Submitted by
Fupper16 on Tue Oct 7, 2008 6:31pm.
A recent chess variant I played against Rybka 3. Comment and tell me what you think!
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jaller435718 on Tue Oct 7, 2008 2:49pm.
Here is a wonderful game by Michael Adams. Read more »
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Submitted by
KingLeopold on Tue Oct 7, 2008 11:11am.
Every chess position tells a story. At least thats what I like to tell my students when I am teaching them. And when I give them a position and tell them who is to move and win, then they have to tell me the complete story to the end before I allo... Read more »
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Submitted by
Patzer24 on Tue Oct 7, 2008 9:14am.
Here is a game from the Russian Superfinal Championship, GM Inarkiev - GM Vitiugov with full annotations and commentary:
This game is a good example that the French defense is still playable and successful for the black side! In re... Read more »
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Submitted by
menofsticks on Mon Oct 6, 2008 9:14pm.
Some chess players have a chess coach. The really lucky players have a good coach. What about the rest of us?Well, there is a ton of material out there from which to study: books, magazines, videos, software, websites, and so on. So, just pi... Read more »
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Submitted by
jaller435718 on Mon Oct 6, 2008 7:27pm.
Here is a wonderful game played by Michael Adams. Read more »
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Submitted by
alearthcore19 on Mon Oct 6, 2008 6:34pm.
I've fallen for this trick twice before at chess.com. (agoisgod and thegab03) I've learned my lesson now!
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Submitted by
benws on Mon Oct 6, 2008 4:15pm.
Well, i can't believe it. Yesterday i celebrated my one-year anniversary at chess.com. I'm very surprised my account is still here...
About my experience...I've realized just how far one small idea can go. In a year, this small website created by... Read more »
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Submitted by
northsea on Mon Oct 6, 2008 2:25pm.
1.e4 c5
2.Nf3 Nc6
3.d4 cxd4
4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 e5
The Sveshnikov is a modern and uncompromising way to play the Sicilian Defence.On move 5 Black makes a center-strike without any preparation which at first sight looks dubious but longer ana... Read more »
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Submitted by
NM Zug on Mon Oct 6, 2008 9:10am.
The Open Fileby Life Master Mike Petersen (Zug)Is There Life After Chess?
In my last column I attempted to answer the question, "Is there chess after life?" If you will recall, I spoke with my friend the Caissic Psychic, who tried to contact th... Read more »
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Submitted by
likesforests on Sun Oct 5, 2008 3:25pm.
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This is one of the 100 endgame you must know, says GM Jesus de la Villa. It was also the subject of the first recorded chess endgame study by Al-Aldi in 842 AD.
I. Evaluation & Principles
71% draws.
Usually won if the knight ventures a... Read more »
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Submitted by
WTHarvey on Sun Oct 5, 2008 9:26am.
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave was born October 21, 1990 in Nogent-sur-Marne, just outside Paris. He plays 1.e4 and when playing Black, the Sicilian Najdorf or Dragon against it. Maxime prefers the Grunfeld against 1.d4 and 1...c5 or 1...Nf6 against 1... Read more »
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Submitted by
jaller435718 on Sun Oct 5, 2008 6:52am.
Here is a wonderful game played by Michael Adams with the Nimzo Indian. Read more »
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Submitted by
benws on Sun Oct 5, 2008 6:12am.
It is rare to pin down a world championship match to just one game, but this is very likely the case here. Alekhine unleashes a fantastic opening idea, and Euwe immediately goes wrong and is crushed. And he was unable to get back into the match, c... Read more »
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Submitted by
seanki on Sun Oct 5, 2008 1:42am.
here are some tips to improve an be a better sport in chess:
Control the center
Think of your opponent's move
Plan every move.
Keep your king side defensive
Keep the other side offensive
Use most of your pieces...
Use the Queen, King. İn t... Read more »
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Submitted by
jaller435718 on Sat Oct 4, 2008 7:11am.
Here is a wonderful game played by Michael Adams as black but lost. Read more »
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Submitted by
NM GreenLaser on Fri Oct 3, 2008 3:48pm.
When White offers the Danish Gambit, how many pawns should Black accept? It is possible to accept or decline the pawns offered. Each time the Gambit is offered Black has to decide how many bites of the Danish should be taken. For some the appetite... Read more »
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Submitted by
jaller435718 on Fri Oct 3, 2008 2:28pm.
The 16th Computer Games Championship ended in a tie with Rybka and Hiarcs, an England Chess Computer. They beat all the other computers, but didn't play each other. Rybka drawed against Cluster Toga. Hiarcs drawed against Cluster Toga too. Read more »
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Submitted by
gokul009 on Fri Oct 3, 2008 8:14am.
A quarter of the games of th 1985 World Championship mathc between Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov were over adn Karpov was leading b the score of 3.5-2.5. Kasparov does seem to have upped his game after defeats in games 4 and 5 which turned his... Read more »
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Submitted by
mauerblume on Fri Oct 3, 2008 3:23am.
So what do you know about rooks? At least you will know that they open or half-open files, that they can work.-
But what are rooks ideal way to work in middlegame/ early endgame? Here is the 5-step-program
1. occupy a open line with one rook an... Read more »
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Submitted by
knight_02 on Thu Oct 2, 2008 7:59pm.
I playing the french defense continuosly
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Submitted by
knight_02 on Thu Oct 2, 2008 7:35pm.
This game was one of my game during our intramurals, playing the Ruy Lopez opening. I hope u'll like it
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Submitted by
branabus on Thu Oct 2, 2008 9:23am.
These are just some general things... for beginners!
Make your plan but if circumstances change, formulate another quick! Don't continue, for example, building a pawn formation if the enemy is moving his pieces to attack your king.
Don't panic! ... Read more »
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Submitted by
gokul009 on Thu Oct 2, 2008 7:07am.
The 1985 World Championship match had clearly taken a major turn in the last two games. After three games, challenger Garry Kasparov was leading 2-1 with a win and two draws but world champion Anatoly Karpov upped his game to win games 4 and 5 and... Read more »
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