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 Computer analysis...   http://blog.chess.com/P_U_N/should-have-lost-should-have-won-but-happy-with-a-drawMon, 03 Oct 2011 10:46:56 -0700http://blog.chess.com/P_U_N/should-have-lost-should-have-won-but-happy-with-a-drawhttp://blog.chess.com/P_U_N/interesting6Fri, 02 Sep 2011 06:20:18 -0700http://blog.chess.com/P_U_N/interesting6I love when I get these in blitz games - added some variations just briefly..it looks pretty bad for white, even though up materially - may run this through analysis. http://blog.chess.com/P_U_N/oh-my---its-mateSun, 03 Apr 2011 19:24:20 -0700http://blog.chess.com/P_U_N/oh-my---its-mateSo....I'm running out of time in a blitz game, and trying to march a pawn for the queen...and suprise! it's ##   http://blog.chess.com/P_U_N/wow5Wed, 23 Feb 2011 14:33:14 -0800http://blog.chess.com/P_U_N/wow5 http://blog.chess.com/P_U_N/ponziani-game-from-game-explorerTue, 11 Jan 2011 17:58:48 -0800http://blog.chess.com/P_U_N/ponziani-game-from-game-explorerwill annotate more later - My rating 1398 - Opponents 1830 (or so)   http://blog.chess.com/P_U_N/my-best-otb-winMon, 20 Dec 2010 17:09:41 -0800http://blog.chess.com/P_U_N/my-best-otb-win"Our life is but a vapor, here one moment and gone the next" I found this all to true when I went to play OTB Saturday - it had been about 6 mos. Since I went to play.  Found out one of the regulars had passed away earlier in the week. Jackie w...http://blog.chess.com/P_U_N/a-tribute-to-jackSun, 19 Dec 2010 19:04:13 -0800http://blog.chess.com/P_U_N/a-tribute-to-jack http://blog.chess.com/P_U_N/blitz-game---missed-oppurtunitySat, 27 Nov 2010 20:48:58 -0800http://blog.chess.com/P_U_N/blitz-game---missed-oppurtunity http://blog.chess.com/P_U_N/i-liked-this-gameFri, 13 Aug 2010 11:28:19 -0700http://blog.chess.com/P_U_N/i-liked-this-gamehad played a couple of smith-morras against this opponent, both losses, but then he tried a new line..the checkmate was luck, I didn't see it, only saw that the bishop was free due to pinned pawn... http://blog.chess.com/P_U_N/it-was-luckSat, 31 Jul 2010 21:21:43 -0700http://blog.chess.com/P_U_N/it-was-luckOne reason I love 1 minute games... http://blog.chess.com/P_U_N/i-didnt-know-it-was-checkmateWed, 09 Jun 2010 07:32:23 -0700http://blog.chess.com/P_U_N/i-didnt-know-it-was-checkmateNot very often to I get to sac a queen and win..here it is..1 minute blitz http://blog.chess.com/P_U_N/queen-sac-wins-game-for-meTue, 13 Apr 2010 11:50:00 -0700http://blog.chess.com/P_U_N/queen-sac-wins-game-for-meI should say though, this guy whipped me in 3 other games...just got lucky here.. http://blog.chess.com/P_U_N/my-quotimmortalquotSat, 23 Jan 2010 18:45:05 -0800http://blog.chess.com/P_U_N/my-quotimmortalquot http://blog.chess.com/P_U_N/vienna-game2Thu, 21 Jan 2010 10:26:20 -0800http://blog.chess.com/P_U_N/vienna-game2From a few online matches - went back and forth with my opponent, but this win I thought was nasty...that tactic trainer does work! http://blog.chess.com/P_U_N/nasty-ponziani-blitz-gameThu, 19 Nov 2009 20:22:53 -0800http://blog.chess.com/P_U_N/nasty-ponziani-blitz-game             here is another one http://blog.chess.com/P_U_N/tactics-puzzlesSat, 01 Aug 2009 20:22:15 -0700http://blog.chess.com/P_U_N/tactics-puzzlesNoticed this after I finished my tactics trainer sessions today. Rating Current: 2068 Highest: 2110 (30 Jul 2009) Lowest: 1066 (30 Jul 2008) http://blog.chess.com/P_U_N/what-a-difference-a-year-makesThu, 30 Jul 2009 19:20:39 -0700http://blog.chess.com/P_U_N/what-a-difference-a-year-makesJust wanted to save this for posterity http://blog.chess.com/P_U_N/some-info-i-wanted-to-keepWed, 15 Jul 2009 14:46:18 -0700http://blog.chess.com/P_U_N/some-info-i-wanted-to-keepwent 2-1, split first place - won 5 bucks! :-)                           http://blog.chess.com/P_U_N/tyler-friday-night-swiss---71009Sat, 11 Jul 2009 05:47:52 -0700http://blog.chess.com/P_U_N/tyler-friday-night-swiss---71009RND 1 - ponziani game I prob should have lost- tried for a draw and ended winning. RND 2 - French Game (transposed - I'm now 1-2 v. the french in OTB play.  Must read more) - lost on move 6...a better game also posted. (this wasn't played this n...http://blog.chess.com/P_U_N/tyler-friday-night-swiss---626Fri, 26 Jun 2009 21:17:12 -0700http://blog.chess.com/P_U_N/tyler-friday-night-swiss---626