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 This is a blitz chess game I played against computer impossible on chess.com. Time controls are set at 5 minutes per player.  Opening: King's Indian Defense http://www.chess.com/blog/ChessNetwork/live-blitz-chess-commentary-231-computer-impossible---pirc-defenseTue, 04 Jun 2013 21:08:28 -0700http://www.chess.com/blog/ChessNetwork/live-blitz-chess-commentary-231-computer-impossible---pirc-defenseThe shortest checkmate possible in chess is where black wins after two moves. In order for it to work, white needs to move their g-pawn to g4 on their first or second move, and black need only open a diagonal for the queen. From there, if white ev...http://www.chess.com/blog/ChessNetwork/the-shortest-checkmate-in-chess-the-fools-mateThu, 23 May 2013 14:05:19 -0700http://www.chess.com/blog/ChessNetwork/the-shortest-checkmate-in-chess-the-fools-mateThis is a chess game played on chess.com where I do some kibitzing. http://youtu.be/seXybUzg7aI http://www.chess.com/blog/ChessNetwork/chess-kibitzing-41-double-fianchetto-setupSat, 18 May 2013 12:15:58 -0700http://www.chess.com/blog/ChessNetwork/chess-kibitzing-41-double-fianchetto-setupThis is the final round playoff game between Gata Kamsky and Alejandro Ramirez from the 2013 United States Chess Championship held at the Saint Louis Chess Club and Scholastic Center. The game was of the Armageddon format which meant that the play...http://www.chess.com/blog/ChessNetwork/gata-kamsky-vs-alejandro-ramirez---us-chess-championship-2013-armageddon-playoffMon, 13 May 2013 19:34:40 -0700http://www.chess.com/blog/ChessNetwork/gata-kamsky-vs-alejandro-ramirez---us-chess-championship-2013-armageddon-playoffThe #1 ranked American Grandmaster, Hikaru Nakamura, plays an atypical opening (Vienna Game) in Round 3 versus the World's #1 ranked  Grandmaster, Magnus Carlsen. This game highlights the significant difference of knight vs bishop. The super tour...http://www.chess.com/blog/ChessNetwork/hikaru-nakamura-vs-magnus-carlsen---norway-chess-super-tournament---2013Fri, 10 May 2013 17:04:38 -0700http://www.chess.com/blog/ChessNetwork/hikaru-nakamura-vs-magnus-carlsen---norway-chess-super-tournament---2013This is a collection of 5 chess puzzles. Can you go 5/5 by finding the correct solutions to all of them? 
 http://youtube.com/ChessNetwork http://www.chess.com/blog/ChessNetwork/chess-puzzles-14Sun, 05 May 2013 20:49:48 -0700http://www.chess.com/blog/ChessNetwork/chess-puzzles-14This is a collection of 5 chess puzzles. Can you go 5/5 by finding the correct solutions to all of them? 
 http://youtu.be/hb0Kt04a_oE http://www.chess.com/blog/ChessNetwork/chess-puzzles-13Tue, 30 Apr 2013 11:41:26 -0700http://www.chess.com/blog/ChessNetwork/chess-puzzles-13Robert James Fischer plays against Mikhail "Misha" Tal in the 1961 Supertournament held in Bled, Slovenia. This game features the Sicilian Taimanov variation of the Sicilian Defense  opening, and a middlegame queen sacrifice which leads to an unb...http://www.chess.com/blog/ChessNetwork/bobby-fischer-vs-mikhail-tal---1961-bled-supertournamentMon, 22 Apr 2013 19:44:21 -0700http://www.chess.com/blog/ChessNetwork/bobby-fischer-vs-mikhail-tal---1961-bled-supertournamentThis is a collection of 5 chess puzzles. Can you go 5/5 by finding the correct solutions to all of them? 
 http://youtu.be/nzubRubSyDo http://www.chess.com/blog/ChessNetwork/chess-puzzles-12Thu, 18 Apr 2013 17:44:34 -0700http://www.chess.com/blog/ChessNetwork/chess-puzzles-12This is a collection of 5 chess puzzles. Can you go 5/5 by finding the correct solutions to all of them? 
 http://youtu.be/Ml1ov7x8jEg http://www.chess.com/blog/ChessNetwork/chess-puzzles-11Mon, 15 Apr 2013 14:03:50 -0700http://www.chess.com/blog/ChessNetwork/chess-puzzles-11This is a collection of 5 chess puzzles. Can you go 5/5 by finding the correct solutions to all of them? 
