- January 2014 Filters and Masks
- December 2013 What is a Backward Pawn?
- November 2013 Teaching Chess with the Socratic Method
- October 2013 The Value of a Tempo
- September 2013 Combining Motifs
- August 2013 Endgame Quiz
- July 2013 How Much Strategy to Start?
- June 2013 The Safety Status of a Piece
- May 2013 You Kids!
- April 2013 Misquoted or Misinterpreted
- March 2013 Classify Your Biggest Mistakes
- February 2013 Position-Dependent Ideas
- January 2013 Know the Rules
- January-December 2012
- December 2012 Chigorin and the Pawns
- November 2012 Improving vs. Maximizing Performance
- October 2012 Hendricks, Thought Process, and Improvement
- September 2012 Novice Nook Quiz Two
- August 2012 Analysis Tips
- July 2012 Strategy Based on Central Pawn Structure
- June 2012 Analysis Insights
- May 2012 Sneaky Pins and Invisible Moves
- April 2012 Teaching Young Beginners
- March 2012 Sunil's Rooks and Right Tackles
- February 2012 The Top Tips for Chess Improvement
- January 2012 Attack it with Something Worth Less
- January-December 2011
- December 2011 What Would Houdini Do?
- November 2011 The Seven Percent Solution
- October 2011 Don't Know What to Do? Try Dan's Dirty Dozen
- September 2011 The Bain Rating Tactics Quiz
- August 2011 Adjusting Your Thought Process for Faster Time Controls
- July 2011 The Goldilocks Principle
- June 2011 The Three "Times" for Checks, Captures, and Threats
- May 2011 Speeding Up
- April 2011 Learning from Andy
- March 2011 The Curious Case of MrBoejangles
- February 2011 Annotated Game Collections vs. Instructive Anthologies
- January 2011 A Decade of Novice Nook
- January-December 2010
- December 2010 Counting Material
- November 2010 Nunn, Chernev, and Learning Chess
- October 2010 Understanding Chess Puzzles
- September 2010 Walk Before You Can Run
- August 2010 Intermediate Time Controls Hinder Improvement
- July 2010 Not All Bads are Equal
- June 2010 The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
- May 2010 When Adults Learn Basic Material
- April 2010 Hand-Waving is Worse than Hope Chess
- March 2010 Luck in the Sport of Chess
- February 2010 Tactical Sets and Goals
- January 2010 What's in a Name?
- January-December 2009
- December 2009 Spend Time on the Move Chosen
- November 2009 The Most Common and Important Use of Tactics
- October 2009 Openings vs. Opening Systems
- September 2009 The Three Show Stoppers
- August 2009 Principles of Analytical Efficiency
- July 2009 More Pawns in the Center are Good
- June 2009 The Mind Reading Fish
- May 2009 The Best Novice Nook Ideas
- April 2009 The Endgame Bind
- March 2009 The Improvement Feedback Loop
- February 2009 Accidental and Purposeful Errors
- January 2009 The Five Ways to Make a Piece Safe
- January-December 2008
- December 2008 Chess is Decisions
- November 2008 The Fun of Pros and Cons
- October 2008 The Room Full of Grandmasters
- September 2008 The Safety Table
- August 2008 Strong Principles vs. Important Principles
- July 2008 Anders' Game
- June 2008 Bootstrapping Analysis Skills
- May 2008 Similar Positions, Different Evaluations
- April 2008 The Fundamental Theorem of Safety and Activity
- March 2008 The Three Types of Reasonable Threats
- February 2008 Acquiescing
- January 2008 The Inadequately Guarded Piece
- January-December 2007
- December 2007 Critical and Principal Variations
- November 2007 The Margin for Error
- October 2007 Getting the Edge
- September 2007 Don't Allow the Floobly!
- August 2007 How to Use MCO-14
- July 2007 Trading When Ahead or Behind
- June 2007 Beginner Misconceptions
- May 2007 Novice Nook Quiz
- April 2007 The Two Types of Counting Problems
- March 2007 Criticality Quiz
- February 2007 Slowing Down
- January 2007 Trading Pawns When Ahead
- January-December 2006
- December 2006 Chess Principles and Common Sense
- November 2006 The Most Common OTB Mistakes
- October 2006 Breaking Down Barriers
- September 2006 The Four Homeworks
- August 2006 Making Chess Simple
- July 2006 Odds and Ends
- June 2006 Is it Safe?
- May 2006 The Principle of Symmetry
- April 2006 Activity is the Real Goal
- March 2006 The Most Common Opening Inaccuracies
- February 2006 The Two Move Triggers
- January 2006 Breaking a Slump
- January-December 2005
- December 2005 Initial and Final Candidate Moves
- November 2005 The Most Important Strategic Decisions
- October 2005 The Principle of Tactical Dominance
- September 2005 When is a King Safe?
- August 2005 Quiescence Errors
- July 2005 The Theory of Chess Improvement
- June 2005 Opening Principles
- May 2005 Time Management Tales
- April 2005 Evaluation Quiz
- March 2005 Reviewing Chess Games
- February 2005 Every Good Chessplayer...
- January 2005 A Guide to P-R3
- January-December 2004
- December 2004 The Big Five
- November 2004 Chess Master vs. Chess Amateur
- October 2004 Improving Analysis Skills
- September 2004 A Defense Primer
- August 2004 Chess, Learning, and Fun
- July 2004 Enhancing your First Tournament Experience
- June 2004 Examples of Chess Logic
- May 2004 The Case for Time Management
- April 2004 A Planning Primer
- March 2004 Is There a Win?
- February 2004 Learning Opening Lines & Ideas
- January 2004 The Goal Each Move
- January-December 2003
- December 2003 The Most Important Tactic
- November 2003 Traits of a Good Chessplayer
- October 2003 Excerpt: Looking for Trouble
- September 2003 Chess Exercises
- August 2003 Novice Nook’s Chess Lists
- July 2003 A Fistful of Lessons
- June 2003 Learning from Dr. de Groot
- May 2003 A Tactics Quiz
- April 2003 Evaluation Criteria
- March 2003 King and Pawn vs. King
- February 2003 Using the Computer to Improve
- January 2003 Revisiting the Seeds of Tactical Destruction
- January-December 2002
- December 2002 The 10 Biggest Roadblocks to Improvement
- November 2002 K&P&? vs. K
- October 2002 Finding a Good Instructor
- September 2002 A Positional Primer
- August 2002 An Improvement Plan
- July 2002 It’s Not Really Winning a Tempo!
- June 2002 Break Moves: Opening Lines to Increase Mobility
- May 2002 The Road to Carnegie Hall
- April 2002 A Counting Primer
- March 2002 A Generic Thought Process
- February 2002 When You're Winning, It's a Whole Different Game
- January 2002 Analysis and Evaluation
- February-December 2001
- December 2001 Techniques
- November 2001 Real Chess, Time Management, and Care: Putting it All Together
- October 2001 The Six Common Chess States
- September 2001 The Underrated Removal of the Guard
- August 2001 The Most Common Opening Tactics
- July 2001 Chess Books and Prerequisites
- June 2001 The Seeds of Tactical Destruction
- May 2001 A Different Approach to Studying Tactics
- April 2001 Going to Sleep in the Endgame
- March 2001 Understanding Improvement and Elements of Chess Strength
- February 2001 Helping You Through the Jungle
Articles for Learning
Here is a fantastic series of articles by Dan Heisman, author of "Novice Nook" on chesscafe.com. It might be helpful to start at the bottom, with his earliest published columns, and work your way up.
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