Welcome to Coach Al’s Chess Corner!
Explore insightful blog posts, training tips, and success stories, and learn about The 3-Piece Pawn Game™, Whether you’re looking to sharpen your skills or start your chess journey, you’re in the right place!
Famous Chess Win of the 1800s: The Opera Game
Morphy vs. Löwenthal, 1858 .One of the most famous chess wins ever played is called “The Opera Game.” Paul Morphy played it in Paris in 1858 — and it’s still one of the best games for beginners to study. Morphy didn’t win with “luck.” He won because he followed one...
From India to the World: The Timeless Origins of Chess
🕰 A Game Born from Wisdom, Not War More than fifteen centuries ago, in the temples and royal courts of northern India, a game called Chaturanga was born.It wasn’t just about moving pieces on a board — it was a mental exercise in strategy, patience, and foresight,...
🏆 Climbing the Chess Ladder at Firm Foundation Homeschool
A Day of Strategy, Smiles, and Discovery Today was an exciting day for our young chess minds at Firm Foundation!Our students took on one of the most fascinating tactics in the game: the ladder mate — also known as the staircase mate. This classic checkmating pattern...
Are geniuses born… or made?
Let me share with you a story that truly inspired me.A few decades ago, a Hungarian father named László Polgár made a radical decision: to prove that geniuses are not born… they are built. He chose chess as the tool and started teaching his three daughters from a very...
English 
Spanish