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 All of us admire chess sacrifices. Sometimes it is possible to win (quite correctly, not as a result of an opponent’s blunder) even being a piece down. Usually it is connected with an opportunity to convey a tactical operation – give a... http://www.chess.com/article/view/winning-when-a-piece-down Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:25:31 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/winning-when-a-piece-down The fifth world champion Max Euwe (1901-1981) was a truly interesting man: mathematician, engineer, astronomer and computer specialist. He is the only world champion that was not a professional! But this did not impede him from reaching the chess... http://www.chess.com/article/view/max-euwes-immortal-game Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:33:18 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/max-euwes-immortal-game http://www.chess.com/article/view/great-game2 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:46:50 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/great-game2 A game that flows along smoothly until an inconsequential pawn move forces White to resign. White's Queen is surrounded, Black's last move took away her only remaining flight square.  What should/could White play on move 26? http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-immortal-zugzwang-game Sat, 27 Jun 2009 04:16:06 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-immortal-zugzwang-game Well as you all can see from my title.. I played a FM and GM!! I played them both on I.C.C. Well the GM the time control was 60 0.. After this game i wasted about 48 minutes and the GM wasted about 52 1/2 minutes. Here it is.. No annotations ... http://www.chess.com/article/view/my-games-verses-a-gm-and-fm Wed, 24 Jun 2009 18:18:50 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/my-games-verses-a-gm-and-fm Pillsbury without question was the most dangerous opponent that Lasker faced during the first years of his reign. Between 1893 and 1904 these two magnificent gladiators battled in 12 tournament games. The final score was +5 -4 =3 in Lasker’s fav... http://www.chess.com/article/view/pillsbury-lasker-an-explosive-rivalry Wed, 24 Jun 2009 03:23:34 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/pillsbury-lasker-an-explosive-rivalry William Morrison is one of the top players in Maryland.  He is nicknamed "The Exterminator" for his "ability to process lower-rated opponents" (I read that somewhere).  I presume that means he grinds them up like a food processor and points come... http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-quotexterminatorquot-gats-terminated Sat, 20 Jun 2009 23:54:56 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-quotexterminatorquot-gats-terminated Just when you think you've created something original, it turns out it's been done before. This happened to me in 2007 at the United States Amateur Team East tournament in Parsippany, NJ. In Round 4, I played the Black side of a King's Indian Defe... http://www.chess.com/article/view/there-is-nothing-new-under-the-sun Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:48:12 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/there-is-nothing-new-under-the-sun In this article I want to show an incredible game, Emanuel Lasker-William Napier, Cambridge Spring 1904. This is one of the most known Lasker games. It was such a tremendous game, that Napier considered it his best game ever! Napier wrote: “This... http://www.chess.com/article/view/emmanuel-lasker-a-lethal-weapon Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:00:56 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/emmanuel-lasker-a-lethal-weapon Of my last few tournaments, my best result was definitely at San Sebastian, Spain in April. I tied for first there with an undefeated 7.0/9. I included one of my earlier games (against FM Angel Arribas Lopez) in an article titled "Spicing up the E... http://www.chess.com/article/view/mating-with-minor-pieces-the-two-bishops Mon, 15 Jun 2009 23:49:59 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/mating-with-minor-pieces-the-two-bishops Grandmaster Chess: The book of the Louis B. Statham Lone Pine Masters-plus Tournament 1975By GM Isaac Kashdan and the Staff of California Chess Reporter (Jude Acers, Robert Burger, Dennis Fritzinger, Guthrie McClain)Ishi Press 2009 (ISBN:978-0-92... http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-legend-of-lone-pine Tue, 09 Jun 2009 18:20:59 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-legend-of-lone-pine Why has chess survived the test of time? Because in addition to the enjoyment created by competing and winning, whether it be a match, a master title, or an important prize, it also has the ability to please us when we reproduce and play over beau... http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-brilliancy-prizes Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:18:17 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-brilliancy-prizes Pictured at right -- A youthful Botvinnik The legend of Capablanca the prodigy is well known...how he learned the game at 4 years old by watching his father play; how at twelve he won the Championship of Cuba, and would eventually wrest the Worl... http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-14-year-old-who-beat-capablanca Mon, 01 Jun 2009 09:25:19 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-14-year-old-who-beat-capablanca Hi everone, here is a game in which I played the Caro-Kann defence. The theme of this game is 'attacking at the right moment' and 'dark square weakenesses'. I also share my thoughts on the Caro-Kann in general. Please leave comments and suggestion... http://www.chess.com/article/view/attacking-at-the-right-moment Sat, 30 May 2009 21:08:13 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/attacking-at-the-right-moment In this game, John Grefe faced off against Walter Browne in Moranwelz, 1973. Here, we see White's plan unfold with 14. fxg5? pinning it to his Queen. Later, White decided it was time to sacrifice his Queen for two minor pieces. Was this a fatal mi... http://www.chess.com/article/view/nighty-knight-walter-browne Sun, 24 May 2009 18:20:15 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/nighty-knight-walter-browne Here is an absolutely amazing game by Emmanuel Lasker. I am not sure as to who his opponent was, but Lasker emerges victorious as White: http://www.chess.com/article/view/laskers-finest-hour Sun, 24 May 2009 11:46:39 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/laskers-finest-hour Continuing my coverage of the 1935 World Championship match... After 19 games, the score was in Alekhine's favor (10.5-8.5). To get back into contention, Euwe was in serious need of a win. And here, he shows his fighting spirit in an excellent... http://www.chess.com/article/view/an-unpleasant-reply Sun, 24 May 2009 09:25:24 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/an-unpleasant-reply     This game was played in the third round of the recent Pfalz Open in Germany. I am presenting this game to you because this game contains a very important point. That is "Sense of Danger." For a very strong chess player the alertness leve... http://www.chess.com/article/view/sense-of-danger Mon, 18 May 2009 23:45:40 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/sense-of-danger Here is the recent vote chess game between GM Becerra and the Chess.com members with full annotations and commentary: Thanks to GM Julio Becerra for the very entertaining and hard fought game! And keep your eyes open Chess.... http://www.chess.com/article/view/gm-becerra-competes-against-the-masses Mon, 18 May 2009 21:53:49 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/gm-becerra-competes-against-the-masses This is one of Timman's best games. Facing off against the world champion Kasparov, he goes on a daring kingside attack. It only takes a minor slip-up for him to start a forcing combination to win the enemy queen. The picture is just to supposed ... http://www.chess.com/article/view/outcalculating-a-world-champion Sat, 16 May 2009 10:41:33 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/outcalculating-a-world-champion