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 I hope you enjoy the game as much as I did. http://blog.chess.com/FischerBat/fischer-vs-morphyThu, 14 May 2009 22:40:39 -0700http://blog.chess.com/FischerBat/fischer-vs-morphy  Anand wins his first match against Fischer.                                               http://blog.chess.com/FischerBat/fischer-vs-anand-2008-match-up-rounds-6---10Tue, 03 Feb 2009 01:05:58 -0800http://blog.chess.com/FischerBat/fischer-vs-anand-2008-match-up-rounds-6---10Plans had been formulated for Anand to play several games with Bobby. Bobby had been quoted saying "I want one more tournament before I bow out." Unforunately Bobby passed away before these plans could unfold, in order to see what would have happe...http://blog.chess.com/FischerBat/fischer-vs-anand-2008-match-upTue, 03 Feb 2009 00:57:41 -0800http://blog.chess.com/FischerBat/fischer-vs-anand-2008-match-up A game I played earlier today (around 2:30 am). At the current position, I had a mate in 9, however, my opponent let me have a mate in 7. This was a 10 minute match, at the time of this position I had 1:58 left on my clock and my opponent had 2:...http://blog.chess.com/FischerBat/fun-mating-sequence-after-mopping-up-the-boardThu, 22 Jan 2009 01:33:42 -0800http://blog.chess.com/FischerBat/fun-mating-sequence-after-mopping-up-the-boardMy friend came over and told me that he had been practicing the Danish Gambit and had yet to lose with it. I asked him what was the Danish gambit and he replied it was a variant of the center game/accepted variation. I've never played that variati...http://blog.chess.com/FischerBat/danish-gambit-acceptedMon, 15 Dec 2008 01:00:48 -0800http://blog.chess.com/FischerBat/danish-gambit-acceptedWhen I first started playing chess I only focused on playing white so my game as black suffered greatly. I've gone to great strides to improve my black game and I think to some degree it surpasses my play as white. Below is a game I played against...http://blog.chess.com/FischerBat/your-kung-fu-is-weakThu, 27 Nov 2008 02:27:26 -0800http://blog.chess.com/FischerBat/your-kung-fu-is-weakThis is a game a friend and I played earlier today. I have a beautiful mate in 6 here, however in the actual game my opponent gave me a mate in 2 (Kg4, f5#). This is what could have been. Can you find it? http://blog.chess.com/FischerBat/what-could-have-beenSat, 22 Nov 2008 22:57:21 -0800http://blog.chess.com/FischerBat/what-could-have-beenI was playing a chess game in an opening I was completely unfamiliar and took a draw because I felt uncomfortable with the position. I didn't feel like I was playing well and offered the draw expecting it to be declined and ordered to play on, but...http://blog.chess.com/FischerBat/unfamiliarity-leads-to-drawWed, 19 Nov 2008 23:54:57 -0800http://blog.chess.com/FischerBat/unfamiliarity-leads-to-draw               This was a position I found myself in that I thought sucked until I asked myself WWBD - What Would Bobby Do?... I have comments that should appear after you discovered/viewed the solution. Enjoy. Feel free to leave c...http://blog.chess.com/FischerBat/a-friendly-gameSun, 16 Nov 2008 00:22:32 -0800http://blog.chess.com/FischerBat/a-friendly-game