Okay, Okay, some of you are champing at the bit. You want to start playing better chess NOW! I get that. Fact is, when I started playing chess again, I fumbled around for several weeks before stumbling upon this guy – Igor Smirnov. Who is he anyway? He’s a GM (Grandmaster) who has a decent…
Category: Chess
Now on Rumble and Youtube – Andy’s Armchair Adventures!
Well that was exciting. Please don’t too critical. This is my first effort to produce and post a video and it is only the introduction! I put a short, short, short (short than me – a low bar indeed!) intro with me in it. I’ve always been camera shy so it was a stretch. Now…
Wanderings and My Triumphant Return!
Okay, well if the subject lines sounds a bit pretentious and dramatic, there’s a reason for that. It is! If you’ve ever met me in person you might just realize this is just my wacko sense of humor (or what I call it anyway) slipping out. So anyway, I really have been “wandering” so to…
Solution to Puzzle #1
Solution: 1 … Qxb7+! 2. Qxb7 2. Rxc8# Quiz: Can you name three elements demonstrated in this puzzle? (Hint, one element is not relevant to the solution)