Old Books Can Still Teach Us A Lot
I’m a terrible chess player, I admit that. I really got into it when I went through chemotherapy to try to keep my brain in shape. To help with that, I began...
The Caro-Kann Defense, Part Four
This post concludes looking at the Caro-Kann by looking at the last two main line variations according to Reuben Fine and his excellent Ideas Behind the Chess Openings. Neither of these variations...
The Caro-Kann Defense, part three
The last two posts of the Caro-Kann Defense have looked at the defense from introducing it to taking an attacking approach. This post looks at a more passive fourth move from white,...
Jumping Rope: Make it Fun
A simple jump rope is a versatile and effective strength and conditioning tool. It's also a lost art. As I've covered elsewhere it is inexpensive, it's useful for warming up, metabolic conditioning,...
The Caro-Kann Defense, part two
In the last post white responded to 1. e4 c6 by maintaining the tension in the center and it did not result in many good options for black. In today's post we'll...