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 Watch how Judit sucks her opponent's king to the center after move 48. Beautiful execution. Rating wise Judit was 28 points behind her opponent. At that time, Van Wely was above 2700. A great battle with some minor annotations by Pol...http://blog.chess.com/ChessDweeb/van-wely-vs-polgar-j---even-hoogeveen-couldnt-stop-the-queen-of-indiansMon, 31 Dec 2007 08:24:20 -0800http://blog.chess.com/ChessDweeb/van-wely-vs-polgar-j---even-hoogeveen-couldnt-stop-the-queen-of-indiansAll of the Polgar sisters are amazing. How is it that three offspring can be phenomenal chess players when I can't find my way around the chess board? I am sooo jealous. I wish I knew their father's training secrets for real. Not the stuff...http://blog.chess.com/ChessDweeb/polgar-j-vs-timmanThu, 13 Dec 2007 10:46:57 -0800http://blog.chess.com/ChessDweeb/polgar-j-vs-timmanAdams paralyzes Akopians bishop and swipes a few pawns in the process. Adams played this opening perfect. See how Adams corrals the King into the center and destroys Akopians chances. As my Chessmaster says "Black's asleep ...http://blog.chess.com/ChessDweeb/adams-vs-akopian---akopian-tried-khanning-adams-and-got-bamboozeledTue, 11 Dec 2007 13:32:30 -0800http://blog.chess.com/ChessDweeb/adams-vs-akopian---akopian-tried-khanning-adams-and-got-bamboozeledFeel free to add onto my list below. This was originally started some time ago by Bill Wall at another site. I'm not sure where his original left off but I'd like to continue the list. You know your a chess addict if: You bump into someone...http://blog.chess.com/ChessDweeb/dirty-little-chess-secretsThu, 06 Dec 2007 21:00:03 -0800http://blog.chess.com/ChessDweeb/dirty-little-chess-secretsFor all of you King's Gambit Lovers here's a treat that will make you drool for days!!!!!!!!!! White's move 15 will blow you away!!! Spassky was brilliant in this game. It is exciting, powerful and original. I'd like to thank A. J....http://blog.chess.com/ChessDweeb/bobby-fischer-said-one-of-the-ten-best-games-ever-spassky-bronsteinMon, 03 Dec 2007 11:51:00 -0800http://blog.chess.com/ChessDweeb/bobby-fischer-said-one-of-the-ten-best-games-ever-spassky-bronsteinThe problem with gambits is that if you don't establish your reason before the endgame, you just end up playing a pawn down in the end. The great Chigorin was taken down using the Evans Gambit against Steinitz because he couldn't gain enou...http://blog.chess.com/ChessDweeb/chigorin-vs-steinitz-classical-ending-11-of-150Sat, 01 Dec 2007 09:05:37 -0800http://blog.chess.com/ChessDweeb/chigorin-vs-steinitz-classical-ending-11-of-150Queenside structural weaknesses cause Schiffers to miss an opportunity of a lifetime. Steinitz crushes Schiffers with superior play. Steinitz's endgame play is phenomenal coated with exceptional technique. My favorite move 19...Bxg3 (Bishop Sa...http://blog.chess.com/ChessDweeb/schiffers-vs-steinitz-hastings---classical-ending-10-of-150Wed, 21 Nov 2007 17:40:50 -0800http://blog.chess.com/ChessDweeb/schiffers-vs-steinitz-hastings---classical-ending-10-of-150I don't know about you, but I'm tired of getting pounded OTB. So I started searching for an answer. I have a great rating here at this site, but my over the board play is much less impressive. I can't seem to transfer my skills from th...http://blog.chess.com/ChessDweeb/serious-about-improving---read-thisMon, 19 Nov 2007 07:12:40 -0800http://blog.chess.com/ChessDweeb/serious-about-improving---read-thisHere's a game I just finished. Just skip right to the end position. I think this is the first time I ever ended up with two knights and four pawns versus two knights and four pawns. I think my position was slightly worse but my opponent and I ...http://blog.chess.com/ChessDweeb/strange-ending---chessdweeb-vs-deepnf3Sat, 17 Nov 2007 19:06:15 -0800http://blog.chess.com/ChessDweeb/strange-ending---chessdweeb-vs-deepnf3Keep an eye on Steinitz's Queen side pawn play, it was awesome long term positional planning. Wilhelm Steinitz (1834-1900) is regarded as the first world champion. He applied the strategic dogma of Cluley: an attack has to be prepared. Steinit...http://blog.chess.com/ChessDweeb/henry-bird-vs-wilhem-steinitz---classical-ending-9-of-150Sat, 17 Nov 2007 06:42:10 -0800http://blog.chess.com/ChessDweeb/henry-bird-vs-wilhem-steinitz---classical-ending-9-of-150Move 62 blew my mind. So simple but I totally would have missed it in one of my own games. Paulsen applies consolidation in an excellent manner and showed great patience in this game. As we move up the date range in these classical evaluation...http://blog.chess.com/ChessDweeb/anderssen-vs-paulsen-crefeld-playoff---classical-chess-ending-8-of-150Wed, 14 Nov 2007 21:06:03 -0800http://blog.chess.com/ChessDweeb/anderssen-vs-paulsen-crefeld-playoff---classical-chess-ending-8-of-150This is the first documented game where the advantage of the pair of bishops in an open position is used. Paulsen executed the sequence to perfection. I wonder if it was happenstance or something he configured over the board. http://blog.chess.com/ChessDweeb/hannah-vs-paulsen---classical-chess-ending-7-of-150Tue, 13 Nov 2007 06:19:05 -0800http://blog.chess.com/ChessDweeb/hannah-vs-paulsen---classical-chess-ending-7-of-150Morphy gets a two pawn advantage and never looks back. Adolf Anderssen (1818-1879) won the first international chess tournament London 1851. He was a great attacker. His technics were shown in the first game of a match against Morphy. The best pla...http://blog.chess.com/ChessDweeb/anderssen-vs-morphy---classical-chess-ending-6-of-150Mon, 12 Nov 2007 08:35:45 -0800http://blog.chess.com/ChessDweeb/anderssen-vs-morphy---classical-chess-ending-6-of-150Howard Staunton lost a short match against De Saint-Amant in London 1843. Along return match was won by Staunton in Paris during the same year. It wasn't too often he lost so this is a treat. This is a pretty fiesty game. Around move 50 i...http://blog.chess.com/ChessDweeb/the-great-staunton---classical-chess-ending-5-of-150Sat, 10 Nov 2007 13:30:14 -0800http://blog.chess.com/ChessDweeb/the-great-staunton---classical-chess-ending-5-of-150Bernhard Horwitz (1807-1885) moved from Germany to London in 1846. Stauntondefeated him in a match. He cooperated with the chess composer Josef Kling.Endgame composition began with their joined effort. http://blog.chess.com/ChessDweeb/classical-chess-ending-4-of-150Fri, 09 Nov 2007 03:24:40 -0800http://blog.chess.com/ChessDweeb/classical-chess-ending-4-of-150De la Bourdonnais (1797-1840) played a series of six matches with MacDonnellin London 1834. It was the first long international chess event. The tacticaltalent of the Frenchman prevailed. He composed a simple endgame study. Black mates on the next...http://blog.chess.com/ChessDweeb/bourdonnais---classical-chess-ending-3-of-150Wed, 07 Nov 2007 07:46:53 -0800http://blog.chess.com/ChessDweeb/bourdonnais---classical-chess-ending-3-of-15012. Bc4!! was a great move. Endgame theory started with Polerio, Greco and Stamma. Philidor also made valuable contributions. He formulated the basics for the endgame of rook and bishop versus rook. http://blog.chess.com/ChessDweeb/philidors-the-man---classical-chess-ending-2-of-150Tue, 06 Nov 2007 10:59:43 -0800http://blog.chess.com/ChessDweeb/philidors-the-man---classical-chess-ending-2-of-150I will be submitting 150 classical endgame studies that I will study along with you. These were reviewed and annotated by Jan Van Reek. Thanks Jan!   http://blog.chess.com/ChessDweeb/philidor-blindfold-vs-count-brueh-classical-chess-ending-1-of-150-annotatedMon, 05 Nov 2007 09:57:29 -0800http://blog.chess.com/ChessDweeb/philidor-blindfold-vs-count-brueh-classical-chess-ending-1-of-150-annotatedKasparov, Kramnik and many other Grandmasters have popularized and proofed the QG. Howard Staunton demonstrates his chess prowess by playing against an opening that 100 years later would prove to be as solid as ever. http://blog.chess.com/ChessDweeb/staunton-squashes-the-queens-gambit---annotatedMon, 05 Nov 2007 06:41:49 -0800http://blog.chess.com/ChessDweeb/staunton-squashes-the-queens-gambit---annotatedParis 1800s', a slow Closed Sicilian, White Fighting for breathing room. All the while enjoying good coffee. What more could you want? (ahhhhhhhhhhh, if only I were there) Coffee houses and chess were chic.   De Saint-Amant vs S...http://blog.chess.com/ChessDweeb/more-on-when-great-coffeehouses-and-chess-were-chicWed, 31 Oct 2007 12:45:05 -0700http://blog.chess.com/ChessDweeb/more-on-when-great-coffeehouses-and-chess-were-chic