My chess-learning diary, part 2

Loving lichess.org Over the last week since I wrote part 1 of this diary, I have spent most of my chess time in lichess.org. I have been getting familiar with the features, doing a few puzzles, watching some games, browsing some studies and generally just enjoying it all. Being too timid to play against a … Continue reading My chess-learning diary, part 2 →

My chess-learning diary, part 1

Late November, early December 2020 A couple of weeks ago I got the chess bug and composed my first chess post which explains how my little chess bug became a slightly bigger chess bug in the first few days as I worked through the basic checkmate puzzles (like how to force a checkmate with only … Continue reading My chess-learning diary, part 1 →

Learning to play chess … again

On two or three previous occasions I have tried to get into chess but it has never clicked with me. The most recent, a few years ago, was when we had one of those 'chess for kids' books in the house (I have two daughters who are now aged 11 and 13). I tried to … Continue reading Learning to play chess … again →