Submitted by on Tue Feb 9, 2010 11:59am.
Susan Polgar The field for 2010 SPICE Spring Invitational has been set. 13 year old FM Darwin Yang is the final participant confirmed.darwin-yang-confirmed-for-spice-spring.html
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Submitted by
IM on Tue Feb 9, 2010 11:57am.
*This is an excerpt from my blog, http://samshankland.blogspot.com Go there for more articles!*
Unfortunately, I cannot copy games from my blog, so go there to see the article with the games included.
After the Gibtelecom masters, I flew t... Read more »
Submitted by
on Tue Feb 9, 2010 11:39am.
Most chess players know there are three widely recognized stages in a chessgame, chronologically being:
the opening
middle game
endgame
Since the opening is where it all begins it seems sensible to start improving there*, but many titled p... Read more »
Submitted by
on Tue Feb 9, 2010 11:38am.
This is my favourite chess game:
F. A. Hoffmann - A. D. Petrov Varsó, 1844
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Submitted by on Tue Feb 9, 2010 10:50am.
This position came out while playing with my father. In this position I missed a mate in three. But I am sure you will find it immediately!
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Submitted by on Tue Feb 9, 2010 9:03am.
Black's king ordered the attack on the apparently vulnerable white's king... without realizing what the white's king has in store for him.
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Submitted by on Tue Feb 9, 2010 7:02am.
As I sit at home,
studying for my math test.
I watch the snow piling on the road,
thinking I have to still work today,
in spite of the snow.
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I dislike being older because I don't get to goof off anymore. Read more »
Submitted by on Tue Feb 9, 2010 6:54am.
hola people i hope u guys know we have 6 more week of winter cuz the groundhog saw its shadow Read more »
Submitted by on Tue Feb 9, 2010 6:21am.
So, the religious leader of Iran is saying he will "shock the western world" tommorow. I wonder what he will try to do? Read more »
Submitted by
on Tue Feb 9, 2010 5:49am.
Hey guys,
This is my game from this week from my local chess tournament. I managed to win this. However, at move 14 i made an inaccurate move which should have led to equality, but my opponent blundered and ended up getting mated. :)
Please ... Read more »
Submitted by
on Tue Feb 9, 2010 5:43am.
Hello everyone,I present my first game here. I took a lot of fun to play and I want to share the analysis of the game with my opponent.I know that I have a winning final position but I prefer offer a draw, ensuring a good start with Blacks on ches... Read more »
Submitted by on Tue Feb 9, 2010 5:31am.
Hello everybody,
today I want to share another loss of mine. Let's start with the opening. My opponent was rated about 200 point lower than me. It was our 2nd encounter. He already won with black against me, because I didn't play too well in the ... Read more »
Submitted by
on Tue Feb 9, 2010 3:51am.
Commentary done.
http://www.chess.com/votechess/game.html?id=14051
Natalia Pogonina played 25.Ra4 which I found to be the most promising move. It is multipurposed in that it still guards a4, it keeps and eye on e4, is ready to enter b4 and b6 ... Read more »
Submitted by on Tue Feb 9, 2010 2:41am.
Want something more in your games? Then go to mochigames.com/. It keeps track of your games...and its really fun. Join now and you will ea... Read more »
Submitted by on Mon Feb 8, 2010 11:36pm.
For Part II of the series, I will explain another concept that is relatively simple, yet may not be considered by beginners until they choose to actually start learning:
------Light Squares vs. Dark Squares------
Let us begin with common sense. ... Read more »
Submitted by on Mon Feb 8, 2010 8:21pm.
Hey y'all,
So let's tackle the Urusov mainline and most common sidelines to get started.
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Submitted by on Mon Feb 8, 2010 8:07pm.
Okay. So this blog post is about how I've seen my own impovement over the past few months and the steps I feel have been most influential in allowing me to better myself.
If you look at my win/loss/draw I think it's something like 24/3/1. That ma... Read more »
Submitted by on Mon Feb 8, 2010 7:47pm.
These are nicknames for some chess mmbers:
pawnslayer666: pawn exterminator
electric pawn: static pawn
Usyflad10: rival
thesexyknight: Jesus
thats it for now. Read more »
Submitted by on Mon Feb 8, 2010 7:44pm.
I don`t like a "Draw "period" but" I must state:that my last "Draw" on Feb.8th.was "Drawn by Insufficent Material" & I can deal with that because it was a "Battle to the End "with only "2 Kings" standing just looking @ each other & saying ... Read more »
Submitted by
on Mon Feb 8, 2010 7:32pm.
I've gotten on a Bruce Springsteen kick as of late. Thought I'd share a favorite song or two.
Times were though love was not enough So you said sorry Johnny I’m gone gone gone You said my act was funny But we both knew what was miss... Read more »
Submitted by
FM on Mon Feb 8, 2010 7:22pm.
Alexander Alekhine:
I have been distant from chess competitions for the past year or so and getting back into the program of studying has been a interesting challenge. It is not like when I began playing chess that I would simply pick up any bo... Read more »
Submitted by on Mon Feb 8, 2010 6:44pm.
Hi Friends,
chess is simler to life.There are ups and douns ,new challanges,our tactics and strategy to deal with and much more. Read more »