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 The following game is just an enjoyable little minature (micro-minature?) where a mate just fell into my lap right in the opening. I guess that Black was so focused on his pawn-winning tactic, that he just forgot to evaluate the ensuing position... http://www.chess.com/article/view/just-for-fun Sat, 27 Jun 2009 00:16:44 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/just-for-fun Which piece is better; the bishop or the knight?  Walk into any room with amateur chess players and everyone will know.  Or so they think.  The evidence they present for their case is neither concrete, nor valid, but it's enough to make them be... http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-bishop-or-the-knight Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:59:45 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-bishop-or-the-knight I am not an expert chess player or an expert on the Sicilian; I have just started to learn the Sicilian starting with the Dragon Variation. It is one of the main variations of the Sicilian Defense. There are lots of ideas and theories behind it; t... http://www.chess.com/article/view/ideas-behind-the-sicilian-dragon Sun, 14 Jun 2009 14:11:51 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/ideas-behind-the-sicilian-dragon About Chess Ratings    by Bruce Till    The United States Chess Federation (USCF) has instituted a rating system for chess players which allows them to know their relative strength among other rated players, as well as facilitating the p... http://www.chess.com/article/view/about-chess-ratings Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:33:17 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/about-chess-ratings In this article, we're going to take a look inside the winner's toolbox.  Some of these items are absolutely essential to have, or you will lose games that you shouldn't have lost.  Not having these skills in your toolbox would be like a carpent... http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-winners-toolbox Tue, 09 Jun 2009 19:49:17 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-winners-toolbox Okay I admit it, I have guilty pleasures. I like to eat ice cream in the middle of the knight, I secretly drink all of our Pepsi. But my biggest confession is that I love draws. Draws by repitition are better than winning at times. I just love mes... http://www.chess.com/article/view/draws Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:41:50 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/draws You study. You play at the club.  You play on the internet.  You play against a chess computer. You play in tournaments.  You buy more books (maybe you even read some of them).  You try new openings.   You study endgames.  But your rating ... http://www.chess.com/article/view/develop-a-winning-mindset Tue, 09 Jun 2009 11:44:51 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/develop-a-winning-mindset   What is "Learning by Induction"?  Simply put, it is learning by watching.  You watch what others do, then you do that.  Below is a more formal explanation of inductive vs. deductive logic:  In logic, we often refer to the two broad method... http://www.chess.com/article/view/learning-by-induction Tue, 09 Jun 2009 01:38:18 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/learning-by-induction The Cheating Chess Tournament ©2002 by NM Dan Heisman     “That was the third person we caught recently who had a handheld computer with Pocket Fritz!” Chester Nimfield was distraught. As a member of the Hookley Valley Chess Club’s O... http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-cheating-chess-tournament Wed, 13 May 2009 08:47:16 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-cheating-chess-tournament Here's the checkmate for the Two Bishops (and King) against lone King):                           Now comes the most tricky 'basic' checkmate of them all: Bishop and Knight against the King. A very high proportion of s... http://www.chess.com/article/view/endgame-crash-course-more-advanced-basic-checkmates Mon, 11 May 2009 02:53:56 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/endgame-crash-course-more-advanced-basic-checkmates The point of this article is that even if you mess up in the opening, and you are playing an expert, you can still win.  1) A unexpected opening yet a win.                               This was definitely a uniq... http://www.chess.com/article/view/random-opening---yet-skillful-win Sun, 10 May 2009 21:56:31 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/random-opening---yet-skillful-win The most basic checkmate of all (save for Queen and Rook, which is practically the same) is the checkmate with two rooks - the King does not even need to participate in the Kinghunt:                           Checkmate... http://www.chess.com/article/view/endgame-crash-course-basic-checkmates Sun, 10 May 2009 05:33:55 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/endgame-crash-course-basic-checkmates A single glance at the position is enough for u to come to  a conclusion :white is losing.his castled position has been weakened by h2-h3 and what is most important is that all Blacks piece are taking part in the attack.Thebishop on b7has a cle... http://www.chess.com/article/view/general-strategic-factorsweakened-king-position-1 Sat, 09 May 2009 09:48:29 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/general-strategic-factorsweakened-king-position-1 General strategic factors Each of the three phases of the game has its own characteristic laws.there are gudelines that apply to the assesment of positions .the factors in the following list can not only modify the relative values of the pieces,t... http://www.chess.com/article/view/general-strategy Sat, 09 May 2009 06:59:57 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/general-strategy in this Artical I will show you some Basic opening traps                         http://www.chess.com/article/view/basic-opening-traps Fri, 08 May 2009 11:54:10 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/basic-opening-traps Here's one of my games from a while back. I was playing a much lower rated opponent, and by keeping things simple and playing logical chess, I was able to win convincingly by take advantage of his mistakes. It is worthwhile noticing that he was th... http://www.chess.com/article/view/keep-it-simple Tue, 05 May 2009 06:20:14 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/keep-it-simple A chess battle - it is a battle unlike any other. There are moments in chess when one side of the board has a significant material advantage over the other, yet the supposed winning side is really about to lose. One side can still win even with le... http://www.chess.com/article/view/elements-of-a-chess-game Fri, 01 May 2009 13:58:19 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/elements-of-a-chess-game session 2:hello all welcome to session 2,kann here now let's learn some strategys,note:try it yourself,if you did'nt get it click for solutions: 1 Rook endings: some may think that a K+R v/s K is a draw,but it's not.anyway a K+R is not a simple ... http://www.chess.com/article/view/session-ii-how-2-play-chess Wed, 29 Apr 2009 09:07:35 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/session-ii-how-2-play-chess in my previous article I said that you should not underestimate your opponent no matter their age, size, sex etc. On the 25 of April 2009 I went to my countries second chess tournament which involved players from all around the country. Since ches... http://www.chess.com/article/view/underestimating-your-opponent-and-overconfidence-2 Sun, 26 Apr 2009 21:37:42 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/underestimating-your-opponent-and-overconfidence-2 The Légal Trap/mate is a chess opening trap, characterized by a queen sacrifice followed by checkmate with minor pieces if Black accepts the sacrifice. The trap is named after Sire de Légal who was a French player, or Joseph Henry Blackburne  w... http://www.chess.com/article/view/legal-trap Wed, 22 Apr 2009 20:21:14 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/legal-trap