Next level patzer YTRREFS

I have a new goal. I am going to become a Grandpatzer. You read that correctly; it's not a typo. As you probably know, Grandpatzer is no...

What is average anyway? YTRREFS

The term 'average chess player' comes up every now and again. But what does that even mean? I am sure that every person who has ever...

How good is your chess? YTRREFS

Have you ever played Match the masters on Chessmaster? It is a training mode that requests you to guess the moves from various master games....

Attack the king YTRREFS

One of the finest chess books ever written. Those are tall words from the back cover of this classic book. But The art of attack in chess i...

Selling chess calculation YTRREFS

Chess calculation is a core skill in chess. Some say it's the most important skill, and that the ability to calculate deeply and accura...

Back to basics YTRREFS

Chess is 99% tactics. This is a truism that is often repeated. I don't know if it's correct, or if it even makes sense to discuss th...

Everything you need? YTRREFS

You should not judge a book by its cover. I don’t think this has ever been more true about a chess book than in this case. Lev Alburt’s Che...