Improve Your Chess: Teach Yourself

: introduction: basic1: 1 thinking2: 2 calculation3: 3 the centre4: 4 exchanging pieces5: 5 good bishops and bad bishops6: 6 bishops and knights7: 7 pawn to rook three8: 8 bishop to knight's five9: 9 castling (1)10: 10 knights before bishops11: 11 developing your pieces12: 12 the fianchetto(1): bishops13: 13 planning14: 14 gentlemen, the queen!15: 15 pawn takes pawn16: 16 pushing pawns17: 17 when you find a good move …18: 18 isolated pawns19: 19 backward pawns20: 20 doubled pawns21: 21 weak squares22: 22 rook on the seventh23: 23 sacrifices24: 24 hierarchies of thought25: 25 i go here, he goes there …: advanced26: 26 the good 'bad bishop'27: 27 opposite coloured bishops28: 28 the fianchetto (2): the pawn move29: 29 the wrong rook30: 30 the centre of gravity31: 31 critical movements32: 32 improving your position33: 33 defending34: 34 playing in blinkers35: 35 one move at a time36: 36 … with a small advantage to white37: 37 timing38: 38 patience39: 39 castling (2)40: 40 how to study openings41: 41 endgame strategy42: 42 gambits43: 43 positional sacrifices44: 44 time to relax45: 45 playing for a win45: 45 playing for a win46: 46 pawn moves47: 47 learning from losses48: 48 the art of distraction49: 49 if in doubt, change sides50: 50 winning and losing: mastery51: 51 the grand plan52: 52 subgoals53: 53 judgement or calculation?54: 54 flexibilty55: 55 minority attack56: 56 dialetical materialism57: 57 material and time58: 58 planning for the endgame59: 59 bishops and knights (2)60: 60 positional dynamics61: 61 preserving the balance62: 62 crime and punishment63: 63 writing and editing64: 64 throwing salt65: 65 creativity66: 66 chaos67: 67 the bad 'good' bishop68: 68 luck69: 69 practicality (1)70: 70 practicality (2)71: 71 hedgehogs playing tennis72: 72 the grammar of chess73: 73 analysing and playing74: 74 the meta-rules of strategy75: 75 offering a draw