Calculate Update

This past weekend was the 26th annual Collyer Memorial chess tournament. I have played most years, and have had my best and worst tournament...

Learn from Others' Errors Update

My students this week are seeing a series of positions from my games in the 25th Collyer Memorial Chess Tournament. From the same positions,...

Zwischenzug Update

Zwischenzug is also known as intermezzo . It is an in-between or intermediate move, often a check, thrown into the middle of a tactical seq...

Byrne -- Fischer, New York 1956 Update

"Game of the Century" It was quite an experience to watch [Bobby Fischer] during the critical stage of the game. There he sat li...

Watching Fireworks Update

A couple of evenings ago, I played a blitz game online that seemed as though it turned bad in a hurry. My assessment was wrong. At the very ...

Rook versus Bishop Update

When I think that I understand something, I expect to be able to execute the maneuver in mere seconds. Sometimes, my understanding of the pa...