By Chad Kimball “Notation” is a method in chess strategy books that is used to describe the movement of pieces on the chess board, without needing a visual diagram of the chess board for each move. It greatly increases a chess author’s ability to describe a large number of chess games in compact form, leaving [...]

A revolutionary book on chess endgames, designed to ensure that players understand everything they need to know at their rating levels, and prepare them to advance to the next. For more than 100 years, the world’s leading chess players and teachers have told their students to study the endgame. Now, for the first time, a [...]

You can increase your IQ (intelligence quotient) in the next ten minutes. There are many brain power exercises and techniques designed to help you long-term, but what if you need a quick brain fix right now? What if there is an important meeting coming up, or a crucial test, or just a chess game you [...]

Many people don’t take game playing seriously. That’s perfectly fine; unless you want to win. There are also people that want to win AND have fun. If you’re one of those people, or if you want to be one of those people, this article can help. Without further ado, here are five tips to winning [...]

Have you ever used your intuition to solve problems? Can you trust your intuition? Can you improve it? What Is Intuition? Intuition is simply a feeling , sense, or hunch based on information not available to your conscious mind. Some say this comes from the ether or wherever, but I’m content to believe that our [...]

By Eddie Tobey  Studies carried out in different countries have clearly shown that chess games build up concentration, perception, self-discipline, planning and much more. In other words, chess games for kids combine developmental thinking and enjoyment. Kids’ chess games undoubtedly raise the intelligence quotient (IQ) scores of kids. They strengthen problem solving skills and the [...]

During the last six years, I’ve contributed interviews, fiction, and opinions to a variety of state, national, and online chess magazines. This book, a complete collection of my chess writing, is the culmination of that work. Its title, Engaging Pieces, describes both the art writers strive to create and the medium with which chess players [...]