To join: make a $25 (or more) tax deductible donation to ChessEdu.org and we will send your log in details for one-year access. (It may take up to 72 hours to receive your log in.) In Trial by Tactics you are shown the position just before the tactic occurs and then asked to visualize the winning sequence. Thereby emulating a real game scenario. We intersperse these puzzles with endgame studies and chess problems to explore the broad spectrum of chess creativity. We recommend using Trial by Tactics in conjunction with the ChessEdu.org curriculum. A new puzzle is posted daily. A tactic a day keeps the losses at bay! [FEN “1k4r1/pP5p/8/n3P3/6r1/P1P2Nbq/1R2Q1N1/2B2RK1 b - - 0 … [Read more...]
Senior Moments
Senior Moments by Tim Harding Senior chess tournaments are increasing in popularity and this year the FIDE World Senior team tournament was revived. Although it drew a quite small entry, interest in future years is likely to increase and in 2015 team and individual championships are scheduled for both World and Europe seniors. A big change this year, not universally popular, was that instead of the traditional 60+ age group events (50+ for women), FIDE introduced a two-tier structure. The "real" seniors are now 65+ (players born 1949 or earlier were eligible) while a 50+ "junior senior" category was introduced. The 2014 World Seniors Congress was held at the Mediterranean Village … [Read more...]