Community Blog Discussions - Is Chess Culture Important for Improving at Chess?#24 I find that a lot of players (at my humble level anyway) do not know simple endings such as Queen/King, Rook/King against King. Here, any old book will do fine. I would also argue that even a book as … | coledavis |
General Chess Discussion - How do I become a Grandmaster?#24 I would start by beating the masters, then beating the international masters (have I got it the right way round?), then go three rounds with a grandmaster. Then invite him to a game. | coledavis |
General Chess Discussion - Sicilian Opening: Where the name come from?#10 I doubt if it was, but the Sicilian should have been a gambit you couldn't refuse. | coledavis |
General Chess Discussion - How to checkmate?#16 Learn rook and king ending, rook and queen ending. I learned from Capablanca's Chess Fundamentals, although I'm sure there are other more modern low level books (although Capa should still be relevant… | coledavis |
General Chess Discussion - Best way to train openings for beginner?#17 I see people talking about 'match results'. Surely this is of little use to beginners, which is what the poster wanted to discuss. | coledavis |
General Chess Discussion - Has Chess Become a Memory Game???#5 Well, Capablanca was more or less a natural. His approach can be read in Chess Fundamentals. His undoing, in fact, was when he played Alekhine without preparing much. However, that was at absolute top… | coledavis |
General Chess Discussion - Is chess coaching a scam or no?#17 I suspect that a few books would probably teach general opening theory better than a coach. A coach - I think - will be able to analyse your games and advise. | coledavis |
General Chess Discussion - Is this the sign of a cheat?#3 I wasn't identifying a person, Cedur216, I was asking if this was a sign of cheating. I don't know much about it. | coledavis |
General Chess Discussion - Is this the sign of a cheat?#1 Recently, I was playing an opponent who was under increasing pressure, both in terms of position and material. The opponent 'left the game', I presumed because of a lack of desire to resign or be mate… | coledavis |
General Chess Discussion - Never give up#5 Don't give up if you are just a piece down. That missing piece may change the balance of the game, and the opponent might not know how to proceed after their windfall. | coledavis |
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