Coach Andy's Corner

 chess.com daily puzzle 20220131, Bareev Blinks, white to move, Step 2 #dailypuzzle #chesstactics #chesssteps Difficulty level: Step 2 Key concepts: remove defender (blocker) My analysis: https://youtu.be/hS-kywA13Kk

 

chess.com daily puzzle 20220130, Spassky's Icing on the Cake, black to move, Step 4 #dailypuzzle #chesstactics #chesssteps Difficulty level: Step 4 Key concepts: color weakness My analysis: https://youtu.be/_hjjdvmi-mk

 

chess.com daily puzzle 20220129, The Castle is Crumbling, black to move, Step 4 #dailypuzzle #chesstactics #chesssteps Difficulty level: Step 4 Key concepts: smothering mate, double attack My analysis: https://youtu.be/TvdX8DI14p0

 

  chess.com daily puzzle 20220128, Shouldering the Burden, black to move, Step 4 I made my second mistake in my 2-month video record. I hope you don't. #dailypuzzle #chesstactics #chesssteps Difficulty level: Step 4 Key concepts: endgame, rook pawn, bait, square of pawn My analysis: https://youtu.be/eiz6iOnt6ws

#5334 Problem 2674, white to move, mate in 2 https://youtu.be/1fN3kCx2lgI #Learningchess #chesspuzzles

 

Page 1：Capture Page 2: Mate in one Page 3: Mate in two Page 4: Mate in three  

chess.com daily puzzle 20220127, Choosing Your Path, white to move, Step 6 #dailypuzzle #chesstactics #chesssteps Difficulty level: Step 6 Key concepts: Smothering My analysis: https://youtu.be/Ov1V9iEVe9M

 

 Chess 101: 1. Board and squares 2. How pieces move? 3. How to set up the board? 4. What are values of pieces? 5. How to capture a piece? 6. How to attack? 7. How to defend? 8. What is an exchange? 9. How to start a game? 10. How to finish a game? 11. What is check? 12. What is checkmate or mate? 13. What is draw? 14. What is mate in one? https://youtu.be/O_Nt5TeRtTU

It's one of my tournament games. I lost it in 9 moves, due to a very simple mistake in the opening. It was 3 years ago. I was 1930. This provides me a reason to offer a class for my students: to avoid opening traps and mistakes https://youtu.be/klE79NGqsBg

chess.com daily puzzle 20220126, EA Surprise Greeting, white to move, Step 3 #dailypuzzle #chesstactics #chesssteps Difficulty level: Step 3 Key concepts: discovered attack, remove defender My analysis: https://www.youtube.com/c/AmateursView

 

 chess.com daily puzzle 20220125, Explosive Development, white to move, Step 3 #dailypuzzle #chesstactics #chesssteps Difficulty level: Step 3 Key concepts: double attack (an important square) My analysis: https://www.youtube.com/c/AmateursView

 

chess.com daily puzzle 20220124, Shrinking the Box, black to move, Step 2 #dailypuzzle #chesstactics #chesssteps Difficulty level: Step 2 Key concepts: trapping My analysis: https://www.youtube.com/c/AmateursView

 

 chess.com daily puzzle 20220123, Mequinho Style, white to move, Step 3 #dailypuzzle #chesstactics #chesssteps Difficulty level: Step 3 Key concepts: mating net, eliminiation of defence (luring) My analysis: https://www.youtube.com/c/AmateursView

 

 chess.com daily puzzle 20220122, Stamma's Hammer, white to move, Step 5 #dailypuzzle #chesstactics #chesssteps Difficulty level: Step 5 Key concepts: mating net, eliminiation of defence, opening lines (diagonals) My analysis: https://www.youtube.com/c/AmateursView

 

 chess.com daily puzzle 20220121, Breaking Point, white to move, Step 2 #dailypuzzle #chesstactics #chesssteps Difficulty level: Step 2 Key concepts: eliminiation of defence, intermediate move My analysis: https://www.youtube.com/c/AmateursView

 

 chess.com daily puzzle 20220120, Kasparov's Immortal Anniversary, white to move, Step 6 #dailypuzzle #chesstactics #chesssteps Difficulty level: Step 6 Key concepts: mating net, eliminiation of defence (luring), pin My analysis: https://www.youtube.com/c/AmateursView

 

 chess.com daily puzzle 20220119, Bouncing Monarch, white to move, Step 3 #dailypuzzle #chesstactics #chesssteps Difficulty level: Step 3 Key concepts: mating net, remove defender My analysis: https://www.youtube.com/c/AmateursView

 

 chess.com daily puzzle 20220118, El Khalif's Mating Attack, white to move, Step 3 #dailypuzzle #chesstactics #chesssteps Difficulty level: Step 3 Key concepts: mating pattern My analysis: https://www.youtube.com/c/AmateursView

 

  chess.com daily puzzle 20220114, Kaidanov's Lightning in a Bottle, white to move, Step 3 #dailypuzzle #chesstactics #chesssteps Difficulty level: Step 3 Key concepts: eliminating defence, mating pattern My analysis: https://www.youtube.com/c/AmateursView

 

 chess.com daily puzzle 20220113, Happy Birthday, Tatev!, white to move, Step 2 #dailypuzzle #chesstactics #chesssteps Difficulty level: Step 2 Key concepts: eliminating defence (overloading) My analysis: https://www.youtube.com/c/AmateursView

 

 

 chess.com daily puzzle 20220112, The Minister of Defense, white to move, Step 5 #dailypuzzle #chesstactics #chesssteps Difficulty level: Step 5 Key concepts: endgame, luring My analysis: https://www.youtube.com/c/AmateursView

 

 How to improve your chess as an adult? 2. Find time https://youtu.be/H8kki-_NA-g Task from today: 1. check your activities during a week, figure out which takes you most free time, either watching TV, using cell phone, or wandering on Internet. 2. find a few chucks of time to grab, at least half hour each 3. use them to study chess #chessimprovement #adultimprovement #findtime

 chess.com daily puzzle 20220111, Lukasz Cashes In, white to move, Step 3 #dailypuzzle #chesstactics #chesssteps Difficulty level: Step 3 Key concepts: gain access to the king My analysis: https://www.youtube.com/c/AmateursView

 

 chess.com daily puzzle 20220110, Fiona Accepts a Deceptive Birthday Gift, white to move, Step 4 #dailypuzzle #chesstactics #chesssteps Difficulty level: Step 4 Key concepts: mating net, defending, X-ray protection, eliminating defence My analysis: https://www.youtube.com/c/AmateursView

 

Firouzja 100 Games: 10. Firouzja, Alireza vs Vavulin, Maksim, Moscow Aeroflot op-A 16th, 2017 How should Firouzja gain advantage in this postion? See: https://youtu.be/kdWVXiIznYY

 

 

  chess.com daily puzzle 20220109, A Frail Blockade, white to move, Step 5 #dailypuzzle #chesstactics #chesssteps Difficulty level: Step 5 Key concepts: endgame, opposite color bishops My analysis: https://www.youtube.com/c/AmateursView