The Chess Ghost

"Try not to mechanically think during chess game" advised Josh Waitzkin. Thinking is the way to make decisions, but having knowledge to make the best move is the only 'fuel' to thinking! Here are some advice for you to benefit; More than once I've read here in the group that opening should be learned (if at all) later, after you master tactics, game ends etc. Suggested book by Jim Roe "Reassessing Your Chess " by Silman starts with game ends?! But the problem is that in the order to properly learn thinking or any other aspect of the game, you have to know opening. (does that make any sense??) I'll quote Professor Aleksey Bartashnikov (Chess Strategy Course CDs with ChessBase): "The opening is a basis on which the whole chess building leans. A well played opening is a precondition for success in the middlegame. And on the contrary, mistakes at the beginning of the game can result in a fast and unexpected defeat. What is necessary to avoid these m...

Yeah! Can you believe it? Kramnik lose to Slav . Thanks to Shirov's gambit (7. g4) ... 2-GM Alexander Morozevich (Russia)-GM Vladimir Kramnik (Russia), Tal Memorial, Moscow 2008_0.pgn

Gambit anyone?! BDG - Black Diemer Gambit: quite well known as its tricky traps in the opening. Have anyone played it in tournament? Well, I did... Check it out - below is one of BDG example: Black-Diemer Gambit col-sea94.pgn

Time management problem? Need a special short course for time management? Well, it happens to all but not for a good chess player. However, one must be very careful, when play chess too fast, you might get blundered. This can be observed among the juniors and amateurs. One silly mistake can be disastrous enough for your game sank into losing. So, what is the best way to control your own time? (will be update more later) Links: http://www.chesscafe.com/text/time.txt http://www.jaderiver.com/chess/controls.html http://www.google.com.my/search?q=chess+lose+to+time&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a