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 No chess game overviews this time, rather a chess discussion. What is your state of mind when you sit down on a chess board? Fearful? Calm? Excited? Do you seem to play better at a certain emotion? Do you play differently, style wise? For me, in ...http://blog.chess.com/Am3692/chess-state-of-mindFri, 17 Oct 2008 17:29:14 -0700http://blog.chess.com/Am3692/chess-state-of-mindOK placed second in the U1500 second with a score of 4.5 out of 6. Played very rough games, but only one was interesting.   http://blog.chess.com/Am3692/pacific-coast-open-2008Sun, 20 Jul 2008 21:58:54 -0700http://blog.chess.com/Am3692/pacific-coast-open-2008Played four games in a tournament today, wasn't easy. Two of my games, I made game losing mistakes, but I pulled through!   http://blog.chess.com/Am3692/tournament-games-analysisSun, 25 May 2008 19:20:31 -0700http://blog.chess.com/Am3692/tournament-games-analysishttp://blog.chess.com/Am3692/36-opening-difficultiesTue, 20 May 2008 20:25:13 -0700http://blog.chess.com/Am3692/36-opening-difficultiesI am back with another game I played today, which demonstrates the power of bishops and pins.   http://blog.chess.com/Am3692/35-abusing-the-pinsSun, 30 Mar 2008 11:45:28 -0700http://blog.chess.com/Am3692/35-abusing-the-pinsAn aggressive full out assault, my opponent defended for a while, but eventually blundered that costed the game.   http://blog.chess.com/Am3692/34-a-quick-blitzkrieg-attackMon, 18 Feb 2008 18:40:04 -0800http://blog.chess.com/Am3692/34-a-quick-blitzkrieg-attackThis game is badly played by both players, I admit it, but it is still interesting and fun to play...   http://blog.chess.com/Am3692/33-talk-about-a-badly-played-gameSat, 16 Feb 2008 18:55:11 -0800http://blog.chess.com/Am3692/33-talk-about-a-badly-played-gameSo after studying hours of tactics trainer, I played a game, and boy did tactics trainer proved to be helpful...   http://blog.chess.com/Am3692/32-thank-you-tactics-trainerFri, 15 Feb 2008 17:31:22 -0800http://blog.chess.com/Am3692/32-thank-you-tactics-trainerOne weird pawn structure that can cause destruction and complexity... and another game... where my opponent got greedy... so I wiped his playing field out...                        &nb...http://blog.chess.com/Am3692/31-boy-can-games-get-complicatedFri, 01 Feb 2008 22:09:43 -0800http://blog.chess.com/Am3692/31-boy-can-games-get-complicatedThough my gameplay has plummeted to an all time low (I drew 8 or so games in a row yesterday and lost a few), my tactics are yet to vanish. This game gets interesting as oppurtinities popped up... The second game was a reason why players need to P...http://blog.chess.com/Am3692/30-unleashing-tacticsTue, 29 Jan 2008 20:07:42 -0800http://blog.chess.com/Am3692/30-unleashing-tacticsMy most reckless game yet. It might as well be my immortal game. My opponent did not make any serious blunders, and I applaud his play.His rating is prety accurate to his strength. Too bad he logged out before I could thank him for this awesome ga...http://blog.chess.com/Am3692/29-my-most-reckless-and-crazy-oneThu, 24 Jan 2008 19:32:45 -0800http://blog.chess.com/Am3692/29-my-most-reckless-and-crazy-oneOK, here are three games. I dont know what games are the best for analysis, and what are just a waste of time. So I need help! Which games should I put in the forums? Game 1 and 2 are the same person, 3 is someone else. http://blog.chess.com/Am3692/28-improving-very-slowlyMon, 21 Jan 2008 16:38:16 -0800http://blog.chess.com/Am3692/28-improving-very-slowly1 loss from a guy, yet my skill developed slightly by my defeat. I was able to beat him and out think him in round 2. http://blog.chess.com/Am3692/27-improving-slowlyMon, 21 Jan 2008 07:23:20 -0800http://blog.chess.com/Am3692/27-improving-slowlyI played two games, and the first game, I castled the wrong side = death. So I got revenge. in 15 moves. Lesson? Develop, dont castle the wrong side and dont be afraid to sacrifice. I threw away two minor pieces and killed in round 2.   http://blog.chess.com/Am3692/26-dont-hold-back-iiSat, 19 Jan 2008 15:46:33 -0800http://blog.chess.com/Am3692/26-dont-hold-back-iiHere, I sacrifice all forms of defense to attack and shatter black's castle. Pressure on his castle destroyed it, and he blunders to his death.       http://blog.chess.com/Am3692/25-dont-hold-backFri, 18 Jan 2008 20:54:18 -0800http://blog.chess.com/Am3692/25-dont-hold-backBad timing could decide a game. After playing a terrible midgame, I was pit into an endgame where white's pawns were getting close to promotion. Luckily, timing was on MY side. That lead to his pieces being frozen solid, and a forced mate. &n...http://blog.chess.com/Am3692/24-tempo-tempo-tempoFri, 18 Jan 2008 16:13:55 -0800http://blog.chess.com/Am3692/24-tempo-tempo-tempoThis opponent attacked my Dragon vigorously, but blundered and did not use proper opening moves to attack. he played partly Yugoslav, but ended up castle kingside, allowing me to strike a powerful blow of a discovery.   http://blog.chess.com/Am3692/23-some-what-of-a-dragon-warTue, 15 Jan 2008 17:33:34 -0800http://blog.chess.com/Am3692/23-some-what-of-a-dragon-warTwo games, played Sicilian, none of my opponents play correctly. Then they blundered off a chance to victory...http://blog.chess.com/Am3692/game-22---opponent-lacks-sicilian-skillsTue, 08 Jan 2008 16:26:45 -0800http://blog.chess.com/Am3692/game-22---opponent-lacks-sicilian-skillsA simple game for the morning. http://blog.chess.com/Am3692/21Sun, 06 Jan 2008 10:31:42 -0800http://blog.chess.com/Am3692/21Game 1: Messed up, so I forced a draw.   Game 2: No comment. http://blog.chess.com/Am3692/back-in-trainingSat, 05 Jan 2008 21:31:07 -0800http://blog.chess.com/Am3692/back-in-training