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 ... but after 4 months of a break, I am excellent in tactic trainer! I improved my rating to 2664 and I am #11 on the list! Smart me! And I am on the Adriatic coast now, the most beautifull see in the world! http://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/i-didnt-play-games-nowSat, 15 Aug 2009 15:52:32 -0700http://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/i-didnt-play-games-nowI take a short vocation from friday the last week, for I am out of the town, on a trip! I still solve problems at Tactics Treiner, and I improved my performance at least: at the moment, my TT R=2370, rank #14! I like it! I concluded two games t...http://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/week-report-no-26Tue, 28 Oct 2008 03:56:55 -0700http://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/week-report-no-26Sunday evening, and it's time for the next week report! Hey - it's near to a half year I am here! I felt as it's much longer! First of all , I wrote an article this week in the forum, and I publish it also at my blog here: Women in Chess. Usuall...http://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/week-report-no-252Sun, 19 Oct 2008 14:28:19 -0700http://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/week-report-no-252Every two-three months, somebody started a topic "females and chess" in the forum here; the last is here. I wrote an article today and submited it at the page 2 of discussion (comment No 30). I publish it here too. It's enough experiences to say ...http://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/women-in-chessWed, 15 Oct 2008 01:21:30 -0700http://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/women-in-chessAs I wrote last week, I had 22 games in progres simultaneously at the moment (all in tournaments), and it's to much for me. At the moment, it's reduced to 10. Seven games concluded this week. Three wins, three loses, one drawn. My rating incresed...http://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/week-report-no-24Sun, 12 Oct 2008 15:53:54 -0700http://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/week-report-no-24This Tuesday, two hours before a begining of the 2nd Chess.com Quick Knockouts (2001-2200), I decided to take part in it. And then, almost at the same time, started 2nd Chess.com Tournament (1801-2000) - Round 2. In the last two games in the first...http://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/week-report-no-23Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:59:04 -0700http://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/week-report-no-23One game concluded this week: won agaist JustBeforeDawn (2033). I won in an attack - his queen went astray on the queen's side. My second won in the 4th Chess.com Tournament (2001-2200) - Round 1 ! My rating arise to 2071; far from my historical ...http://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/week-report-no-22Sun, 28 Sep 2008 14:38:48 -0700http://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/week-report-no-22Two games concluded this week. First I resign a free game against sdepinto (2421). As  a white in Reti defence, he found a new move in 14th move and won a pawn. I resisted hard, but in 44th move made a mistake and must to resign. Then, I won my f...http://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/week-report-no-21Sun, 21 Sep 2008 15:42:07 -0700http://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/week-report-no-21Heh, nothing to report this week! No games concluded, eight tournament games still in progress at the 4th Chess.com Tournament (2001-2200) - Round 1, and I am still waiting three other tournaments to finish. I am the first in the group in the ro...http://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/week-no-report-no-20Mon, 15 Sep 2008 12:52:43 -0700http://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/week-no-report-no-20I was on vocation about a week, until the 2nd of September. The last week was traumatic: as I wrote before, I was in trouble in a series of games - and, in addition, I made some blunders in other games too. As a result, I finished even 8 games th...http://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/week-report-no-18-19Mon, 08 Sep 2008 20:28:17 -0700http://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/week-report-no-18-19I was tired and sad last week, and didn't write a report. And I am on vocation now - I am on the seeside, I have my laptop with me, but I am not a lot in chess games now! I am going to be on vacation untill the next sunday. However, I take some t...http://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/week-report-no-16-17Sun, 24 Aug 2008 13:18:12 -0700http://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/week-report-no-16-17It's Sunday night - time to sumarise this week! At the first: this week, after a long time (two months!), I submited two articles in the forum hera!  Both are aboun the same game, long one - the first one about an opening and midlegame, and ...http://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/week-report-no-15Sun, 10 Aug 2008 15:05:59 -0700http://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/week-report-no-15An article: A game in French defence: an theoretical news in 18th move give an anotaded first part (opening and midlegame - 42 moves) of the same game, which endgame I analysed in the previous article: An interesting strugle for a draw, and a few ...http://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/the-next-articleFri, 08 Aug 2008 14:39:53 -0700http://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/the-next-articleIt's here: An interesting strugle for a draw, and a few remarks about differences between human minds and progr http://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/after-a-long-time-my-article-in-the-forumTue, 05 Aug 2008 13:01:07 -0700http://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/after-a-long-time-my-article-in-the-forumI heed a week of rest. Then, in the last week, I concluded four games. One win, one draw, two loses. However, my oponents was very strong (an average rating of four opoenents is 2286) and my rating arised from 2066 to 2098. I am still not satisfie...http://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/week-report-no-13-14Mon, 04 Aug 2008 12:41:03 -0700http://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/week-report-no-13-14LOL, stupid me! I realised now I submited my last week report, no 11, here under "blog setings" and not as a blog post! What to to? I wont to have it for a future. So, I put it here, as a  part of the some post, under the last report. WEEK ...http://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/week-report-no-12Sun, 20 Jul 2008 21:17:05 -0700http://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/week-report-no-12In the last week, I concluded only two games. One win (in the tournament - my 2nd win at the 3rd Chess.com Tournament (2001-2200)!) and one lost. My rating improved from 2099 to 2105.  Statistics: TOTAL          ...http://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/week-report-no-10Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:39:46 -0700http://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/week-report-no-10The last week, I concluded four games. One win, two draws, one lost. My oponents had high rating, and I improvedm my rating from 2078 to 2099 points. Statistics: Total             #75 +52-11=12 230...http://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/week-report-no-9Sun, 29 Jun 2008 15:51:33 -0700http://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/week-report-no-9I publish it late, for this weekend I was out of the town, frist in mauntains, then on the see, without my laptop. A short vocation!  I reduced a number of games in progress: didn't start new games when old are concluded. As a result, at...http://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/week-no8Mon, 23 Jun 2008 02:47:30 -0700http://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/week-no8I reduced a number of games, and also a time spent here and in analysis. At the moment, only seven games in progress. Three are (still) in the 2nd Chess.com Tournament (1801-2000). In a game agaist derveluche, it's 66th move, and I strugle for...http://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/week-report-no-7Sun, 15 Jun 2008 03:22:16 -0700http://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/week-report-no-7