training – spraggettonchess

June 8, 2018

Friday’s winning 5-second tactics

Today’s winning 5-sec tactics

How are you today? Friday is always special, and so I have prepared some 14 tactical exercises for you! All from … Read the rest

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May 21, 2018

Some tactics from the Polish Championship

Monday’s Winning 5-second Tactics

Good day, Monday! In this column I begin with some great tactics from the recently concluded Polish Championship held in … Read the rest

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May 3, 2018

Thursday’s winning 5-sec Tactics

Are you game today?

Hello Thursday readers! Are you up to today’s tactics challenge? Let’s hope so! Today’s examples are all from master and grandmaster … Read the rest

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April 24, 2018

Tuesday’s winning 5-sec tactics

Tuesday’s Winning Tactics!

Hello, Tuesday! Today I present,for those amongst my readers who want to sharpen up on their tactics, some nine (9) examples from … Read the rest

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March 12, 2018

Monday’s winning 5-sec tactics!

Winning 5-second Tactics!

Hello Monday! How was your weekend? The images above are from a newsreel from 1926 (Budapest, Hungary), showing two women playing some … Read the rest

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March 4, 2018

Sunday Tactics from the Batavia tournament

Tactics from Batavia!

Photo by Bas Beekhuizen. Grandmasters Sokolov and Nijboer analyzing their game. It’s the kind of tournament that must be fun to play … Read the rest

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March 1, 2018

Some fun tactics from Moscow!

Today’s Winning 5-sec Tactics

Good Thursday, Readers! The traditional Aeroflot tournaments in Moscow ended yesterday. Today I present some six (6) tactics from the ‘B’ … Read the rest

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February 25, 2018