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 What should I do now to improve my skills?... What videos will help my Endgame?... Which Mentor Courses will make me a better strategist? At my level, should I be playing more - or studying more?... ... Sound familiar? Well, wonder no long... http://www.chess.com/article/view/study-plan-directory Fri, 30 Sep 2011 17:10:41 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/study-plan-directory Target Skill Range: Intermediate (Rated 1400-1799) Put your skills into practice, and use everything you've learned to win chess games! Tasks: Play in 20 Chess Tournaments (100 Rated Games) Learn to Analyze Your Own Games Publish Your ... http://www.chess.com/article/view/study-plan-for-intermediate-players-bringing-it-all-together2 Fri, 30 Sep 2011 17:10:30 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/study-plan-for-intermediate-players-bringing-it-all-together2 Target Skill Range: Intermediate (Rated 1400-1799) Arrive at your final chess destination with the knowledge you need to win! Tasks: Increase Your Knowledge of "Must Know" Technical Endgames Improve Your Endgame Technique Complete these ... http://www.chess.com/article/view/study-plan-for-intermediate-players-the-endgame2 Fri, 30 Sep 2011 17:10:24 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/study-plan-for-intermediate-players-the-endgame2 Target Skill Range: Intermediate (Rated 1400-1799) Tactics, tactics and more tactics! Learn what it takes to win using tactics! Tasks: Memorize Every Fundamental Tactical Pattern of Chess Do Tactics, Tactics, and More Tactics Develop "Ta... http://www.chess.com/article/view/study-plan-for-intermediate-players-tactics2 Fri, 30 Sep 2011 17:10:15 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/study-plan-for-intermediate-players-tactics2 Target Skill Range: Intermediate (Rated 1400-1799) Learn to develop long-term, strategic plans - and outplay your opponents! Tasks: Learn the Basics of Positional Chess: Pawn Structures Learn the Basics of Positional Chess: Weak Squares... http://www.chess.com/article/view/study-plan-for-intermediate-players-strategy2 Fri, 30 Sep 2011 17:10:10 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/study-plan-for-intermediate-players-strategy2 Target Skill Range: Intermediate (Rated 1400-1799) Acquire the knowledge you need to approach the opening with confidence and achieve success! Tasks: Extend Your Base Knowledge of "Tournament Openings" Choose and Apply a Consistent Approa... http://www.chess.com/article/view/study-plan-for-intermediate-players-the-opening2 Fri, 30 Sep 2011 17:10:01 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/study-plan-for-intermediate-players-the-opening2 This is a quick guide to a video series. For other video series, go here. In this series we will break learning one of the most complicated and theoretically sound responses to 1.e4, the Najdorf Variation, into digestible parts. The entire seri... http://www.chess.com/article/view/video-guide-shankland-teaches-the-najdorf Mon, 19 Sep 2011 11:56:37 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/video-guide-shankland-teaches-the-najdorf This is a quick guide to a video series. This series shows a few different ideas that white can use to play against the Petroff, including the under-investigated Cochrane Gambit. Clearly it would not be a bad idea for a black player of the Petroff... http://www.chess.com/article/view/video-series-white-against-the-petroff Sun, 11 Sep 2011 11:21:10 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/video-series-white-against-the-petroff Need a little help navigating the hundreds of videos on chess.com? This evolving work-in-progress article is an attempt to organize them for you. Split first by general area of the game (Opening, Tactics, Strategy, Endgame, Other); and then by dif... http://www.chess.com/article/view/video-guide Thu, 08 Sep 2011 22:55:39 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/video-guide This is guide to a video series. Intermediate Checkmates is for Beginner and Intermediate players to improve their vocabulary of checkmating positions. Recognizing a few patterns in various altered situations is absolutely required for being able ... http://www.chess.com/article/view/video-series-intermediate-checkmates Thu, 08 Sep 2011 22:54:11 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/video-series-intermediate-checkmates Target Skill Range: Beginner (Rated 1000-1399) Put your skills into practice, and use everything you've learned to win chess games! Tasks: Build Your Concentration and Focus Watch Videos Lectures on Practical Thinking Learn... http://www.chess.com/article/view/study-plan-for-beginners-bringing-it-all-together2 Fri, 05 Aug 2011 10:19:36 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/study-plan-for-beginners-bringing-it-all-together2 Target Skill Range: Beginner (Rated 1000-1399) Arrive at your final chess destination with the knowledge you need to win! Tasks: Learn the Essential Principles of the Endgame Master the Basic "Checkmate Patterns" of the Endgame Learn the... http://www.chess.com/article/view/study-plan-for-beginners-the-endgame2 Thu, 04 Aug 2011 09:36:36 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/study-plan-for-beginners-the-endgame2 Target Skill Range: Beginner (Rated 1000-1399) Learn to develop long-term, strategic plans - and outplay your opponents! Tasks: Improve Your Piece Play Learn the Basics of Strategic Pawn Play Learn to Develop Plans Keep Yo... http://www.chess.com/article/view/study-plan-for-beginners-strategy2 Wed, 03 Aug 2011 13:06:17 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/study-plan-for-beginners-strategy2 Target Skill Range: Beginner (Rated 1000-1399) Tactics, tactics and more tactics! Learn what it takes to win using tactics! Tasks: Learn to Recognize Common Tactical Patterns Identify Tactics in Your Games Do 20-30 minutes of Tactics Tra... http://www.chess.com/article/view/study-plan-for-beginners-tactics2 Wed, 03 Aug 2011 10:04:18 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/study-plan-for-beginners-tactics2 Target Skill Range: Beginner (Rated 1000-1399) Acquire the knowledge you need to approach the opening with confidence and achieve success! Tasks: Memorize the Principles of the Opening Apply the Principles in Practice Games Learn a Few "... http://www.chess.com/article/view/study-plan-for-beginners-the-opening2 Tue, 02 Aug 2011 10:02:30 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/study-plan-for-beginners-the-opening2 Target Skill Range: Total Beginner (Rated 0-1000) Improve your chess and learn how to better use Chess.com! Activities: Review the Rules Play Your First Live Games Solve Three Tactics Problems - Using "Tactics Trainer" Start a Turn-ba... http://www.chess.com/article/view/study-plan-beyond-the-basics Mon, 01 Aug 2011 19:11:33 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/study-plan-beyond-the-basics Chess.com is the #1 online chess community with more than 4 million members from around the world! Chess.com provides a safe and enjoyable environment where chess players of all skill levels can learn, play, and enjoy the game together. Che... http://www.chess.com/article/view/about-chesscom Thu, 11 Nov 2010 14:06:29 -0800 http://www.chess.com/article/view/about-chesscom Publishing a quality piece of content is like preparing a good meal - it requires careful attention at each step. You must plan, prepare, execute, and serve with an eye toward the final meal. You don't want to serve junk food on fine china, nor do... http://www.chess.com/article/view/how-to-properly-publish-a-post Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:53:48 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/how-to-properly-publish-a-post What does it mean to have a timeout ratio lower than 10%? http://www.chess.com/article/view/tournament-help Sun, 15 Mar 2009 14:23:11 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/tournament-help Resource What is it? Is it permitted DURING Turn-Based (and Vote Chess) play? Is it permitted DURING LiveChess play? Asking another person for advice Includes discussing a game-in-progress in the chess.com Forums NO* (except ... http://www.chess.com/article/view/site-playing-rules-a-guide-for-the-perplexed Sat, 14 Feb 2009 05:09:54 -0800 http://www.chess.com/article/view/site-playing-rules-a-guide-for-the-perplexed