olpa, OSS developer

After I discovered anki, a tool to assist in remembering facts, I started to actively use it. Among other uses, I want to keep in memory some important chess positions. To display these positions in anki, I have written a plugin.

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Frintz and Fertig (english version: “Learn to Play Chess with Fritz and Chesster”, russian: “Большое шахматное путешеÑ?твие”) is a great children game. I found it works stable under Wine.

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In the first part I wrote: “put to a template in your favourite text processor”. Attached is a template (class-file) for LaTeX and an example, the explanations are below.

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As a part of improvement in chess, it is often recommended to analyze positions. The idea is good, but how to find time to do it? One option is to use otherwise unproductive time: walking, in bus, queues etc. I have printed positions with me, and always can analyze something.

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I purchased “Fritz und Fertig: Schach lernen und trainieren (“Fritz and Chesster: learn to play chess“, other languages also available). My opinion is simple: it’s a masterpiece and the best ever computer game for children.

Unfortunately, I got technical problems. Fortunately, solved them.

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I’m experimenting with LaTeX and chess. As there is no “for dummies” information in internet, my notes (even if incorrect) could be useful for beginners.

So, the step 1. Print some game or some position.

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In addition to the conference checklist, I now need a checklist for local chess tournaments.

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I’ve impressed by the site Exeter Chess Club, and especially Coaching page. A lot of useful resources.

Quicklinks for myself:

* Playing Black after 1.e4
* Playing Black after 1.d4
* The Italian Game for beginners

I play chess on freechess.org. Sometmes I like how I play. But the sad truth is that my good play is illusion. Thanks computers to reveal me a lot of mistakes.

Here is how I feed the games to the computer.

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