John Herron - Author at TheChessWorld Blog
John Herron is a retired computer programmer & analyst who now works part-time teaching chess to children.
John has taught thousands of children to play chess with his 1-2-3 approach.
He finished tied for first place in the 1992 U.S. Open Chess Tournament, Class C. He also coached a two-time Scripps National Spelling Bee finalist. His interests include artificial intelligence, backgammon, chess, go, poker, scrabble, bicycling, sailing, tennis, table tennis, volleyball, and wallyball.
John is also the author of numerous chess books including Total Chess and Totally Puzzled.
Chess Articles by John Herron
Total Chess: Thinking, Playing, Sportsmanship
Chess is a quiet, thinking game. You should be quiet when you play. Do not talk or make noise. This allows both players to think. You should also sit still. It is hard to think when someone is fidgeting, or standing, or walking around. Let your fingers do the walking; let your pieces do the […]Total Chess: Chess Variants
Chess is a great game just the way it is. However, there are some fun and exciting variants of chess you might like to try. All of them use a standard chess board and pieces, but they have some slightly different rules. Each variant will teach you something new and interesting about chess. They are […]Total Chess: Tournaments
There is nothing more challenging and rewarding to test your skills than a chess tournament. Chess tournaments are held everywhere for children and adults at all ages and levels. If you have never played in a chess tournament before, it is best to start with a beginner level tournament, then work your way up to […]Total Chess: Game Phases & Playing Levels
We are very excited to announce that TheChessWorld.com starts to publish series of chess article written by an innovative chess instructor John Herron for TOTAL CHESS: Learn, Teach and Play the Easy 1-2-3 Way. We believe that many of our readers would greatly benefit from the information presented in these lectures, thanks to the John […]