 http://youtu.be/1jGYmcapHtc http://www.chess.com/blog/ChessNetwork/chess-puzzles-10Thu, 11 Apr 2013 17:18:44 -0700http://www.chess.com/blog/ChessNetwork/chess-puzzles-10Magnus Carlsen plays Peter Svidler, and Vassily Ivanchuk plays Vladimir Kramnik in the 14th and final round of the 2013 FIDE Candidates Chess Tournament. The tournament ended with one of the most bizarre scenarios. The tournament winner will be th...http://www.chess.com/blog/ChessNetwork/round-14-carlsen-vs-svidler-amp-ivanchuk-vs-kramnik---2013-fide-candidates-chess-tournamentMon, 01 Apr 2013 14:15:35 -0700http://www.chess.com/blog/ChessNetwork/round-14-carlsen-vs-svidler-amp-ivanchuk-vs-kramnik---2013-fide-candidates-chess-tournamentPeter Svidler plays Magnus Carlsen in Round 6 of 14 at the 2013 Candidates Chess Tournament. This tournament's winner will be the challenger to Viswanathan Anand for the next World Chess Champion title. http://www.chess.com/blog/ChessNetwork/peter-svidler-vs-magnus-carlsen---2013-fide-candidates-chess-tournament---round-6Thu, 21 Mar 2013 21:35:57 -0700http://www.chess.com/blog/ChessNetwork/peter-svidler-vs-magnus-carlsen---2013-fide-candidates-chess-tournament---round-6Levon Aronian plays Boris Gelfand in Round 2 of 14 at the 2013 Candidates Chess Tournament held in London. This tournament's winner will be the challenger to Viswanathan Anand for the next World Chess Champion title. http://www.chess.com/blog/ChessNetwork/levon-aronian-vs-boris-gelfand---2013-fide-candidates-chess-tournament---round-2Sat, 16 Mar 2013 22:29:00 -0700http://www.chess.com/blog/ChessNetwork/levon-aronian-vs-boris-gelfand---2013-fide-candidates-chess-tournament---round-2Two highly dynamic masters of the game from the late 1800's - early 1900's, Harry Nelson Pillsbury and Emanuel Lasker, then world champion, quickly generate a sharp position out of the Queen's Gambit Declined. This brief 30-move tactical encounter...http://www.chess.com/blog/ChessNetwork/harry-nelson-pillsbury-vs-emanuel-lasker---1904Thu, 14 Mar 2013 12:59:58 -0700http://www.chess.com/blog/ChessNetwork/harry-nelson-pillsbury-vs-emanuel-lasker---1904 Two strategic masterminds, Mikhail Botvinnik and Jose Raul Capablanca, create a legendary masterpiece out of the Nimzo-Indian Defense. This brilliant and famous game was played in the AVRO tournament in 1938. http://www.chess.com/blog/ChessNetwork/mikhail-botvinnik-vs-jose-raul-capablanca---1938Fri, 22 Feb 2013 21:17:31 -0800http://www.chess.com/blog/ChessNetwork/mikhail-botvinnik-vs-jose-raul-capablanca---1938Mikhail Tal competes against Anatoly Karpov in a blitz game played in Brussels, 1987. What will be the result when The Magician from Riga, in his waning years, battles one of the very best masters of strategy, Anatoly Karpov? http://www.chess.com/blog/ChessNetwork/mikhail-tal-the-magician-from-riga-vs-anatoly-karpov---1987Mon, 18 Feb 2013 17:25:16 -0800http://www.chess.com/blog/ChessNetwork/mikhail-tal-the-magician-from-riga-vs-anatoly-karpov---1987Levon Aronian competes against the current World Chess Champion, Viswanathan Anand, in the 4th Round of the 75th Tata Steel Chess Tournament (2013). The game is sure to not disappoint the dynamic/tactical/aggressive chess player as the wild Meran ...http://www.chess.com/blog/ChessNetwork/aronian-vs-anand---75th-tata-steel-chess---2013Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:48:47 -0800http://www.chess.com/blog/ChessNetwork/aronian-vs-anand---75th-tata-steel-chess---2013The current world chess champion, Viswanathan Anand, plays the Closed Ruy Lopez against Italy's #1, Fabiano Caruana. The game took place during Round 3 of the 75th Tata Steel chess tournament (2013) held in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands. http://www.chess.com/blog/ChessNetwork/anand-vs-caruana---75th-tata-steel-chess---round-3Tue, 15 Jan 2013 03:06:13 -0800http://www.chess.com/blog/ChessNetwork/anand-vs-caruana---75th-tata-steel-chess---round-3I demonstrate the solution to a variant of a famous chess combination. http://www.chess.com/blog/ChessNetwork/a-variant-of-a-famous-chess-combinationMon, 31 Dec 2012 05:32:25 -0800http://www.chess.com/blog/ChessNetwork/a-variant-of-a-famous-chess-combination