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The 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!
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Unbelievable! 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
Just 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]."
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 Dan's Youtube channel, covering all aspects of chess improvement, is about to hit the milestone of 300 videos!
Congrats again to student Jayden Lee, who swept a quad & ran his USCF- rated winning streak to 12. He started the year rated 1001 and after six 2022 events is up to ...1678! http://uschess.org/msa/MbrDtlTnmtHst.php?30137668… I wish I could advertise that all my students would get these results from lessons!
The 2nd annual award nominations wanted: USCF https://new.uschess.org/news/us-chess-accepting-nominations-dan-heisman-award-excellence-chess-instruction
Adult Chess Academy has just published its podcast with Daniel Lona interviewing me about thought process. Check it out at https://adultchessacademy.com/blog/007-the-importance-of-a-thought-process-in-chess-nm-dan-heisman
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