reading