Submitted by
IM Silman on Sun Sep 13, 2009 11:35pm.
[Ed: this week, our daily columnists [may] have secretly traded columns. From this Sunday through Friday, read all the columns, and guess who wrote which. Mail your guesses to dpruess at chess.com. A couple prizes will be awarded at random to thos... Read more »
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Submitted by
PavleKosic on Sun Jul 19, 2009 6:02am.
I know that all of you are already familiar with the great power of the development, especially guys who like to play gambit lines, yet still there are lot of players who are going for the material because they think that they can defend themselve... Read more »
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Submitted by
spassky on Sat Jun 27, 2009 12:16am.
The following game is just an enjoyable little minature (micro-minature?) where a mate just fell into my lap right in the opening.
I guess that Black was so focused on his pawn-winning tactic, that he just forgot to evaluate the ensuing position... Read more »
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Submitted by
ChaozFilms on Thu Jun 18, 2009 4:59pm.
Which piece is better; the bishop or the knight? Walk into any room with amateur chess players and everyone will know. Or so they think. The evidence they present for their case is neither concrete, nor valid, but it's enough to make them be... Read more »
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Submitted by
Hammerschlag on Sun Jun 14, 2009 2:11pm.
I am not an expert chess player or an expert on the Sicilian; I have just started to learn the Sicilian starting with the Dragon Variation. It is one of the main variations of the Sicilian Defense. There are lots of ideas and theories behind it; t... Read more »
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Submitted by
spassky on Thu Jun 11, 2009 12:33am.
About Chess Ratings
by Bruce Till
The United States Chess Federation (USCF) has instituted a rating system for chess players which allows them to know their relative strength among other rated players, as well as facilitating the p... Read more »
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Submitted by
spassky on Tue Jun 9, 2009 7:49pm.
In this article, we're going to take a look inside the winner's toolbox. Some of these items are absolutely essential to have, or you will lose games that you shouldn't have lost. Not having these skills in your toolbox would be like a carpent... Read more »
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Submitted by
da_tornado on Tue Jun 9, 2009 4:41pm.
Okay I admit it, I have guilty pleasures. I like to eat ice cream in the middle of the knight, I secretly drink all of our Pepsi. But my biggest confession is that I love draws. Draws by repitition are better than winning at times. I just love mes... Read more »
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Submitted by
spassky on Tue Jun 9, 2009 11:44am.
By Bruce Till
You study. You play at the club. You play on the internet. You play against a chess computer. You play in tournaments. You buy more books (maybe you even read some of them). You try new openings. You study endgames. Bu... Read more »
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Submitted by
spassky on Tue Jun 9, 2009 1:38am.
What is "Learning by Induction"? Simply put, it is learning by watching. You watch what others do, then you do that. Below is a more formal explanation of inductive vs. deductive logic:
In logic, we often refer to the two broad method... Read more »
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Submitted by
titoz99 on Wed May 13, 2009 8:47am.
The Cheating Chess Tournament
©2002 by NM Dan Heisman
“That was the third person we caught recently who had a handheld computer with Pocket Fritz!”
Chester Nimfield was distraught. As a member of the Hookley Valley Chess Club’s O... Read more »
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Submitted by
Whipster on Mon May 11, 2009 2:53am.
Here's the checkmate for the Two Bishops (and King) against lone King):
Now comes the most tricky 'basic' checkmate of them all: Bishop and Knight against the King. A very high proportion of s... Read more »
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Submitted by
GeniusKJ on Sun May 10, 2009 9:56pm.
The point of this article is that even if you mess up in the opening, and you are playing an expert, you can still win.
1) A unexpected opening yet a win.
This was definitely a uniq... Read more »
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Submitted by
Whipster on Sun May 10, 2009 5:33am.
The most basic checkmate of all (save for Queen and Rook, which is practically the same) is the checkmate with two rooks - the King does not even need to participate in the Kinghunt:
Checkmate... Read more »
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Submitted by
hancock on Sat May 9, 2009 9:48am.
A single glance at the position is enough for u to come to a conclusion :white is losing.his castled position has been weakened by h2-h3 and what is most important is that all Blacks piece are taking part in the attack.Thebishop on b7has a cle... Read more »
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Submitted by
hancock on Sat May 9, 2009 6:59am.
General strategic factors
Each of the three phases of the game has its own characteristic laws.there are gudelines that apply to the assesment of positions .the factors in the following list can not only modify the relative values of the pieces,t... Read more »
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Submitted by
rab63 on Fri May 8, 2009 11:54am.
in this Artical I will show you some Basic opening traps
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Submitted by
Whipster on Tue May 5, 2009 6:20am.
Here's one of my games from a while back. I was playing a much lower rated opponent, and by keeping things simple and playing logical chess, I was able to win convincingly by take advantage of his mistakes. It is worthwhile noticing that he was th... Read more »
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Submitted by
Grakovsky on Fri May 1, 2009 1:58pm.
A chess battle - it is a battle unlike any other. There are moments in chess when one side of the board has a significant material advantage over the other, yet the supposed winning side is really about to lose. One side can still win even with le... Read more »
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Submitted by
kann on Wed Apr 29, 2009 9:07am.
session 2:hello all welcome to session 2,kann here now let's learn some strategys,note:try it yourself,if you did'nt get it click for solutions:
1 Rook endings:
some may think that a K+R v/s K is a draw,but it's not.anyway a K+R is not a simple ... Read more »
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Submitted by
legodood on Sun Apr 26, 2009 9:37pm.
in my previous article I said that you should not underestimate your opponent no matter their age, size, sex etc. On the 25 of April 2009 I went to my countries second chess tournament which involved players from all around the country. Since ches... Read more »
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Submitted by
legodood on Wed Apr 22, 2009 8:21pm.
The Légal Trap/mate is a chess opening trap, characterized by a queen sacrifice followed by checkmate with minor pieces if Black accepts the sacrifice. The trap is named after Sire de Légal who was a French player, or Joseph Henry Blackburne w... Read more »
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Submitted by
MalReid on Sun Apr 19, 2009 2:29am.
Study plan.
Your strength as a chess player is in close ratio to the time you can play and study the game. Certainly allowances must be made for talent and age but these, if they are a handicap, can be overcome by spending more time on the game. ... Read more »
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Submitted by
jrcolonial98 on Wed Apr 15, 2009 5:45am.
Many beginners play chess, lose, get all mad and play again, without finding out why they lost. It's impossible to lose without making a mistake, so a great way to improve is to analyze your games afterwords and see where you made a mistake.
By a... Read more »
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Submitted by
pmscarecrow on Mon Apr 13, 2009 6:59am.
Hi
My name is Marc, and I've been playing chess for almost 40 years, and still on the learning curve. You win some great games and you lose a whole bunch....
I've tried learning all the opening(a few moves) but my opponent knew the opening A ... Read more »
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