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://blog.chess.com/Elwood/forcing-movesMon, 04 Aug 2008 22:23:00 -0700http://blog.chess.com/Elwood/forcing-movesAs I mentioned is a previous blog, I recently started a chess club at work.  My first challenge was to give a talk at the first meeting that would be instructive to beginners and and interesting to the rest.  I chose to lecture on the hi...http://blog.chess.com/Elwood/history--lessonsSun, 30 Dec 2007 12:31:14 -0800http://blog.chess.com/Elwood/history--lessons I finished my very first online game of chess today.  Here is the result:             It was touch and go for a while.  chess180's style really threw me for a loop.  I tried to stick to the basics ...http://blog.chess.com/Elwood/my-first-online-game2Tue, 18 Dec 2007 21:42:49 -0800http://blog.chess.com/Elwood/my-first-online-game2I just realized this week what my true chess "Style" is.  Openings are pretty book. Middle game I build up a material, positional or both advantage. End Game is marked by a blunder that makes the wheels fall off & then I resign....http://blog.chess.com/Elwood/my-chess-stlyeMon, 10 Dec 2007 14:35:56 -0800http://blog.chess.com/Elwood/my-chess-stlyeYou only get 8 pawns.   Seems like a lot when they are lined up all the way across the board.  When you get to the endgame down a pawn, it might not seem like enough.  You can get another queen, another knight, but there...http://blog.chess.com/Elwood/chess-thoughts-by-jack-handy-notWed, 05 Dec 2007 06:38:55 -0800http://blog.chess.com/Elwood/chess-thoughts-by-jack-handy-notI wrote this for my profile, but it was too many charachters, so I'm bloggin' it.  My dad started to teach me chess when I was 6(?)  I was bad at it and never won a game.  I quickly lost interest. Throughout my chi...http://blog.chess.com/Elwood/my-chess-history4Thu, 15 Nov 2007 06:56:19 -0800http://blog.chess.com/Elwood/my-chess-history4