Submitted by
brandonhonors12 on Sat May 9, 2009 1:35pm.
Philidor's mate will checkmate in four moves. Can you find checkmate in three? Read more »
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Submitted by
Ripper89 on Sat May 9, 2009 6:24am.
You asked for more...I have posted more;).I hope you will have fun.(The links to my previous puzzle sets:http://www.chess.com/article/view/some-tactical-puzzles-for-you , http://www.chess.com/article/view/more-puzzles-for-you).If you want more jus... Read more »
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Submitted by
Whipster on Thu May 7, 2009 2:12pm.
Here it is:
I'll post the solution in a few days. Read more »
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Submitted by
isaacg227 on Tue May 5, 2009 4:58pm.
White to move.
How many moves to mate? Read more »
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Submitted by
Ripper89 on Sun May 3, 2009 5:34am.
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Submitted by
aristeidis9 on Thu Apr 30, 2009 6:21am.
Some ways to punish your opponent when his king hasn't castled.
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Submitted by
invaderX17 on Tue Apr 28, 2009 3:59pm.
Picture yourself in a battle. You have a huge army of footmen and it is your advantage. But would you like it when you own soldiers are crowded around you, preventing you from moving? That's what a bad bishop is like. A bad bishop is a bishop trap... Read more »
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Submitted by
rab63 on Mon Apr 27, 2009 7:22am.
This is from A Game I played in 2008 at my club In blitz competition aginst a player rated1600 I am Black comments
Thanks Rab63 Read more »
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Submitted by
Mikhail-Tal on Mon Apr 27, 2009 5:06am.
hi, i m new in chess.com wich i have found very interesting and instructional site, i enjoy comments of members and their game , and acknowledge their good level of play , also GM s games and commentary, here , i played a game in another site (bec... Read more »
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Submitted by
GM Gserper on Sat Apr 25, 2009 11:48pm.
In my previous articles I devoted a lot of time to opening traps. We saw different kinds of traps (good ones , bad ones) and we discussed how to avoid those nasty traps. But what if you deliberately want to fall into your opponent’s trap? So... Read more »
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Submitted by
isaacg227 on Wed Apr 22, 2009 3:47pm.
This is the best series of tactics I have ever seen, and the coolest ending. Read more »
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Submitted by
swiniaWkosmosie on Wed Apr 22, 2009 10:09am.
Hello, I would like to show you some interesting chess puzzles, however not typical like "mate in 4". Hope you'll enjoy them, if you'll be interested in them I'll post more exercises like these. So let's start.
First puzzle by unknown:
Game star... Read more »
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Submitted by
Liam46 on Mon Apr 20, 2009 5:06am.
Take the Knight
Take the night, if it's on Black
it can only move to White, and
if it's on White it can only move to Black.
It's as simple as that.
Trace it's moves in a circle
with it at the center.
That way you won't be surpr... Read more »
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Submitted by
sAnamabetZ on Fri Apr 17, 2009 8:09pm.
white to move..mate in 3 moves
there's also a different way to mate it..
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Submitted by
GM vbhat on Tue Apr 14, 2009 1:36am.
(Editor's note: Due to a lengthy tour of European tournaments, GM Bhat will miss a couple weeks in his column. For those interested in his results and some of his games, you may wish to check out his blog, http://vbhat.wordpress.com/ . You should ... Read more »
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Submitted by
killthequeen on Sun Apr 12, 2009 6:12am.
Kingside castling is performed to activate the H-rook and to shelter the king behind a wall of pawns, away from the dangers of the centre of the board.
The king is still vulnerable to attack. One of the most elegant and well-known w... Read more »
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Submitted by
GM Gserper on Sat Apr 11, 2009 11:36pm.
Originally a second part to last week's article wasn’t even planned and yet, as you can see, it is here. What made me change my mind? It is that ‘Rush Hour 3’ movie. Well, actually not even the whole movie, but this particular part o... Read more »
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Submitted by
fleiman on Sat Apr 11, 2009 11:50am.
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Submitted by
Whipster on Tue Apr 7, 2009 9:30am.
A few weeks ago, I played this game.
Demonstrating the danger of underestimating an opening - and also your opponent. My rating, from quite a few years ago now, since I've stopped competing regularly, was quite a lot lower than my opponent's.
Ho... Read more »
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Submitted by
GM Gserper on Sun Apr 5, 2009 12:01am.
These days you can find a TV game show about anything. Well, almost about anything. There is no game show about chess. Call me a hopeless nerd, but I would love to see the face of the contestant who gets a question “ What chess player havi... Read more »
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Submitted by
aristeidis9 on Fri Apr 3, 2009 9:58am.
After king has castled,attacking the g2 pawn (usually with rook) to destroy enemy's defenses is a method that we are going to analyze with some examples.
At the first diagram black is threatening Qa1 mate but white ta... Read more »
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Submitted by
aristeidis9 on Wed Apr 1, 2009 4:39am.
Some combinations and tactics with queen and rook and how these pieces can give winning possibilities. For some other variants check "MOVE LIST"
At the first example white threatens Qxc7+ and Qb7 ma... Read more »
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Submitted by
aristeidis9 on Tue Mar 31, 2009 8:32am.
Below i have two interesting examples about how someone can penetrate king's defenses.Enjoy! Don't forget to check "MOVE LIST"
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Submitted by
GM Gserper on Sat Mar 28, 2009 11:42pm.
In the first part of the article last week we discussed the hidden danger of innocent-looking openings. The idea is to take off guard an opponent who mistakenly thinks that a very modest (sometimes even primitive) opening is equivalent to a lack... Read more »
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