by Jim Stitzel | Jan 22, 2007 | General
For interested chess geeks, I’ve started up a “chess blog”:http://open-dialogue.com/chess. My primary goal right now is simply to share games I’ve played with friends and give me an opportunity to review these games and analyze them. So, if...
by Jim Stitzel | Jan 19, 2007 | General
Once upon a time, I was a registered member of the “US Chess Federation”:http://www.uschess.org/. I competed on a fairly regular basis – half a dozen tournaments a year – and was a regular attender to the weekly practices. One of the perks of...
by Jim Stitzel | Jan 17, 2007 | General
It’s been a long time since I’ve had any formal tutelage in the game of chess, but what tips I can remember are relayed in the bullet points below. Most of these tips involve developing a strong opening game, and since there are almost as many different...
by Jim Stitzel | Jan 8, 2007 | General
Chess is the game of kings and champions. It is an elegant game, devoid of chance, dependent only on mental prowess and strategy. It is a complicated game, involving thousands of possible solutions to capture the opponent’s King. It is a game that I love. One of...