Submitted by
webmasteron Fri Sep 30, 2011 12:00am.
Target Skill Range: Intermediate (Rated 1400-1799)
Put your skills into practice, and use everything you've learned to win chess games!
Tasks:
Play in 20 Chess Tournaments (100 Rated Games)
Learn to Analyze Your Own Games
Publish Your ... Read more »
4173 reads | 8 comments | 1 vote:
Submitted by
webmasteron Sun Sep 25, 2011 12:00am.
Target Skill Range: Intermediate (Rated 1400-1799)
Arrive at your final chess destination with the knowledge you need to win!
Tasks:
Increase Your Knowledge of "Must Know" Technical Endgames
Improve Your Endgame Technique
Complete these ... Read more »
2839 reads | 7 comments | 1 vote:
Submitted by
GM Shanklandon Mon Sep 19, 2011 12:00am.
This is a quick guide to a video series. For other video series, go here.
In this series we will break learning one of the most complicated and theoretically sound responses to 1.e4, the Najdorf Variation, into digestible parts. The entire seri... Read more »
2275 reads | 6 comments | 2 votes:
Submitted by
webmasteron Thu Sep 15, 2011 12:00am.
Target Skill Range: Intermediate (Rated 1400-1799)
Acquire the knowledge you need to approach the opening with confidence and achieve success!
Tasks:
Extend Your Base Knowledge of "Tournament Openings"
Choose and Apply a Consistent Approa... Read more »
6220 reads | 17 comments | 2 votes:
Submitted by
webmasteron Thu Sep 15, 2011 12:00am.
Target Skill Range: Intermediate (Rated 1400-1799)
Tactics, tactics and more tactics! Learn what it takes to win using tactics!
Tasks:
Memorize Every Fundamental Tactical Pattern of Chess
Do Tactics, Tactics, and More Tactics
Develop "Ta... Read more »
2844 reads | 7 comments | 2 votes:
Submitted by
webmasteron Thu Sep 15, 2011 12:00am.
Target Skill Range: Intermediate (Rated 1400-1799)
Learn to develop long-term, strategic plans - and outplay your opponents!
Tasks:
Learn the Basics of Positional Chess: Pawn Structures
Learn the Basics of Positional Chess: Weak Squares... Read more »
3724 reads | 8 comments | 0 votes:
Submitted by
IM dpruesson Sun Sep 11, 2011 12:00am.
This is a quick guide to a video series. This series shows a few different ideas that white can use to play against the Petroff, including the under-investigated Cochrane Gambit. Clearly it would not be a bad idea for a black player of the Petroff... Read more »
1912 reads | 3 comments | 1 vote:
Submitted by
webmasteron Thu Sep 8, 2011 12:00am.
What should I do now to improve my skills?... What videos will help my Endgame?... Which Mentor Courses will make me a better strategist? At my level, should I be playing more - or studying more?...
... Sound familiar? Well, wonder no long... Read more »
20657 reads | 89 comments | 9 votes:
Submitted by
IM dpruesson Thu Sep 8, 2011 12:00am.
Need a little help navigating the hundreds of videos on chess.com? This evolving work-in-progress article is an attempt to organize them for you. Split first by general area of the game (Opening, Tactics, Strategy, Endgame, Other); and then by dif... Read more »
2257 reads | 13 comments | 0 votes:
Submitted by
IM dpruesson Thu Sep 8, 2011 12:00am.
This is guide to a video series. Intermediate Checkmates is for Beginner and Intermediate players to improve their vocabulary of checkmating positions. Recognizing a few patterns in various altered situations is absolutely required for being able ... Read more »
2027 reads | 1 comment | 0 votes:
Submitted by
webmasteron Wed Aug 3, 2011 12:00am.
Target Skill Range: Beginner (Rated 1000-1399)
Put your skills into practice, and use everything you've learned to win chess games!
Tasks:
Build Your Concentration and Focus
Watch Videos Lectures on Practical Thinking
Learn... Read more »
7480 reads | 12 comments | 0 votes:
Submitted by
webmasteron Mon Aug 1, 2011 12:00am.
Target Skill Range: Total Beginner (Rated 0-1000)
Improve your chess and learn how to better use Chess.com!
