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Winstonia Schaak Handleiding: VOOR BEGINNERS EN CLUB SPELERS

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Wat voor u ligt is een schaakboek dat bedoeld is voor zowel jeugd als volwassenen. Toen ik begon te leren schaken, gaf ik vaak de voorkeur aan het lezen van instructieboeken voor kinderen, omdat ze de concepten eenvoudig en illustratief maakten. Boeken voor volwassenen, hoewel een geweldig hulpmiddel, vooral wanneer je meer ervaring krijgt, dompelen je vaak onder in ingewikkelde diagrammen met weinig of beperkte beschrijvende uitleg. In dit boek heb ik ruimschoots gebruik gemaakt van diagrammen en illustraties, die u in staat stellen concepten te oefenen en te visualiseren terwijl u leert en vooruitgaat. Ik gebruik de methode van "leren terwijl je speelt".
Schaken is een geweldig hulpmiddel bij het verbeteren van de concentratie voor zowel kinderen als volwassenen. Schaken geeft je meer zelfvertrouwen terwijl het je planningsvaardigheden en strategisch inzicht in het oplossen van problemen vergroot. Onderzoek heeft aangetoond dat schaken de academische prestaties verhoogt. Voor de oudere generaties helpt het om je hersenen actief en gezond te houden.

In de Winstonia Schaak Handleiding behandel ik de basis van het bord, de stukken, de regels, en het doel van het spel. Ik zal de basisstrategie en tactieken uitleggen die je een betere speler zullen maken. Het boek is verrijkt met veel foto's, illustraties en kunst. Als je nieuw bent met schaken, kun je het beste met les 1 beginnen. In les 1 leggen we het bord, de schaakstukken, de regels, de notatie, de basismatzetten en de elementaire tactiek uit. Daarna neemt het boek je bij de hand en leidt je door een hele reeks geavanceerde strategieën, waaronder stukontwikkeling, pionnenstructuur, en het aanvallen van de koning met diverse stukken. Dit boek is een aanrader voor jong en oud.

Schaken in het onderwijs

Schaken is ook in het onderwijs is een geweldig middel en het is erg populair bij kinderen op basisscholen en middelbare scholen.Dit blijkt uit diverse voorbeelden zoals in de praktijk is gebleken op o.a. Leonardo scholen in Nederland. In Rusland is het een cultureel iets dat is ingebed in het standaard schoolprogramma. Olga Vasilyeva, de minister van Onderwijs en Wetenschap in Rusland, zei hierover:

"Ik ben ervan overtuigd dat we op school moeten schaken. Het is moeilijk om tegen de statistieken in te gaan; in binnen- en buitenland hebben kinderen die schaken betere schoolprestaties in de orde van 35-40%. Betrokkenheid bij schaken helpt de kinderen bij hun mentale ontwikkeling."

Uit onderzoek blijkt dat schaken mogelijkheden biedt om kinderen systematisch, analytisch en creatief te leren denken (metacognitief: leren denken) en hen te motiveren voor het onderwijs. Ook biedt schaken mogelijkheden voor de ontwikkeling van sociale (door samenwerking) en emotionele (door succeservaringen) kwaliteiten. Hoe een leraar lesgeeft en vragen stelt speelt daarbij een grote rol.

Ik combineer graag verschillende methodes met het raamwerk zoals dat door de FIDE (Fédération Internationale des Échecs) wordt onderwezen als basis voor het schrijven van de lesplannen. Alle lessen en opdrachten voor mijn studenten worden gedeeld op het digitale platform "Padlet". Ik ondersteun mijn studenten op afstand via digitale tools zoals Chess Kids, Chess.com, Lichess en Tornelo die ik sterk aanbeveel om te gebruiken.

Mijn ervaring als Fide School Instructeur is gebaseerd op het geven van schaakles aan kinderen in het Primair en Voortgezet Onderwijs in de leeftijdsgroep van 7 tot 18 jaar. Ik geef ook privé lessen aan (oudere) volwassenen, vanaf het niveau totale beginner tot aan nieuwe toernooispelers in regionale en landelijke wedstrijden. Ik hoop van ganser harte dat jullie net zoveel genoegen uit het schaken beleven als ik en zoals de bekende leraar en coach Bruce Pandolfini mij schreef: "Geniet van schaken en je krijgt er genot voor terug".

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Winstonia Schaak Handleiding: VOOR BEGINNERS EN CLUB SPELERS

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Wat voor u ligt is een schaakboek dat bedoeld is voor zowel jeugd als volwassenen. Toen ik begon te leren schaken, gaf ik vaak de voorkeur aan het lezen van instructieboeken voor kinderen, omdat ze de concepten eenvoudig en illustratief maakten.

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History of Chess | From Early Stages to Magnus

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Chess has a long and storied history. The game has changed quite a bit from its earliest forms in India. The modern iteration we enjoy today wasn't known until the 16th century. There were no clocks, and the pieces were not standardized until the 19th century.

The official world championship title came into existence by the late 19th century, shortly after the first big tournaments were held and multiple styles of play had begun to fully develop. Although the first book on openings was published as early as 1843, theory as we know it didn't truly evolve until the early/mid 20th century. Computer engines and databases didn't come into play until the very late 20th century.

Take a look at a brief history of chess!

Here is a summary:

Chess Origins

Chess, as we know it today, was born out of the Indian game chaturanga before the 600s AD. The game spread throughout Asia and Europe over the coming centuries, and eventually evolved into what we know as chess around the 16th century. One of the first masters of the game was a Spanish priest named Ruy Lopez. Although he didn't invent the opening named after him, he analyzed it in a book he published in 1561. Chess theory was so primitive back then that Lopez advocated the strategy of playing with the sun in your opponent's eyes!

Chess Theory and Development Through the 19th century

Chess theory moved at a snail's pace until the mid 18th century. In 1749, the French Master Francois-Andre Philidor stepped onto the scene with his book titled Analyse du jeu des Échecs. This book covered some new opening ideas (including the defense which still bears his name), and also contained Philidor's famous defense in rook and pawn endgames - an endgame technique that is still used today. Philidor's famous statement that "The pawns are the soul of chess" was first introduced to the world in this book.

Chess continued to gain popularity throughout the world, and in the mid 19th century the standardization of chess sets occurred. Before the 1850s, chess sets weren't uniform at all. In 1849, Jaques of London (a manufacturer of games and toys) introduced a new style of pieces created by Nathaniel Cooke. These same pieces were endorsed by Howard Staunton, the strongest player of his time. This new style of pieces, known as the Staunton pattern, became instantly popular and were used in tournaments and clubs all over the world. The Staunton pieces, and minor variations of it, are still considered to be the standard for tournament chess sets.

