National
What is the 2022 US National Grade-level Chess Tournament?
Can we gain the points by going to the national tournament?
Why go to the national tournament if you can't gain rating points?
Why do you need a team to participate in the national tournament?
What national tournaments are there in the US?
What kind of organization is the US Chess Federation?
What is Skittle Room?
Can we gain the points by going to the national tournament?
Why go to the national tournament if you can't gain rating points?
Why do you need a team to participate in the national tournament?
What national tournaments are there in the US?
What kind of organization is the US Chess Federation?
What is Skittle Room?
Chess in New York
My Chess Teaching
Chess Videos
Comments for PCA G30 Online Tournament Jun 12
How to search for USCF tournaments?
How to improve your chess as an adult? 2. Finding time
How to improve your chess as an adult? Part 1: Overview
My New Year Resolution
Chess 101 for beginners
5334 on YouTube
How to create PGN without chessbase?
Youtube channel update
My Youtube channel
5334 to Youtube
How to start in Chess? part 5 - BlitzIn
How to start in Chess? Part 4 - ICC
How to start in Chess? part 3 - Chesskid
How to start in Chess? part 2 - When
How to start in Chess? part 1 - How
How to search for USCF tournaments?
How to improve your chess as an adult? 2. Finding time
How to improve your chess as an adult? Part 1: Overview
My New Year Resolution
Chess 101 for beginners
5334 on YouTube
How to create PGN without chessbase?
Youtube channel update
My Youtube channel
5334 to Youtube
How to start in Chess? part 5 - BlitzIn
How to start in Chess? Part 4 - ICC
How to start in Chess? part 3 - Chesskid
How to start in Chess? part 2 - When
How to start in Chess? part 1 - How
Chess Parenting
Why we want our kids to learn chess?
Why parents playing along with child is the best support you could provide?
Why age is not important factor in chess?
Why parents playing along with child is the best support you could provide?
Why fall is the best season to start chess?
Why do we encourage girls to play chess?
Why do you want to start chess lesson as early as possible?
How many games should my child play everyday?
Should your state being isolated hinder your child's progress?
What is the best age for my child to start learning chess?
What is the most important tool USCF provides for free?
When did I feel my daughter could play chess?
What determines my child's success in chess?
Why cheap and convenient is not good for your child's chess improvement?
My daughter won the state all-girls, will qualify for the Susan Polgar Foudation Girls Invitational (SPFGI), should she go?
How to motivate my son or daughter to learn chess?
My child just started to play chess and loves it. What can I do to help him improve?
Why "is my child gifted in chess" is a bad question?
My daughter often forgets to press the clock, and her opponent is using her time to think. Is it against rule?
Can I ask my son his game status, while he is still playing?
Where can I find good parent guides for chess?
Is it true that "the more a parent knows chess, the better the kid could be"?
What are the benefits of chess academically?
What are the three most important things my child can learn from chess?
Why do I encourage parents to play in tournaments along with their children?
Should my child take one-month or two-month summer vacation, not playing chess?
How to make my child slow down in his games?
Why my child got a very low first rating, while other kids got much higher initial rating?
I already have a chess set from toy store at home, do I need to buy a standard set?
My child has been stuck under 500 for a year, what should I do?
If my child's school doesn't have after-school chess club, what should I do?
My spouse and I don't know chess, how can we help our kid?
Should I ask my child to record his games?
How can I tell whether my child will like chess?
What are the responsibilities of a chess parents?
Should I watch my child playing?
My Son has Chinese School on Saturday, both PDS and CJCT tournaments are on Saturday, what can I do?
At what age should my child start to learn chess?
When is my child ready for tournament?
Do I have to pick the section suggested by tournament director?
Where to buy chess equipment?
How to choose chess sets?
How to choose a chess clock?
Why parents playing along with child is the best support you could provide?
Why age is not important factor in chess?
Why parents playing along with child is the best support you could provide?
Why fall is the best season to start chess?
Why do we encourage girls to play chess?
Why do you want to start chess lesson as early as possible?
How many games should my child play everyday?
Should your state being isolated hinder your child's progress?
What is the best age for my child to start learning chess?
What is the most important tool USCF provides for free?
When did I feel my daughter could play chess?
What determines my child's success in chess?
Why cheap and convenient is not good for your child's chess improvement?
My daughter won the state all-girls, will qualify for the Susan Polgar Foudation Girls Invitational (SPFGI), should she go?
How to motivate my son or daughter to learn chess?
My child just started to play chess and loves it. What can I do to help him improve?
Why "is my child gifted in chess" is a bad question?
My daughter often forgets to press the clock, and her opponent is using her time to think. Is it against rule?
Can I ask my son his game status, while he is still playing?
Where can I find good parent guides for chess?
Is it true that "the more a parent knows chess, the better the kid could be"?
