Submitted by
meniscus on Thu Dec 3, 2009 5:02pm.
The Best Opening Ever
by meniscus
The Scotch, 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6? 3. d4!
is a direct attack on Black's audacious attempt to blockade the white e pawn and form a cowardly defence* of this blockade. White can claim a psychological victory as e... Read more »
3208 reads | 41 comments | 10 votes:
Submitted by
OBIT on Sun Nov 1, 2009 10:34am.
Theme music begins. Fade in on The Stranger, who is walking along a city street at night. He stops at a window and peers inside, where many chess games are going on. He watches as the theme music continues. When the music ends, The Stranger o... Read more »
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Submitted by
billwall on Thu Oct 29, 2009 2:11pm.
In 1968 the movie entitled The Thomas Crown Affair was released, starring Steve McQueen as Thomas Crown and Faye Dunaway as Vicki Anderson. Thomas Crown stages a two million dollar bank heist while Vicki is the insurnace investigator who suspect... Read more »
2329 reads | 15 comments | 1 vote:
Submitted by
OBIT on Fri Sep 18, 2009 2:14pm.
For the most part, the rules of chess are simple and easy to explain. The object of the game, to trap the enemy king, is understandable to a five year old. The movement of the pieces is straightforward and clearly defined. The players ... Read more »
5472 reads | 30 comments | 6 votes:
Submitted by
IM IMCheap on Tue Sep 8, 2009 4:51pm.
The Hindustantimes has been one of the numerous newspapers that has published an article on Vladislav Tkachiev's forfeit after being heavily drunk and falling asleep at a chess board. A truly grandmaster-level PR move! It's too bad that Toiletga... Read more »
2143 reads | 21 comments | 2 votes:
Submitted by
OBIT on Sun Aug 23, 2009 8:06am.
Of course, you all know the story. It's practically American folklore. There at the San Mateo Chess Club one night, a blitz tournament was in progress. A long struggle took place in game involving a Russian immigrant named Boris Hrinczechowitsch, ... Read more »
3138 reads | 40 comments | 3 votes:
Submitted by
IM Silman on Sun Aug 16, 2009 5:27pm.
Doomclaw asked:
When do you think is the right time to offer a draw? I have been confused by this question since I started learning about chess.Dear Doomclaw:An interesting question! There is actually a bit of etiquette related to draw offers. F... Read more »
4797 reads | 58 comments | 8 votes:
Submitted by
OBIT on Sun Jul 26, 2009 8:13pm.
Andy Soltis' "Chess to Enjoy" column in the February, 1981 issue of "Chess Life" (yes, young'uns, he really has been writing the column for that long) opened with the provocative claim, "Immortality is hard to come by, but in case you're intereste... Read more »
1542 reads | 11 comments | 2 votes:
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 »
1681 reads | 11 comments | 4 votes:
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 »
2164 reads | 14 comments | 2 votes:
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 »
1345 reads | 6 comments | 3 votes:
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 »
1747 reads | 16 comments | 3 votes:
Submitted by
mdchessmd on Sun Mar 8, 2009 10:04pm.
This is Smothered Mate is very fun to do against your opponent!!! Read more »
2218 reads | 22 comments | 5 votes:
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 »
1852 reads | 19 comments | 7 votes:
Submitted by
LYCAN148 on Mon Feb 23, 2009 10:10pm.
Pal Benko,Chess Life,1975
Mate in 2 Read more »
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