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For teaching a beginner in chess you do not need a Grandmaster. Thankfully for your wallets! To achieve the rank of Grandmaster in chess is no easy feat, and if you want to hire one of the few that do teach you are looking at hundreds of dollars per hour. If you are searching for beginner chess instruction there are plenty of alternatives to one on one lessons with the world’s top players. Chess experts for beginner chess instruction According to the United States Chess Federation, an individual with a USCF rating of 2000 is considered an expert in chess. In New Jersey, one...

Some of you may have seen the 60 minutes special on Chess. All in all it was great. I think it did well to outline some of the benefits that learning chess can have on both young and old. It also revealed the need for beginner and intermediate chess instruction. Not many people knew it before, but the USA is indeed currently the strongest chess country in the world. Two players in the top three and three in the top six worldwide is indeed an incredible accomplishment. While this statistic is indeed impressive on paper, it does not show the...

A quick chess lesson from Benjamin Franklin It would be quite hard to find a person who hasn't heard of Ben Franklin's famous aphorism: "Don't put off until tomorrow what you can do today". Surely anyone who has achieved success, no matter in what endeavor, appreciates the power of this rule. A chess player, however (which Franklin was known to be) would also appreciate the value of the seemingly ridiculous reversal of this quote into "Don't do today what you can put off until tomorrow". Decision-making in chess In chess (much like in politics) you do not make a decision...