Endgames are one of the most important parts of chess. If you know and play endgame well, the middle game will always be much easier to play because you understand what you want in the endgames. Rock and pawn endgames are one of key endgame because so many games are decided with that type of endgame.
Training videos
Psychological preparation for chess
One vital part to be a strong chess player are psychological preparation for chess. Stay focus and calm no matter what is going on around you or on the board will help you are lot. Martin Hagger is Professor of Psychology at Curtin University and is excellent in exercise psychology. Here he shows how the techniques might be used by
Learning from the masters
One of the most effective ways to take process in chess is to analyse games with great players. Special if it´s with good annotation. We will talk more about it later here in yourchesstraining.com. But we want to show you great game between Vassily Ivanchuk vs. Wang Hao.
How to judge a chess position
One of the most important things in chess is to judge a chess position. All players are judge in it through the game more or less. But what is the best way to do it. We will talk about it many times here on yourchesstraining.com because it´s important to development it.
Strategic Ideas for Beginners
WGM Jennifer Shahade had very good lecture about in Strategic Ideas for Beginners in The Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis 2013. Here you can see the lecture, great value for beginners.
How to mate with knight and bishop?
It is strange situation about mate with knight and bishop. A lot of chess players don´t know hot to do it, even so they would newer admit it! Even strong one. The reasons are probably two.