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 Yesterday, Sun 31st July, I met Torkil for the first time face to face. He was holidaying in Scotland with his family and kindly took time out to travel to the east coast so we could meet. I played my first game against this FM on 6th March 2008 ...http://blog.chess.com/PerfectGent/torkil-visits-perfectgent-in-st-andrewsMon, 01 Aug 2011 05:11:30 -0700http://blog.chess.com/PerfectGent/torkil-visits-perfectgent-in-st-andrewsPLease note that the title says 'A Method' and not 'THE Method'. There are many ways of achieving post game analysis and this is just my way.One of the most important parts of learning chess is to analyse completed games.Starting initialy with you...http://blog.chess.com/PerfectGent/a-method-for-post-game-analysisWed, 20 Apr 2011 06:14:45 -0700http://blog.chess.com/PerfectGent/a-method-for-post-game-analysisProbably the best track of all time, Baker Street, was created and performed by Gerry Rafferty. Sadly he has lost his battle with illness. He will be greatly missed. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkS169P_Eeo http://blog.chess.com/PerfectGent/jerry-rafferty-diesWed, 05 Jan 2011 08:06:45 -0800http://blog.chess.com/PerfectGent/jerry-rafferty-diesnothing to do with chess but just wanted to shout about my 36th wedding aniversary today. Recommend it to anyone. All men need a good woman. http://blog.chess.com/PerfectGent/36-years-marriedThu, 02 Dec 2010 06:55:20 -0800http://blog.chess.com/PerfectGent/36-years-marriedIt used to be good having a friend round, getting the board set up, suitable beverage in hand (make mine a single malt please). Then an amiable few hours chatting and playing, discussing moves as they arose. All around a pleasant experience. The...http://blog.chess.com/PerfectGent/otb-onlineMon, 25 Oct 2010 07:35:06 -0700http://blog.chess.com/PerfectGent/otb-onlinewell i finally made the beatles song age of 64. spent most of today down the pub with friends so not much play today http://blog.chess.com/PerfectGent/64-todaySat, 21 Aug 2010 08:20:40 -0700http://blog.chess.com/PerfectGent/64-todayThe following are links to some of my former chess related blogs which over time have become buried.http://blog.chess.com/PerfectGent/general-notes-for-the-less-experienced-playerhttp://blog.chess.com/PerfectGent/video-explaining-the-en-passant-ru...http://blog.chess.com/PerfectGent/reviving-old-but-useful-chessrelated-blogsFri, 30 Jul 2010 06:20:56 -0700http://blog.chess.com/PerfectGent/reviving-old-but-useful-chessrelated-blogsI happen to live in this city which hosts the 150th playing of this tournament. before i became disabled i was a member of the st andrews golf club where i played to an 8 handicap and my medals and interclub tournaments where played on the old co...http://blog.chess.com/PerfectGent/the-open-st-andrews-2010Wed, 14 Jul 2010 12:11:50 -0700http://blog.chess.com/PerfectGent/the-open-st-andrews-2010an article from yesterdays daily mail says he is to be exhumed to confirm a dna check with a mother and daughter claiming paternity so they can clam his fortune. see the full article here http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1287387...http://blog.chess.com/PerfectGent/bobby-fisher-to-be-exhumedSat, 19 Jun 2010 06:28:48 -0700http://blog.chess.com/PerfectGent/bobby-fisher-to-be-exhumedI finally made it back to playing again. Confirmed by my renewal of premium membership today. Its been a long hard fight and soooo sloooow at times. When i came out of hospital in january i was sore from having cameras poked into every orifice th...http://blog.chess.com/PerfectGent/its-sooo-good-to-be-backMon, 24 May 2010 01:12:26 -0700http://blog.chess.com/PerfectGent/its-sooo-good-to-be-backNo not the chess player, but my favourite cat. He got his name from his habit of sitting on my shoulder whilst i played online. Now it may have been my imagination but i swear that he purred at good moves and growled at bad ones. (as i say probabl...http://blog.chess.com/PerfectGent/boris-spasky-is-deadFri, 16 Apr 2010 06:11:21 -0700http://blog.chess.com/PerfectGent/boris-spasky-is-deadmy apologies to those who have beem held up by my not playing games recently. To avoid holding up tournaments I have resigned my games. Erik, I hope this does not skew your ratings values too much. The reason is three stays in hospital over the ...http://blog.chess.com/PerfectGent/mass-resignations2Thu, 28 Jan 2010 06:25:21 -0800http://blog.chess.com/PerfectGent/mass-resignations2for those of you who know from my avatar that i support and encourage the saving of these magnificent animals. They are the most gentle giants who use their enormous power only to defend their family group. Titus was a young male around the time ...http://blog.chess.com/PerfectGent/titus-the-gorilla-is-deadSat, 19 Sep 2009 13:25:29 -0700http://blog.chess.com/PerfectGent/titus-the-gorilla-is-deadISBN 1-85744-269-5De la Maza in common with a few other visionaries of his ilk have the ability to take a complex activity , such as chess, strip out the essentials and present them in a logical progressive manner that can be understood by players...http://blog.chess.com/PerfectGent/a-review-of-rapid-chess-improvement-michael-de-la-mazaWed, 29 Jul 2009 06:33:00 -0700http://blog.chess.com/PerfectGent/a-review-of-rapid-chess-improvement-michael-de-la-mazaAny of the better players who have  played against a Lower Rated Player (LRP), either in a friendly or a teaching game,  will be familiar with this position.The LRP will generally play good developing moves (usually following an opening book) up...http://blog.chess.com/PerfectGent/so-what-do-i-do-nowTue, 14 Jul 2009 04:44:42 -0700http://blog.chess.com/PerfectGent/so-what-do-i-do-nowFirst let me define 'benefit from' as opposed to 'using' an engine during a game.To benefit from is to use analysis done by others or oneself in previous games. Now you might think that this is rare and you would not possibly use a game analysed i...http://blog.chess.com/PerfectGent/dont-we-all-benefit-from-chess-enginesWed, 27 May 2009 03:26:25 -0700http://blog.chess.com/PerfectGent/dont-we-all-benefit-from-chess-enginesThis absurd statement is put forward many times in discussions on cheating. Quite often by titled players who really ought to know better.I would like to expose this non-sequiter for the arrant nonsense that it is.1: The high rated player could be...http://blog.chess.com/PerfectGent/you-cant-have-a-high-chesscom-rating-if-you-dont-have-an-official-ratingTue, 19 May 2009 09:10:25 -0700http://blog.chess.com/PerfectGent/you-cant-have-a-high-chesscom-rating-if-you-dont-have-an-official-ratingsorry its a day late but i was tied up. yesterday 2nd dec 2008 was my 34th wedding anniversary. 34 years with the greatest lady in the whole universe. The rock to which my life is anchored. In this crazy world of instant divorce how did we mana...http://blog.chess.com/PerfectGent/34-yearsWed, 03 Dec 2008 12:25:03 -0800http://blog.chess.com/PerfectGent/34-yearssome time agao i put a few progs in the download area. over time they have become buried so i thought i would just raise their profile a little by linking to them here. 105 games with black wins using the latvian gambit http://www.chess.com/dow...http://blog.chess.com/PerfectGent/progs-to-downloadWed, 17 Sep 2008 18:30:39 -0700http://blog.chess.com/PerfectGent/progs-to-downloadI made this video some time ago and put it on youtube, watch it here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOIgnoG5YjY http://blog.chess.com/PerfectGent/video-explaining-the-en-passant-ruleMon, 25 Aug 2008 03:05:00 -0700http://blog.chess.com/PerfectGent/video-explaining-the-en-passant-rule