Chess Department
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An intuitive, experienced player will have more victories than an intuitive, unexperienced player.
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I decided to give my desktop computer an honorable burial. Goodbye "Chessmaster 4000 Turbo." Hello "Play Magnus" and "Chess - Play and Learn."
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"Play Magnus" is really cool. You can monitor your progress. Unlike, chess.com's "Chess - Play & Learn," there's just too many darn arrows that lead to disaster.
Uninstalling... 
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Do I have what it takes to challenge the world champ? Check out my Twitter page!
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I'll restart the Chessmaster 4000 Turbo program even though my computer is malfunctioning sometimes. (The operating system won't load.)
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Hello, viewers. I'm here in Chessmaster 4000 Turbo's school of chess. I'm finished with the tutorials. I'm already in Rate My Play phase. In fact, I'm almost done. I will be publishing four PGN files and one Word document later. I'm excited and determined. Nothing can stop me now; only a computer breakdown and my obsessive-compulsive brain.
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Update: I'm already cooking something for you that I think will increase your enthusiasm on chess and/or will inspire you to play.
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In 1910, Carl Schlechter falls victim to an unfair 10-8 system. Meaning, the challenger must win by two points. In his final game against Lasker, he was ahead by a point and if not because of this match term, he only had to draw the game to become the new world champion. As it happened, the "drawing master" had to play for the win and unfortunately blundered at the crucial point. Thus, Schlechter became only a "footnote" in world chess championship history. It should be noted that this 10-8 system entered Bobby Fisher's mind and led to his controversy with FIDE in 1975.
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"Pawn Sacrifice" trailer:
I don't get the title. "Bobby Fischer: The Mad Genius" would have been better. -
Rudolf Spielmann should not be confused with Savielly Tartakower.
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Do you want to be a world class chess player? All you need is Chessmaster 4000 Turbo.
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Educated or not, every chess player should believe they're great. It's a good attitude and it increases self-confidence.
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In chess, nobody is perfect. Learn to accept defeat.
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I'm currently reviewing the classic games in the CM4000 Turbo program; they are more than 500 and I'm converting each of them to PGN format using SCID to be published later. Cheers!
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I'm done reviewing the classic games from 1940 to 1986 in the CM4000 Turbo program. I'll start studying the classic games of 1987 later.
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When practicing an opening in the CM4000 Turbo program, it is better to use the 'Auto-Annotate Move List' feature to gain a better understanding of the Opening Book moves.
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It's virtually impossible to memorize all the openings and their variations. But there are some few simple things to keep in mind: 1) Open the game with a center pawn. That is either the King's or the Queen's pawn. 2) Develop your Knight(s) before your Bishop(s). 3) Don't move your Queen too soon in the opening. 4) Castle early in order to protect your King. 5) Develop your Rooks to central or open files. 6) Look to develop an attack after you have fully mobilized your pieces. 7) Capture towards the center with your Pawns. By following these opening principles, you will stop looking like a beginner. You aim to control the four central squares.
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^ That sounds incredibly logical. It takes chess down to it's core fundamentals!
