<![CDATA[DAN HEISMAN CHESS LESSONS AND AUTHOR - News and Notes]]>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 14:29:53 -0700Weebly<![CDATA[Dan wins 3 CJA awards in 2025]]>Fri, 01 Aug 2025 19:45:26 GMThttps://www.danheisman.com/news-and-notes/dan-wins-3-cja-awards-in-2025The Chess Journalists of America (CJA) just announced their 2024-2025 winners https://chessjournalism.org/2025-cja-award-winners/ My video "The 3 Ply for Checks, Captures, Threats" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26Fl3YTuskc won Best Instructive Lesson; another one of my videos, "Recognizing Common Chess Patterns" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QRd3h51fZ0 won for Best Educational Lesson (online): And my Twitter/X account for "Chess Tip of the Day" www.twitter.com/danheisman won Best Twitter Feed (for the 3rd time), Thanks to all the viewers and judges!]]><![CDATA[2 new grants from the Dan Heisman Chess Support Fund]]>Mon, 10 Mar 2025 15:31:23 GMThttps://www.danheisman.com/news-and-notes/2-new-grants-from-the-dan-heisman-chess-support-fundThe Dan Heisman Chess Support Fund at The Philadelphia Foundation, which supports scholastic and junior chess in PA, South Jersey & northern Delaware, has suggested 2 grants today, to Villanova U (to support their chess club) and the MasterMinds Summer Scholastic Chess League. The 2 grants total $1300. Tax-deductible donations can be made through the 2nd fund listed at: https://www.danheisman.com/donations.html. Thanks for your support!]]><![CDATA[Tim Tusing wins 4th Dan Heisman Award for Excellence in Chess Instruction]]>Thu, 18 Jul 2024 02:50:43 GMThttps://www.danheisman.com/news-and-notes/tim-tusing-wins-4th-dan-heisman-award-for-excellence-in-chess-instructionhttps://www.wcjb.com/2024/07/16/i-was-really-surprised-gainesville-chess-teacher-wins-national-dan-heisman-award/]]><![CDATA[Dan's Column on Jeopardy!!! 1/17/2024]]>Thu, 18 Jan 2024 00:39:21 GMThttps://www.danheisman.com/news-and-notes/dans-column-on-jeopardy-1172024Unbelievable! A question tonight on Jeopardy (1/17/24) was: This column on Chess Cafe helped beginning players: _____ Nook? The answer was my column Novice Nook!!! On Jeopardy, for real. I'm flabbergasted…Pinch me
]]><![CDATA[3rd edition of Looking for Trouble]]>Tue, 12 Sep 2023 20:14:02 GMThttps://www.danheisman.com/news-and-notes/3rd-edition-of-looking-for-troubleJust got word from the publisher: "the third edition of Looking for Trouble has gone to press. Barring anything unexpected, I am hoping to have the book in the warehouse by mid- or late November [DH:2023]."]]><![CDATA[Dan wins three 2023 Chess Journalists of America Awards]]>Thu, 03 Aug 2023 15:07:30 GMThttps://www.danheisman.com/news-and-notes/dan-wins-three-2023-chess-journalists-of-america-awards​The 2023 Chess Journalists of America awards were just announced and I won two 1st place awards and one Honorable Mention!
1) Best Instructive Lesson (video) Dan Heisman – “Chess – a Thought Process Overview.“ Winner https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rZX3GiwMnk
2) Best Educational Lesson (video) Dan Heisman – “Improve by playing ‘What If?’ with a Chess Engine.“ Honorable Mention https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTTG95FEn9s and
3) "Chess Tip of the Day" www.twitter.com/danheisman for the 2nd time won Best Twitter Feed: Dan Heisman – “NM Dan Heisman.“ Winner]]><![CDATA[Holly Heisman Memorial fundraiser tournament Oct 9]]>Wed, 07 Sep 2022 19:34:05 GMThttps://www.danheisman.com/news-and-notes/holly-heisman-memorial-fundraiser-tournament-oct-9
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