Thursday, April 20, 2006

Super Blitz Grandmaster Speed Chess DVD!

Have you ever seen Grandmasters

duke it out playing Blitz Chess? It really is amazing, in this DVD the American champion Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura and four other American Grandmasters, Larry Christiansen (author of Storming the Barricades), Joel Benjamin and Alexander Shabalov play a high heat tournament with move by move commentary by Maurice Ashley who is well qualified for the job being a grandmaster as well. He does an amazing job of interpreting the moves played and even moves that would have been a good option. Only ten minutes on the clock per game, this is fast play folks. In a nutshell it is an exciting and inspiring DVD.


Veiw Speed Chess DVD

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Monday, April 10, 2006

Beginner Chess Books, Through To Intermediate.

“What would be a good beginner chess book for my child to learn from?” This is a frequently heard question that many people ask. In this posting I will give you the recommendations of experienced Chess Coaches.

For the complete beginner Chess Rules for Students is the book most recommended by Teachers and Coaches all over the US. for Beginner chess players It puts the game in simple perspective, explaining the rules so that anyone can understand the game, doubly so if you have a chessboard set up as you go through it. To top it off it is very inexpensive.


The Chess Tactics For Students workbook is a great beginner chess book. If the intended recipient of the book already knows the rules but not so keen on tactics this beginner chess book is the way to go. It is made in a workbook style for beginners forcing you to think out pre-made chess problems.


More advanced books isolate different parts of the game (such as the opening or strategies), for a player wishing to advance in certain fields the Winning Chess Series, authored
by International Grandmaster Yasser Seirawan, is a great choice they cover the Openings, Endgames, Tactics,
Strategies and much more, 6 titles in all.


Other Great Beginner Chess Books

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