What are the benefits of chess academically?
What are the three most important things my child can learn from chess?
Why do I encourage parents to play in tournaments along with their children?
Should my child take one-month or two-month summer vacation, not playing chess?
How to make my child slow down in his games?
Why my child got a very low first rating, while other kids got much higher initial rating?
I already have a chess set from toy store at home, do I need to buy a standard set?
My child has been stuck under 500 for a year, what should I do?
If my child's school doesn't have after-school chess club, what should I do?
My spouse and I don't know chess, how can we help our kid?
Should I ask my child to record his games?
How can I tell whether my child will like chess?
What are the responsibilities of a chess parents?
Should I watch my child playing?
My Son has Chinese School on Saturday, both PDS and CJCT tournaments are on Saturday, what can I do?
At what age should my child start to learn chess?
When is my child ready for tournament?
Do I have to pick the section suggested by tournament director?
Where to buy chess equipment?
How to choose chess sets?
How to choose a chess clock?
Chess Books
Book: Simple Chess
Book: 1001 Winning Chess Sacrifices and Combinations
Book: 1001 Brilliant Ways to Checkmate
Book:Judit Polgar - A Game of QueensBook:From GM to Top Ten: Judit Polgar Teaches Chess 2
Book: Learn Chess the Right Way: Book 5: Finding Winning
Book: Learn Chess the Right Way: Book 4: Sacrifice to Win!
Chess Book lists (draft)
Book: 1001 Winning Chess Sacrifices and Combinations
Book: 1001 Brilliant Ways to Checkmate
Book:Judit Polgar - A Game of QueensBook:From GM to Top Ten: Judit Polgar Teaches Chess 2
Book: Learn Chess the Right Way: Book 5: Finding Winning
Book: Learn Chess the Right Way: Book 4: Sacrifice to Win!
Chess Book lists (draft)
Chess Coaching
Should I change my coach?
How to find your coach's rating?
Do I require your child to solve my daily puzzle?
What's the difference between after school chess clubs and classes at chess schools?
Why fall is the best season to start chess?
Why chess is not a short term project?
Why self-teaching rarely works for young kids?
Why it is not good to sign up monthly class?
Why do I (as a coach) assign so much homework?
Do I change coaches for my child?
When should my child have a private coach?
Why do I need a coach for my child?
Why can't my child self-teach him/herself, i.e., working without a coach?
Is GM or IM always a better coach for a young aspiring kid?
Do I need a GM or IM coach for my child?
How to find a good chess teacher?
How to find your coach's rating?
Do I require your child to solve my daily puzzle?
What's the difference between after school chess clubs and classes at chess schools?
Why fall is the best season to start chess?
Why chess is not a short term project?
Why self-teaching rarely works for young kids?
Why it is not good to sign up monthly class?
Why do I (as a coach) assign so much homework?
Do I change coaches for my child?
When should my child have a private coach?
Why do I need a coach for my child?
Why can't my child self-teach him/herself, i.e., working without a coach?
Is GM or IM always a better coach for a young aspiring kid?
Do I need a GM or IM coach for my child?
How to find a good chess teacher?
Chess Improvement
How long does it take to solve one problem?
When can I expect my child to become an advanced player?
Why does chess require persistence?
Why your own study plan never works?
How long will it take to groom a chess player?
Why one game a week might slow down your child's progress?
What is one-hundred loss challenge?
How much time does my child need to study chess?
What is the biggest problem for a child who studies chess?
Why one game a week might slow down your child's progress?
How long will it take to groom a chess player?
Do I require your child to solve my daily puzzle?
What's the difference between after school chess clubs and classes at chess schools?
Why homework is important?
Should my child play chess everyday?
How to turn an old smartphone into a power tool for chess study?
Why the fundamental skills are critical for chess development?
Why boys tend to progress faster than girls?
Why commitment is important for your child's chess improvement?
What time control should my child when he is playing online?
Where to play chess online?
How to learn playing chess, knowledge or experience?
What do we record in our training log?
Why is training log important?
Why playing games everyday is important?
Why learning opening doesn't help my child much?
Why we learn more from our loss than our win?
Is it possible for a kid to improve 500 points a year?
What is the single requirement for becoming a good chess player?
Should my child study the variations generated by chess engine?
Why is it easier for a little kid to learn chess and improve?
Why "Genius is made, not born"?
Should my child resign when he is down a lot?
Is blitz good for my child?
Does my child need to play online?
Why playing games at home is more important than taking lessons?
Why some two-move checkmate problems are extremely difficult?
Where to find enough one-move checkmate problems for training?
Is blindfold training useful?
How to train with one-move checkmate problems?
How many moves should my child calculate?
Why one move checkmate is important?
What are the three things we look for when analyzing any position?
Why chess software is important?
How to select a chess summer camp?
