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 A puzzle i saw in a group i am in.  I thought i would share. http://www.chess.com/article/view/puzzle-x Sat, 11 Oct 2008 23:48:18 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/puzzle-x vs This is one of the 100 endgame you must know, says GM Jesus de la Villa. It was also the subject of the first recorded chess endgame study by Al-Aldi in 842 AD. I. Evaluation & Principles 71% draws. Usually won if the knight ventures a... http://www.chess.com/article/view/rook-vs-knight Sun, 05 Oct 2008 15:25:52 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/rook-vs-knight Recently I had an endgame K+B+4P vs. K+6P. Despite of my expectations, the game ended in a draw. I was upset and decided to get to the root of it.   Bishop equals three pawns, we learned that at the beginning of our chess careers. So, if in th... http://www.chess.com/article/view/bishop-vs-pawns Wed, 24 Sep 2008 09:29:23 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/bishop-vs-pawns http://www.chess.com/article/view/stalemate-in-1 Sun, 21 Sep 2008 11:24:59 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/stalemate-in-1 http://www.chess.com/article/view/mate-in-1 Sat, 20 Sep 2008 14:18:22 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/mate-in-1 http://www.chess.com/article/view/mate-in-33 Sat, 20 Sep 2008 14:13:51 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/mate-in-33 The following game was played in Lone Pine, California. The Louis D. Statham Masters tournaments held there from 1971-1981 were directed by Isaac Kashdan. The illustration is from the Beverly and Jim Rogers Museum of Lone Pine Film History. The st... http://www.chess.com/article/view/endgame-of-kings-and-pawns-from-the-museum Fri, 19 Sep 2008 12:08:27 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/endgame-of-kings-and-pawns-from-the-museum A magnificent game by Rubenstein. Early in the game, Lasker sacs a pawn for complications, but he plays brilliantly on the defensive, first squashing all counterplay and then forcing his opponent into a lost rook & pawn ending. http://www.chess.com/article/view/playing-with-fire Thu, 18 Sep 2008 17:33:10 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/playing-with-fire create your own solution or way to solve this game:) http://www.chess.com/article/view/try-solve-this-game Thu, 18 Sep 2008 02:10:00 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/try-solve-this-game http://www.chess.com/article/view/how-overconfidence-can-let-a-1500-playerat-the-timeand-me-beat-a-1800-player Tue, 16 Sep 2008 05:39:59 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/how-overconfidence-can-let-a-1500-playerat-the-timeand-me-beat-a-1800-player http://www.chess.com/article/view/it-is-not-like-it-is-look Sat, 06 Sep 2008 03:24:28 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/it-is-not-like-it-is-look Here is a game from the 1st Dragon Capital Vietnam Chess Open, IM Tu Hoang Thai - GM Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son with full annotations and commentary: In this game we saw things quickly simplify into a endgame. Usually most players ... http://www.chess.com/article/view/endgames-are-important Mon, 01 Sep 2008 21:04:33 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/endgames-are-important A great game by Botvinnik, as he shows just how powerful a knight can be in the endgame. You have to notice his elegant sacrfice of the exchange, followed by his knight dancing rings around his opponent's rook. (notes & title by irving chern... http://www.chess.com/article/view/endgame-duel-knight-against-rook Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:06:40 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/endgame-duel-knight-against-rook White mates in 3 moves this is a puzzle I don't know how to solve. does anyone know how to do it? DO NOT allow a draw http://www.chess.com/article/view/hard-puzzle Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:30:27 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/hard-puzzle No. 1 Howdy All! A while back I came across an interesting position in the June 1972 issue of Chess Digest Magazine.  In this particular position, the annotator Master Ken Smith claimed a draw.  I had a different opinion but sought ... http://www.chess.com/article/view/draw-really Mon, 25 Aug 2008 12:28:45 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/draw-really The great Korchnoi had some dominating tournaments, including the 1962 USSR Championship. In this game, he crushes the great Tal with a deep strategy involving a king-march and two connected passed pawns. http://www.chess.com/article/view/viktor-the-terrible Fri, 22 Aug 2008 15:57:53 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/viktor-the-terrible In general, how much advatage do you need to have in the endgame to force a win? There of coarse, is no right or wrong answer(please no ludicrous answers though). http://www.chess.com/article/view/piece-value-advantage Thu, 21 Aug 2008 23:38:59 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/piece-value-advantage http://www.chess.com/article/view/mate2 Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:00:55 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/mate2 Ok all you endgame buffs, lets see what you make of this endgame situation. In this endgame we shall se how one Grandmaster Nikolaevsky gains a draw against Grandmaster Taimanov in the USSR championship in Tbilisi in 1966. So for all of those... http://www.chess.com/article/view/stalemate2 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 21:35:07 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/stalemate2 http://www.chess.com/article/view/karpov-2740-vs-gelfand-2685-dos-hermanas-1994-eco-e62--12-12 Mon, 04 Aug 2008 07:19:18 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/karpov-2740-vs-gelfand-2685-dos-hermanas-1994-eco-e62--12-12