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| your article on B + N mate | 11/12/2009 |
Q: Good morning from Yorkshire, England. I discovered your 10 minute videos on You Tube on the subject ...
A: Attached kindly find the PDF file. Most chess literature close to the category you described can ...
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| Rating improvement and use of Monroi PCM | 10/24/2009 |
Q: Louis Lima. I just found your Channel in YouTube and I commend you and applaud your excellent work ...
A: Although the rating jumps are higher at the USCF 1300 level, it is very difficult to get that many ...
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| Ready to learn real chess... | 10/9/2009 |
Q: I have been playing chess for a number of years and can beat most everyone I know. The problem is ...
A: It would help to get an approximate idea of your strength. Do you know what your approximate rating ...
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| Queen moves | 8/10/2009 |
Q: My daughter seems to think a queen can move like a knight as in l shape and jump . that is not true ...
A: You are correct. The only piece that can jump over other pieces is the knight. I made four ...
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| beginner | 8/2/2009 |
Q: I am a beginning chess player and have a question about how to build tactics quickly. Prior to ...
A: I like how you have developed a specific goal, which allows you to measure your chess improvement. ...
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| Chess Question | 7/10/2009 |
Q: I'm a beginner at chess and am trying to work out a problem as well as get practice on algebraic ...
A: No worries. OK, the answer lies in the weak rook on c8. As I said earlier, it is weak because it has ...
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| check | 5/14/2009 |
Q: My king was checked by my opponent's bishop. I interposed a knight that simultaneously checked his ...
A: The answer is yes. His king is in check and he must either move his king to a safe square, or ...
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| question re. 9 yr. old | 3/24/2009 |
Q: I have a 91/2 yr. old son who started school chess in the fall. It's been 6 months and he has a ...
A: Below is my own opinion to your question. However, I do not have experience with children and chess ...
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| Winning | 1/19/2008 |
Q: I have been asked to find out if you can only win a game of chess by a checkmate or is there another ...
A: That is correct. You can only win a game of chess by checkmate. In tournament competitions or games ...
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| rating? | 10/25/2007 |
Q: Lima, I played some competitive chess many, many years ago and would like to get back in to it. At ...
A: I've been steadily making progress and currently at 1800! Letter designations are still in use. ...
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| chess visualization | 8/31/2007 |
Q: There's so many books on chess but so little useful materials on chess visualization. I like to ...
A: In my opinion there is a plethora of training ways and materials to help one visualize better over ...
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| chess | 7/28/2007 |
Q: How should I study chess to improve? What is the best way to study chess?
A: Before I can answer this I need to have an idea of your chess ability. Could you tell me a little ...
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| Checkmate | 7/19/2007 |
Q: Can you accidently move your King into a checkmate position, remove your hand from the King. Your ...
A: In the situation you describe you must put the king back where it was and make another move with ...
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| Checkmate | 7/19/2007 |
Q: Can you accidently move your King into a checkmate position, remove your hand from the King. Your ...
A: In the situation you outline it is not possible for your opponent to take your king, even if you ...
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| Grob attack! | 7/16/2007 |
Q: I recently have been playing the Grob for white and have won many short and long games with it.How ...
A: Unfortunately the opening is not my strength, so I would recommend that you redirect your question ...
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| Self training | 7/9/2007 |
Q: I'm going to be a freshman in high school after this summer is over, and I have not played any chess ...
A: You have some instructive books in your collection! I would recommend for you to focus on these ...
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| What is not said | 3/13/2007 |
Q: I have seen many chess openings in literature like beginners chess but I haven't seen a book or site ...
A: I take it that your description of what a proposed opening sequence means is the "main line" that ...
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| concepts | 3/12/2007 |
Q: What do think are the most important concepts to understand in a game of chess? And could try to ...
A: I really apologize but I have been out of the country since 2/29 and returning on 3/18. I just got ...
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| Tactics/openings | 2/25/2007 |
Q: I need to know where to go to get tactical problems from real games that are more then four moves ...
A: 1. Imagination in Chess: How to Think Creatively and Avoid Foolish Mistakes by Paata Gaprindashvili ...
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| opening?? | 1/16/2007 |
Q: Why is it important to have a good opening?
A: Could you clarify your question? It is typically a good idea to know an opening well (e.g. typical ...
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| en passent | 1/13/2007 |
Q: what does it mean and when is it done
A: I remember how confusing the en passant rule felt when I first began to learn how to play the game. ...
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| chess | 1/2/2007 |
Q: Is there a reason that the queen always starts on her own color? Is it just convention? Would a ...
A: There is no particular reason the Queen starts in her own color. It is part of the rules of the ...
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| chess | 12/24/2006 |
Q: How do you develop a good strategy when playing chess. WHat do you look for come your turn?
A: These are difficult questions to answer in a few words because it very much depends on what your ...
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| checkmate | 12/20/2006 |
Q: my sister and i are learn as u go chess players. my question is can u actually move into checkmate ...
A: You cannot move into checkmate, unless you are playing speed chess (e.g. five minutes or less for ...
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| CHESS PUZZLE? | 11/10/2006 |
Q: I recently bought 303 perplexing chess puzzles by Fred Wilson. I'm not really sure how to do chess ...
A: I have seen Fred's book when visiting his bookstore in NYC, but have not read it. I will check out a ...
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| Stalemate in 30 Moves? | 11/3/2006 |
Q: Louis, Is there a rule that if you are down to only your king, or your king is your only moveable ...
A: There is such a rule, though it is 50 moves, not 30 - and you are right, this is only if you have no ...
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| Chess | 10/17/2006 |
Q: Can you give me some strategys and tactics in chess? And also how can i train my self in playing ...
A: If you are a very beginner and can afford to purchase some books, two wonderful books I would ...
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| Chess | 10/16/2006 |
Q: what is the best strategy in chess
A: Your question is very large in scope, so I am afraid I cannot answer it. There are different ...
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| king | 10/16/2006 |
Q: If your kings in check and you dont move your king you move another piece is that still checkmate. ...
A: If you are playing chess and not using a chess clock, then it would be illegal to make a move that ...
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| chess | 9/5/2006 |
Q: how does en passant work, i thought it was just the first pawn moves, but someone just did it half ...
A: I remember how confusing the en passant rule felt when first began to learn how to play the game. ...
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| Books | 8/14/2006 |
Q: I have been playing chess for about 2 years now and am looking for some good books that will improve ...
A: I would gladly examine your losses. Kindly e-mail them to TenderDragon@Optonline.net and allow me a ...
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| Opposition and critical squares scenario - can white win? | 7/30/2006 |
Q: Black has Kd5 White has Pd2, Kd1 It is white's turn. Black has control of the critical squares. ...
A: In order for White to try and gain the opposition, the King must get in front of his pawn before ...
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