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Caro–Kann Defence

April 21, 2019January 1, 2020 PapaDragon 0 Comments caro-kann, caro-kann defense, chess, chess game, Chess Openings, Chess Strategy, Chess Tactics, Chess Training, Horatio Caro, Jacques Mieses, Marcus Kann, strategy, strategy game

1.e4 c6 The Caro-Kann was named after Horatio Caro and Marcus Kann who analyzed it in 1886. Kann scored an

Intermediate Software Review

Top 5 Free Chess Databases

April 20, 2019January 1, 2020 PapaDragon 7 Comments challenge, chess, Chess Engine, chess game, Chess Microbase, Chess Strategy, Chess Tactics, Chess Tempo, Chess Training, chess-db, ChessBase Reader, Database, Parallels Desktop, SCID, Shane’s Chess Information Database (SCID), strategy, strategy game

As you progress in your chess career it will become apparent that you have a lot of chess games you

Beginner Equipment Review

Getting Started In Chess : Part 1 – The Board

April 13, 2019January 1, 2020 PapaDragon 0 Comments board game, challenge, chess, chess board, chess game, chess pieces, chess variant, fairy tale chess, game board, king, play, playing field, strategy, strategy game, think

Starting Off On The Right Foot What I’ve noticed is that when people are teaching chess to beginners they skip

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Learning Spiral: A New Way to Teach and Study Chess by Kevin Cripe Review

April 9, 2019January 4, 2020 Dave Westwood 0 Comments board game, challenge, chess, Chess Basics, Chess End Game, Chess Openings, chess pieces, Chess Strategy, Chess Tactics, strategy, strategy game, think

Pros: My initial impression is that Learning Spiral: A New Way to Teach and Study Chess by Kevin Cripe is

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Learning Spiral: A New Way to Teach and Study Chess by Kevin Cripe Review

April 9, 2019January 4, 2020 Dave Westwood 0

Pros: My initial impression is that Learning Spiral: A New Way to Teach and Study Chess by Kevin Cripe is

SOFTWARE REVIEW

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Intermediate Software Review

Top 5 Free Chess Databases

April 20, 2019January 1, 2020 PapaDragon 7

As you progress in your chess career it will become apparent that you have a lot of chess games you

EQUIPMENT REVIEW

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Top 5 Best Chess Clocks

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Are you ready to take the plunge and finally buy a chess clock? Good! Today I’m going to go over

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My name is John by day I write software, but come evening it’s all about getting my butt kicked on the 64 squares of pain. Just kidding. I do a little bit of the kicking myself. This is my opportunity to share with you a little about the game that has meant so much to me.

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