Submitted by
promotedpawn on Mon Oct 13, 2008 12:20pm.
HOURRAYYY! Chess.com has reached an all time high of 300,000 Members! I Congratulate and thank all the staff, erik, and of course the members that have contributed and made this site a better place. I have only been at this site for a couple of mo... Read more »
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Submitted by
melzerh on Mon Oct 13, 2008 10:23am.
I plan to help people be able to make windmill tactics appear in your games. This tactic is all ready sparce in a lot of games. This tactic is hard to explain, so excuse me if I often use the board. It is when white or black checks then take showi... Read more »
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Submitted by
NM Zug on Mon Oct 13, 2008 6:10am.
The Open Fileby Life Master Mike Petersen (Zug)
What is chess?
How many times have you had the discussion about whether chess was a sport or a science or maybe even an art? I know it has been discussed in multiple areas here at Chess.com. ... Read more »
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Submitted by
efang on Sun Oct 12, 2008 6:49pm.
How'd it get called the "Fried Liver"? I don't know, but here's a little trick for begginers:
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Submitted by
FM FM_Eric_Schiller on Sun Oct 12, 2008 6:44pm.
GM Ray Keene and I will be doing a book on the upcoming Anand-Kramnik match that will appear shortly after the match. We mplan to preview much of the material here. We'll start with a bit Ray wrote on a new computer predicition project.
Persona... Read more »
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Submitted by
benws on Sun Oct 12, 2008 6:54am.
Capablanca had his own distinct way of thinking. This game is a good illustration of that. He uses principles like zugzwang and preventing counterplay to totally lock down his opponent. Some think he might have read My System and used its principl... Read more »
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Submitted by
odirtyredo on Sat Oct 11, 2008 11:48pm.
A puzzle i saw in a group i am in. I thought i would share.
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Submitted by
chessfanforlife on Sat Oct 11, 2008 4:18pm.
François-André Danican Philidor 1726 - 1785) was a French C\hess player and composer. He was regarded as the best single chess player of his age. Although the title of World Chess Champion was not yet in existence. Ph... Read more »
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Submitted by
kenytiger on Sat Oct 11, 2008 4:04pm.
It is amazing how time flies. I have been in Chess.com a little over a year, it has been a year of many joyful Chess victories as well as devastating and frustrating losses. I have also enjoyed the privilege of meeting wonderful people in the US ... Read more »
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Submitted by
ShahidAnwer on Sat Oct 11, 2008 9:11am.
Karl Ernst Adolf Anderssen (July 6, 1818 - March 13, 1879) was a German chess master. He is generally considered to have been the leading chess player in the world from 1851-1858 and 1861-1866. He was "dethroned" temporarily in 1858 by Paul Morphy... Read more »
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Submitted by
benws on Fri Oct 10, 2008 3:54pm.
Hastings 1895 brought with it the surprise victory of the great Pillsbury. This is one of his games, in which he demonstrates his forceful and powerful play. A dashing kingside attack is what insues. Read more »
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Submitted by
NM GreenLaser on Fri Oct 10, 2008 1:57pm.
In 2004, Magnus Carlsen of Norway became the second youngest player to earn the title of international grandmaster at 13 years, 4 months, and 27 days. The first norm was at the Corus GMC in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands in January 2004. The second nor... Read more »
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Submitted by
Fupper16 on Fri Oct 10, 2008 12:21pm.
Hey guys! Recently an article was posted called, "The Magnus Effect," where Magnus Carlsen finished a game like this:
I thought,"Wow!" That's a beautiful mate. So in one of my quick games, I tried to recreate it and it worked!! Read more »
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Submitted by
LYCAN148 on Thu Oct 9, 2008 5:43pm.
this is what happens if you go for material and not developing Read more »
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Submitted by
benws on Thu Oct 9, 2008 3:45pm.
We've all heard of the great Magnus Carlsen and his achievements. So here's my little tribute to him: a game that will probably make its way into the tactics books within the near future.
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Submitted by
fgm351 on Thu Oct 9, 2008 1:14pm.
Here it is:::::::::::
1.e4 c6 2. d4 ? 3.c3 Read more »
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Submitted by
LYCAN148 on Thu Oct 9, 2008 2:23am.
A 10/0 game i played:
this is a game i played with a friend
in this game i saced a rook at the opening and got got play for it and i eventually won Read more »
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Submitted by
jaller435718 on Wed Oct 8, 2008 7:09pm.
Here is a wonderful game played by Michael Adams. Read more »
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Submitted by
Fupper16 on Wed Oct 8, 2008 12:10pm.
In this game, I make an intuitive sacrifice that untimately leads to a winning endgame. I felt that the sac(a bishop), would give me the initiative, more space, time, and development, plus physcological fear from my opponent.
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Submitted by
mauerblume on Wed Oct 8, 2008 10:07am.
So please look at the following pawnstructure.
It is clear, white has the better one! He has a protected passed pawn at d5 and black pawn at c5 is a "weak" one. Would do you think about endgames with that pawnstructure? Right, they are in most o... Read more »
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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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Submitted by
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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