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Openings for Tactical Players: The Transformer Defen

OK, I have to admit that I totally made up the name of this opening.   If after the moves 1.e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Black doesn't want to play the Italian Game (3...Bc5), the Two Knights Defense (3...Nf6) or the Hungarian (3...Be7) and instead plays 3....Read more »

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VIDEO: Typical Plans with Opposite side Castling

by GM Gregory Kaidanov

Grandmaster Kaidanov's debut on chess.com! He goes over an extremely instructive virtuoso performance by Boris Spassky from the match against Petrosian that brought him the World Championship title. Y Watch Video »

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Chess World Cup 2009

The Chess World Cup gets underway on the 21 November in Khanty Mansiysk, Russia. In recent years, the Chess World Cup has become a regular qualifying event in the WCC cycle, even though the cycle itself has frequently changed, sometimes while still ongoin...Read more »

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Thinking Your Way to Chess Mastery

I'm happy to announce a new chess TV program coming to chess.com, beginning this coming Monday. The show will air at 2 pm pacific. The program is entitled "Thinking Your Way to Chess Mastery." It will cover some tense and high level clashes, and help the ...Read more »

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