I recently had an interesting e-mail discussion with one of my customers, Matt S. You can read excerpts below (emphasis added by me). Matt signed up for my free chess tactics e-mail newsletter, and tried out the sample of 25 … Continue reading
Last week 49 year old Jamie Moyer picked up a well earned win for the Colorado Rockies, the baseball team here. My friend and super active chess player Dean Brown was there to watch it live. None of … Continue reading
Last night I watched the movie “Moneyball” starring Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill. I had previously listened to the book that it was based on. I enjoyed both versions of the story very much. Billy Beane, the General Manager of … Continue reading
Want to win more chess games and raise your chess rating? You’ve come to the right place. When you subscribe to the Tactics Time free newsletter, you’ll get: 1. Tips on Chess Tactics that come up frequently in class player … Continue reading
Rest in Peace to Dick Clark who passed away today. You will be missed. I have always been a fan of his, and remember watching his shows like $25,000 Pyramid, Bloopers and Practical Jokes, and spending many years “Rockin” in … Continue reading
Today I want to tell you a little story. A good way to understand the nature of competition in the world of chess is the story of the lion and the two chess players. The story goes that … Continue reading
The finest compliment I can receive is a referral -Donna Harris Today I would like to ask you for a quick favor… If you enjoy my chess tactics blog and newsletter, could you help me “spread the word” and tell … Continue reading
Some quick tidbits…. Happy 49th Birthday today (April 13th) to “The Boss” Garry Kasparov! His historical match against IBM’s Deep Blue inspired me to get into chess! I was in Philadelphia attending the ACM (Association for Computing Machinery) conference when … Continue reading
Here is a chess story, that comes from my podcast, which you can listen to here: http://tacticstime.com/?p=29 The story starts 38 minutes into the recording if you want to listen to it. The synopsis is that: I was visiting my … Continue reading
Based on some feedback that I got from one of my customers, Dan in England, I wrote a Tactics Time User’s Guide. You can read for free here. In the book I give some tips on: How to use … Continue reading
Today’s podcast features Joe Fromme, with cohost Anthea Carson. Joe is the President of the Gentlemen’s Chess Club, an active chess player in Colorado, and tournament organizer. He is a big Bobby Fischer fan, and created a new tournament called … Continue reading