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Interview With IGM Karel Van Der Weide

Sunday, July 26, 2009

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Press play to begin streaming the audio or right click the download text link and choose save as or save link. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Download the MP3 [44 minutes - 41 MB] In this interview Karel and I talk about… chess! We discuss what it is like to be a chess grandmaster, how Karel has [...]

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Better Your Chess Peek-A-Boo Video

Sunday, June 28, 2009

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Hi all, In this video I will take you behind the scenes of the Better Your Chess membership!

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Yihaa! We’re Open!

Friday, June 19, 2009

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Hi all, The moment has come, Better Your Chess is open! We now accept subscriptions. If you want to become a better chess player just go to: http://www.betteryourchess.com and download the Info Pack, or go to: http://www.betteryourchess.com/signup and immediately subscribe to the membership! Your advantages are many fold: 1. get affordable and realistic chess improvement 2. raise your ELO with 100-200 points 3. receive interactive quality [...]

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Better Your Chess Launches Friday 19th!

Friday, June 12, 2009

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Looking To Improve Your Chess? Click Through For A Sneak Preview!

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How To Build A Chess Opening Repertoire - Part II: Your Style

Saturday, May 30, 2009

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A little while ago I started discussing the subject of building a chess opening repertoire in How To Build A Chess Opening Repertoire - Part I: Getting The Lay Of The Land. I discussed which considerations play a role in building your chess opening repertoire and gave some advice. If you have not yet read [...]

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How To Build A Chess Opening Repertoire - Part I: Getting The Lay Of The Land

Saturday, April 25, 2009

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Introduction Are you struggling to define a good opening repertoire for yourself? Then continue reading. Probably one of the most discussed topics in chess is that of having a good, solid, attacking, defensive, broad, specialized, surprising or otherwise useful opening repertoire. I must admit it has always been a challenge for me to construct an opening repertoire. In [...]

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Win A Free Chess Game Analysis Cycle!

Sunday, November 30, 2008

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Read On And Win A Free Chess Game Analysis Cycle!

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How To Fight Perfectionism In Chess

Monday, November 17, 2008

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A short essay on the plasticity of the brain and the consequences that has on fighting your chess flaws.

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What Is T.B.W.E.M.P.L.(S.) And How It Can Help You!

Saturday, August 16, 2008

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T.B.W.E.M.P.L.(S.) is an acronym. Each individual letter is the first of a sin, a chess sin. Have you ever heard of “The Seven Deadly Chess Sins”? No? Well, now you will. “The Seven Deadly Chess Sins” is a book by Scottish grandmaster, philosopher and psychologist Jonathan Rowson. In it he addresses the psychological side of playing [...]

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How To Study Chess

Saturday, August 9, 2008

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Waldemar, how do I study chess? People often ask me that question. And it’s a useful question of course. How does one improve his chess? How does one go about it? In this article I shall discuss some of the most common and accepted ways to improve one’s chess based on my own experiences and [...]

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