Submitted by
cs_master on Sat May 30, 2009 1:01pm.
I confess, I'm not much of a party animal. I suppose in general that people suppose that persons who are interested in chess aren't really so much interested in parties. However, such a supposition is not only somewhat prejudiced, it is also d... Read more »
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Submitted by
Sam_math on Wed May 13, 2009 7:01am.
The Euler's 8x8 magic square.
A magic square of order n is an arrangement of n^2 numbers (usually 1, 2, 3...) such that the sum of the numbers in all the rows, columns and big diagonals is a constant.
For example:
Here the sum of all rows, co... Read more »
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Submitted by
Sam_math on Tue May 12, 2009 9:16am.
The problem consists in place 8 queen in a chessboard, but neither queen is able to attack other queen.
I found this solution after 30 min, but don´t see it untill you solve the problem by yourself, totally are 12 unique solutions (92 counting r... Read more »
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Submitted by
chessfan007 on Sat May 9, 2009 12:40pm.
Here is a link some of you may be interested in. It's an interview with Rex Sinquefield, the founder of the Scholastic Center in St. Louis.
http://susanpolgar.blogspot.com/2009/05/man-behind-us-championship.html Read more »
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Submitted by
chessfan007 on Sat May 9, 2009 12:23pm.
The opening ceremonies were scheduled to begin at 7:00 P.M. and I arrived at the beautiful site on the campus of St. Louis University about half an hour early. The event took place at the Museum of Art on campus, which is now presenting a Marcel D... Read more »
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Submitted by
chessfan007 on Sat May 9, 2009 12:07pm.
The weather could not have been nicer for the outdoor opening ceremonies. It took place on an open field behind the Museum of Art, with servers offering an assortment of delicacies.After exiting the Marcel Duchamp exhibit inside the building, I wa... Read more »
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Submitted by
chessfan007 on Sat May 9, 2009 12:05pm.
As the opening remarks began, I found an open seat directly behind Boris Gulko, Gregory Kaidanov and Yury Shulman - a nicer trio of gentlemen would be hard to find.After opening introductions, St. Louis Chess Club founder Rex Sinquefield got up to... Read more »
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Submitted by
chessfan007 on Sat May 9, 2009 11:43am.
Folks, there is something very special about the upcoming U.S. Chess Championships in St. Louis. People here are excited, they're smiling, and the media assault is beginning. Newspapers, radio stations and television stations have started to reali... Read more »
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Submitted by
chessbob20 on Thu Apr 30, 2009 2:26pm.
How good do you think you are? Good? We'll see. This game is something that I found in a Chess Life. It had two masters facing off in London. This is a game that they played. Now if you think you are good enough then you can try to guess the next ... Read more »
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Submitted by
chessfan007 on Mon Apr 27, 2009 6:32pm.
Greetings CLO readers! The 2009 US Championship is fast approaching, and in two days, it will also be time to enter the third annual Fantasy Chess competition! After reading the rules below, login and go to this url to enter: http://uschess.org/... Read more »
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Submitted by
avishka on Fri Apr 17, 2009 11:00pm.
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Submitted by
Liam46 on Mon Apr 13, 2009 12:00pm.
The Tangled Web We Weave
I asked (wrote a note to) the deaf,
elderly man I play chess with to stop
saying "STUPID" all the time. He berates
himself. He gives no credit to the rhyme
and reason of my game. He seeks the perfect
crim... Read more »
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Submitted by
jaroslavmro on Sat Apr 11, 2009 6:34am.
The game has been played between me (rated 1600) and my opponent (rated 1800). The game was last of this tournament and I have chance to be 2nd. Of course I had to win to be 2nd. My opponent was 7th with 4/9 on 11 players. I was having 6.5/9 and I... Read more »
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Submitted by
LYCAN148 on Mon Mar 16, 2009 2:22am.
White to effect smothered mate in 10 moves
From the New Zealand Chess Magazine
December 2008 Read more »
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Submitted by
mdchessmd on Sun Mar 8, 2009 10:04pm.
This is Smothered Mate is very fun to do against your opponent!!! Read more »
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Submitted by
mdchessmd on Sun Mar 8, 2009 7:57am.
Blackburne Gambit Read more »
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Submitted by
mdchessmd on Sun Mar 8, 2009 7:45am.
This is a great way to draw if you are losing. Perpetual Check is a great way to force a draw Read more »
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Submitted by
LYCAN148 on Mon Feb 23, 2009 10:10pm.
Pal Benko,Chess Life,1975
Mate in 2 Read more »
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Submitted by
LYCAN148 on Mon Feb 23, 2009 9:58pm.
Mate in 2 Read more »
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Submitted by
LYCAN148 on Mon Feb 23, 2009 9:53pm.
T.R,Dawson Flakirk Hearld 1914
Mate in 2 white to move
(solution below)
We are going to work this out from retrograde analysis.Where could have blacks last move been???He can... Read more »
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Submitted by
rjboy on Sun Feb 22, 2009 12:55am.
Tournament price
1st price 10000$
2nd price 8000$
3rd price 5000$
After a long round or chess tournament it came out a result……
A lowest rank in the tournament scoring no win and no draw all game is lo... Read more »
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Submitted by
aristeidis9 on Sat Feb 21, 2009 8:00am.
The first known blindfold event in Europe took placein 1266.Philidor demonstrated his ability to play up to three blindfold games simultaneously in 1783 with great success, with newspapers highlighting his achievement, having taught himself to vis... Read more »
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Submitted by
kokino on Tue Feb 17, 2009 6:34am.
Play the opening like a book, the middle game like a magician, and the endgame like a machine. - Spielmann Read more »
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Submitted by
antoninl on Mon Feb 16, 2009 8:39am.
like this!
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Submitted by
Grakovsky on Sat Feb 7, 2009 1:16pm.
Music's influence onto societies can be seen throughout history in every culture and environment. For some, if not most humans, need a sufficient amount of a music dose to mentally get through each day of our lives. Music is a stress reliever, a m... Read more »
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