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 Paul Keres was born January 7, 1916 in Narva, Estonia and died June 5, 1975 in Helsinki, Finland. He became one of the best players in the world in the 1930s and remained near the top for almost forty years. In 1938, Keres came in first at AVRO, a... http://www.chess.com/article/view/paul-keres-imbibes-the-falkbeer Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:50:27 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/paul-keres-imbibes-the-falkbeer Sometimes openings have certain positional or thematic goals that they wish to accomplish.  For example, in the King's Gambit (1.e4 e5  2. f4), one of the primary goals for White is to open the f-file and get play against the square f7 with a ro... http://www.chess.com/article/view/king-safety-trumps-theory Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:58:45 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/king-safety-trumps-theory “Every once in a while a man comes to the game and changes the way the world looks at it.” This is a quote from an advertisement portraying Sachin Tendulkar as the “Man” and the game obviously being “Cricket”. If you do not know Sachin... http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-ki-revolution-by-gm-arun-and-gm-magesh Thu, 02 Jul 2009 01:34:41 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-ki-revolution-by-gm-arun-and-gm-magesh ML asked: I've been having problems deciding on an opening repertoire for Black. I've been trying all sorts of stuff – Sicilian Dragon, Pirc, French, 1…e5, Alekhine, and even 1...b6.I’m searching for a repertoire which I feel very safe and ... http://www.chess.com/article/view/picking-a-reptertoire Mon, 29 Jun 2009 01:56:09 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/picking-a-reptertoire I have recently taken interest in the benko gambit, can anyone advise me whether it is sound to play. Also  i have some other questions.  http://www.chess.com/article/view/is-the-benko-gambit-sound Sat, 27 Jun 2009 19:02:38 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/is-the-benko-gambit-sound José Raúl Capablanca Y Graupera was born in Cuba on November 19, 1888 and died March 8, 1942. He was a great chess prodigy who learned the game by watching at the age of four. He was the game's greatest natural talent and one of the greatest pla... http://www.chess.com/article/view/bogoljubow-capablanca-bad-kissingen-1928 Sat, 27 Jun 2009 14:50:13 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/bogoljubow-capablanca-bad-kissingen-1928 New in Chess Yearbook 90 New in Chess.2009 Published 4 times a year ISBN: 978-90-5691-252-9 Softcover, 246 pages Figurine algebraic notation   Readers of this yearbook owe a special debt to Leinier Dominguez, the young gladiator from ... http://www.chess.com/article/view/new-in-chess-yearbook-90review Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:40:50 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/new-in-chess-yearbook-90review      First of all I need to apologize for the time that has elapsed between the orignal articles and this one.  I have been doing some analysis (definitely not on the GM level but its solid.  I have also been reading articles that have been ... http://www.chess.com/article/view/sicilian-pelikan-iii-the-sveshnikov Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:57:05 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/sicilian-pelikan-iii-the-sveshnikov This is a game which I played couple of hours before writting this article. I played this game on Internet chess club and it was against strong player rated 2047 on 15 minute setup. After the game we talk about the game and about the life and I fo... http://www.chess.com/article/view/wing-gambit Thu, 25 Jun 2009 04:41:09 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/wing-gambit In my previous article, I gave a game illustrating the virtues of the Exchange Variation of the Caro-Kann and reasons that I play a line that has a reputation of being harmless.  In this game, my opponent gives me an easier time of it playing a d... http://www.chess.com/article/view/chalk-up-another-one-for-the-harmless-line Thu, 25 Jun 2009 01:08:43 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/chalk-up-another-one-for-the-harmless-line  As far as we see it, there are two very good things about studying an opening like the King's Gambit. One, you can dig up some games which are as old as the Mona Lisa portrait and you can understand how chess has evolved from a 'Direct Attacki... http://www.chess.com/article/view/its-payback-time-by-gm-arun-and-gm-magesh Wed, 24 Jun 2009 23:54:45 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/its-payback-time-by-gm-arun-and-gm-magesh   New in Chess.2008 ISBN 978-90-5691-250-5 Published 4 times a year Softcover, 246 pages Figurine algebraic notation   Reading the NiC Yearbook can be a mystifying experience for the uninitiated player. While the contributors mak... http://www.chess.com/article/view/new-in-chess-yearbook-89review Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:41:43 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/new-in-chess-yearbook-89review In this series of articles, I plan to cover the Leningrad Dutch (A84) and, more specifically, a recently-finished tournament that I've hosted called "The Siege of Leningrad." These articles will begin by explaining the opening, then by covering so... http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-siege-of-leningrad-introduction Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:36:02 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-siege-of-leningrad-introduction Look in any chess opening book about the Caro-Kann Defense and you will find a very small percentage of the book devoted to the Exchange Variation.  Usually only a page or two, the book will site a few lines as giving Black easy equality and dism... http://www.chess.com/article/view/not-as-harmless-as-it-looks Tue, 23 Jun 2009 10:35:31 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/not-as-harmless-as-it-looks In this variation of the Queen's Gambit Accepted I play white and try to regain my gambit pawn and suffer because of it.  Black wins the opening with a queen and knight tag-team, even though his king has been checked out of position.  This game ... http://www.chess.com/article/view/queens-gambit-accepted-2---persuing-the-gambit-pawn Mon, 22 Jun 2009 06:35:37 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/queens-gambit-accepted-2---persuing-the-gambit-pawn Winning with the Trompowsky by Peter Wells Batsford. 2003 Softcover, 240 pages Figurine algebraic notation ISBN: 0-7134-8795-X   Old is Gold!   Years ago when I was coaching students I used to recommend 1.d4 with White and avoid playi... http://www.chess.com/article/view/winning-with-the-trompowsky-review Mon, 22 Jun 2009 03:48:58 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/winning-with-the-trompowsky-review James West is a Life Master from New Jersey (where I used to live also). Although he has for most of his carrer played the Sicilian Defense as black in response to 1. e4, he later switched to the Philidor Counter Gambit (PCG) (1.e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3.... http://www.chess.com/article/view/he-wrote-the-book-on-this-opening Mon, 22 Jun 2009 01:45:16 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/he-wrote-the-book-on-this-opening Many amatuers (like me) realize the large amount of theory that can come after both 1.e4 and 1.d4, yet we don't want to play sidelines and give up trying for an advantage. For a good portion of those people (including me) we turn to flank openings... http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-mighty-mikenas-part-1 Sun, 21 Jun 2009 18:35:55 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-mighty-mikenas-part-1 The M-Tel Masters is held every year since 2005 in Sofia, Bulgaria with six to grandmasters playing a double round robin. Veselin Topalov won the first three in 2005, 2006, and 2007. In 2008, the winner was Vassily Ivanchuk. Topalov came in second... http://www.chess.com/article/view/ivanchuk-topalov-contest-the-najdorf Sat, 20 Jun 2009 12:58:35 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/ivanchuk-topalov-contest-the-najdorf New in Chess Yearbook 88 New in Chess. 2008 ISBN: 978-90-5691-248-2Published 4 times a yearsoftcover, 248 pagesfigurine algebraic notation   Ever since its inception in 1984 the New in Chess Yearbook has enjoyed phenomenal p... http://www.chess.com/article/view/new-in-chess-yearbook-88-review Sat, 20 Jun 2009 11:33:08 -0700 http://www.chess.com/article/view/new-in-chess-yearbook-88-review