Does playing chess improve logical thinking?

When you are considering a move, ask yourself these questions: 1. Will the piece I'm moving go to a better square than the one it's on now? 2. Can I improve my position even more by increasing the effectiveness...

Chess is an exercise of infinite possibilities for the mind, one which develops mental abilities used throughout life: concentration, critical thinking, abstract reasoning, problem solving, pattern recognition,...

Endeavor: 1 (Attempt to Achieve) Sacrifice on h6 Memorize the below games: 1. Mazuchowski - Drumm 09.08.2017 e4 e6 2.d3 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6 4.Ngf3 c5 5.g3 Nc6 6.Bg2 dxe4 7.dxe4 Bd6 8.0–0 Bb8 9.Re1...

In a rook and pawn ending, the rook must be used aggressively. It must either attack enemy pawns, or give active support to the advance of one of its own pawns to the queening square.

Nobody ever got better at chess just by throwing money at the problem. You can buy every training disk on the market, but they won't do you a bit of good unless you use them. Don't sleep with them under...