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 Since Bobby Fischer's death, there have been at least three forgeries of his signature on eBay and other auction sites.  One must be careful of these forgeries.  Lawrence Totaro, a Las Vegas collector and researcher, wrote a very ni... http://www.chess.com/article/view/forgeries-in-chess Sat, 12 Apr 2008 12:30:37 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/forgeries-in-chess My darling Petrovna,    I never thought I'd be sending something like this; but after a relationship as tempestuous and complicated as ours, I thought it would be best to get my feelings down on paper, so there would be no misunderst... http://www.chess.com/article/view/a-chessic-goodbye Sat, 12 Apr 2008 11:36:04 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/a-chessic-goodbye This article is a follow up to Alec Keen's earlier blog: http://blog.chess.com/AlecKeen/chess-and-the-irish---the-prequel, wherein he highlights several references to a game that could be described as chess in the ancient stories of Fionn and ... http://www.chess.com/article/view/chess-and-the-irish-part-2 Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:58:03 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/chess-and-the-irish-part-2 Here is my own Satire of Satires, an homage to Ambrose Bierce's brilliant work, The Devil's Dictionary which contained comical (and cynical) definitions of commonplace words.   Analysis- A language with no known native speakers.... http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-devils-chess-companion Sun, 30 Mar 2008 12:29:27 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-devils-chess-companion                                          &... http://www.chess.com/article/view/chess--art Sat, 22 Mar 2008 03:59:47 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/chess--art 1. Arin Hellstroem was an obsessive man, to say the least. This trait had served him well in some endeavors, and in fact had made him fantastically wealthy. But the complication was that, once his mind got wrapped around a problem, it wouldn't... http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-problem2 Fri, 21 Mar 2008 14:28:48 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-problem2     A to D Chess Term Quiz   How well do you know your chess terms?  Choose A or B.      1. Alekhine's gun,   A. Breaking a position into iterations or most likely moves.   Or&nb... http://www.chess.com/article/view/a-to-d-chess-term-quiz Thu, 20 Mar 2008 14:56:49 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/a-to-d-chess-term-quiz Who was Bobby Fischer’s father?  Was it Dr. Paul Nemenyi or Hans-Gerhardt Fischer?  Robert James Fischer’s surname could just as easily have been Nemenyi or Wender.   Paul Felix Nemenyi (ne-MEN-yi) was born on June 5, 18... http://www.chess.com/article/view/who-was-fischers-father Wed, 19 Mar 2008 12:53:59 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/who-was-fischers-father THE OPEN FILEby Mike Petersen (Zug) "Draw Offers" I'm sure it's happened to you.  There you are, playing a guy rated at least 200 points higher than you...and you have the better game!  Then, it happens.  Your oppo... http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-open-file---draw-offers Fri, 14 Mar 2008 12:49:55 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-open-file---draw-offers Did Bobby Fischer or Emanuel Lasker say it?    1. "When you see a good move, look for a better one”   2.   “It’s just you and your opponent at the boardand you're trying to prove something&rdquo... http://www.chess.com/article/view/fischer-or-lasker Tue, 11 Mar 2008 12:34:13 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/fischer-or-lasker It had been a bad night for Fred, mostly of his own making; but having an man point a gun at him really put things over the top.      He'd spent most of the past hour playing for a win in a R+B vs. R endgame (ultimate... http://www.chess.com/article/view/king-hunt2 Fri, 07 Mar 2008 11:46:17 -0800 http://www.chess.com/article/view/king-hunt2 1.) A group of chess enthusiasts had checked into a hotel, and were standing in the lobby discussing their recent tournament victories. After about an hour, the manager came out of the office and asked them to disperse. "But why?" the... http://www.chess.com/article/view/chess-jokes Fri, 07 Mar 2008 04:26:50 -0800 http://www.chess.com/article/view/chess-jokes http://www.chess.com/article/view/a-slow-death Thu, 06 Mar 2008 06:47:05 -0800 http://www.chess.com/article/view/a-slow-death when the chess game is over,the king and the pawn go back into the same box! http://www.chess.com/article/view/chess-quotes Mon, 11 Feb 2008 12:15:43 -0800 http://www.chess.com/article/view/chess-quotes    Through the Eyes of a Patser      By NM Steve Colding   I went to a tournament in which a couple of my students were playing and they convinced me to play so that they could see some of my games. I sighed... http://www.chess.com/article/view/through-the-eyes-of-a-patser Thu, 07 Feb 2008 10:17:38 -0800 http://www.chess.com/article/view/through-the-eyes-of-a-patser    There was a chess problem that I always have my students try and solve. The problem is take one set of chess pieces and cover every square on the board. It must be done with only the pieces and no Pawns.      ... http://www.chess.com/article/view/an-old-time-problem-solved Wed, 30 Jan 2008 16:17:06 -0800 http://www.chess.com/article/view/an-old-time-problem-solved   Chess.com's LIVE CHESS is reaching the end of its testing period and will soon be with us, so it's time to share some experiences gleaned during my wanderings on the Web. For the past five years I've been playing Internet ches... http://www.chess.com/article/view/how-to-win-at-live-chess Mon, 21 Jan 2008 11:23:27 -0800 http://www.chess.com/article/view/how-to-win-at-live-chess There were once 2 older brothers that lived in a village. They were fond of themselves, and very greedy. They had a younger brother who was always kind and listened to them. One day, the king wanted a prince for a princess and was holding a questi... http://www.chess.com/article/view/5-star-story Sun, 20 Jan 2008 12:23:27 -0800 http://www.chess.com/article/view/5-star-story Please just rate a 1,2,3,4, or 5 star on how much you like chess. But I also have a super-special-awesome and really interesting question of chess! If you had a queen left on your checker board, and the other side had a knight, a rook, and a ... http://www.chess.com/article/view/chess-is-fun Sun, 20 Jan 2008 11:31:16 -0800 http://www.chess.com/article/view/chess-is-fun   This is a story about a brave king that fights until end of the game (9th-21th). He will be defeated, not cause of his courageous play, just cause of his mistake! can you find that? ( this is a real match!!! ) http://www.chess.com/article/view/lost-of-the-bravest-king Fri, 04 Jan 2008 13:51:06 -0800 http://www.chess.com/article/view/lost-of-the-bravest-king