Chess

[jay santos]

Chess.com has a mobile app that works well enough that it's my primary chess-playing interface now. Lots of IM's and really good players playing on chess.com these days.

Cool, I've been feeling the pull back in. I downloaded the Shredder Chess app that costs like $5 or something, and I've been doing all the Tactics problems. That's been fun to kill a minute or two at a time in church or on the john or in line or at a red light. That seems to be all the free time I have nowadays (outside the 5+ hours I dedicate to CUF/CS).

[Uncle Ted]

My little friend can kick all your *sses...

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[Sleeping in EQ]

What about this book, SIEQ?
Amazon.com: Play Winning Chess (Everyman Chess) (9781857443318): Yasser Seirawan: Books
That strategies book is the third in a series of four, and I really can't see myself ever reading four books on chess. This seems more of a summary?

This one looks interesting too:
Amazon.com: How to Reassess Your Chess, Fourth edition (9781890085131): Jeremy Silman: Books

Every book in the Winning Chess series is excellent, and you don't have to purchase all of them. Over the years I've used them to give instruction to chess clubs and to private students, and it's always gone well.

Winning Chess Strategies is a book that helps a ton of players make a breakthrough in their games. It helps them get their head on straight, and quiets all the anxious thoughts of "Oh no, he's deviated from the lines I know," and organizes all of the situational "advice" that chess players pick up. It helps you be a strong positional player, which is most often the difference between an expert and a mid-level class player.

I've used Play Winning Chess with my youngest students. There are great things in it, but I suspect Winning Chess Strategies will serve you better.

The Silman book is OK. He's a good writer and has good ideas.

[BigFatMeanie]

Every book in the Winning Chess series is excellent, and you don't have to purchase all of them. Over the years I've used them to give instruction to chess clubs and to private students, and it's always gone well.

Winning Chess Strategies is a book that helps a ton of players make a breakthrough in their games. It helps them get their head on straight, and quiets all the anxious thoughts of "Oh no, he's deviated from the lines I know," and organizes all of the situational "advice" that chess players pick up. It helps you be a strong positional player, which is most often the difference between an expert and a mid-level class player.

I've used Play Winning Chess with my youngest students. There are great things in it, but I suspect Winning Chess Strategies will serve you better.

The Silman book is OK. He's a good writer and has good ideas.

Cool. I just bought Winning Chess Strategies from Amazon (Kindle version). I expect to be an IM next year. If I'm not - I'm blaming you

[Sleeping in EQ]

How is everyone's chess game?

[Green Monstah]

Below average. I used to enjoy playing quite a bit, though.

[The_Douger]

I have been teaching my son to play. When I was a teen I used to play quite a bit in local tournaments and stuff, I have good memories of it, but lately I'm just trying to teach my son. Maybe he and I can enroll in a tournament together and spend some time one Saturday doing that.

[old_gregg]

chess is cool. makes me wish i was smarter.

[Sleeping in EQ]

I have been teaching my son to play. When I was a teen I used to play quite a bit in local tournaments and stuff, I have good memories of it, but lately I'm just trying to teach my son. Maybe he and I can enroll in a tournament together and spend some time one Saturday doing that.

I taught an after school chess program, and it was a great time for my son and me. Now I do a chess camp in the summer, and he comes to that too.

[Green Monstah]

My mom and I had a tradition of playing chess when I'd wake up in the middle of the night sick. Highly recommend. It took my mind off being sick, and more often than not, I'd hit the sack before the game was up, so mom could get some sleep.

[swampfrog]

Played on HS team in the state of Washington (5th board). Haven't done anything with it since.

[Sleeping in EQ]

My mom and I had a tradition of playing chess when I'd wake up in the middle of the night sick. Highly recommend. It took my mind off being sick, and more often than not, I'd hit the sack before the game was up, so mom could get some sleep.

This makes sense. Research has found that chess can bring on alpha waves, which feels relaxing.

[Sleeping in EQ]

The Pro Chess League season starts tomorrow.

Some of the very best players in the world are participating and the games are 15 minutes plus increment for each player.

https://www.prochessleague.com/

The games are live streamed on chess.com, and on YouTube.

[swampfrog]

Garry Kasparov recently did a podcast with Eric Weinstein where they talk a little chess and a lot of politics.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpQTqhs9xmA

He's an interesting follow on Twitter.

https://twitter.com/Kasparov63

[Walter Sobchak]

Speaking of chess, last month I shared this video with a captive audience of teenagers:

The context was a message about setting goals and growth mindset. Incredible story.