The 19th century also marked the introduction of chess clocks to competitive play. Before chess clocks became the norm, a single game could last up to 14 hours! With the standardization of chess sets and introduction of chess clocks, the equipment needed for modern matches and tournaments were set in place.

Chess, itself, was developing greatly during the 1800s. The most famous games of this time period were swashbuckling attacking games - strong defensive ideas hadn't been learned yet. If a player wasn't sacrificing their pieces right and left trying to checkmate their opponent in a violent manner, then it wasn't a fun game! It was during this attacking era in chess that the American player Paul Morphy entered the scene.

Morphy was the embodiment of all of these romantic and aggressive attacking ideas. During his tour of Europe, Morphy soundly trounced every major player in the world except Howard Staunton (who was past his prime and didn't accept Morphy's challenge). Morphy steamrolled Adolf Anderssen, Louis Paulsen, Daniel Harrwitz, and a host of other masters. In 1858, the famous "Opera House" game was played by Morphy vs the allies (the Duke of Brunswick and a French Count), and is considered one of the best games of all time. Morphy throws everything, including the proverbial kitchen sink, at his opponents. A beautiful game for the ages!

The First World Champions and the Advent of Positional Chess

Wilhelm Steinitz never played Morphy, who had retired from the game by the time Steinitz rose to prominence. Steinitz's theories about the game are still widely felt today, especially his disdain for overly-aggressive play. He preferred to accept the popularly offered gambit pawn, and then closed the position down in order to grind out a win. Steinitz initially had no equal in this kind of positional play, and used it to become the first official world champion in 1886.

Steinitz held the title of world champion until 1894, when Emanuel Lasker soundly defeated him (10-5). Their rematch, three years later, was even more lopsided: Lasker won 10-2. Lasker would hold the title for 27 years, by far the longest reign of any chess world champion.

Positional chess, as Steinitz and Lasker displayed, now became more and more popular. The prevailing theory until about the 1920s was to occupy the center of the board during the opening, usually with pawns. The most common openings were the Ruy Lopez, the Giuoco Piano, the Queen's Gambit, the French Defense, and the Four Knights' Game. These are relatively quiet openings from which both sides slowly try to accumulate small advantages in space, key squares, diagonals, and files.

Jose Raul Capablanca defeated Lasker in 1921 to become the third world champion. Capablanca's style is still considered the epitome of simple, clear-cut positional mastery. He tended to avoid complex tactical situations, and instead would seize a seemingly small advantage that he would convert in the endgame. His endgame skill was considered the greatest the world had ever seen. Even today, the best chess engines find very few errors in Capablanca's endgame technique. Although he only held the title of world champion for 6 years, Capablanca is still considered to be one of the greatest players of all time.

In the 1920s, a new school of thought entered top level chess - hypermodernism. The main idea is to control the center with minor pieces instead of merely occupying it with pawns. These new ideas were highlighted in the games and theories of a new generation of top talent: Aron Nimzovich, Efim Bogolyubov, Richard Reti, and Ernst Grunfeld. In this period, new openings and development schemes were formed in many popular openings, like the Indian Defenses, the Grunfeld, and the Benoni.

Perhaps the most hypermodern of all openings is Alekhine's Defense (named after the fourth world champion, Alexander Alekhine). The point of this defense is to invite white to advance his central pawns, and subsequently attack the overextended center. Today Alekhine is remembered not so much as a hypermodern player, but as the the first dynamic style player - he could play extremely tactically and aggressively, or quietly and positionally. He held the title of world champion from 1927 until 1935, when he lost the title to Max Euwe. Alekhine won the return match in 1937 and held the title until his death in 1946. He is the only chess world champion to pass away while holding the title.

Soviet Dominance in the 20th Century

From 1927-2006, players from the Soviet Union and Russia held the world championship title (with only two exceptions). Alekhine, Mikhail Botvinnik, Vassily Smyslov, Mikhail Tal, Tigran Petrosian, Boris Spassky, Anatoly Karpov, Garry Kasparov, and Vladimir Kramnik were the world champions and chess giants that proved the domination of the title in the 20th century and early 21st century. The styles of the above-mentioned chess legends couldn't be more different. From the positional champions (Karpov, Petrosian, Smyslov, Kramnik), to the extremely ferocious attacking style of Tal, to the dynamic abilities of Alekhine, Botvinnik, and Kasparov - there is something for everyone!

After Alekhine, Mikhail Botvinnik became the next world champion by winning the 1948 world championship. This event was notable as it marked the first time that FIDE would oversee the world championship event (something they still do today), but also because it was the first time that the world championship wasn't decided by a single match (a quintuple match system was used in the absence of a reigning world champion). Botvinnik would hold the title of world champion from 1948 until 1963 (with two exceptions, each lasting one year).

Botvinnik was known for his iron logic and dynamic abilities, being able to change styles almost like a chameleon depending on who his opponent was. Botvinnik lost the title to Vassily Smyslov in 1957, but according to the rules at the time Botvinnik was able to get a rematch in the following year. In the 1958 rematch, Botvinnik defeated Smyslov and regained the title. In 1960, Botvinnik lost the title to Mikhail Tal. However, in 1961 Botvinnik won the rematch vs Tal. It wasn't until 1963 (when Botvinnik lost a match to Tigran Petrosian) that he could no longer demand a rematch the next year, as FIDE had changed the rules.

After his long reign as world champion, Botvinnik was perhaps the most decorated chess trainer of all time. He trained three future world champions (Karpov, Kasparov, and Kramnik), a feat nobody else can claim. He was also a computer scientist, and is considered to be one of the fathers of computer chess.

Tigran Petrosian became the 9th world champion, after defeating Botvinnik in 1963. He played in a positional style, and was known for wonderful exchange sacrifices. Petrosian defended his title by defeating Boris Spassky in 1966. Three years later, Spassky won the candidates cycle again and faced Petrosian for the title for a second time in 1969. Spassky defeated Petrosian in the 1969 match to become the 10th world champion. Spassky would hold the title for three years, before losing the famous match to Bobby Fischer.

Bobby Fischer was one of the most enigmatic chess figures of all time, and the only player able to break down the Soviet chess wall in the second half of the 20th century. From 1970-1972, it seemed like there was no one on Earth who could stop him. In 1971, he defeated Mark Taimanov in a Candidates' Match of first to six wins. Fischer won the first six games, without a loss or draw. Then a few months later he did the same thing again to Bent Larsen, scoring 6 wins in a row. These two accomplishments were unprecedented.

