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 I confess, I'm not much of a party animal.  I suppose in general that people suppose that persons who are interested in chess aren't really so much interested in parties.  However, such a supposition is not only somewhat prejudiced, it is also d... http://www.chess.com/article/view/have-fun-with-chess-throw-a-chess-party Sat, 30 May 2009 13:01:28 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/have-fun-with-chess-throw-a-chess-party The Euler's 8x8 magic square. A magic square of order n is an arrangement of n^2 numbers (usually 1, 2, 3...) such that the sum of the numbers in all the rows, columns and big diagonals is a constant. For example: Here the sum of all rows, co... http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-eulers-8x8-magic-square Wed, 13 May 2009 07:01:36 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-eulers-8x8-magic-square The problem consists in place 8 queen in a chessboard, but neither queen is able to attack other queen. I found this solution after 30 min, but don´t see it untill you solve the problem by yourself, totally are 12 unique solutions (92 counting r... http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-8-queens-problem Tue, 12 May 2009 09:16:19 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-8-queens-problem Here is a link some of you may be interested in. It's an interview with Rex Sinquefield, the founder of the Scholastic Center in St. Louis. http://susanpolgar.blogspot.com/2009/05/man-behind-us-championship.html http://www.chess.com/article/view/interview-with-founder-of-scholastic-chess-center-in-st-louis Sat, 09 May 2009 12:40:15 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/interview-with-founder-of-scholastic-chess-center-in-st-louis The opening ceremonies were scheduled to begin at 7:00 P.M. and I arrived at the beautiful site on the campus of St. Louis University about half an hour early. The event took place at the Museum of Art on campus, which is now presenting a Marcel D... http://www.chess.com/article/view/pictures-of-the-2009-chess-championship-in-st-louis Sat, 09 May 2009 12:23:26 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/pictures-of-the-2009-chess-championship-in-st-louis The weather could not have been nicer for the outdoor opening ceremonies. It took place on an open field behind the Museum of Art, with servers offering an assortment of delicacies.After exiting the Marcel Duchamp exhibit inside the building, I wa... http://www.chess.com/article/view/steve-goldberg-covers-us-chess-championship2 Sat, 09 May 2009 12:07:40 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/steve-goldberg-covers-us-chess-championship2 As the opening remarks began, I found an open seat directly behind Boris Gulko, Gregory Kaidanov and Yury Shulman - a nicer trio of gentlemen would be hard to find.After opening introductions, St. Louis Chess Club founder Rex Sinquefield got up to... http://www.chess.com/article/view/steve-goldberg-covers-us-chess-championship Sat, 09 May 2009 12:05:51 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/steve-goldberg-covers-us-chess-championship Folks, there is something very special about the upcoming U.S. Chess Championships in St. Louis. People here are excited, they're smiling, and the media assault is beginning. Newspapers, radio stations and television stations have started to reali... http://www.chess.com/article/view/2009-scholastic-chess-tournament Sat, 09 May 2009 11:43:31 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/2009-scholastic-chess-tournament How good do you think you are? Good? We'll see. This game is something that I found in a Chess Life. It had two masters facing off in London. This is a game that they played. Now if you think you are good enough then you can try to guess the next ... http://www.chess.com/article/view/can-you-guess-the-next-move Thu, 30 Apr 2009 14:26:47 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/can-you-guess-the-next-move Greetings CLO readers! The 2009 US Championship is fast approaching, and in two days, it will also be time to enter the third annual Fantasy Chess competition! After reading the rules below, login and go to this url to enter: http://uschess.org/... http://www.chess.com/article/view/uscf-offering-fantasy-chess-2009 Mon, 27 Apr 2009 18:32:55 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/uscf-offering-fantasy-chess-2009 http://www.chess.com/article/view/bishops-ending Fri, 17 Apr 2009 23:00:32 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/bishops-ending The Tangled Web We Weave   I asked (wrote a note to) the deaf, elderly man I play chess with to stop saying "STUPID" all the time.  He berates himself.  He gives no credit to the rhyme and reason of my game.  He seeks the perfect crim... http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-tangled-web-we-weave2 Mon, 13 Apr 2009 12:00:15 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-tangled-web-we-weave2 The game has been played between me (rated 1600) and my opponent (rated 1800). The game was last of this tournament and I have chance to be 2nd. Of course I had to win to be 2nd. My opponent was 7th with 4/9 on 11 players. I was having 6.5/9 and I... http://www.chess.com/article/view/my-game4 Sat, 11 Apr 2009 06:34:51 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/my-game4 White to effect smothered mate in 10 moves From the New Zealand Chess Magazine December 2008 http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-iron-cage-of-tamerlane Mon, 16 Mar 2009 02:22:40 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-iron-cage-of-tamerlane This is Smothered Mate is very fun to do against your opponent!!! http://www.chess.com/article/view/smothered-mate Sun, 08 Mar 2009 22:04:57 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/smothered-mate Blackburne Gambit http://www.chess.com/article/view/blackburne-gambit2 Sun, 08 Mar 2009 07:57:09 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/blackburne-gambit2 This is a great way to draw if you are losing. Perpetual Check is a great way to force a draw http://www.chess.com/article/view/perpetual-check Sun, 08 Mar 2009 07:45:19 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/perpetual-check Pal Benko,Chess Life,1975 Mate in 2 http://www.chess.com/article/view/quota-christmas-treequot-pal-benko Mon, 23 Feb 2009 22:10:40 -0800 http://www.chess.com/article/view/quota-christmas-treequot-pal-benko Mate in 2 http://www.chess.com/article/view/quotthe-arrowquot-sam-loyd Mon, 23 Feb 2009 21:58:56 -0800 http://www.chess.com/article/view/quotthe-arrowquot-sam-loyd T.R,Dawson Flakirk Hearld 1914 Mate in 2 white to move (solution below) We are going to work this out from retrograde analysis.Where could have blacks last move been???He can... http://www.chess.com/article/view/an-upside-down-christmas-tree Mon, 23 Feb 2009 21:53:52 -0800 http://www.chess.com/article/view/an-upside-down-christmas-tree