Blogs about: Endgames
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Don’t Call it a Comeback
I’ve neglected this blog recently – I’ve had various ideas of what to blog about, but then I shift back into the lazy gear and don’t actually write anything. Now that I’ve played a couple games … more →
There and Back Again
Sometimes you just have to calculate
wrote 6 days ago: An exciting endgame from Sunday’s deciding game in the Championship section is instructive: Wh … more →
Never Give Up! (in blitz)
wrote 1 week ago: There was a small turnout at yesterday’s NYChessKids tournament, where I directed an 8 player … more →
Hidden Gems : Endgames - First Last For Everything
wrote 1 month ago: Continuing this very popular viewed series of Hidden Gems (tracks which should have been hits). I’ll … more →
What is the best book on chess endgames?
wrote 2 months ago: Now that is really a tricky question! It’s very hard to decide which book is the best on this … more →
Don’t Call it a Comeback
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wrote 8 months ago: I’ve neglected this blog recently – I’ve had various ideas of what to blog about, but then I shift b … more →
Endgames
wrote 8 months ago: Every improver knows that they should spend more time learning the endgame but few of us put in enou … more →
Jam City - Ecstasy (Refix)
wrote 9 months ago: Released last year from night slugs, Ecstasy is Jam City producing at their finest. Download Ecstasy … more →
Wanted: Vorpal Sword
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wrote 1 year ago: “Beware the knight, my son! The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!“ (a liberal retell … more →
Fire on Board (plus some less fiery examples)
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wrote 1 year ago: With some free time this weekend, I was looking at the list of live games on the TWIC site and notic … more →
Blindfolded Brilliance and Other Views from the Peanut Gallery
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wrote 1 year ago: The Melody Amber rapid/blindfold tournament is underway in Monaco, and it’s a pretty stacked field: … more →
Jam City drops some magic
wrote 1 year ago: Bok Bok and L-Vis 1990′s record label ‘Night Slugs’ is going from strength to stre … more →
In Harmony
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wrote 1 year ago: I wrote in my last blog entry that while guessing Morphy games, I also spent some time learning simp … more →
The Comeback Kid
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wrote 1 year ago: Happy new year to everybody, and best wishes for 2011. I’m still entering a bunch of my old games (I … more →
Designing victory conditions: lessons from Company of Heroes, Rise of Nations and Sins of a Solar Empire: Diplomacy
wrote 1 year ago: I’ve talked about how a strategy game should ideally build to a dramatic climax, a point also made b … more →
Strategy games that built to climactic endings
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wrote 1 year ago: How does a strategy game provide a satisfying late-game experience? This, I think, is a two-pronged … more →
Fresh from the Digital Crate
wrote 1 year ago: Yo! Dj Cez here. I’ve come by to drop off a few remixed tracks that I’m all about these … more →
How I wish it wasn't drawing closer
wrote 1 year ago: But, alas, it seems it very likely is. Here’s John Williams, our favourite conspiratory doomsa … more →
Sorting Out Chess Endgames
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wrote 2 years ago: An approach to solving chess endgames using fast sorts Hector Garcia-Molina is one of the top expert … more →
Dvoretsky Would Be Proud
wrote 2 years ago: Late last year, I posted an article on recommended chess books in my library. I’m nothing if … more →
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