In 1972, Fischer and Spassky played the match that captivated the entire world, even people who knew nothing about chess. This was not only viewed as the most anticipated world chess championship event of all time, but it had great geo-political ramifications as well. The US and Soviet Union were not only fighting the Cold War, but were also fighting for chess supremacy. Fischer was extremely difficult to work with, losing the first game by a very strange elementary blunder in a drawn endgame. He then refused to play the second game because of problems he perceived in the playing hall. Spassky began the match with a 2-0 lead, putting Fischer in a big hole. The match was the best of 24 games, and Fischer mounted one of the greatest comebacks of all time - soundly winning by a score of 12.5 to 8.5. There are many famous games from this match, but game six stands out - even Spassky gave Fischer a standing ovation after the following game:

Unfortunately for chess history, Fischer refused to defend his title three years later. Due to Fischer's seemingly ridiculous demands that FIDE could not grant, he was forced to vacate the title of world champion. Fischer disappeared from the chess world, until resurfacing in 1992 to play a match with his old rival, Boris Spassky. After winning that match, Fischer again disappeared from the chess scene - leaving behind more question marks than any other world champion.

Karpov, Kasparov, Computers, and Carlsen

Anatoly Karpov became the 12th world champion in 1975. He is known for his solid positional style and fantastic technique, which has been described like a boa constrictor. Former World Champion Viswanathan Anand states that "Karpov isn't so interested in his own plan, but he will keep on foiling yours". Karpov reigned as the world champion for ten years, and was extremely active at the highest level of chess until around 1997. Later in his career several books were published under his name, and he became very active in Russian politics.

Karpov's dominance in the 1970s and 1980s wasn't overcome until the emergence of another Russian Legend, Garry Kasparov. In 1984, the first of five Karpov-Kasparov world championship matches occurred. These two chess legends played a total of 144 games for the world championship title in the previously mentioned five matches. Out of these 144 games, 104 were draws, Kasparov had 21 wins, and Karpov had 19 wins. Despite these almost identical match records, Kasparov won every match vs Karpov.

Kasparov would hold the belt for 15 years, the second longest uninterrupted reign after Lasker's 27. Chess theory had advanced greatly between the early 20th century (Lasker's reign) and the late 20th century. Due to the evolution of chess theory, Kasparov not only had more world class opposition, but considerably stronger opposition when compared to Lasker. Kasparov consistently remained head and shoulders above all competition until he was dethroned by Vladimir Kramnik in 2000. Kasparov was not past his prime in the match versus Kramnik, just strangely out of form. He remained the highest rated player in the world until 2005, becoming the first person ever to breach 2800 Elo.

Kasparov was the first major player to heavily use computers for preparation and study of the game, and he defeated the strongest computers of the late 1980s and early 1990s in several highly publicized matches. He was finally defeated by the supercomputer Deep Blue in 1997, the first time a computer had defeated a world champion in a match that changed the world. Kasparov has always mantained that human collusion was involved in helping the computer select the correct move at crucial moments. Deep Blue was dismantled after the match. After retiring from competitive chess, Kasparov wrote several fantastic books (including his wonderful multi-volume work My Predecessors), and became involved in Russian politics. He recently did the Master Class series on chess, which he discussed in this chess.com exclusive interview:

In 2005, computers were finally seen as much more powerful than any human could ever become. This was due to a supercomputer, Hydra, easily defeating Michael Adams (ranked seventh in the world at the time with a rating of 2737). Hydra won the match with a 5.5 points out of 6 games. Computer engines continued to get stronger and stronger. A popular open source engine, Stockfish, has an estimated ELO of around 3400. In 2017, a new entity in the chess world, AlphaZero, soundly defeated Stockfish in a 100 game match. In early 2018, AlphaZero defeated Stockfish again - this time in a 1,000 game match with time odds.

Humans are also becoming stronger with the help of computers for analysis, research, and opening theory. Nowadays, almost every chess player uses chess engines, including current World Champion Magnus Carlsen. Carlsen has been the reigning world champion since defeating Viswanathan Anand in 2013, and has remained the highest rated player in the world for a long time. He continues his dominance, and won the first 4 tournaments he played in 2019. He holds the record for highest rating in history at 2882 (attained in 2014), and currently holds a classical rating of 2876. Many people already consider him to be the strongest player of all time.

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History of Chess | From Early Stages to Magnus

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Chess has a long and storied history. The game has changed quite a bit from its earliest forms in India. The modern iteration we enjoy today wasn't known until the 16th century. There were no clocks, and the pieces were not standardized until the 19th century. The official world championship title came...

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History of Chess | From Early Stages to Magnus

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Chess has a long and storied history. The game has changed quite a bit from its earliest forms in India. The modern iteration we enjoy today wasn't known until the 16th century. There were no clocks, and the pieces were not standardized until the 19th century.

The official world championship title came into existence by the late 19th century, shortly after the first big tournaments were held and multiple styles of play had begun to fully develop. Although the first book on openings was published as early as 1843, theory as we know it didn't truly evolve until the early/mid 20th century. Computer engines and databases didn't come into play until the very late 20th century.

Take a look at a brief history of chess!

Here is a summary:

Chess Origins

Chess, as we know it today, was born out of the Indian game chaturanga before the 600s AD. The game spread throughout Asia and Europe over the coming centuries, and eventually evolved into what we know as chess around the 16th century. One of the first masters of the game was a Spanish priest named Ruy Lopez. Although he didn't invent the opening named after him, he analyzed it in a book he published in 1561. Chess theory was so primitive back then that Lopez advocated the strategy of playing with the sun in your opponent's eyes!

Chess Theory and Development Through the 19th century

Chess theory moved at a snail's pace until the mid 18th century. In 1749, the French Master Francois-Andre Philidor stepped onto the scene with his book titled Analyse du jeu des Échecs. This book covered some new opening ideas (including the defense which still bears his name), and also contained Philidor's famous defense in rook and pawn endgames - an endgame technique that is still used today. Philidor's famous statement that "The pawns are the soul of chess" was first introduced to the world in this book.

Chess continued to gain popularity throughout the world, and in the mid 19th century the standardization of chess sets occurred. Before the 1850s, chess sets weren't uniform at all. In 1849, Jaques of London (a manufacturer of games and toys) introduced a new style of pieces created by Nathaniel Cooke. These same pieces were endorsed by Howard Staunton, the strongest player of his time. This new style of pieces, known as the Staunton pattern, became instantly popular and were used in tournaments and clubs all over the world. The Staunton pieces, and minor variations of it, are still considered to be the standard for tournament chess sets.

