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 Well, crunch time is here for me this year.   The two most important chess events for the year both start this week.  One is the Interclub matches where the clubs in South Australia compete for the pennant.  My club came very close last yea...http://blog.chess.com/BorgQueen/lets-get-it-on4Sun, 01 May 2011 18:39:03 -0700http://blog.chess.com/BorgQueen/lets-get-it-on4After a very long time, I won a significant tournament at my club!  Not too long ago I won a blitz tournament, but it wasn't a major event, just a fun tourney.  This time, I won the Easter Cup, a tournament held over 4 nights, one night a week, ...http://blog.chess.com/BorgQueen/won-the-easter-cupFri, 15 Apr 2011 07:55:28 -0700http://blog.chess.com/BorgQueen/won-the-easter-cupWinning outright doesn't happen to me very often in my club, because there are 2-3 players there that are significantly stronger than I am; Edgar (the strongest player in our club who wins almost everything), Alan and Mladen.  There are also a co...http://blog.chess.com/BorgQueen/i-won-the-blitzSun, 27 Feb 2011 22:49:20 -0800http://blog.chess.com/BorgQueen/i-won-the-blitzAnyone else besides me watch this show? I am hooked on it atm! http://blog.chess.com/BorgQueen/big-bang-theoryTue, 14 Dec 2010 21:51:49 -0800http://blog.chess.com/BorgQueen/big-bang-theory He doesn't look all that excited, more like bored!  lol http://blog.chess.com/BorgQueen/lol7Thu, 09 Dec 2010 18:49:43 -0800http://blog.chess.com/BorgQueen/lol7I don't often win OTB games against players who are 400 rating points my senior, but tonight I did it and I am on a high from it that will hopefully last for days! My opponent is a board 1 player in our state (he competes in state level tournam...http://blog.chess.com/BorgQueen/otb-triumphFri, 05 Nov 2010 09:36:58 -0700http://blog.chess.com/BorgQueen/otb-triumphThis is a game I recently played at my club.  I played well until I played bad and took a totally won game and position and handed it over due to plain and simple bad calculation and seeing threats that just weren't there. I hope this will help ...http://blog.chess.com/BorgQueen/off-the-hookSat, 16 Oct 2010 05:06:01 -0700http://blog.chess.com/BorgQueen/off-the-hookOnly Microsoft could make an application accepted by the whole world that in order to format text as normal everyday standard BLUE, you have to: Click the down arrow on the Font Color icon Click More Colors Click Custom, unless you can memorise ...http://blog.chess.com/BorgQueen/only-microsoftThu, 16 Sep 2010 23:30:25 -0700http://blog.chess.com/BorgQueen/only-microsoftThis one is a humorous look at the tools often used in workshops... Tools Explained DRILL PRESS:A tall upright machine useful for suddenly snatching flat metal bar stock out of your hands so that it smacks you in the chest and flings your beer ...http://blog.chess.com/BorgQueen/mechanically-mindedThu, 08 Jul 2010 00:42:28 -0700http://blog.chess.com/BorgQueen/mechanically-mindedHi all! I am in a bind.  I believe that I have a big gap in my chess understanding: Strategy.  All my chess life, I have focused on tactics, believing that they are the crux of chess...  but when there are no tactics on the board, I struggle t...http://blog.chess.com/BorgQueen/strategic-weaknessMon, 21 Jun 2010 07:32:04 -0700http://blog.chess.com/BorgQueen/strategic-weaknessWell here it is, round 4, I tried my best but lost in just 13 moves. I played a move I thought won a pawn and was confident I would at least have a decent game after a string of losses.  One move later, I'm gone.   One very humiliating loss....http://blog.chess.com/BorgQueen/missed-tactic-results-in-embarrassing-lossTue, 25 May 2010 07:15:22 -0700http://blog.chess.com/BorgQueen/missed-tactic-results-in-embarrassing-lossI have a new hobby: studying endgames.   At first I thought it would take a couple of weeks, then a couple of months.  The more I study endgames, the longer I believe the study will take!  I can only assume now that endgames are as endless a t...http://blog.chess.com/BorgQueen/endless-endgamesWed, 28 Apr 2010 02:56:12 -0700http://blog.chess.com/BorgQueen/endless-endgamesHere, post links to the DUMBEST topics you find on Chess.com! I see some really really stupid ones from time to time, so if you think they make the grade, post a link up!  lol http://blog.chess.com/BorgQueen/chesscoms-most-stupid-topicsThu, 08 Apr 2010 19:24:53 -0700http://blog.chess.com/BorgQueen/chesscoms-most-stupid-topicsI'm currently listening to a bunch of Michael Jackson music.  I found some CDs I have of his and decided to rip them into MP3s. One the CD artwork, there he is, a good looking, normal fella.  Listening to the music, his work is very good. I f...http://blog.chess.com/BorgQueen/when-michael-jackson-was-normalThu, 18 Mar 2010 19:44:25 -0700http://blog.chess.com/BorgQueen/when-michael-jackson-was-normalI got these today from an outdoor farmer's market.  The shop-keep said that "Eef you want bery hot, den dis are da wunz". I cut two of these tiny little black chillies and put them on a pizza, which I have often done before, well with "normal ...http://blog.chess.com/BorgQueen/steenking-hot-chilliSun, 21 Feb 2010 03:58:03 -0800http://blog.chess.com/BorgQueen/steenking-hot-chilliHere is my recent OTB game, played with a time control of 60 minutes plus 10 seconds for each move made. I was beaten psycologically imo, my opponent is currently in front of the South Australian state championships and that made me try to play d...http://blog.chess.com/BorgQueen/yes-we-all-make-mistakesFri, 19 Feb 2010 19:25:27 -0800http://blog.chess.com/BorgQueen/yes-we-all-make-mistakesOk so this week (actually last week) for the first time in several years, I hit my download limit and my Internet woes began.  I got "shaped" and with Telstra Cable, that means a bunch of disconnects and failed page loads as well as slow speed be...http://blog.chess.com/BorgQueen/aussie-broadbandSun, 24 Jan 2010 21:30:14 -0800http://blog.chess.com/BorgQueen/aussie-broadbandHi all, I have this set in my posession: I would actually like another one, weighted.  I have no idea how to find it.  Does anyone out there know where I could get or or at least what the name of this set is? Thanks for looking http://blog.chess.com/BorgQueen/name-this-chess-setThu, 19 Nov 2009 22:27:58 -0800http://blog.chess.com/BorgQueen/name-this-chess-setHai, My son, Daniel, just turned 5, has just played his first game of chess.  We didn't finish it, but I am mega proud of him! Here is the [incomplete] game: It's still on my analysis board, if we continue the game I'll update it :) Thanks...http://blog.chess.com/BorgQueen/my-sons-first-gameWed, 28 Oct 2009 00:05:42 -0700http://blog.chess.com/BorgQueen/my-sons-first-gameI keep getting asked about the "custom smilies" I use here. Firstly, the reason: The smilies on chess.com are LAME!!!  Secondly, the how: They are just images I have uploaded to chess.com in the normal way.  Once uploaded you can easily acces...http://blog.chess.com/BorgQueen/using-custom-smiliesTue, 20 Oct 2009 16:53:02 -0700http://blog.chess.com/BorgQueen/using-custom-smilies