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 http://www.chess.com/blog/Annabelle/dreamingSat, 16 Feb 2013 13:56:26 -0800http://www.chess.com/blog/Annabelle/dreaming .....and enjoy lots of Chess! http://www.chess.com/blog/Annabelle/happy-valentines-daySat, 09 Feb 2013 02:45:38 -0800http://www.chess.com/blog/Annabelle/happy-valentines-day HAPPY NEW YEAR to you all! Gelukkige Nuwe Jaar aan almlal! To TeamSA: Sorry for not playing, studies taking up lots of extra time and will be busy over the next two years.  My picture [own 'creation'] of last year, just a little bit spruced u...http://www.chess.com/blog/Annabelle/happy-new-yeargelukkig-nuwe-jaarMon, 31 Dec 2012 02:21:41 -0800http://www.chess.com/blog/Annabelle/happy-new-yeargelukkig-nuwe-jaar ...and playing chess in the woods!  http://www.chess.com/blog/Annabelle/christmas-eveMon, 24 Dec 2012 11:30:13 -0800http://www.chess.com/blog/Annabelle/christmas-eveMerry Christmas to all! Beautiful art by Richard Earl. 'The four knights opening' http://www.nationalartsprogram.org/users/richardearl/four-knights-opening http://www.chess.com/blog/Annabelle/merry-christmas2Sat, 22 Dec 2012 15:41:36 -0800http://www.chess.com/blog/Annabelle/merry-christmas2http://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/western-cape/cape-man-is-sa-s-first-chess-grandmaster-1.1380191#.UFIwtrJlQg1   South Africa's first Chess Grandmaster - see the link - Kenny Solomon 11th September 2012 Cape Town - A Mitchells Plain...http://www.chess.com/blog/Annabelle/chess-grandmaster---for-south-africaThu, 13 Sep 2012 12:23:31 -0700http://www.chess.com/blog/Annabelle/chess-grandmaster---for-south-africaParalympics - Friday 7/9/2012 Men [ less severe] 800 m We went to the Paralympics today. - KS2 - Y3-Y6 [Children age 7-11] It was an exciting experience for the children, but for an adult I think it's just the 'thrill' that you are actually at ...http://www.chess.com/blog/Annabelle/paralympicsFri, 07 Sep 2012 13:51:06 -0700http://www.chess.com/blog/Annabelle/paralympics 9th August is National Woman's Day in South Africa. This year, for the Woman of the Year-award, in the Education category - Marisa has been the winner. Read more about her in this entry - and the source link, which is at the bottom of this entry...http://www.chess.com/blog/Annabelle/chess-teacher--woman-of-the-yearSat, 18 Aug 2012 14:04:06 -0700http://www.chess.com/blog/Annabelle/chess-teacher--woman-of-the-year Image: National Science Foundation See this article - warning: it's about termites! and not chess... http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=115680 http://www.chess.com/blog/Annabelle/home-pawn-becomes-royaltyWed, 15 Aug 2012 10:11:25 -0700http://www.chess.com/blog/Annabelle/home-pawn-becomes-royalty http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoke_Mandeville_Hospital On this link you can read about the origin of Mandeville's name. http://www.chess.com/blog/Annabelle/mandevilleFri, 03 Aug 2012 16:04:40 -0700http://www.chess.com/blog/Annabelle/mandeville This article has been copied from the link at the bottom. It was last night on chessdom and suddenly 'removed' or 'deleted' - that's why I copied it this time. According to Wikipedia: Chess has been acknowledged as a sport by the IOC since 1999....http://www.chess.com/blog/Annabelle/let-the-games-begin3Wed, 01 Aug 2012 14:22:56 -0700http://www.chess.com/blog/Annabelle/let-the-games-begin3 Today - about 4:40-ish [Day 69] - near Marble Arch and Hyde Park [one of about 10 photos] These 'guards' are very protective - as you can see - like ant soldiers, ready for anything from left, right or centre. http://www.chess.com/blog/Annabelle/the-torchThu, 26 Jul 2012 16:09:34 -0700http://www.chess.com/blog/Annabelle/the-torch These two games are against the same player, an old 'friend'. We finished the completed game 2 days ago and game two - image - is still 'going'. I like the way I escaped from a checkmate in the completed game, where I played white. You can play...http://www.chess.com/blog/Annabelle/escaped-checkmateThu, 12 Apr 2012 08:44:08 -0700http://www.chess.com/blog/Annabelle/escaped-checkmate My own collage-header put together for my chess blog - with Fireworks. I think I like it and will stick to it for the next 10 years - or so.[ also uploaded here for Elona ] http://www.chess.com/blog/Annabelle/more-collageThu, 05 Apr 2012 05:07:50 -0700http://www.chess.com/blog/Annabelle/more-collage I don't want to believe this... me playing black. How come giving up a Rook and not gaining anything in return? My opponent 1500-player. I see [more] dead pieces. [hehe] Update: 27/3/2012 This is how the game ended - my opponent resigned. Of...http://www.chess.com/blog/Annabelle/multi-forkSat, 24 Mar 2012 12:54:26 -0700http://www.chess.com/blog/Annabelle/multi-fork This is great! Daniel is a Chess Grandmaster-in-the-making! This also shows the quality of chess and the chess potential amongst the South African youth. Daniel made us proud! I hope he'll continue playing chess and that we'll soon got to know t...http://www.chess.com/blog/Annabelle/south-african-pupil-11-vs-kasparov-drawSat, 24 Mar 2012 12:13:51 -0700http://www.chess.com/blog/Annabelle/south-african-pupil-11-vs-kasparov-draw 415 signatures, an Applause for Chess! "This is a historical success for the European chess. The date of March 13th, 2012 will go down in chess history as the date when the game of chess advanced to a higher level of recognition by the socie...http://www.chess.com/blog/Annabelle/chess-reigns-in-the-european-parliamentSun, 18 Mar 2012 08:52:49 -0700http://www.chess.com/blog/Annabelle/chess-reigns-in-the-european-parliament Checkmate! 'No cleavage' dress code makes chess tournaments less sexy than ever This is madness x10. Adults get treated like school children. Dress not shorter than 4in above the knee. Shame. These people really want to tell adults how to dress?...http://www.chess.com/blog/Annabelle/madness-and-no-method-in-itSat, 10 Mar 2012 15:24:26 -0800http://www.chess.com/blog/Annabelle/madness-and-no-method-in-it England and Spain at war: 1649 This is 'A Game at Chess' - theatre play - based on the history. Follow the link in this entry to read more. I can imagine how lively and 'real' any history teacher could make it for children when teaching this to...http://www.chess.com/blog/Annabelle/welcome-our-white-knight-with-loud-peals-of-joySat, 03 Mar 2012 09:24:13 -0800http://www.chess.com/blog/Annabelle/welcome-our-white-knight-with-loud-peals-of-joy My 'creation' from about 3 years ago, found it on Alexandra Kosteniuk's Valentine's entry of last year - on her chess blog. Great to see she liked it! :) HAPPY Valentine to you ALL! Read more here: http://chessaleeinlondon.wordpress.com/2012/...http://www.chess.com/blog/Annabelle/valentines-chessTue, 14 Feb 2012 09:18:25 -0800http://www.chess.com/blog/Annabelle/valentines-chess