Improving Your Game
"Play
the opening like a book, the middle game like a magician, and the endgame like a
machine."
~Rudolf Spielman
New!
Coach's Corner teaching pages:
#1--Trouncing the Four-Move Checkmate
What other topics would you like to see on the Coach's Corner? Email Pete here
If Chess Odyssey instruction could be satisfactorily accomplished solely via the Internet, then ours would be an online educational program. But our energy, excitement, experience, unique curriculum and individualized attention cannot be had without direct personal interaction, as in our clubs. To grow well, chess players must have a mentoring relationship with a good chess coach--a benefit which books, software, etc., cannot provide.
In the future, we will be adding to and expanding this portion of the web site in various ways (for one thing, Coach Pete's been itching to write a piece for parents entitled "How to Beat Your Kid at Chess"). :-) For now, check out some of the useful resources available online (most are free):
Links to get you started:
Richard James' UK site, ChessKids Academy
Manus Patrick Fealy's Chess Tutorial
'Chess is Fun'--Jon Edwards' introduction to chess
Exeter Club Coaching Index
Bruce Pandolfini's 64 Commandments of ChessClassic games to study:
Match wits with Bobby Fischer, Part 1
Match wits with Bobby Fischer, Part 2
Match wits with Garry Kasparov, Part 1
Match wits with Garry Kasparov, Part 2
Best Games of the Best Players
Classic Games of World Champions (some are miniatures)
Best All-Time Games (one opinion)
Dr. Dave's Canon of Educational Chess GamesPractice online:
Logical Chess Tactics Trainer
Logical Chess Pawn Work
Logical Chess Endgame Studies
Logical Chess Tactical Problem Tablebase
Logical Chess Searchable Endgame Database
Chess Visualization TrainingDid you know?
You can earn high school credit by taking Maurice Ashley's ChessMastery course through Keystone Virtual High School
Click here to return to the Chess Odyssey home page.
© 2002-2004 Chess Odyssey, Inc. All rights reserved.
