Level up with Square Off I am very excited to see the launch of Square Off’s new product, the Square Off Pro. I have been teaching chess for more than a decade and several of my students have purchased Square Off products. Square’s Off’s products have worked very well for them and have gotten them extremely excited to play and study chess. Being able to play on an interactive board is an amazing feature and caused my students to spend many extra hours at the board practicing because they were able to do it in a way that was fun and interesting for them. I think Square Off’s new product w ..read more

Can you become a grandmaster? What does it take? Is it too late? Ever since I learned to play chess, it was my dream to become a Grandmaster.  It has been a long and challenging road to improve at chess and understand the game better and this article focuses on what it takes to become a Grandmaster. What exactly is a Chess Grandmaster title and how does one get it?  Can you become a Grandmaster?  Is it too late?  How to become a chess grandmaster? Click here to read  the current requirements for becoming a grandmaster. It is the highest title available  in ..read more

The benefits of chess tutoring at a young age to learn and excel at chess It is crucial for kids to learn important skills at an early age. Hobbies are a straightforward way to do that. Many hobbies can have a great influence on a child’s development, ranging from violin lessons, dance, athletics, or chess! Where chess differs from many other hobbies is that it blends creative thinking, science, and competition and all at the same time. According to the book, “Thinking with Chess” by “Dr. Alexey Root” , it is at the age of 5 that a kid should start learning to play chess. Chess develo ..read more

The importance of chess tutoring at a young age to excel at chess It is crucial for kids to learn important skills at an early age. Hobbies are a straightforward way to do that. Many hobbies can have a great influence on a child’s development, ranging from violin lessons, dance, athletics, or chess! Where chess differs from many other hobbies is that it blends creative thinking, science, and competition and all at the same time. According to the book, “Thinking with Chess” by “Dr. Alexey Root” , it is at the age of 5 that a kid should start learning to play chess. Chess develops many ..read more

Chess Programs and Chess Activities for your school The interest for chess and the need to learn chess has grown rapidly since the start of the pandemic and television series “Queen’s Gambit” on Netflix. This is very understandable, considering it takes only two people to play, and playing chess online is a fun activity. Playing chess also helps to acquire abstract reasoning, problem-solving, and critical thinking. Therefore chess school programs are the perfect tool to get children through lockdowns and quarantine in a fun and educative way. Chess classes are known for boosting importan ..read more

Learn to play chess with Chess Lessons one on one and for groups. Chess is a universal game which brings people of different kinds and cultures together. It is the fastest-spreading sport in the entire world. The main goal of GrandmasterMac is to generate high quality education for students who strive for a chess improvement and want to learn chess online. During classes, GrandmasterMac provides a highly valued chess trainer that will teach the best methods for chess education by using management systems and chess learning courses. The instructors will explain important themes and ideas ..read more

BACK TO CHESS LESSONS The Turk Tweet Share Pin It Share Email The Turk by Grandmaster Mac is licensed under Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International At the dawn of 1770, an inventor by the name of Wolfgang von Kempelen debuted his latest chess playing automaton in Vienna in front of Archduchess Maria Theresa, ruler of all the Habsburg dominions. In the decade following its debut at Schönbrunn Palace the Turk only played one opponent, Sir Robert Murray Keith, a Scottish noble. This marvelous machine was known initially as the Automaton Chess Player and later as the M ..read more

BACK TO CHESS LESSONS J. Zhu vs S. Finn Kings Indian Defense Sean Finn, one of our teammates is playing the black pieces in this game. He plays a King’s Indian Defense, which leads to a big struggle. His opponent makes the wrong decision to trade bishops in the middlegame which leads to a big attack for Sean. Sean brings the point home and helps bring us one round closer to playing for first place in the final match. PGN ANALYSIS Cinematic Video [Event "World Team East"] [Site "Internet Chess Club"] [Date "2021.02.14"] [Round "5"] [White "Zhu, Jenny"] [Black "Finn, Sean"] [Result "0 ..read more

BACK TO VIDEO LESSONS S. Evans vs E. Knesevitch Sicilian Defense, Sveshnicov This game comes from the final match of the tournament. We were 5-0 as a team and facing off against another very strong team. This match came down to the wire and ended in a 2-2 tie. Every point in this match was hard earned and Ed’s wins in this match helped us get the result. PGN ANALYSIS Cinematic Video [Event "World Team East"] [Site "Internet Chess Club"] [Date "2021.02.14"] [Round "6"] [White "Evans, Serena"] [Black "Knesevitch, Ed"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B33"] [Annotator "macmo"] [PlyCount "124 ..read more

BACK TO VIDEO LESSONS Chess Lessons Deflection In this chess lesson Grandmaster Mac analyses an  important tactical concept and a crucial weapon to have in your chess arsenal ; deflection. PGN ANALYSIS [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "2017.06.16"] [Round "?"] [White "Deflection!"] [Black "?"] [Result "*"] [Annotator "Mac"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3r1rk1/pp6/2p3P1/6N1/2n1P3/2PpqPQ1/P6R/R2K4 b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "7"] [EventDate "2017.??.??"] {This position is from a variation of a student’s game. This is one of the most amazing solutions I have ever seen and is the nicest example of Deflect ..read more