We all know it can be a challenge getting students to review material they feel they already know. But in chess, we regularly re-approach the same concepts trying to make them become as automatic as if we had taught driving a bike. So the first step is to explain to students why we review and review and review. We want this information to be instantly available without thinking. We want to keep the analytical thinking part of our brain for tough new problems, and make as much information available from memory as we possibly can. Part 1 of Great Moves, for students who already know a fair amount of chess, is a review of basic concepts, but interestingly we are presenting these concepts from the very first times we see them published. So we see the first publication of the Scholar’s Mate (that we know of) from 1614 or we learn the Fegetello with a quick introduction to Polerio, a name not so instantly recognized by younger players.Read more...