My child always hangs pieces, what can s/he do to correct the problem?
Why chess homework is important?
How to find a chess summer camp?
Is it enough for my child to attend chess class once a week?
Is chess summer camp useful?
Why after-school chess clubs are not as effective as group lessons at chess schools?
How much time should my child spend on studying chess?
When can I expect my child to become an advanced player?
Why does chess require persistence?
Why your own study plan never works?
How long will it take to groom a chess player?
Why one game a week might slow down your child's progress?
What is one-hundred loss challenge?
How much time does my child need to study chess?
What is the biggest problem for a child who studies chess?
Why one game a week might slow down your child's progress?
How long will it take to groom a chess player?
Do I require your child to solve my daily puzzle?
What's the difference between after school chess clubs and classes at chess schools?
Why homework is important?
Should my child play chess everyday?
How to turn an old smartphone into a power tool for chess study?
Why the fundamental skills are critical for chess development?
Why boys tend to progress faster than girls?
Why commitment is important for your child's chess improvement?
What time control should my child when he is playing online?
Where to play chess online?
How to learn playing chess, knowledge or experience?
What do we record in our training log?
Why is training log important?
Why playing games everyday is important?
Why learning opening doesn't help my child much?
Why we learn more from our loss than our win?
Is it possible for a kid to improve 500 points a year?
What is the single requirement for becoming a good chess player?
Should my child study the variations generated by chess engine?
Why is it easier for a little kid to learn chess and improve?
Why "Genius is made, not born"?
Should my child resign when he is down a lot?
Is blitz good for my child?
Does my child need to play online?
Why playing games at home is more important than taking lessons?
Why some two-move checkmate problems are extremely difficult?
Where to find enough one-move checkmate problems for training?
Is blindfold training useful?
How to train with one-move checkmate problems?
How many moves should my child calculate?
Why one move checkmate is important?
What are the three things we look for when analyzing any position?
Why chess software is important?
How to select a chess summer camp?
My child always hangs pieces, what can s/he do to correct the problem?
Why chess homework is important?
How to find a chess summer camp?
Is it enough for my child to attend chess class once a week?
Is chess summer camp useful?
Why after-school chess clubs are not as effective as group lessons at chess schools?
How much time should my child spend on studying chess?
Chess Tactics
Why endgame is important?
Why I emphasize solving chess puzzles everyday?
The 5334 book has all the answers in the back, why do I need your video course?
Why did I choose 5334 for the video course?
What tactics books should my child use?
Tactic Websites vs Tactic books, which one is better for beginners?
Why do we want to solve difficult 2-move checkmate problems?
Why tactics training is important?
Why studying tactics is most important for my kids?
Will studying tactics only help my child become an expert?
Why checking your puzzle solutions against computer is bad?
What does my child learn from tactics training?
Is there any website that has new puzzles everyday?
What are the best chess tactics websites available?
Why chess tactic software are better than tactic websites?
Why I emphasize solving chess puzzles everyday?
The 5334 book has all the answers in the back, why do I need your video course?
Why did I choose 5334 for the video course?
What tactics books should my child use?
Tactic Websites vs Tactic books, which one is better for beginners?
Why do we want to solve difficult 2-move checkmate problems?
Why tactics training is important?
Why studying tactics is most important for my kids?
Will studying tactics only help my child become an expert?
Why checking your puzzle solutions against computer is bad?
What does my child learn from tactics training?
Is there any website that has new puzzles everyday?
What are the best chess tactics websites available?
Why chess tactic software are better than tactic websites?
Chess Steps Method
Is in-person better than online class?
Why do we offer the Steps class online?
What is the Yusupov course?
What is the ChessOK app list?
What is ChessOK?
What is Steps?
What are the 3 training systems I recommend?
Why do we offer Step 1 right now?
Why do we offer the Steps class online?
Why did Princeton Chess Academy choose the Steps Method as its core curriculum?
What is Steps Method?
What is most American chess classes missing?
Why do we offer the Steps class online?
What is the Yusupov course?
What is the ChessOK app list?
What is ChessOK?
What is Steps?
What are the 3 training systems I recommend?
Why do we offer Step 1 right now?
Why do we offer the Steps class online?
Why did Princeton Chess Academy choose the Steps Method as its core curriculum?
What is Steps Method?
What is most American chess classes missing?
Chess Rating
Why 1000 is an important milestone?
How soon should I expect my child cross over 1000?
What are the targets other than rating targets?
Does my child have to win more to move up his rating?
Why do we want to reach 1500 as quickly as possible?
What is the difference between online rating and USCF rating?
Is rating important?
Is rating everything?
Why should my child have some rating target?
What should be my child's first rating target?
What should be my child's second rating target?
What should be my child's third rating goal after 1000?
What should be fourth rating goal?
What should be my child's target after 1500?
What should be my child's target after 1800?