The 19th century also marked the introduction of chess clocks to competitive play. Before chess clocks became the norm, a single game could last up to 14 hours! With the standardization of chess sets and introduction of chess clocks, the equipment needed for modern matches and tournaments were set in place.

Chess, itself, was developing greatly during the 1800s. The most famous games of this time period were swashbuckling attacking games - strong defensive ideas hadn't been learned yet. If a player wasn't sacrificing their pieces right and left trying to checkmate their opponent in a violent manner, then it wasn't a fun game! It was during this attacking era in chess that the American player Paul Morphy entered the scene.

Morphy was the embodiment of all of these romantic and aggressive attacking ideas. During his tour of Europe, Morphy soundly trounced every major player in the world except Howard Staunton (who was past his prime and didn't accept Morphy's challenge). Morphy steamrolled Adolf Anderssen, Louis Paulsen, Daniel Harrwitz, and a host of other masters. In 1858, the famous "Opera House" game was played by Morphy vs the allies (the Duke of Brunswick and a French Count), and is considered one of the best games of all time. Morphy throws everything, including the proverbial kitchen sink, at his opponents. A beautiful game for the ages!

The First World Champions and the Advent of Positional Chess

Wilhelm Steinitz never played Morphy, who had retired from the game by the time Steinitz rose to prominence. Steinitz's theories about the game are still widely felt today, especially his disdain for overly-aggressive play. He preferred to accept the popularly offered gambit pawn, and then closed the position down in order to grind out a win. Steinitz initially had no equal in this kind of positional play, and used it to become the first official world champion in 1886.

Steinitz held the title of world champion until 1894, when Emanuel Lasker soundly defeated him (10-5). Their rematch, three years later, was even more lopsided: Lasker won 10-2. Lasker would hold the title for 27 years, by far the longest reign of any chess world champion.

Positional chess, as Steinitz and Lasker displayed, now became more and more popular. The prevailing theory until about the 1920s was to occupy the center of the board during the opening, usually with pawns. The most common openings were the Ruy Lopez, the Giuoco Piano, the Queen's Gambit, the French Defense, and the Four Knights' Game. These are relatively quiet openings from which both sides slowly try to accumulate small advantages in space, key squares, diagonals, and files.

Jose Raul Capablanca defeated Lasker in 1921 to become the third world champion. Capablanca's style is still considered the epitome of simple, clear-cut positional mastery. He tended to avoid complex tactical situations, and instead would seize a seemingly small advantage that he would convert in the endgame. His endgame skill was considered the greatest the world had ever seen. Even today, the best chess engines find very few errors in Capablanca's endgame technique. Although he only held the title of world champion for 6 years, Capablanca is still considered to be one of the greatest players of all time.

In the 1920s, a new school of thought entered top level chess - hypermodernism. The main idea is to control the center with minor pieces instead of merely occupying it with pawns. These new ideas were highlighted in the games and theories of a new generation of top talent: Aron Nimzovich, Efim Bogolyubov, Richard Reti, and Ernst Grunfeld. In this period, new openings and development schemes were formed in many popular openings, like the Indian Defenses, the Grunfeld, and the Benoni.

Perhaps the most hypermodern of all openings is Alekhine's Defense (named after the fourth world champion, Alexander Alekhine). The point of this defense is to invite white to advance his central pawns, and subsequently attack the overextended center. Today Alekhine is remembered not so much as a hypermodern player, but as the the first dynamic style player - he could play extremely tactically and aggressively, or quietly and positionally. He held the title of world champion from 1927 until 1935, when he lost the title to Max Euwe. Alekhine won the return match in 1937 and held the title until his death in 1946. He is the only chess world champion to pass away while holding the title.

Soviet Dominance in the 20th Century

From 1927-2006, players from the Soviet Union and Russia held the world championship title (with only two exceptions). Alekhine, Mikhail Botvinnik, Vassily Smyslov, Mikhail Tal, Tigran Petrosian, Boris Spassky, Anatoly Karpov, Garry Kasparov, and Vladimir Kramnik were the world champions and chess giants that proved the domination of the title in the 20th century and early 21st century. The styles of the above-mentioned chess legends couldn't be more different. From the positional champions (Karpov, Petrosian, Smyslov, Kramnik), to the extremely ferocious attacking style of Tal, to the dynamic abilities of Alekhine, Botvinnik, and Kasparov - there is something for everyone!

After Alekhine, Mikhail Botvinnik became the next world champion by winning the 1948 world championship. This event was notable as it marked the first time that FIDE would oversee the world championship event (something they still do today), but also because it was the first time that the world championship wasn't decided by a single match (a quintuple match system was used in the absence of a reigning world champion). Botvinnik would hold the title of world champion from 1948 until 1963 (with two exceptions, each lasting one year).

Botvinnik was known for his iron logic and dynamic abilities, being able to change styles almost like a chameleon depending on who his opponent was. Botvinnik lost the title to Vassily Smyslov in 1957, but according to the rules at the time Botvinnik was able to get a rematch in the following year. In the 1958 rematch, Botvinnik defeated Smyslov and regained the title. In 1960, Botvinnik lost the title to Mikhail Tal. However, in 1961 Botvinnik won the rematch vs Tal. It wasn't until 1963 (when Botvinnik lost a match to Tigran Petrosian) that he could no longer demand a rematch the next year, as FIDE had changed the rules.

After his long reign as world champion, Botvinnik was perhaps the most decorated chess trainer of all time. He trained three future world champions (Karpov, Kasparov, and Kramnik), a feat nobody else can claim. He was also a computer scientist, and is considered to be one of the fathers of computer chess.

Tigran Petrosian became the 9th world champion, after defeating Botvinnik in 1963. He played in a positional style, and was known for wonderful exchange sacrifices. Petrosian defended his title by defeating Boris Spassky in 1966. Three years later, Spassky won the candidates cycle again and faced Petrosian for the title for a second time in 1969. Spassky defeated Petrosian in the 1969 match to become the 10th world champion. Spassky would hold the title for three years, before losing the famous match to Bobby Fischer.

Bobby Fischer was one of the most enigmatic chess figures of all time, and the only player able to break down the Soviet chess wall in the second half of the 20th century. From 1970-1972, it seemed like there was no one on Earth who could stop him. In 1971, he defeated Mark Taimanov in a Candidates' Match of first to six wins. Fischer won the first six games, without a loss or draw. Then a few months later he did the same thing again to Bent Larsen, scoring 6 wins in a row. These two accomplishments were unprecedented.

