Submitted by
IM AndrewMartin on Mon Jan 12, 2009 11:33pm.
Andrew Martin's Column is taking a break this week, but will be back again next Monday.
In the meantime, keep those questions rolling in to askandrew@chess.com! Don't forget to include your real name and your chess.com email - however, you can ... Read more »
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Submitted by
KnightPawn28 on Fri Jan 9, 2009 10:11am.
Life and chess...
I learned how to play chess when I was 19 years of age. Before this, the first time I saw people playing a game called chess was at school, when I was only ten. So, was it a coincidence that I would cross roads again with 'chess... Read more »
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Submitted by
IM AndrewMartin on Mon Jan 5, 2009 12:55pm.
International Master Andrew Martin from England presents a regular series of articles to answer any questions that Chess.com readers have about the game of chess.
If you want to ask Andrew a question, then send an email to askandrew@chess.com and... Read more »
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Submitted by
Webgogs on Thu Jan 1, 2009 10:30pm.
(12) RcRaCiNfOoL (1958) - Webgogs (2338) [E68]
http://www.chess.com/echess/game.html?id=10858329
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.d4 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 c6 5.c4 0–0 6.0–0 d6 7.Nc3 a5 8.e4 Nbd7 9.Re1 e5 10.dxe5 dxe5 11.b3 Qc7 12.Ba3 Re8 13.Bd6 Qd8
[13...Qb6 14... Read more »
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Submitted by
sandeep1117 on Wed Dec 31, 2008 5:04pm.
The Indian Defense
By VISWANATHAN ANAND [from Time magazine]
Illustration for TIME by Scott Menchin
Where did chess begin? For many who play the sport at its highest, most obsessive levels, that's not just a question of history — it's a m... Read more »
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Submitted by
RookHouse on Tue Dec 30, 2008 4:59pm.
Stefano Roselli del Turco was a strong international chess player in the 1920’s and 1930’s. He won the Italian Chess Championship in 1920, 1923, and 1931. Even this strong chess master was not immune to bad games or blunders.
At the famou... Read more »
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Submitted by
IM AndrewMartin on Mon Dec 29, 2008 1:11am.
International Master Andrew Martin from England presents a regular series of articles to answer any questions that Chess.com readers have about the game of chess.
If you want to ask Andrew a question, then send an email to askandrew@chess.com and... Read more »
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Submitted by
slish007 on Mon Dec 22, 2008 11:42pm.
All India Chess Federation (AICF) General Secretary D V Sundar today announced that the Federation will conduct national schools chess championship annually from next year. Speaking to reporters at the venue of 46th National A Chess Championship h... Read more »
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Submitted by
IM AndrewMartin on Mon Dec 22, 2008 12:31pm.
International Master Andrew Martin from England presents a regular series of articles to answer any questions that Chess.com readers have about the game of chess.
If you want to ask Andrew a question, then send an email to askandrew@chess.com and... Read more »
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Submitted by
Precessional_Groove on Sat Dec 20, 2008 1:05pm.
Chess: A Tragic Comedy Illustrationby: Jason del Argoa.k.a. Progressive GrooveDecember 20, 2008 Read more »
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Submitted by
Precessional_Groove on Fri Dec 19, 2008 6:40pm.
[Taken from Chapter 6]
"The Viennese master, Ernst Gruenfeld, has the reputation of knowing more about [chess] openings than any other player. From this encyclopedic knowlege he has distilled the uninspiring conviction that every [chess] game sho... Read more »
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Submitted by
slish007 on Fri Dec 19, 2008 5:50am.
Indonesian chess player Irene Kharisma Sukandar finally reached the top of career as the first Woman Grand Master (WGM) and Woman International Masters (WIM) after earning her third norm, the coveted WCM title, the Jakarta Post reported on Thursda... Read more »
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Submitted by
RookHouse on Mon Dec 15, 2008 5:33pm.
Samuel Reshevsky, the legendary chess prodigy who was born in Poland and later immigrated to the United States, made his tournament debut at the age of 10 years old. The site was the Chess Club International in New York City and the date was Oct... Read more »
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Submitted by
IM AndrewMartin on Mon Dec 15, 2008 11:30am.
International Master Andrew Martin from England presents a regular series of articles to answer any questions that Chess.com readers have about the game of chess.
If you want to ask Andrew a question, then send an email to askandrew@chess.com and... Read more »
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Submitted by
NM Zug on Mon Dec 15, 2008 6:15am.
The Open Fileby Life Master Mike Petersen (Zug)
Blindfold Play
How many times have you found yourself going over a tournament game with a friend and exclaiming, "I didn’t see Rf7 followed by Rxg7!" or something similar? Just what does tha... Read more »
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Submitted by
_Patel on Sun Dec 14, 2008 3:04pm.
The five schools
Let's start out with a little history. Starting in the mid-1800s, a school of thought called Romanticism began to take hold in the chess world. Romanticism is the philosophy of many players, that the king's flank is the most im... Read more »
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Submitted by
goldknight3000 on Sat Dec 13, 2008 4:33pm.
I just want to share this because it is one of the classic end-game composition of Troitsky which was actually played by Tarrasch(white) and Reti(black) 27 years later. Read more »
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Submitted by
IM AndrewMartin on Mon Dec 8, 2008 11:44am.
International Master Andrew Martin from England presents a regular series of articles to answer any questions that Chess.com readers have about the game of chess.
If you want to ask Andrew a question, then send an email to askandrew@chess.com and... Read more »
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Submitted by
NM Zug on Mon Dec 8, 2008 7:31am.
The Open Fileby Life Master Mike Petersen (Zug)
Time for Christmas
Nobody seems to have time for Christmas anymore. I hear it at work all the time. "When am I going to have time to do all my shopping?" or "I hate all the Christmas rush! ... Read more »
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Submitted by
IM AndrewMartin on Mon Dec 1, 2008 11:04am.
International Master Andrew Martin from England presents a regular series of articles to answer any questions that Chess.com readers have about the game of chess.
If you want to ask Andrew a question, then send an email to askandrew@chess.com and... Read more »
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Submitted by
MGuckenberg on Thu Nov 27, 2008 9:27am.
Ever since the invention of the computer it seems as if Humans have been attempting to create a machine that can play chess better and faster than any human past, present, or future. Ever since Deep Blue’s defeat of Garry Kasparov, it seems ... Read more »
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Submitted by
IM AndrewMartin on Mon Nov 24, 2008 9:15am.
International Master Andrew Martin from England presents a regular series of articles to answer any questions that Chess.com readers have about the game of chess.
If you want to ask Andrew a question, then send an email to askandrew@chess.com and... Read more »
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Submitted by
charlierock on Sat Nov 22, 2008 8:07pm.
white mates in three! Read more »
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Submitted by
NM Zug on Sat Nov 22, 2008 3:32pm.
I'm here at the World Chess Olympics in Dresden, Germany, and I'll be reporting on various behind-the-scenes topics and human interest stories. Here is Part 1.
If You’ve never been to a large chess tournament, don’t feel too ba... Read more »
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Submitted by
CM streetfighter on Sat Nov 22, 2008 4:21am.
Local league matches in my part of the world (Fife,Scotland) tend to be mid-week evening affairs, crammed into a 3-hour window between work and sleep. Though a quick shower, a rushed dinner and a sprint downtown for the kick-off are hardly conduci... Read more »
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