Chess GOAT

I would say that Bobby Fischer is a good selection as the GOAT, but his antics off the…

Why Your Knights Should Face Each Other

Don’t have your knights facing forward

The Relative Value of Chess Pieces

The first step in learning to play the game of chess is to learn the relative values of chess…

The Queen’s Gambit…Accepted

Many friends reached out to me & encouraged me to watch the Netflix series…

Why Americans Children Should Be Taught Chess

I learned to play the game of chess very very young. My father, who was deployed…

The Important Life Lesson Chess Teaches Children

My Sandbagging Sob Story

Sandbagging if you are unfamiliar with the term, refers to the act of purposefully losing to lower one’s rating…

Would Aliens Enjoy Chess?

Could the game of chess appeal to extraterrestrial intellects?

Three Female Chess Players to Admire

These queens of the sixty-four were checkmating men before Beth…

Nifty Mate in Two

I play a lot of “bullet” chess. This means each side has only sixty seconds for their entire game. Sometimes winning is just…