The BBC has produced a wonderful hour-long documentary titled “How to Win at Chess,” most of which has been posted at zaphod319’s YouTube channel. It is also widely available for download, though not yet available for sale. Structured rather like David Shenk’s The Immortal Game, it follows an arranged game between British chess personalities Ray Keene and Daniel King (which the two players use as a vehicle for instruction) while jumping off into various aspects of chess history, culture, and competition. Highly recommended.
Hat tip to Mark Weeks, who often posts about videos on Friday.
To play and to analyze – those are the most important element in a chess program. To this respect, Pocket Fritz 4 provides a real thoroughbred, not just a bean counter. But don’t be afraid: you don’t need a special training course to run this beast. Everything is very easy, with a pleasant and intuitive interface. To study and to have fun, Pocket Fritz 4 offers you versatility and power.
To play and to analyze – those are the most important element in a chess program. To this respect, Pocket Fritz 4 provides a real thoroughbred, not just a bean counter. But don’t be afraid: you don’t need a special training course to run this beast. Everything is very easy, with a pleasant and intuitive interface. To study and to have fun, Pocket Fritz 4 offers you versatility and power.
Passed pawn versus kingside attack was the theme of this game from the European Women’s Championship, where mighty batteries had been erected in the c and g-file. White is to play – which move would you recommend to her now?
A) 34.c8Q
B) 34.Kxh3
C) 34.gxh3
The solution is here,
but first ponder over it with a larger version of the diagram.