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Friday Lesson: How you Feeling?

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This video blog, I admit is going to sound strange and look stranger too, However to me it is the utmost important lesson to mastering chess.

There is books on openings, there is books on middle games, there is books on endings, there is books and videos going over games and mates.

What there isn't is any book or video until now that explains the Emotional side of chess. ...

10/29/14 Blitz Chess

Hey Guys.

I'm doing a Wednesday lesson as today is my only day off this week from work as I found out on Monday I'm doing a 16 hour shift on Saturday.

I had these videos prepared just for such an occasion, I explained a little about Blitz chess and time pressure.

You really can not explain it to someone who doesn't know what it is like with out them having them go through it them self. ...

10/26/14 Sunday Video Time Pressure

We feel different forms of pressure of time, however none of them is anything like it is with Chess. I explained before that Nigel Short was under time pressure and that was why he missed his moves. I was messaged and I was asked "How does time pressure have any effect on you during chess, you either make the move or you don't?"

Now I could try to explain it to you however you just would not understand until you get a sense of it for your self.

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Anyone watching this I urge you to try a Blitz game, No seconds added per move and play for 4 or 2 minutes if you are not used to it. ...

10/24 - 25 /14 Friday/Saturday Lesson Sicilion Najdorf

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I explained briefly last time about the Sicilion opening. Today and Saturdays lesson.

I go into further lengths into the Grand Master Gary Kasparov's Patterned opening the Najdorf variation.

Game 10 of their series was my favorite when I watched them back in 1993. I walk through the game with you I did mess up at the end a little but I'm sure you can understand and picture me now at 32 trying to read my writing when i was 11 😀 ...

10/12/14 Daily Games

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Todays games is here,
this will be the last of the daily games I will be posting here for a while. However they will continue to be posted on Youtube, if you would like to see them continue to be on here. Let me know, feedback is welcomed.

The Weekend blogs/or when I have off from work will still continue to be done here.

The entire process of the Daily games is designed to show/ Beginners how chess players think...

10/21/14 Daily Games

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Added: After I had completed and uploaded the video the time out option appeared for one of my games. I waited an hour then claimed the win. Sorry it was not on Camera I didn't think it was making an entire new video for just one time out.



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10/20/14 Daily Games

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Today's Latest Moves,

10/19/14 Daily Games +Sunday Lesson +DG part 2

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Another Checkmate : Here is a perfect example of the rule It takes 3 pieces to capture a running king. my 2 knights and my Queen, of cause it did help that Black decided to come towards me.



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10/18/14 Daily Games + Saturday Lesson + A look back

Coming up today in the Daily Game update. A checkmate! one of the games ended in Checkmate which you can view below until the videos are posted. There may be another two parter for todays daily game.

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10/17/14 Daily Games

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