Monthly Archives: December 2005

Finished Chess Master vs. Chess Amateur

By Steve | Published: December 15, 2005
This past weekend I finished Chess Master vs. Chess Amateur, by Euwe and Meiden. These are the books of annotated games that I’ve now studied: Logical Chess Move by Move, by Chernev The Most Instructive Games of Chess Ever Played, by Chernev Chess: The Art of Logical Thinking, by McDonald Chess Master vs. Chess Amateur, [...]
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Something to think about in the French Tarrasch

By Steve | Published: December 10, 2005
I had a lesson yesterday with my chess coach, Dan Heisman. We discussed some lines in the Tarrasch variation of the French defense. The Tarrasch variation is what I usually play as White. One common line goes like this: 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.Bd3 c5 6.c3 Nc6 Diagram Here I usually play [...]
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1. e4

By Steve | Published: December 8, 2005
Welcome to my new chess blog – my first foray into public blogging. I’m a borderline class C / D player with a USCF rating fluctuating around 1400. I’m an adult player who’s trying to study and improve my game in between devoting time to my family and my job. I’ll be posting here about my study, [...]
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