Tuirgin

I believe I have finally worked out a plan of sorts which will include reading another general beginner’s book, a tactics fundamentals book, annotated games, and tactics practice software.

Here’s what I’ve ended up with: (continue reading…)

Ever since I was a kid I’ve loved the idea of chess. It is more than a game. It is a game with an amazingly deep tradition, a game with sophistication and complexity, a game with totally bitchin carved wooden pieces. So what if the Bishop is kind of effeminate—it’s got horses and castles. It’s cool.

That sort of ardent devotion nurtured me through my youth and early adulthood where I’d play obsessively—at least a couple times every decade. Like I said, I love the idea of chess. I love a lot of ideas. Every once in a while, though, I decide that I’m going to take a stab at actually learning to play the game to the point where I’m not losing my ass to a gang of burly 4th grade masters. Last time the bug bit me, I started scanning through Usenet posts and burrowing through the haphazard mess that is the web in order to find out what would be my best point of entry into the chess world. (continue reading…)