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 Aotearoa, or "the land of the long white cloud", or simple New Zealand as most of you know it hosted an exceptional event- the Queenstown Classic Chess Tournament. It is exceptional first of all for its occurrence-- only once every three years-- a... http://www.chess.com/article/view/in-aotearoa Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:01:11 -0800 http://www.chess.com/article/view/in-aotearoa This is how the German team must have felt after winning the prestigious European Team Competition. I am a kind of breaking the chronological turn of events, but so be it! What these players did was surprising, exceptional and thrilling. After all... http://www.chess.com/article/view/primus-inter-pares Fri, 02 Dec 2011 17:55:54 -0800 http://www.chess.com/article/view/primus-inter-pares Chess... by the numbers! Our favorite game is amazing. http://www.chess.com/article/view/chess-by-the-numbers Wed, 17 Aug 2011 10:21:51 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/chess-by-the-numbers The cover of my new book, How to Reassess Your Chess 4th Edition, contains a secret that might take the skills of a Sherlock Holmes to unearth. The first that notices this anomaly and sends the correct answer to David Pruess (at dpruessatchess.com... http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-case-of-the-cover-mystery Tue, 26 Oct 2010 15:32:22 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-case-of-the-cover-mystery Dr. Fernand Gobet is a professor of Cognitive Psychology and an International Master.  He is a former Swiss Junior Champion and Swiss Champion, and was co-editor of the Swiss Chess Review from 1981 to 1989.  He wrote his Ph.D. dissertation on th... http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-cognitive-psychology-of-chess Mon, 21 Jun 2010 12:15:17 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-cognitive-psychology-of-chess The chess club of the English coastal town of Hastings was founded in 1882 and in 1895 the club organized a tournament that was the strongest ever held up to that time. Taking place over the month of August, it included all the leading players of ... http://www.chess.com/article/view/hastings-1895 Tue, 20 Apr 2010 23:13:19 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/hastings-1895 The Best Opening Ever by meniscus The Scotch, 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6? 3. d4! is a direct attack on Black's audacious attempt to blockade the white e pawn and form a cowardly defence* of this blockade. White can claim a psychological victory as e... http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-scotch-the-best-opening-ever Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:02:29 -0800 http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-scotch-the-best-opening-ever   Theme music begins. Fade in on The Stranger, who is walking along a city street at night. He stops at a window and peers inside, where many chess games are going on. He watches as the theme music continues. When the music ends, The Stranger o... http://www.chess.com/article/view/chess-fantasies-i-the-stranger Sun, 01 Nov 2009 10:34:31 -0800 http://www.chess.com/article/view/chess-fantasies-i-the-stranger In 1968 the movie entitled The Thomas Crown Affair was released, starring Steve McQueen as Thomas Crown and Faye Dunaway as Vicki Anderson.  Thomas Crown stages a two million dollar bank heist while Vicki is the insurnace investigator who suspect... http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-thomas-crown-affair Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:11:00 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-thomas-crown-affair   For the most part, the rules of chess are simple and easy to explain.  The object of the game, to trap the enemy king, is understandable to a five year old.  The movement of the pieces is straightforward and clearly defined.  The players ... http://www.chess.com/article/view/rule-changes-thatll-never-happen-part-2-castling Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:14:44 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/rule-changes-thatll-never-happen-part-2-castling The Hindustantimes has been one of the numerous newspapers that has published an article on Vladislav Tkachiev's forfeit after being heavily drunk and falling asleep at a chess board. A truly grandmaster-level PR move! It's too bad that Toiletga... http://www.chess.com/article/view/chess-beauty-contests-pros-and-cons2 Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:51:15 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/chess-beauty-contests-pros-and-cons2 Of course, you all know the story. It's practically American folklore. There at the San Mateo Chess Club one night, a blitz tournament was in progress. A long struggle took place in a game involving a Russian immigrant named Boris Hrinczechowitsch... http://www.chess.com/article/view/rule-changes-thatll-never-happen-part-1-stalemates Sun, 23 Aug 2009 08:06:01 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/rule-changes-thatll-never-happen-part-1-stalemates Doomclaw asked: When do you think is the right time to offer a draw? I have been confused by this question since I started learning about chess.Dear Doomclaw:An interesting question! There is actually a bit of etiquette related to draw offers. F... http://www.chess.com/article/view/offering-a-draw Sun, 16 Aug 2009 17:27:57 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/offering-a-draw Andy Soltis' "Chess to Enjoy" column in the February, 1981 issue of "Chess Life" (yes, young'uns, he really has been writing the column for that long) opened with the provocative claim, "Immortality is hard to come by, but in case you're intereste... http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-maximum-mobility-puzzle Sun, 26 Jul 2009 20:13:07 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-maximum-mobility-puzzle 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