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 For those of you that enjoy playing chess on a ladder then GrayMatter Ladder Chess may be the group for you.  They have had 2 active ladders for a long time now.  There are both fast and slow players in the group.  One ladder has a time/move li...http://blog.chess.com/Karl_/ladder-chess2Tue, 04 Aug 2009 17:27:13 -0700http://blog.chess.com/Karl_/ladder-chess2 Currently Running Intro Invites and 960 Invites Intro Invite #12 http://www.chess.com/tournament/fast-tournaments-intro-invite-12 Intro Invite #13 http://www.chess.com/tournament/fast-tournaments-intro-invite-13 Intro Invite #14 http://www....http://blog.chess.com/Karl_/karls-tournysWed, 06 May 2009 07:41:49 -0700http://blog.chess.com/Karl_/karls-tournysOnce I became Platinum I started thinking more of what the future of the group will be once it gets bigger.  This is my way of letting you in on what I want to do.  I will create a series of tournys that may be going on at the same time.  The t...http://blog.chess.com/Karl_/my-planWed, 11 Feb 2009 03:42:10 -0800http://blog.chess.com/Karl_/my-planYou may be wondering what they are for.  They are special limited invite tournys in which I let only the newest members in, plus at least one other group member which in the future will usually be me.  They have 2 purposes.  One is to let them ...http://blog.chess.com/Karl_/my-intro-invitesSun, 08 Feb 2009 12:00:35 -0800http://blog.chess.com/Karl_/my-intro-invites As you know this group is very informal, I like that and want to keep it a friendly, family atmosphere.  But I feel a few guidelines are needed just to avoid confusion on any one's part.  The following guidelines are only for my own hosted tour...http://blog.chess.com/Karl_/tourny-guidlinesSun, 08 Feb 2009 11:39:30 -0800http://blog.chess.com/Karl_/tourny-guidlines