Published on February 20th, 2010

Upgraded to WordPress 2.9.2, which is the latest version.
It solved a vulnerability and I always like to have this site running on the most recent version.

Published on January 24th, 2010








White to move

Halosar_Trap

1.d4 d5 2.e4

The Blackmar-Diemer Gambit (BDG)

2… dxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.f3 exf3 5.Qxf3

( The main line of the BDG continues with 5.Nxf3 Bg4 6.h3 but this time we are going for the Halosar Trap )

5… Qxd4

( 5… c6 is played almost as often )

6.Be3 Qb4

( 6… Qg4 7.Qf2 e5 8.a3 is played more often )

7.O-O-O Bg4?! Black falls into the trap. Most people do as it looks such a nice combination. 8.Nb5 Na6

( 8… Nbd7?! doesn’t look good, but may still be playable 9.Qxb7 Qe4 10.Nxc7+ Kd8 11.Qxa8+ Qxa8 12.Nxa8 Bxd1 13.Kxd1 Kc8 )

( Black can’t capture the knight because this loses the queen. 8...Qxb5 9.Bxb5+ c6 10.Qg3 )

9.Qxb7 Qe4 10.Qxa6 Qxe3+ 11.Kb1 Qc5 12.Nf3 Rb8 13.Qxa7 Qxa7 14.Nxa7

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Published on January 9th, 2010

We have registered the domain name ChessTeacherLessons.com and plan to use it for this site in the future. At the moment you are already able to find the main page at this location, but we have some troubles in redirecting the other pages.

We’ll try to keep you informed.
In the meantime you can help by updating your bookmarks and links to this new domain name.

Update January 14th:
Everything is working fine now and I’m in the process of changing some of the internal links.

Update January 16th:
Now I think that all internal links are updated.
Chess Teacher Lessons is up and running.

Published on December 28th, 2009

Christmas days 2009

I’ll hope you enjoy these days and I wish you a Happy New Year

Published on December 5th, 2009

This post is a replacement for the more than 80 chess lessons post that has been published before.

At the moment there are more than 100 chess lessons on almost all stages of the game and for all levels of play on Chess Teaching. You can get a quick overview by looking at the chess lessons index page, but you can also navigate through this site by using the tags or categories or by using the search option on this site.
More than 100 chess lessons
It is my believe that the interactive way this site offers the chess tutorials gives you something that books are unable to accomplish.
New lessons are added on a regular base and are linked together by links at the end of each lesson about how to continue. At the footer of each lesson you can also find a link to the previous and to the next lesson. This offers you an easy possibility to study all the lessons in the right order. This is not the order based on the publication date, because I am going to continue adding chess lessons on all levels.

Don’t try to learn all the lessons in a couple of days. Take your time. Replay and try some of the things learned on a board and stop after one or two lessons. Keep note of where you stopped, bookmark the page, and return for more when you can give your complete attention to the (next) lesson.

If you are new to chess and not familiar with the rules of the game the chess tutorial about the starting position may be a good start.

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