Players Flock to First Ever Chess Gym

Hundreds flocked to the first-ever chess gym only hours after it was launched on the Internet. The gym guarantees improvement to anyone from near beginner to advanced club player.

(PRWEB) March 24, 2005 -- The first-ever chess gym on the Internet has got off to a flying start with hundreds signing on within only the first few hours.

The gym at www.improveyourchess.com guarantees any player from beginner to advanced club player that it will strengthen their game.

American International Master John Watson said: "Improve Your Chess is by far the most impressive venture into online training.

It is particularly suitable for players who have limited time to study but want a systematic and interactive program that allows them to progress at their own pace."

Gym members go through a series of chess strength building exercises that are described by the Editor Tony Kosten, an experienced grandmaster, as just like press-ups.

By doing those warm-ups, students sub consciously build their chess muscles, their ability to deliver tactical blows and also improve their sight of the board.

He added: One of the challenges facing players is the time it takes to study chess and the effectiveness of that study.

We believe practice is the best way forward but in a reasonable time frame and that is what the gym is all about."

After doing the exercises, the gym member then goes on to sit at the seat of a master, as it were, and tries to predict that player's moves in an improvement feature called How Good is Your Chess.

Its author, grandmaster Daniel King said: This training suits anyone from beginner to advanced club player, everyone benefits and also get the thrill and experience of how it feels to find the best moves."

Nathan Goldberg founder and publisher of Improve Your Chess said: We are delighted with the response and it would seem we are fulfilling a real need.

An average chess player himself, Mr Goldberg went on to say: This idea has been tossing around in my head over the years of under-achieving as a chess player.

I wanted the project above all to work for the average player like me who wants to improve but has time constraints."

Membership costs $49.99, lasts a year during which the player goes through a programme of 52 workouts.

Mr Goldberg said: "This is less than $1 dollar a week to pay and we give everyone a full money-back guarantee, thats how confident we are."

The site also features chess improvement on openings, middle games and endgames plus special instruction for beginners.

Last word to Jennifer Shahade, two-times winner of the American womens title and the strongest ever American-born womens chess player:

"Improve Your Chess is a convenient and fun way to better your chess in short chunks of time. It is supported by players and trainers who aim for the best solution for the vast majority of chess players."

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