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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Submitted by
CM streetfighter on Thu Nov 20, 2008 4:56am.
No, not the famous ancient Chinese book on strategy from Sun Tzu, but rather last weekend's Glasgow Congress, which departed from the standard Scottish venue of draughty old school dining hall for the far more salubrious and cultural confines of t... Read more »
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Submitted by
deeperDATA on Wed Nov 19, 2008 6:11pm.
Curious if there is anyone out there interested in starting a chess club that shares common interests like Linux, graphic design, database design or information technology in general. I'm very fond of Ubuntu and open-source software. Any takers? Read more »
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Submitted by
NM Zug on Mon Nov 17, 2008 3:02pm.
The Open Fileby Life Master Mike Petersen (Zug)
One More Story
The first thing I want to tell you about this chess story is that it actually happened. The second thing I want to tell you is that it happened to me. The third thing I want t... Read more »
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Submitted by
IM AndrewMartin on Mon Nov 17, 2008 12:01pm.
Chess.com is very pleased to present the first in a series of regular articles by renowned chess author and experienced coach, International Master Andrew Martin.
Andrew will be answering any questions that members have about the game of chess. ... Read more »
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Submitted by
Catherine-J on Sun Nov 16, 2008 10:54pm.
Chess does not roll ever outward towards infinity. It encroaches slightly upon the infinite multitudes, but could never seek to encompass all. The roles of the pieces and the restrictions of the board, as well as opening positions and the move... Read more »
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Submitted by
MarkShinelov on Sat Nov 15, 2008 3:58am.
Here's how I managed to draw one of my online chess games out of a pretty hard position. Took some pretty hard thinking but I got it in the end. Read more »
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Submitted by
MarkShinelov on Fri Nov 14, 2008 6:55am.
Here's the position I found myself in when playing on live chess. The initiative has been mainly black's for the last lot of moves and I was having a rather hard time of it defending my King. Here's how I got the initiative back again and checkmat... Read more »
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Submitted by
MY_turn on Thu Nov 13, 2008 8:13am.
Have you ever played chess? Did you know that chess is the oldest skill game in the world? But chess is more than just a game of skill. It can tell you much about the way people lived in medieval times. If you look at the way a chess board is set... Read more »
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Submitted by
Yima5 on Wed Nov 12, 2008 4:30pm.
In some games that I have observed, I have seen "torture", or the continuous stupid moves that make a game that is obvious as to who the win will go to. Some will argue that the losing player can just resign, but many players (such as myself) beli... Read more »
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Submitted by
billwall on Mon Nov 10, 2008 10:49am.
Zsuzsanna (Susan) Polgar, former world women’s chess champion and a board member of the US Chess Federation (USCF), is being sued by the USCF for alleged unauthorized email access. She allegedly accessed email messages sent between other USCF ... Read more »
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Submitted by
NM Zug on Mon Nov 10, 2008 10:00am.
The Open Fileby Life Master Mike Petersen (Zug)
And Another Story
If you regularly read my column, then you know I like a good chess story. Unfortunately, there aren't that many good ones around. The ones that might flourish don't seem to... Read more »
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Submitted by
Hellogoodbye1969 on Fri Nov 7, 2008 6:00am.
Ylon Schwartz, de 38 anos, natural de Brooklyn, Nova Iorque, é um homem que gosta de jogos. Também conhecido como um dos November Nine, para além do poker e ex-jogador de backgammon, joga xadrez. Tal como o mestre de xadrez e antigo campeão da... Read more »
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Submitted by
Hellogoodbye1969 on Wed Nov 5, 2008 4:00pm.
a 1. Parece que não é só uma senhora portuense que ocupa o seu tempo a ler estas linhas. Laurentino Dias (L.D.), uns dias depois do texto sobre o Regime Jurídico das Federações Desportivas (RJFD), aquando da 596.ª inauguração, questionado... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Tue Nov 4, 2008 1:26pm.
Do you have a burning question about chess that you would like to have answered? You're in the right place!
I am very pleased to announce that starting soon at Chess.com is a new weekly column by International Master Andrew Martin from Lon... Read more »
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Submitted by
NM Zug on Mon Nov 3, 2008 7:21am.
The Open Fileby Life Master Mike Petersen (Zug)
A Story to Study
A famous Grandmaster is giving a lecture before a simultaneous. A member of the audience asks how much time the maestro spends studying chess every day. Not to be outdone, a... Read more »
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Submitted by
MartyRheemer on Sun Nov 2, 2008 4:31pm.
Chess: The Sixty Four Stratagems.
“The chessboard is the world, the pieces are the phenomena of the
Universe, the rules of the game are what we call the laws of Nature
and the player on the other side is hidden from us”
Thomas Huxley.... Read more »
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Submitted by
Turp on Fri Oct 31, 2008 1:36pm.
I have noticed that on chess.com, an otherwise tremendous way to waste one's time, that 78%* of articles on here are whinge-fests, nought but complain-athons consisting of such dazzling content as:
"I hate it when players never resign" (erm, pro... Read more »
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Submitted by
RookHouse on Thu Oct 30, 2008 5:24pm.
The Edward Labate vs Ed Trice saga has come to a climactic end. Mr. Labate won his court battle over Trice and was awarded 21.2 million dollars in a civil action suit on October 16th.
To view an actual copy of the court order, click here: ht... Read more »
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Submitted by
chessunmaid on Tue Oct 28, 2008 12:33pm.
I often hear chess referred to as a sport.
To me it is clearly not a sport.
When I think of a sport such as soccer, basketball, swimming, etc. what
is involved is competition requiring highly developed physical skills and attributes of the play... Read more »
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Submitted by
NM Zug on Mon Oct 27, 2008 12:31pm.
The Open Fileby Life Master Mike Petersen (Zug)
Betting
Lots of betting goes on at chess. At any tournament you can see all the players in the skittles room blowing their brains out at speed chess for seemingly no reason. What you don't s... Read more »
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Submitted by
Hellogoodbye1969 on Thu Oct 23, 2008 7:14pm.
"ACE" Gurton is calling Joe Silver an "old meanie" these days on account of a chess game. Ace and Joe occupy adjoining cells in the new cell block and while away the hours by playing chess. Each has his own board and chess men and moves are indica... Read more »
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Submitted by
Hellogoodbye1969 on Thu Oct 23, 2008 7:08pm.
One of the delights of chess, indeed as with all the arts, is the discovery and exploration of the forgotten or obscure work that is, despite its anonymity, unquestionably beautiful. And then, as you ponder the intricacies of that gem you have ju... Read more »
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Submitted by
billwall on Thu Oct 23, 2008 11:56am.
I’ve never seen or heard so many chess references in a political campaign like this one for 2008. Here are some of the samples of what I have seen or heard so far from quotes or headlines.
“McCain is playing checkers. Obama is playing ch... Read more »
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