Activities:
Review the Rules
Play Your First Live Games
Solve Three Tactics Problems - Using "Tactics Trainer"
Start a Turn-ba... Read more »
10897 reads | 13 comments | 3 votes:
Submitted by
webmasteron Mon Aug 1, 2011 12:00am.
Target Skill Range: Beginner (Rated 1000-1399)
Acquire the knowledge you need to approach the opening with confidence and achieve success!
Tasks:
Memorize the Principles of the Opening
Apply the Principles in Practice Games
Learn a Few "... Read more »
14538 reads | 13 comments | 3 votes:
Submitted by
webmasteron Mon Aug 1, 2011 12:00am.
Target Skill Range: Beginner (Rated 1000-1399)
Tactics, tactics and more tactics! Learn what it takes to win using tactics!
Tasks:
Learn to Recognize Common Tactical Patterns
Identify Tactics in Your Games
Do 20-30 minutes of Tactics Tra... Read more »
7915 reads | 4 comments | 2 votes:
Submitted by
webmasteron Mon Aug 1, 2011 12:00am.
Target Skill Range: Beginner (Rated 1000-1399)
Learn to develop long-term, strategic plans - and outplay your opponents!
Tasks:
Improve Your Piece Play
Learn the Basics of Strategic Pawn Play
Learn to Develop Plans
Keep Yo... Read more »
8053 reads | 15 comments | 2 votes:
Submitted by
webmasteron Mon Aug 1, 2011 12:00am.
Target Skill Range: Beginner (Rated 1000-1399)
Arrive at your final chess destination with the knowledge you need to win!
Tasks:
Learn the Essential Principles of the Endgame
Master the Basic "Checkmate Patterns" of the Endgame
Learn the... Read more »
6752 reads | 6 comments | 1 vote:
Submitted by
IM dpruesson Thu Sep 2, 2010 12:00am.
Chess.com is the #1 online chess community with more than 4 million members from around the world! Chess.com provides a safe and enjoyable environment where chess players of all skill levels can learn, play, and enjoy the game together.
Che... Read more »
53501 reads | 243 comments | 17 votes:
Submitted by
erikon Wed Jul 1, 2009 12:00am.
Publishing a quality piece of content is like preparing a good meal - it requires careful attention at each step. You must plan, prepare, execute, and serve with an eye toward the final meal. You don't want to serve junk food on fine china, nor do... Read more »
2270 reads | 25 comments | 7 votes:
Submitted by
FredFredburger123on Sun Mar 15, 2009 12:00am.
What does it mean to have a timeout ratio lower than 10%? Read more »
1553 reads | 8 comments | 5 votes:
Submitted by
artfizzon Sat Feb 14, 2009 12:00am.
Resource
What is it?
Is it permitted DURING Turn-Based (and Vote Chess) play?
Is it permitted DURING LiveChess play?
Asking another person for advice
Includes discussing a game-in-progress in the chess.com Forums
NO* (except ... Read more »
2928 reads | 4 comments | 2 votes:
Submitted by
erikon Tue Dec 16, 2008 12:00am.
Most people don't know how to configure and maintain their computers. And that's OK... until something goes wrong and you want it fixed, and NOW! Trust us - we get dozens of bug reports and problem emails every day, and 90% of them are user-error,... Read more »
6064 reads | 46 comments | 8 votes:
Submitted by
erikon Thu Aug 23, 2007 12:00am.
Like it or not, we ALL have a chess rating. You may not care at all about your rating, or you may be whining every time it goes down in the slightest. You might be someone who plays a game a year, or someone who plays 1,000 a day. Still, there is ... Read more »
51956 reads | 336 comments | 18 votes:
Submitted by
webmasteron Tue Jun 12, 2007 12:00am.
Thank you all for your support as Chess.com gets off the ground!
I have put together a list of tips that will help you get the most out of Chess.com:
#1 Contribute - Do you have something to share? A bit of chess knowledge? A great game ... Read more »
5446 reads | 9 comments | 12 votes:
Submitted by
webmasteron Tue May 8, 2007 12:00am.
Chess.com is building amazing tools so that you, the user, can contribute to the site in meaningful ways. Our first product is the Diagram Editor. To access the editor click on the button that looks like a chessboard on the toolbar above the text... Read more »
15591 reads | 63 comments | 11 votes:
