tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79435090692682135762011-04-21T15:24:09.290-07:00tools for improving your chess game and teaching new and novice players to enjoy the game of kings.Pastor J Palmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15030111968032719215noreply@blogger.comBlogger31100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7943509069268213576.post-37996082563233332672008-06-24T11:47:00.000-07:002008-06-24T11:48:32.971-07:00Here is an odds game that shows the devestating power of revealed checks. Even though many mistakes were made (see the annotations) this tactic shows itself to be both powerful and fun (unless it is being done to you.)<br /><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://chessflash.com/releases/latest/ChessFlash.swf" width="100%" height="300"><param name="movie" value="http://chessflash.com/releases/latest/ChessFlash.swf" /><param name="FlashVars" value="pgnurl=palmsundays/Revealed%20Check.pgn&orientation=horizontal&tabmode=false&twoboards=false&puzzle=false&humanplayswhite=true&boardonly=false" /></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7943509069268213576-3799608256323333267?l=bishopsgame.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Pastor J Palmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15030111968032719215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7943509069268213576.post-73868787252513464782008-04-08T10:33:00.000-07:002008-04-08T10:43:39.908-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qnbhaSS0SKg/R_uuvu78hYI/AAAAAAAAAgc/-b5oghtBJvw/s1600-h/2+Nf3+f6+blunder.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qnbhaSS0SKg/R_uuvu78hYI/AAAAAAAAAgc/-b5oghtBJvw/s320/2+Nf3+f6+blunder.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186931530923804034" border="0" /></a><br />Or how to exploit those who don't play it against you!<br /><br /><a href="http://renaissanceknights.org/IL%20Scholastic/Handouts/Handouts%20PDFs/1e4e52Nf3Introduction.pdf">1e4e52Nf3Introduction.pdf</a><br /><br />1. e4 e5<br />2. Nf3<br /><br />In this game you often see beginners foolishly failing to defend their e-pawn. You also see them trying to defend it wrongly, especially with 2... f6? This document has an important explanation of why this is bad and how to exploit it.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7943509069268213576-7386878725251346478?l=bishopsgame.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Pastor J Palmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15030111968032719215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7943509069268213576.post-24432253246593472222008-04-08T10:26:00.000-07:002008-04-08T10:51:32.141-07:00is a blog to collect and post chess learning resources as I find them. I am a patzer interested in learning and improving my game for fun. Check back here for directions to good learning tools to improve your chess game, while I try to improve mine.<br /><br />This blog is meant to complement the <a href="http://knightsofconcordia.blogspot.com/2008/04/new-chess-club-at-concordia-lutheran.html">information blog</a> for our Chess Club for North Whidbey Island, <a href="http://knightsofconcordia.blogspot.com">Knights of Concordia</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7943509069268213576-2443225324659347222?l=bishopsgame.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Pastor J Palmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15030111968032719215noreply@blogger.com0