Hello! I have written a post on my website ( danielbarrish.weebly.com ) about how to choose an opening. I go through and explain the main factors, such as: style, required theoretical knowledge, pawn structure, tactical skill, positional understa...
Hello! I have been busy with exams and training, rendering me unable to continue creating blog posts. Since I have time on my hands at the moment, I plan to continue working on my site: danielbarrish.weebly.com My plans for future topics are:...
Many people will agree that Chessbase is the premier chess program, with a whole host of features in a single package. Aspiring players should strive to get at least the Basic version, but the free version - Chessbase Reader 2013 (which can be fou...
Chess makes people smarter. This is a fact and has been proven.One of the highest IQs in the world is possessed by former world champion Garry Kasparov, who is regarded by many as the best chess player ever. He has a whopping IQ of 190. The way I ...
This is a fantastic book. It is the first book that people pointed me to, when I was trying to improve my endgame play. The problem was: I learnt theoretical endgames but I was usually outplayed because of my opponent's knowledge of plans and idea...
A very common scenario is reaching a roughly even position where you need to win. This could be when playing a weaker player or when you need a win to get a podium finish, etc. I think that there are 4 important ways that one can try and win equal...
Everyone knows that psychology is a massive part of chess. Nerves affect almost all players, although it can have a bigger influence on some than others. Obviously, this is natural and is difficult to prevent. Personally, I get nervous before the ...
The amount of good chess books is massive. If I were to list only the 'good' chess books my list would be extremely long. Instead, I will be adding books which are classics. My previous list was, in my opinion, the 10 best books in each category: ...
This is a huge chess topic. Almost everyone has an opinion on this, and below is mine. PART 1- THE ULTIMATE TOP 10 My System - Nimzowitsch This is most definitely not an unpopular choice. It is hailed by many as the greatest and most influential c...
I have created a website and blog about me and all things chess! http://danielbarrish.weebly.com www.danielbarrish.weebly.com/blog www.danielbarrish.weebly.com/about Please, tell me what you think! Future planned topics: Psychology and nerv...