In 1972, Fischer and Spassky played the match that captivated the entire world, even people who knew nothing about chess. This was not only viewed as the most anticipated world chess championship event of all time, but it had great geo-political ramifications as well. The US and Soviet Union were not only fighting the Cold War, but were also fighting for chess supremacy. Fischer was extremely difficult to work with, losing the first game by a very strange elementary blunder in a drawn endgame. He then refused to play the second game because of problems he perceived in the playing hall. Spassky began the match with a 2-0 lead, putting Fischer in a big hole. The match was the best of 24 games, and Fischer mounted one of the greatest comebacks of all time - soundly winning by a score of 12.5 to 8.5. There are many famous games from this match, but game six stands out - even Spassky gave Fischer a standing ovation after the following game:

Unfortunately for chess history, Fischer refused to defend his title three years later. Due to Fischer's seemingly ridiculous demands that FIDE could not grant, he was forced to vacate the title of world champion. Fischer disappeared from the chess world, until resurfacing in 1992 to play a match with his old rival, Boris Spassky. After winning that match, Fischer again disappeared from the chess scene - leaving behind more question marks than any other world champion.

Karpov, Kasparov, Computers, and Carlsen

Anatoly Karpov became the 12th world champion in 1975. He is known for his solid positional style and fantastic technique, which has been described like a boa constrictor. Former World Champion Viswanathan Anand states that "Karpov isn't so interested in his own plan, but he will keep on foiling yours". Karpov reigned as the world champion for ten years, and was extremely active at the highest level of chess until around 1997. Later in his career several books were published under his name, and he became very active in Russian politics.

Karpov's dominance in the 1970s and 1980s wasn't overcome until the emergence of another Russian Legend, Garry Kasparov. In 1984, the first of five Karpov-Kasparov world championship matches occurred. These two chess legends played a total of 144 games for the world championship title in the previously mentioned five matches. Out of these 144 games, 104 were draws, Kasparov had 21 wins, and Karpov had 19 wins. Despite these almost identical match records, Kasparov won every match vs Karpov.

Kasparov would hold the belt for 15 years, the second longest uninterrupted reign after Lasker's 27. Chess theory had advanced greatly between the early 20th century (Lasker's reign) and the late 20th century. Due to the evolution of chess theory, Kasparov not only had more world class opposition, but considerably stronger opposition when compared to Lasker. Kasparov consistently remained head and shoulders above all competition until he was dethroned by Vladimir Kramnik in 2000. Kasparov was not past his prime in the match versus Kramnik, just strangely out of form. He remained the highest rated player in the world until 2005, becoming the first person ever to breach 2800 Elo.

Kasparov was the first major player to heavily use computers for preparation and study of the game, and he defeated the strongest computers of the late 1980s and early 1990s in several highly publicized matches. He was finally defeated by the supercomputer Deep Blue in 1997, the first time a computer had defeated a world champion in a match that changed the world. Kasparov has always mantained that human collusion was involved in helping the computer select the correct move at crucial moments. Deep Blue was dismantled after the match. After retiring from competitive chess, Kasparov wrote several fantastic books (including his wonderful multi-volume work My Predecessors), and became involved in Russian politics. He recently did the Master Class series on chess, which he discussed in this chess.com exclusive interview:

In 2005, computers were finally seen as much more powerful than any human could ever become. This was due to a supercomputer, Hydra, easily defeating Michael Adams (ranked seventh in the world at the time with a rating of 2737). Hydra won the match with a 5.5 points out of 6 games. Computer engines continued to get stronger and stronger. A popular open source engine, Stockfish, has an estimated ELO of around 3400. In 2017, a new entity in the chess world, AlphaZero, soundly defeated Stockfish in a 100 game match. In early 2018, AlphaZero defeated Stockfish again - this time in a 1,000 game match with time odds.

Humans are also becoming stronger with the help of computers for analysis, research, and opening theory. Nowadays, almost every chess player uses chess engines, including current World Champion Magnus Carlsen. Carlsen has been the reigning world champion since defeating Viswanathan Anand in 2013, and has remained the highest rated player in the world for a long time. He continues his dominance, and won the first 4 tournaments he played in 2019. He holds the record for highest rating in history at 2882 (attained in 2014), and currently holds a classical rating of 2876. Many people already consider him to be the strongest player of all time.

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History of Chess | From Early Stages to Magnus

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Chess has a long and storied history. The game has changed quite a bit from its earliest forms in India. The modern iteration we enjoy today wasn't known until the 16th century. There were no clocks, and the pieces were not standardized until the 19th century. The official world championship title came...

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Video kijkje in Winstonia Schaak Handleiding

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Winstonia Chess Primer. Now also on Amazon

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What you have in front of you is a chess book that is targeted towards both youth and adults. When I started to learn chess, I often preferred reading children instruction books because they made the concepts simple and illustrative. Adult only books, although great tools, especially when you gain more experience often submerge you in complicated diagrams with little or limited descriptive explanation. In this book, I have made ample use of diagrams and illustrations that allow you to practice and visualize concepts while you learn and advance. I use the method of learning while playing. Chess is a great tool to help by enhancing concentration for children and adults. Chess allows you to obtain more self- confidence while grooming your planning skills and strategic insight in problem solving. Research has demonstrated that chess increases academic achievement. For the older generations, it helps to keep your brain active and healthy.

In this book I will guide you through the basics of understanding the board, the pieces, the rules, and the objective of the game. I will cover basic strategy and tactics that will make you a better player but presented in simple to the point language and terminology. The book is graced with lots of pictures, illustrations, and art. If you are new to chess, you should start with lessons 1. I will cover the board, chess pieces, rules, notation, basic mates, and elementary tactics. It then takes you by the hand and leads you through a whole range of advanced strategies, including piece development, pawn structure, and attacking the king. This book is recommended for young and old.

Chess in education is a great tool and it is very popular with children in primary schools and high schools.This has been demonstrated by various examples such as has been shown in practice at Leonardo schools in the Netherlands. In Russia it is a cultural thing embedded in the standard school program. Olga Vasilyeva, the Minister of Education and Science in Russia, said:

“I am convinced that we should play chess at school. It is difficult to argue against statistics, and at home and abroad, children playing chess have better academic performance on the order of 35-40%. Engagement with chess helps the children with mental development.”

