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 Every chess position tells a story. At least thats what I like to tell my students when I am teaching them. And when I give them a position and tell them who is to move and win, then they have to tell me the complete story to the end before I allo... http://www.chess.com/article/view/tell-the-whole-story Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:11:16 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/tell-the-whole-story Some chess players have a chess coach.  The really lucky players have a good coach.  What about the rest of us?Well, there is a ton of material out there from which to study: books, magazines, videos, software, websites, and so on.  So, just pi... http://www.chess.com/article/view/practical-chess-novice-nook Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:14:15 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/practical-chess-novice-nook These are just some general things... for beginners! Make your plan but if circumstances change, formulate another quick! Don't continue, for example, building a pawn formation if the enemy is moving his pieces to attack your king. Don't panic! ... http://www.chess.com/article/view/general Thu, 02 Oct 2008 09:23:53 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/general A fairly common tactic, probably other articles on it, but even so... You put your pawns so they are supporting each other, as shown in the diagram. The opponent can only go on black squares, so make sure you have them well covered, otherwi... http://www.chess.com/article/view/minefield Wed, 01 Oct 2008 12:52:07 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/minefield Freaky fast forward, Batman!  Danger, Will Robinson!  And as Chessmaster is wont to say while analyzing my chess games, “Yikes!”By the time I had finished watching the first volume of Roman’s Lab I was all geared up to ... http://www.chess.com/article/view/video-review-romans-lab-volume-1 Thu, 11 Sep 2008 22:05:58 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/video-review-romans-lab-volume-1 I just had a very interesting game with a player whose defense I was very impressed with.  I started with, as best I can tell, a sort of non-traditional Ponziani (edit: Macleod attack...Ponziani it isn't..lol..told you I'm a newb).  I've... http://www.chess.com/article/view/prying-open-the-can Mon, 08 Sep 2008 01:31:12 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/prying-open-the-can http://www.chess.com/article/view/queen-sacrifice Fri, 05 Sep 2008 14:01:26 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/queen-sacrifice Hi, I wish to share with you my analysis of some of the games I have played in this site.  The first of my analysis, is where I have played as black and there were ample opportunities for white to win, though in the end white lost.  I am... http://www.chess.com/article/view/how-not-to-win-a-game Thu, 04 Sep 2008 05:40:23 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/how-not-to-win-a-game With a title like “The Immortal Game: A History Of Chess” you would think the subject of this book is pretty obvious.  Not quite, my friend.  Witness the subtitle, “Or How 32 Pieces On A Board Illuminated Our Understand... http://www.chess.com/article/view/book-review-the-immortal-game Wed, 03 Sep 2008 20:29:34 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/book-review-the-immortal-game For those interested in using the KID:   The KID (king's indian defense) is one of the most dynamic openings for black in response to 1. d4.  It starts with the odd 1... Nf6, at first allowing white to grab control of the center, bef... http://www.chess.com/article/view/kings-indian-defense Mon, 25 Aug 2008 10:25:54 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/kings-indian-defense I played down in the U1600 section at a tournament this month and walked away with a perfect score. It amazes me when a beginner trying to improve studies advanced books like Art of Attack but neglects mastering basic tactics. Castles made of sa... http://www.chess.com/article/view/perfect-score-in-u1600 Sun, 17 Aug 2008 23:34:05 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/perfect-score-in-u1600 Raise your hand if you hate playing the endgame.  That’s what I thought; I’m not alone.  OK, well, “hate” might be a bit strong, but maybe “dread” is a better term.  Nothing about chess is easy, b... http://www.chess.com/article/view/book-review-winning-chess-endings Sat, 16 Aug 2008 21:43:33 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/book-review-winning-chess-endings First, try to find somebody who had been in a tournament before to help you out. If not, follow these instructions: Go to the appropriate section's pairings, then find your board number When the TD (tournament director) says you can begin you... http://www.chess.com/article/view/what-to-do-in-your-first-tournament Thu, 14 Aug 2008 10:47:04 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/what-to-do-in-your-first-tournament If you’ve been keeping up with my various chess ramblings here on Chess.com, you know I’m pretty much up to my eyeballs with Seirawan books.  I hadn’t really considered the notion that there might be a Seirawan teaching vide... http://www.chess.com/article/view/video-review-pro-chess Wed, 06 Aug 2008 21:59:20 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/video-review-pro-chess http://www.chess.com/article/view/anand-vs-kasparov-intel-grand-prix--cxc-1995-eco-b65--0-1 Mon, 04 Aug 2008 07:55:13 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/anand-vs-kasparov-intel-grand-prix--cxc-1995-eco-b65--0-1 The full title of this book by I. A. Horowitz is “Modern Ideas In The Chess Openings, ” but that is way too long for this review’s title, so we’ll just call it “Modern Ideas,” shall we?  In this case, you c... http://www.chess.com/article/view/book-review-modern-ideas Sun, 27 Jul 2008 17:29:17 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/book-review-modern-ideas With Winning Chess Openings, Yasser Seirawan’s writing style has much improved.  In a previous article I mentioned that his pros are often a bit on the goofy side.  This time around the syrup has taken a backseat to irreverence.&nb... http://www.chess.com/article/view/book-review-winning-chess-openings Sun, 20 Jul 2008 21:51:45 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/book-review-winning-chess-openings 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 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 First, the preamble, in case you missed it from my last McChess article.  At the moment,  I run OS X and only OS X, so although Shredder Chess comes in Linux and Windows flavours, I won’t say much, if anything, about the alternativ... http://www.chess.com/article/view/mcchess-shredder-chess Tue, 08 Jul 2008 16:16:48 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/mcchess-shredder-chess