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 GM Hikaru Nakamura (FIDE 2715) aka Smallville needs no introduction - we have already published an article on his epic battle against Alexander Grischuk. IM Vlad Akselrod (FIDE 2446) aka Raix, a second of WGM Natalia Pogonina and Peter Zhdanov, h... http://www.chess.com/article/view/winning-against-nakamura Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:14:28 -0800 http://www.chess.com/article/view/winning-against-nakamura Unknown asked: What do you think is the best food to be eaten during a big tournament?   Dear whoever you are: Actually, this is quite an interesting question! Of course, most people eat all sorts of unhealthy things before an event, but shou... http://www.chess.com/article/view/things-that-go-down-your-throat-in-a-chess-tournament Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:27:13 -0800 http://www.chess.com/article/view/things-that-go-down-your-throat-in-a-chess-tournament Kill KID By Semko Semkov Softback:p.140 Chess Stars.2009 http://www.chess-stars.com/   "Warning! Do not kill any kid around, I only refer to the King's Indian Defence! That one, I am trying to kill for more than 20 years." These words of... http://www.chess.com/article/view/kill-kid Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:01:33 -0800 http://www.chess.com/article/view/kill-kid The subject of today's discussion is the Göring Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3 d4 exd4 4. c3!?).  Just like practically any gambit, this opening is a very dangerous weapon and since it is not particularly popular these days, most of your opponents... http://www.chess.com/article/view/openings-for-tactical-players-goumlring-gambit Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:58:12 -0800 http://www.chess.com/article/view/openings-for-tactical-players-goumlring-gambit Paul Keres was among the world's eight top players who met at the AVRO tournament in the Netherlands in 1938. He and Reuben Fine scored 8.5 out of 14 to tie for first place. Keres had scored 1.5 out of 2 against Fine in the event and this was used... http://www.chess.com/article/view/keres---euwe-match-of-gentlemen-warriors Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:21:07 -0800 http://www.chess.com/article/view/keres---euwe-match-of-gentlemen-warriors Who is The Champion of The Champions? By Fritz Baumbach, Robin Smith and Rolf Knobel Hardback.224 pages Exzelsior Verlag.Berlin.2008 http://www.zeitschriftschach.de/ Imagine a world champions' tournament in which Fischer,Tal and Kasparov w... http://www.chess.com/article/view/battle-of-giants Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:44:07 -0800 http://www.chess.com/article/view/battle-of-giants   More than a half of a century has passed since David Bronstein wrote probably one of the best chess books that have ever been written: " Zurich International Chess Tournament, 1953." The book is about the tournament that gathered fifteen of th... http://www.chess.com/article/view/bronstein--creator-of-the-chess-classic Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:48:06 -0800 http://www.chess.com/article/view/bronstein--creator-of-the-chess-classic When you have to drive somewhere you have never been before, there are two types of people.  One type gets a map and plots a route to the destination, prints out driving directions from the computer, or uses a GPS navigator.  The other type reli... http://www.chess.com/article/view/driving-without-directions Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:55:46 -0800 http://www.chess.com/article/view/driving-without-directions The World Chess Championship 1963,M.M. Botvinnik v.Tigran Petrosianby R.G.Wade Paperback, 228 pages Descriptive Notation  Hardinge Simpole Chess Classics.2002 http://www.hardingesimpole.co.uk/ Mikhail Botvinnik and veteran grandmaster Sal... http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-world-championship-1963-book-review Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:31:42 -0800 http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-world-championship-1963-book-review Philipp Stamma (c. 1705-1755), was born in Aleppo, Syria, but moved to Europe (France and Italy) and established himself in England after 1737.Stamma was a chess master and pioneer of modern chess, but his reputation rests principally on his autho... http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-creator-of-algebraic-chess-notation Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:38:34 -0800 http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-creator-of-algebraic-chess-notation In games where the players castle on opposite sides, an attack against the opposing king is almost always in order.  The rational for this is "If you don't do it to him, he's going to do it to you" or, if you like, the more pithy "Kill or be kill... http://www.chess.com/article/view/opposite-side-castling-the-basics Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:37:50 -0800 http://www.chess.com/article/view/opposite-side-castling-the-basics After playing in Montreal, which I wrapped up with a loss to Naiditsch in the 11th round (covered at: http://www.chess.com/article/view/developing-an-opening-repertoire), I had a week off before playing another strong round-robin. This one was in ... http://www.chess.com/article/view/defense-under-pressure Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:21:04 -0800 http://www.chess.com/article/view/defense-under-pressure The Open Fileby Life Master Mike Petersen (Zug)Chess Limericks I don't know of anyone who doesn't like limericks.  However, since they are a type of humor distinct to the English language, a good definition might be in order.  According to Wiki... http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-open-file---chess-limericks Mon, 02 Nov 2009 06:21:16 -0800 http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-open-file---chess-limericks   Theme music begins. Fade in on The Stranger, who is walking along a city street at night. He stops at a window and peers inside, where many chess games are going on. He watches as the theme music continues. When the music ends, The Stranger o... http://www.chess.com/article/view/chess-fantasies-i-the-stranger Sun, 01 Nov 2009 10:34:31 -0800 http://www.chess.com/article/view/chess-fantasies-i-the-stranger http://www.chesspublishing.com/content/ Chesspublishing.com is celebrating its 10th Anniversary.The tiny sapling that was planted a decade before has now become a banyan tree.Cheers.What is more, every one is invited to the party.If you visit ... http://www.chess.com/article/view/what-is-new-in-theoryoct09 Sun, 01 Nov 2009 05:29:35 -0800 http://www.chess.com/article/view/what-is-new-in-theoryoct09 The Petroff defense is loved by super GMs and hated by the average chess players! Why so? Here is what the Wikipedia says about this opening: "The Petrov has a reputation of being dull and uninspired."  Indeed, this is a weapon of choice for many... http://www.chess.com/article/view/openings-for-tactical-players-petroff-defense Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:06:33 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/openings-for-tactical-players-petroff-defense   Paul Keres was born in Narva, Estonia January 7, 1916 and died June 5, 1975. From the 1930s to the 1970s he was one of the world's best players. After winning the AVRO tournament in 1938 he was to play Alexander Alekhine for the world champio... http://www.chess.com/article/view/keres-defeats-winter Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:35:16 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/keres-defeats-winter The last article was about how to collect a library of positions and use it to improve your chess. This would improve your technique, increase the quantity of familiar positions, and make you overall a better player, but chess is a game too and on... http://www.chess.com/article/view/when-the-clock-tickles Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:44:19 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/when-the-clock-tickles Russians versus Fischer by Dmitri Plisetsky and Sergey Voronkov Hardcover, 462 pages Everyman Chess.2005 http://www.everymanchess.com/   There is only one player who has beaten Bobby without making a single move on the board. No, his name... http://www.chess.com/article/view/russians-versus-fischerpart-xii Fri, 30 Oct 2009 05:01:08 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/russians-versus-fischerpart-xii In 1968 the movie entitled The Thomas Crown Affair was released, starring Steve McQueen as Thomas Crown and Faye Dunaway as Vicki Anderson.  Thomas Crown stages a two million dollar bank heist while Vicki is the insurnace investigator who suspect... http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-thomas-crown-affair Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:11:00 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-thomas-crown-affair