Research indicates that chess offers opportunities to teach children to think systematically, analytically, and creatively (metacognition: learning to think) and to motivate them for education. Chess also offers opportunities for the development of social (through cooperation) and emotional (through experiences of success) qualities. How a teacher teaches and asks questions plays a major role in this.
I like to combine various methods with the framework as taught by the FIDE (Fédération Internationale des Échecs) as the basis to write the lesson plans. All lessons and assignments for my students are shared on the digital platform “Padlet”. I support my students remotely through digital tools such as Chess Kids and Chess.com, which I highly recommend you use depending on your age. Upon request, after proof of purchase of the book, I can also provide teachers and parents with the PowerPoint Lesson Plans that you find in the end of the book.

My experience as a Fide School Instructor is based on teaching chess to children in Primary and Secondary schools as a volunteer in the age group from 7 up to 18 years old, as well as private tutoring to (senior) adults. From absolute beginners to aspiring tournament players in the regional and country competitions. I hope you will get as much pleasure out of the game as I have and as the famous coach Bruce Pandolfini wrote to me: “Love chess and it loves you back”.

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Wilbert Kieboom (Author, Editor), Juliette Kieboom (Illustrator)

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Winstonia Chess Primer: Chess Made Easy for Beginners and Club Players

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Winstonia Chess Primer: Chess Made Easy for Beginners and Club Players [Kieboom, Wilbert, Kieboom, Wilbert, Kieboom, Juliette] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Winstonia Chess Primer: Chess Made Easy for Beginners and Club Players

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Dit jaar staat het NK Snelschaak jeugd voor het eerst weer op het programma. SC Woerden zal het kampioenschap op 16 oktober 2022 in Harmelen organiseren. Zie hier voor de flyer.

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Er zijn van die speciale dagen dat je als schaker iets totaal onverwachts overkomt. Vandaag speelde Jaguar in een simultaan tegen  Max Warmerdam (Nederlands kampioen) op het Max Euwe Plein in Amsterdam. We kwamen daar ook Hans Ree tegen. Hans Ree is een Nederlandse schaakgrootmeester, schrijver en columnist, van oa. het NRC. Ree's toptijd als schaker duurde van ongeveer 1965 tot eind jaren 80. In 1964 en 1965 werd hij Europees kampioen tot 20 jaar. Na wat over en weer gekeuvel hadden we het over de Haagse schaak scene en Discendo Discimus en tot mijn verbazing zong Hans de hele tekst van het strijdlied. "Het lied gaat zo, op de wijs van 'Waar in 't bronsgroen eikenhout':Heil Discendo Discimus/ werpt U in de strijd/ Toont dat ge de sterkste club/ van heel Neerland zijt/ Zet Uw tegenstanders mat/ weest niet eer tevree/ Heil Discendo Discimus/ driewerf heil DD!/ Heil Discendo Discimus/ driewerf heil DD!" Memorabaal moment!

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Video kijkje in Winstonia Schaak Handleiding

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Winstonia Schaak Handleiding: VOOR BEGINNERS EN CLUB SPELERS

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Wat voor u ligt is een schaakboek dat bedoeld is voor zowel jeugd als volwassenen. Toen ik begon te leren schaken, gaf ik vaak de voorkeur aan het lezen van instructieboeken voor kinderen, omdat ze de concepten eenvoudig en illustratief maakten. Boeken voor volwassenen, hoewel een geweldig hulpmiddel, vooral wanneer je meer ervaring krijgt, dompelen je vaak onder in ingewikkelde diagrammen met weinig of beperkte beschrijvende uitleg. In dit boek heb ik ruimschoots gebruik gemaakt van diagrammen en illustraties, die u in staat stellen concepten te oefenen en te visualiseren terwijl u leert en vooruitgaat. Ik gebruik de methode van "leren terwijl je speelt".
Schaken is een geweldig hulpmiddel bij het verbeteren van de concentratie voor zowel kinderen als volwassenen. Schaken geeft je meer zelfvertrouwen terwijl het je planningsvaardigheden en strategisch inzicht in het oplossen van problemen vergroot. Onderzoek heeft aangetoond dat schaken de academische prestaties verhoogt. Voor de oudere generaties helpt het om je hersenen actief en gezond te houden.

In de Winstonia Schaak Handleiding behandel ik de basis van het bord, de stukken, de regels, en het doel van het spel. Ik zal de basisstrategie en tactieken uitleggen die je een betere speler zullen maken. Het boek is verrijkt met veel foto's, illustraties en kunst. Als je nieuw bent met schaken, kun je het beste met les 1 beginnen. In les 1 leggen we het bord, de schaakstukken, de regels, de notatie, de basismatzetten en de elementaire tactiek uit. Daarna neemt het boek je bij de hand en leidt je door een hele reeks geavanceerde strategieën, waaronder stukontwikkeling, pionnenstructuur, en het aanvallen van de koning met diverse stukken. Dit boek is een aanrader voor jong en oud.

Schaken in het onderwijs

Schaken is ook in het onderwijs is een geweldig middel en het is erg populair bij kinderen op basisscholen en middelbare scholen.Dit blijkt uit diverse voorbeelden zoals in de praktijk is gebleken op o.a. Leonardo scholen in Nederland. In Rusland is het een cultureel iets dat is ingebed in het standaard schoolprogramma. Olga Vasilyeva, de minister van Onderwijs en Wetenschap in Rusland, zei hierover:

"Ik ben ervan overtuigd dat we op school moeten schaken. Het is moeilijk om tegen de statistieken in te gaan; in binnen- en buitenland hebben kinderen die schaken betere schoolprestaties in de orde van 35-40%. Betrokkenheid bij schaken helpt de kinderen bij hun mentale ontwikkeling."

Uit onderzoek blijkt dat schaken mogelijkheden biedt om kinderen systematisch, analytisch en creatief te leren denken (metacognitief: leren denken) en hen te motiveren voor het onderwijs. Ook biedt schaken mogelijkheden voor de ontwikkeling van sociale (door samenwerking) en emotionele (door succeservaringen) kwaliteiten. Hoe een leraar lesgeeft en vragen stelt speelt daarbij een grote rol.

Ik combineer graag verschillende methodes met het raamwerk zoals dat door de FIDE (Fédération Internationale des Échecs) wordt onderwezen als basis voor het schrijven van de lesplannen. Alle lessen en opdrachten voor mijn studenten worden gedeeld op het digitale platform "Padlet". Ik ondersteun mijn studenten op afstand via digitale tools zoals Chess Kids, Chess.com, Lichess en Tornelo die ik sterk aanbeveel om te gebruiken.

