INSTRUCTION

 

CHESS ACADEMY

of  DENVER

 

18th Annual

ROCKY MOUNTAIN

CHESS CAMPS

 

CHESS LESSONS

 

ARTICLES

 

Rocky Mountain News

Chess Column

 

Chess Life for Kids

 

CSCA Informant

 

EVENTS

Tournaments

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BOOKS

 

Teaching Chess

in the 21st Century

 

 

Chess Workbook

for Children

 

 

Chess Strategy Workbook

 

BIO

        

National Master 

 TODD BARDWICK

 

Testimonials

 

GENERAL INFO

 

Chess Quotes

 

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          Chess Life for Kids & School Mates

                                         

 

Nationally known as The Chess Dectective, Todd's columns have been published by the United States Chess Federation in the national publications of Chess Life, School Mates, and Chess Life for Kids! magazines.

 

                                       

Archived columns:

 

Thinking Like a Snake - Spring 2002

The Chess Detective - Summer 2002

May The Force Be With You! - Fall 2002

Perceptive Private Eyes Ponder Pawn Possibilities - November 2003

Hunting the King with the Exchange Sacrifice - May 2004

Solving the Mystery of the Weak Dark Squares - October 2004

The Mystery of the Wayward Queen - February 2005

"It ain't over til it's over" - April 2005

Picking up Endgame Clues - June 2005

The Hazards of Pawn Grabbing - October 2005

Follow Through on Your Swing - December 2005

Sacrifice to Reach the Endzone - February 2006

Sacrificing the Lady - April 2006

Zugszwang - August 2006

Good Knights & Bad Bishops - October 2006

Queen's Best Friend - December 2006

Never Resign - April 2007

Cutting off the King - June 2007

Sacrificing to Force Mate - August 2007

Always Be Careful Grabbing Pawn - October 2007

Fianchettoing the Bishop - December 2007

Outside Passed Pawn - February 2008

Sacrificing the Queen - April 2008

Sacrificing the Rook - June 2008

Capturing Order - August 2008

Double Check and Discovered Check - October 2008

Forcing Stalemate - December 2008

Knights Don't Like the Rim - February 2009

Forcing a Back Rank Mate - April 2009

The Bxh7+ Sacrifice - June 2009

Drawing out the King - August 2009

Drawing out the King problems - October 2009      Solutions

Pigs on the 7th - December 2009

Removing the Guard - February 2010

Removing the Guard problems - April 2010            Solutions

Tilting at Windmills - June 2010

Promoting a Pawn - August 2010

Promoting a Pawn problems - October 2010     Solutions (1)    Solutions (2)

Pinned to a Square - December 2010

Pinned to a Square problems - February 2011         Solutions

Clearance Sacrifice - April 2011     

Clearance Sacrifice problems - August 2011    Solutions

Hunting the King in the Center - October 2011

Hunting the King in the Center problems - December 2011   Solutions

Forcing a Draw - February 2012

Forcing a Draw problems - April 2012  #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6

 

 

 
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