
What are some of your favorite puzzles on the site? I was thrilled to see so many games from girls and women in your collection. JS- As the author of Play Like A Girl, I've also combed over tons of games to find fresh tactical gems. Simona Nayberg (SN)- I wanted to create a unique tactics website where people could practice solving chess puzzles that were collected from strong chess players around the world.It would be amazing to see chess players around the world connect because of a passion they share and motivate people to get more involved with chess because of my website. Jennifer Shahade (JS)-Why did you start Chess Brain Games?
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Jennifer Shahade talked to the young player and entrepreneur about how to get better at puzzle solving, and why she created her own tactics website. Simona, who hails from San Francisco, California created ChessBrainGames, a tactics website. Weteschnik lives in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.Simona Nayberg at the World Youth, currently underway, wearing jacket by sponsor Two Sigma 15-year-old Simona Nayberg is currently competing at the World Youth in Haldiki, Greece. He studied the chess classics and went back to Europe to deepen his understanding of the royal game. He then decided to concentrate on the theory of chess rather than a playing career. He beat his first professional player after just one year of playing. Martin learned to play chess at the age of 25. He writes, "the most dramatic increases in playing strength, even for experienced tournament players, are achieved by the systematic acquisition of tactical knowledge." His core philosophy, and main area of expertise, is in tactical play. Martin Weteschnik is a highly successful trainer and coach. These players clearly needed a good book, but when Weteschnik looked for it he found nothing suitable, so he decided to write it himself. He also discovered that simply asking them to solve a huge number of puzzles did not fix the problem. When Martin Weteschnik started working as a trainer in his local chess club, he quickly realized that even the stronger club players had great weaknesses in their tactical play.

This may be an exaggeration, but even the remaining 1% still depends on tactics.
