Submitted by
SonofPearl on Thu Apr 8, 2010 3:05pm.
When the world chess community recently learned of the passing of the seventh world champion Vassily Smyslov, there was heartfelt sadness at the loss of a chess legend.
It is therefore shocking to read that reports now suggest that Vassily Vasili... Read more »
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Submitted by
erik on Sat Jul 12, 2008 9:33am.
Let's face it: 99% of us don't play chess as well as we would like to, and the other 1% needs to learn some humility. One of the worst feelings in chess is missing those clearly winning moves that would have ended the game, but instead you... Read more »
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Submitted by
DeepNf3 on Thu Apr 24, 2008 12:05pm.
Ernikka Johnson, 10, and Jirrell Echols, 11, sat in school desks facing each other in math teacher Douglas Carey's classroom last Friday afternoon, a vinyl roll-up chessboard spread over the desktops between them. read more: http://www.freep.c... Read more »
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Submitted by
erik on Wed Apr 9, 2008 3:40pm.
There are thousands of possible interests and hobbies that one can enjoy (check out this list!). If you're reading this, then you've probably already made "chess" on one of your personal interests - and lucky you! Chess is among ... Read more »
4966 reads | 50 comments | 6 votes:
Submitted by
DeepNf3 on Fri Mar 14, 2008 1:47pm.
Karpov visites Chicago http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=153714&src=109 Read more »
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Submitted by
DeepNf3 on Tue Mar 11, 2008 10:50am.
The Schein - Friedman Scholastic Recognition Project is glad to announce its first year scholarship recipients.read more: http://main.uschess.org/content/view/8255/443/ Read more »
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Submitted by
DeepNf3 on Thu Mar 6, 2008 6:20am.
Nicholas Nip Youngest Master in American History at Age 9 Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, March 05 @ 16:32:54 CST Back: GM Yuri Shulman, Michael Yang, Gregory YoungFront: Nicholas Nip, Darwin Yang, Varun Krishnan, Atulya Shetty, Brian Luo... Read more »
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Submitted by
StacyBearden on Wed Dec 5, 2007 9:53am.
For the past year I have been searching for a good handheld portable chess computer, but after ordering some less expensive versions with highly pixelated LCD screens I have been disappointed until Chessmaster for the Nintendo DS was released. I&#... Read more »
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Submitted by
erik on Mon Dec 3, 2007 3:56pm.
It’s hard to name something “11th Edition” and have people get excited about it. The first 5 editions are pretty straightforward, then the 6th is fine because you have to get to the 7th which is a magic number, but then the 8th a... Read more »
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Submitted by
RayDuqueIII on Fri Nov 9, 2007 4:01pm.
Check this news about my nephew. http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/onset?id=798&template=article.html Ray Duque IIINew York City Read more »
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Submitted by
erik on Wed Aug 22, 2007 10:54pm.
When somebody outside of the chess world hears "He/she's a chess player", there are certain pre-programmed misconceptions that automatically fill the mind. While some of these ideas may be based on legitimate stereotypes supported by... Read more »
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Submitted by
erik on Tue Aug 7, 2007 5:00pm.
A lot of people have asked about how Chess.com got started, how it is doing now, and where it is going, so I thought I would share some of the inside story :) Chess.com as an online chess community was an idea I conceived a few years ago. I enjoye... Read more »
4288 reads | 43 comments | 9 votes:
Submitted by
erik on Sun Jul 22, 2007 9:26am.
After roughly 1,000 years of total computing time (~50 computers working for last 20 years), the game of checkers is no longer a game: it is simply a puzzle. Professor Jonathan Schaeffer has proven that with perfect play from both sides, checkers ... Read more »
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Submitted by
erik on Thu Jun 21, 2007 8:39pm.
I have often thought about what it would take to be a chess Grandmaster and if I could be one. I’ve concluded that I just could never get there. But through this process I have identified the 9 reasons why you and I are not one of the few hu... Read more »
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