Mijn ervaring als Fide School Instructeur is gebaseerd op het geven van schaakles aan kinderen in het Primair en Voortgezet Onderwijs in de leeftijdsgroep van 7 tot 18 jaar. Ik geef ook privé lessen aan (oudere) volwassenen, vanaf het niveau totale beginner tot aan nieuwe toernooispelers in regionale en landelijke wedstrijden. Ik hoop van ganser harte dat jullie net zoveel genoegen uit het schaken beleven als ik en zoals de bekende leraar en coach Bruce Pandolfini mij schreef: "Geniet van schaken en je krijgt er genot voor terug".

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Winstonia Schaak Handleiding: VOOR BEGINNERS EN CLUB SPELERS

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Wat voor u ligt is een schaakboek dat bedoeld is voor zowel jeugd als volwassenen. Toen ik begon te leren schaken, gaf ik vaak de voorkeur aan het lezen van instructieboeken voor kinderen, omdat ze de concepten eenvoudig en illustratief maakten.

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Winstonia Chess Primer. Now also on Amazon

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Winstonia Chess Primer. Now also on Amazon

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What you have in front of you is a chess book that is targeted towards both youth and adults. When I started to learn chess, I often preferred reading children instruction books because they made the concepts simple and illustrative. Adult only books, although great tools, especially when you gain more experience often submerge you in complicated diagrams with little or limited descriptive explanation. In this book, I have made ample use of diagrams and illustrations that allow you to practice and visualize concepts while you learn and advance. I use the method of learning while playing. Chess is a great tool to help by enhancing concentration for children and adults. Chess allows you to obtain more self- confidence while grooming your planning skills and strategic insight in problem solving. Research has demonstrated that chess increases academic achievement. For the older generations, it helps to keep your brain active and healthy.

In this book I will guide you through the basics of understanding the board, the pieces, the rules, and the objective of the game. I will cover basic strategy and tactics that will make you a better player but presented in simple to the point language and terminology. The book is graced with lots of pictures, illustrations, and art. If you are new to chess, you should start with lessons 1. I will cover the board, chess pieces, rules, notation, basic mates, and elementary tactics. It then takes you by the hand and leads you through a whole range of advanced strategies, including piece development, pawn structure, and attacking the king. This book is recommended for young and old.

Chess in education is a great tool and it is very popular with children in primary schools and high schools.This has been demonstrated by various examples such as has been shown in practice at Leonardo schools in the Netherlands. In Russia it is a cultural thing embedded in the standard school program. Olga Vasilyeva, the Minister of Education and Science in Russia, said:

“I am convinced that we should play chess at school. It is difficult to argue against statistics, and at home and abroad, children playing chess have better academic performance on the order of 35-40%. Engagement with chess helps the children with mental development.”

Research indicates that chess offers opportunities to teach children to think systematically, analytically, and creatively (metacognition: learning to think) and to motivate them for education. Chess also offers opportunities for the development of social (through cooperation) and emotional (through experiences of success) qualities. How a teacher teaches and asks questions plays a major role in this.
I like to combine various methods with the framework as taught by the FIDE (Fédération Internationale des Échecs) as the basis to write the lesson plans. All lessons and assignments for my students are shared on the digital platform “Padlet”. I support my students remotely through digital tools such as Chess Kids and Chess.com, which I highly recommend you use depending on your age. Upon request, after proof of purchase of the book, I can also provide teachers and parents with the PowerPoint Lesson Plans that you find in the end of the book.

My experience as a Fide School Instructor is based on teaching chess to children in Primary and Secondary schools as a volunteer in the age group from 7 up to 18 years old, as well as private tutoring to (senior) adults. From absolute beginners to aspiring tournament players in the regional and country competitions. I hope you will get as much pleasure out of the game as I have and as the famous coach Bruce Pandolfini wrote to me: “Love chess and it loves you back”.

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Wilbert Kieboom (Author, Editor), Juliette Kieboom (Illustrator)

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Winstonia Chess Primer: Chess Made Easy for Beginners and Club Players

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Winstonia Chess Primer: Chess Made Easy for Beginners and Club Players [Kieboom, Wilbert, Kieboom, Wilbert, Kieboom, Juliette] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Winstonia Chess Primer: Chess Made Easy for Beginners and Club Players

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Eline Roebers, 2020 online World Youth Champion in the under-14 girls' division, playing a simul against three of my students.

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Les op de CNS basisschool in Abcoude.

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CNS Abcoude competition team using my book :-)

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Amsterdam, half finals for primary schools. 

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In the picture team CNS, Joep Noordermeer, Milan Cherpernath, Daniël Salet, Jaguar Kieboom en Mijntje Visser. Puck ten Wolde speelde thuis. 

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Online School Championship Abcoude - Team CNS

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Online School Championship Abcoude - Team CNS

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Today (February 8, 2022) we played the tournament for the schools championship in Abcoude. CNS won this tournament with conviction. They won all but one game against Paulus school. The Mondriaan school unfortunately had technical problems, so they could not register.

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Jaguar Kieboom, Milan Cherpernath, Joep Noordermeer en Daniel Salet

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Online School Championship Abcoude - Team CNS

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Online School Championship Abcoude - Team CNS

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On Sunday 27 March, Team CNS will play the semi-final. It will take place at the Cygnus Gymnasium at Vrolikstraat 8, Amsterdam.
The tournament starts at 11.30 am and ends around 4 pm.
Sign up : 11.00 hrs.

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Tata Steel Masters is almost here!

As we are now hours away from the start of the Tata Steel 2022, it would make sense to share some thoughts and facts about this tournament and the unique and unparalleled tradition that it represents.

None of all the top tournaments in the chess world have run longer nor have had as much prestige as Tata Steel. The Dutch tournament has historically gone by other names before 2011, such as Hoogovens and Corus, but is now better known by Wijk aan Zee, where it now takes place.

Since WW2, save for Fischer and Smyslov, every world champion has won the tournament; of the winners, Carlsen is the one with the most wins at 7, 1 shared with Aronian; and Kasparov, playing 3 times and winning all 3. The tournament had some amazing lineups in the past: in 2001, 9 of the top 10 in the world played in the tournament!

The Wijk aan Zee tournament has always been running, even when other legendary events such as Linares stopped (Linares started in 1978 and was played continuously from 1988-2010). In its very basic small format, Tata Steel has been running all the way since starting in Beverwijk in 1938! It's truly a significant piece of chess history.

Even during COVID-19 complications, the tournament was still played last year, producing one of the most surprising results; the tournament was deservedly won by local hero GM Jorden van Foreest.

While still being a strong GM, winning such an elite tournament ahead of the highly skilled competition, with the likes of Carlsen, Alireza, Caruana, and Giri, is nearly unheard of feat.

