Jeffrey Ashton

Opening Theory: http://view.chessbase.com/cbreader/2019/7/26/Game513967468.html Garry Kasparov - Ulf Anderssen https://lichess.org/study/Vgkj2WfI/tdsyPqMv Lasker - Thomas (focus on the DEFENSIVE POSSIBILITY - 9...Bxe5) When you are defending your King, and Material is even, you should trade. http://view.chessbase.com/cbreader/2019/7/26/Game485392765.html "Is this a real game?" Someone asked me about an interesting puzzle that came from this game. The puzzle starts after Black plays 24...Ka6 http://view.chessbase.com/cbreader/2019/7/25/Game418585375.html Shirov-King: http://view.chessbase.com/cbreader/2019/7/25/Game399494750.html Endgames, and More (Wednesday Morning): http://view.chessbase.com/cbreader/2019/7/25/Game395080296.html Mr. O and The Loose Pieces http://view.chessbase.com/cbreader/2019/7/23/Game226730843.html Hungarian Defense: A Simple Solution. Note the Rxf7 idea. http://view.chessbase.com/cbreader/2019/7/24/Game310387187.html No Space ...

2019 June 10-13 Notes Click Here Online Notes:  http://view.chessbase.com/cbreader/2019/7/17/Game54710015.html More Notes:  https://chessprep.com/2XsYPPe 2018 Camp Notes Part 1 Part 2

If you're a strong chess player and are interested in volunteering, I know a great way. Play online chess/in-person chess with some younger students. As far as helpfulness, this is GREATLY helpful. The downside is that it doesn't benefit the volunteer.  If you're interested, email me, and I will put you in contact with a kid who can learn from this. 

I realize that this blog has been around for so long and I haven’t updated it much.  A few updates: - My wife and I welcomed our son, he is almost 10 months old.  - Panda Chess Academy is about 10 years old and I still love chess! If I have anything interesting or useful to say, I will try to remember to share it in this blog (could be years for me to think of something!). 

Hi, my name is Jeffrey Ashton.  Contact Info :

A student named Joe Li told me about lichess.org. Since yesterday, I have been using the free app for iPhone. It might be my favorite app for playing online, although I've been a loyal supporter of the Internet Chess Club (chessclub.com) for about 20 years. Features that I like: - Game analysis - Simple sharing of the notation - Training Tactics - Kid Mode. I wish there was a way to keep this on always. Parents and coaches can tell if the kid turns "kid mode" off. This feature blocks all chat (people are rude on free and paid internet chess sites). Their features aren't anything new, but they implement them well. It's very well designed. They have an "open source" philosophy, and they only make money by donations. You can find me on lichess.org as JeffreyAshton.