What should be my child's target after 2000?
When can I expect my child reach 2000 level?
What is Top 100 list?
Is there a minimum rating requirement for Top 100 lists?
How do I check if my child is on a Top 100 list?
Why do we want to reach 1500 as quickly as possible?
How soon should I expect my child cross over 1000?
What are the targets other than rating targets?
Does my child have to win more to move up his rating?
Why do we want to reach 1500 as quickly as possible?
What is the difference between online rating and USCF rating?
Is rating important?
Is rating everything?
Why should my child have some rating target?
What should be my child's first rating target?
What should be my child's second rating target?
What should be my child's third rating goal after 1000?
What should be fourth rating goal?
What should be my child's target after 1500?
What should be my child's target after 1800?
What should be my child's target after 2000?
When can I expect my child reach 2000 level?
What is Top 100 list?
Is there a minimum rating requirement for Top 100 lists?
How do I check if my child is on a Top 100 list?
Why do we want to reach 1500 as quickly as possible?
Chess Tournaments
In-person tournaments
How to sign up a tournament?
Do I need my own chess equipment to my first tournament?
Why I am "against" scholastic tournaments?
In-person tournaments (OTB - over the board)
What is the difference between adult tournaments and scholastic tournaments
Why no tournament is interest killer?
Why tournaments are important?
Why do you want to play up?
My son loses a lot in tournaments, and cries a lot. What should I do?
How did I (we) manage to play as much as possible?
Why do I arrange advanced classes off weekends?
Why playing up?
How often should my child play in tournaments?
Why summer is not break time, instead boosting time?
How to select a section when signing up for tournaments?
When should my child start to play in large tournaments?
Why playing too many scholastic tournaments is bad for your child?
Should my child withdraw from a tournament if he didn't play well in first few rounds?
Should I encourage my child to play in long time-control tournaments?
What is time trouble?
How to avoid time trouble?
Should my child take a draw offer?
Why reviewing your game with your opponent right after is important?
How soon should my child start to play in tournaments?
Why should my child play in tournaments?
What are the benefits of playing in tournaments?
Should my child play in unrated tournaments?
How many tournaments should my child play?
How many scholastic tournaments should my child play?
Should my child play in the upper section?
Why should my child play up?
What is the difference between grade-level tournaments and K-3, K-5, K-6, K-8, K-9, K-12 tournaments?
What are the important national scholastic tournaments every year?
How to sign up a tournament?
Do I need my own chess equipment to my first tournament?
Why I am "against" scholastic tournaments?
In-person tournaments (OTB - over the board)
What is the difference between adult tournaments and scholastic tournaments
Why no tournament is interest killer?
Why tournaments are important?
Why do you want to play up?
My son loses a lot in tournaments, and cries a lot. What should I do?
How did I (we) manage to play as much as possible?
Why do I arrange advanced classes off weekends?
Why playing up?
How often should my child play in tournaments?
Why summer is not break time, instead boosting time?
How to select a section when signing up for tournaments?
When should my child start to play in large tournaments?
Why playing too many scholastic tournaments is bad for your child?
Should my child withdraw from a tournament if he didn't play well in first few rounds?
Should I encourage my child to play in long time-control tournaments?
What is time trouble?
How to avoid time trouble?
Should my child take a draw offer?
Why reviewing your game with your opponent right after is important?
How soon should my child start to play in tournaments?
Why should my child play in tournaments?
What are the benefits of playing in tournaments?
Should my child play in unrated tournaments?
How many tournaments should my child play?
How many scholastic tournaments should my child play?
Should my child play in the upper section?
Why should my child play up?
What is the difference between grade-level tournaments and K-3, K-5, K-6, K-8, K-9, K-12 tournaments?
What are the important national scholastic tournaments every year?
World Youth
If my daughter is qualified for World Youth, should she go?
Why should my child try to qualify for World Youth?
How to qualify to play in World Youth?
What is World Youth?
Why should my child try to qualify for World Youth?
How to qualify to play in World Youth?
What is World Youth?
Chess Myth
Chess Psychology
Chess General
Why chess set from toy stores is not appropriate?
How to find a chess class?
Engine is so powerful, do we want to play against engine, or learn from engine?
What is chess engine?
Is chess useful for college application?
How to choose a chess clock?
How to choose chess sets?
Where to buy chess equipment?
Why starting a new blog?
Is playing chess useful for college application?
Are girls worse than boys in chess?
Why should my child choose Chess over Go?
How to find a chess class?
Engine is so powerful, do we want to play against engine, or learn from engine?
What is chess engine?
Is chess useful for college application?
How to choose a chess clock?
How to choose chess sets?
Where to buy chess equipment?
Why starting a new blog?
Is playing chess useful for college application?
Are girls worse than boys in chess?
Why should my child choose Chess over Go?