Van Foreest finished with 8.5 out of 13 together with Giri-both without a loss! The playoffs reached Armageddon, ending with Giri winning only to allow the title to slip away from him. Carlsen's tournament didn't go smoothly, with only 3 wins and one loss to a well-playing Esipenko. Comparatively, Caruana had scored a respectable 8. Esipenko's only loss was to the lowest rated player, Tari, which might have been what prevented him from winning.

Van Foreest definitely has a herculean task cut to defend his title. In addition to the players mentioned above returning, the tournament will have two of the most interesting and exciting players in the world: the Polish super-GM Duda, winner of the world cup, and Hungarian super-GM Rapport. Two other super GMs will be the two-time winner of Shamkir Chess Mamedyarov and the 2016 World Championship runner-up Karjakin. Shankland will also be playing, along with Indian prodigy Praggnanandha, the ever-interesting Dubov, and finally, to complete the lineup are Indian super-GM Vidit and Sweden's top player, Grandelius. All this can be said in short to be an unbelievably competitive cast.

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Tata Steel Masters is almost here! As we are now hours away from the start of the Tata Steel 2022, it would make sense to share some thoughts and facts about this tournament and the unique and unparalleled tradition that it represents.

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My new Chess Book finished this month for Beginners and Club players

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My new Chess Book finished this month for Beginners and Club players

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In this book I will guide you through the basics of understanding the board, the pieces, the rules, and the objective of the game. I will cover basic strategy and tactics that will make you a better player but presented in simple to the point language and terminology. The book is graced with lots of pictures, illustrations, and art.  If you are new to chess, you should start with lessons 1.  I will cover the board, chess pieces, rules, notation, basic mates, and elementary tactics.  It then takes you by the hand and leads you through a whole range of more advanced strategies, including piece development, openings, pawn structure, and attacking the king. This book is recommended for young and old.

My experience as a Fide School Instructor is based on teaching chess to children in Primary and Secondary schools as a volunteer in the age group from 7 up to 18 years old, as well as private tutoring to (senior) adults. From absolute beginners to aspiring tournament players in the regional and country competitions. I hope you will get as much pleasure out of the game as I have and as the famous coach Bruce Pandolfini wrote to me: “Love chess and it loves you back”.

How to order: https://www.boekenbestellen.nl/boek/winstonia-chess-primer-paperback

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Educatief Kinderboeken Fictie en verhalen Non-fictie en vrije tijd Reis, verblijf en vervoer Non-fictie informatief Religie,filosofie en psychologie Zakelijk en studie Wetenschap en informatica Tot € 5,- Tot € 10,- Tot € 15,- Tot € 20,- Tot € 25,- Toon alles Paperback Ringband Hardback Toon alles

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Magnus reveals team that helped beat Nepo!

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I just received my Square off Pro to make it easy to play online on a real board. You can play either against computer or with friends or challenge over 50Mn players on Chess.com & Lichess via the Square Off App and compete with them on the Pro board. So far love this setup!

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Dream Chess Club in Paris , “Blitz Society”

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Dream Chess Club in Paris , “Blitz Society”

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Every now and then, you come across a really nice chess club, bar, restaurant. Love this club “Blitz Society” in Paris, 4 Rue du Sabot.

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The “Schaakoff” finals in Amersfoort, October 30th, 2021

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The “Schaakoff” finals in Amersfoort, October 30th, 2021

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And then there are always the memories. The "Schaakoff", the largest chess tournament in the Netherlands, had its finals today. My sons Joris and Jaguar were there.

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https://youtu.be/G8cETzMqp3U

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Dit prikbord dient ervoor om jullie op de hoogte te houden van alle nieuwe ontwikkelingen.
English: Here we  keep you posted on new developments.
You can also post your chess related information that might interest the group.

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What a great combination.

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Jaguar Kieboom en Joep Noordermeer (beiden van CNS Abcoude) tijdens Queen's Gambit Hilversum. Zondag 12 september, 2021

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My son Jaguar in a simultaneous street chess game against Tex de Wit.

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My son Jaguar in a simultaneous street chess game against Tex de Wit.

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Anish Kumar Giri

Dutch chess player. A chess prodigy, he completed the requirements for the title Grandmaster at the age of 14 years, 7 months and 2 days. FIDE awarded him the title in 2009.

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Knights of the South Bronx - 2005 TV film | Inspiring Chess Movie for Kids

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Street chess in Amsterdam

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The Armenian Grand Master Elina Danielian is the European Women's Champion 2021.

📷: David Llada - Chess & Photography

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Street Chess in Amsterdam at Haarlemmerplein! August 2021

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ChessKid is een mooie leeromgeving voor kinderen on line!

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I may now carry the title of FIDE School Instructor. I have learned a lot through their program which I will now carry forward towards my students. May they be inspired as much as I am with the game.

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As my big inspiration, Bruce Pandolfini said in a wise quote: “Love Chess and it loves you back”. Bruce is a top scholastic coach, prolific author and consultant to landmark chess productions. Searching for Bobby Fischer 1993 and The Queens Gambit. I highly recommend his Ultimate Guide to Chess written as a dialogue between teacher and student!

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GM Viktorija giving a simul during street chess

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Anish Giri

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Op 11 maart 2021 is Chess Club Winstonia opgericht, speciaal voor de jeugd. Woon je in de omgeving van de Ronde Venen en wil je graag in club verband laagdrempelig (on line) schaken, dan ben je bij ons bij het juiste adres. We starten onder de naam Chess Club Winstonia "on line" bij chess.com gezien de Corona restricties en bij genoeg belangstelling zullen we ook een club starten op termijn in een clubhuis. Om nu online mee te doen, bij deze de link. https://www.chess.com/club/chess-club-winstonia/join

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Fabiano Caruana

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Alexandra Kosteniuk .

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Jorden van Foreest

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Andrea Botez

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I just made a chess board for myself from solid wood. American Walnut and high grade Maple.

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Schaken voor kinderen

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Wilbert playing Viktor Kortsjnoj in a simul in the London Chess Classic in 2010.

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Interview by peers.

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FIDE posting my Chessroom in Winstonia

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Alexandra Botez

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Netflix released The Queen's Gambit on October 23, 2020. After four weeks it had become Netflix's most-watched scripted miniseries, making it Netflix's top show in 63 countries.It was acclaimed by critics, who lauded Taylor-Joy's performance as well as the cinematography and production values. It has also received a positive response from the chess community, and data suggests that it has increased public interest in the game.

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Studying with Tartakower

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Building my own chess board

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Mijn kamer. My work and study area