Online chess community where you can play chess, learn strategies and tactics, read chess news, see book reviews, find rules & tips, get free downloads, and more! http://www.chess.com/ 2007 Chess.com http://www.chess.com/article/view/mate-in-two4 Sat, 19 Jul 2008 14:44:27 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/mate-in-two4 I hope you all enjoy this Puzzle i had to use help to find the solution http://www.chess.com/article/view/puzzle-vi Sat, 19 Jul 2008 11:47:27 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/puzzle-vi this is a king and 2 rook checkmate. it is very easy to do and i made it a puzzle for everyone on chess.com.                       &n... http://www.chess.com/article/view/2-rooks-and-a-king-checkmate Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:18:31 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/2-rooks-and-a-king-checkmate   Perhaps in the States you don’t know what Bobby Fischer has represented for Italy and for Udine, my town. In the months immediately after the Fischer-Spassky match the news entries in Udine chess club were doubled, mostly boys of 16... http://www.chess.com/article/view/why-in-udine-we-do-not-forget-bobby-fischer Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:57:48 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/why-in-udine-we-do-not-forget-bobby-fischer This puzzle should get you endgame buffs riled up for some more workouts on your endgame training, The title is triangulation which is a good weapon to use in the endgame to throw the turn to your opponent so you can make some headway into his/ he... http://www.chess.com/article/view/triangulation2 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 21:26:43 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/triangulation2 The chigorin variation follows after the main line of the closed morphy, i.e. 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 (d6 or 0-0) 8.c3 0-0 9.h3 [Usually the black side will play for d6 as after 7...0-0 a4, black will have t... http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-closed-morphy-defence-chigorin-variation Thu, 17 Jul 2008 03:36:13 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-closed-morphy-defence-chigorin-variation I thought a King and pawn would win against a King, but I couldnt find a way in this game. Did I do something wrong or, as a matter of principle, can a King successfully fend off a King and pawn? Any help gratefully recieved, thanks!   http://www.chess.com/article/view/can-a-k-and-p-win-against-a-k Thu, 17 Jul 2008 01:31:08 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/can-a-k-and-p-win-against-a-k Black currently has a piece advantage but white has the posistional advantage. White has the potential to gain the piece advantage by 1 pawn! http://www.chess.com/article/view/make-white-equilize-the-pieces Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:37:35 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/make-white-equilize-the-pieces This is my article about the vote chess game that just finished- the tactical players vs positional players. It was a joy to play in this game, and to be on the winning side. I asked erik for a rematch and he said yes, so I'm looking forward t... http://www.chess.com/article/view/vote-chess--positional-players-vs-tactical-players Wed, 16 Jul 2008 03:37:56 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/vote-chess--positional-players-vs-tactical-players This extremely brilliant game shows Kotov in his element as he sacrifices his queen and proceeds on a king-hunt lasting nearly 20 moves. He demonstrates why it is never good to let your guard down. NOTE: ANNOTATIONS FROM THE MAMMOTH BOOK OF THE WO... http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-long-and-winding-road Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:45:15 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-long-and-winding-road http://www.chess.com/article/view/partida Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:37:33 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/partida http://www.chess.com/article/view/castle-to-soon-or-to-late Tue, 15 Jul 2008 11:50:50 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/castle-to-soon-or-to-late Boris Spassky won game 20 of his match against a seemingly passive Bobby Fischer.  After letting Spassky off the hook in their previous game and settling for a draw, it was widely expected that Fischer would come out very aggressive in this g... http://www.chess.com/article/view/fischer-spassky-1992-game-20 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 05:03:21 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/fischer-spassky-1992-game-20    So this famous game Tarrasch - Lasker  was played almost exactly for 100 years ( august 1908 ) in my living town Duesseldorf (germany). It is the second game of the title match for worldchampionshp. Tarrasch, a very dogmatic ches... http://www.chess.com/article/view/lasker---his-famous-game-in-duesseldorfgermany Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:27:12 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/lasker---his-famous-game-in-duesseldorfgermany    Note: this article was previously published in The Chess Parrot, Issue 24.   An American in King Arthur’s Court By Tim Sanders Richard Wincor had strong ties to the U.K.  A graduate of Harvard and Harvard School o... http://www.chess.com/article/view/richard-wincor-and-baroque-openings Mon, 14 Jul 2008 03:20:01 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/richard-wincor-and-baroque-openings To get ready for next month's Staunton Memorial I present some games featuring the players in this year's event where I'll be arbiter and will post some reports. First up: Mickey Adams. Information about the event is at http://www.howa... http://www.chess.com/article/view/stauntron-preview-mickey-adams Sun, 13 Jul 2008 20:18:15 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/stauntron-preview-mickey-adams Chess Humor 101 (Moving the Pieces)  Have you ever had somebody move their chess pieces in such away to completly get under you skin? ... Or maybe just annoy you a little? This will be the first installment of a series of short “se... http://www.chess.com/article/view/chess-humor-101-moving-the-pieces Sun, 13 Jul 2008 19:58:40 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/chess-humor-101-moving-the-pieces Chess is an interesting, but popular, and amusing board game. It is a well made one too. It involves kings, queens, pawns, bishops, castles, and knights. Some simple strategies are listed below:       A king is at square D... http://www.chess.com/article/view/chess-strategies Sun, 13 Jul 2008 15:07:54 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/chess-strategies When I started to learn how to play chess I can remember the one question I would ask my coaches often," How can I get stronger at playing chess"? They would always tell me,"by playing stronger opponents, and by reading the ass... http://www.chess.com/article/view/chess-training Sat, 12 Jul 2008 10:00:27 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/chess-training Episodes of "The Lone Ranger" would often end with someone saying, "Who was that masked man? He never told us his name." Another would answer with, "Why, he's the Lone Ranger." This would be followed by the Lone R... http://www.chess.com/article/view/who-was-that-masked-man-playing-the-short-variation-evgeniy-najer Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:22:01 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/who-was-that-masked-man-playing-the-short-variation-evgeniy-najer