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 After 1 d4,Nf6 2 c4,e5!? 3 dxe5,Ng4 4 Bf4 what is White's best move ??   I like 4...g5 http://blog.chess.com/BruiserMac/the-budapest-gambitWed, 11 May 2011 14:24:24 -0700http://blog.chess.com/BruiserMac/the-budapest-gambitI just started a new tournament - Blue Dog # 5 and it is open to players rated 1100-1500...Feel free to enter... http://blog.chess.com/BruiserMac/tournament25Sat, 19 Mar 2011 10:12:35 -0700http://blog.chess.com/BruiserMac/tournament25I am a collector of Chess books as well as being a player of the game. I recently purchased a copy of FM Eric Schiller's book 7 Steps To Better Chess. The 192 page book is published by Cardoza Publishing which has done many of Schiller's books in ...http://blog.chess.com/BruiserMac/chess-book3Thu, 27 Jan 2011 08:51:27 -0800http://blog.chess.com/BruiserMac/chess-book3The strongest players of Chess today are computers while the strongest players of GO are humans. GO is in fact a more complex game. In a typical GO game played on a 19x19 board you could potentially have a couple of hundred moves while in a Chess ...http://blog.chess.com/BruiserMac/chess-and-goSat, 08 Jan 2011 16:54:58 -0800http://blog.chess.com/BruiserMac/chess-and-goI play Chess because I love the game. Titles and rating points do not seduce me. The game seduces me. I'll never be a Master, but I can enjoy the game as much as any Master can.   http://blog.chess.com/BruiserMac/why-i-play-chess5Mon, 03 Jan 2011 09:54:16 -0800http://blog.chess.com/BruiserMac/why-i-play-chess5GM Boris Spassky recently had a stroke, but he is recovering. Spassky is a fine player and a gentleman to boot and I wish him a speedy recovery. As a stroke survivor, I know that the recovery process can be taxing on a person. IM John Watson had a...http://blog.chess.com/BruiserMac/spasskys-strokeThu, 02 Dec 2010 08:00:24 -0800http://blog.chess.com/BruiserMac/spasskys-strokeIn the old days, I played Alekhine's Defense in postal Chess. It is fun and playable especially if you like the hyper-modern game. I have a game in progress here on Chess.com that goes 1e4,Nf6 2e5,Ng8 3d4,c6 4f4... The question here is ,"Am I play...http://blog.chess.com/BruiserMac/alekhine-defense-brooklyn-variationThu, 07 Oct 2010 07:31:15 -0700http://blog.chess.com/BruiserMac/alekhine-defense-brooklyn-variationI like the Wing Gambit 1e4,c5 2 b4... Win, lose or draw it gets away from the Najdorf, Taimanov and all and it adds some adventure to the play. True,THEORY frowns on it, but I am a club player not a Master. At my level is is playable. Anyone else ...http://blog.chess.com/BruiserMac/the-wing-gambitSat, 04 Sep 2010 08:41:04 -0700http://blog.chess.com/BruiserMac/the-wing-gambitChess : The Art of Logical thinking came out in 2004 so it has been around for awhile. Chess Mail described it as "A book filled with chess wisdom! " and that is indeed true.The author GM Neil McDonald annotates all the moves of 30 GM games. The a...http://blog.chess.com/BruiserMac/chess-book-reviewSat, 28 Aug 2010 11:42:47 -0700http://blog.chess.com/BruiserMac/chess-book-reviewOkay can anyone recommend their favorite chess book that deals with analizing a chess position? Any help is appreciated ... http://blog.chess.com/BruiserMac/chess-book2Mon, 31 May 2010 08:10:41 -0700http://blog.chess.com/BruiserMac/chess-book2One generally does not think of Yuri Averbahk when Chess is mentioned-even among aficionaddos of the game. Of course most of us know about some of his books, but did you know that he played in15 USSR Championships between 1949 and 1969 ? Averbahk ...http://blog.chess.com/BruiserMac/yuri-averbahkThu, 20 May 2010 07:35:48 -0700http://blog.chess.com/BruiserMac/yuri-averbahkI have played Chess for 40 years + and I love the game. A couple of years ago I took up GO and I love it too. Go is more complex than Chess in my opinion, but both games give back a lot. I've never had a Chess coach, but I have a GO coach and that...http://blog.chess.com/BruiserMac/chess-or-go2Tue, 11 May 2010 09:20:42 -0700http://blog.chess.com/BruiserMac/chess-or-go2The 14 year old FIDE Master Daniel Naroditsky has a book out entitled Mastering Positional Chess. Do yourself a favor and get a copy of it ! It was brought out by New In Chess which has a habit of putting good chess books on the market. This kid c...http://blog.chess.com/BruiserMac/mastering-positional-chessThu, 22 Apr 2010 11:42:25 -0700http://blog.chess.com/BruiserMac/mastering-positional-chessIn a recent USCF Tournament Game I essayd the following as Black. 1 e4, d5 2 exd5, c6 ?! . While I realized that essaying a gambit as Black is even more risky than as White, I felt that I had nothing to lose since my opponent was rated approximate...http://blog.chess.com/BruiserMac/columbia-gambitFri, 05 Jun 2009 06:13:31 -0700http://blog.chess.com/BruiserMac/columbia-gambitAfter 1 e4,e5 2 f5, Bd6 what is a good move for White and why ?? http://blog.chess.com/BruiserMac/kings-gambit-declinedMon, 27 Apr 2009 17:34:09 -0700http://blog.chess.com/BruiserMac/kings-gambit-declinedI have a question. How can a player tell if an opponent is using a chess engine to win games ? http://blog.chess.com/BruiserMac/chess-computersMon, 23 Feb 2009 10:54:32 -0800http://blog.chess.com/BruiserMac/chess-computersWho is your favorite Grand Master and why ?? http://blog.chess.com/BruiserMac/question7Mon, 15 Dec 2008 08:50:23 -0800http://blog.chess.com/BruiserMac/question7The Englishman Simon Webb was an International Master in over-the-board chess and a Grand Master in correspondence chess. He was well known as a "Houdini" at the chess board. He could wiggle out of bad or indeed lost positions with equal dexterity...http://blog.chess.com/BruiserMac/simon-webbThu, 11 Dec 2008 13:50:05 -0800http://blog.chess.com/BruiserMac/simon-webbAre people who use computers without informing their opponent cheaters ? How prevalent is it on Chess.com ? http://blog.chess.com/BruiserMac/cheatersWed, 03 Dec 2008 05:07:15 -0800http://blog.chess.com/BruiserMac/cheatersWhat variation do you like to use versus the French Defense and why ?? http://blog.chess.com/BruiserMac/french-defense2Tue, 28 Oct 2008 08:02:19 -0700http://blog.chess.com/BruiserMac/french-defense2