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 Just a test http://blog.chess.com/Rael/testing-the-960-pgnSun, 19 Jul 2009 08:34:33 -0700http://blog.chess.com/Rael/testing-the-960-pgnnother Cool Game of Chess 960 Disclaimer: The quality of my commentary is extremely patzerish - so if you're rated over 1400 you likely won't enjoy reading because I'm pointing out things which you'll consider as obvious. I'm only putting this to...http://blog.chess.com/Rael/another-cool-game-of-chess960Tue, 14 Jul 2009 21:38:55 -0700http://blog.chess.com/Rael/another-cool-game-of-chess960So this was the first game I played with our newly accessible Fischer Random (I'm committed to this name rather than the cold "960" due to deference to its creator and consternation that the name was changed due to his apparently "scandalous" comm...http://blog.chess.com/Rael/an-exciting-fisherrandom-gameThu, 02 Jul 2009 17:35:41 -0700http://blog.chess.com/Rael/an-exciting-fisherrandom-gameI wrote this for Is Chess.com ethical? Chess dot Scamby Brian Wallace All around the world today, people are taking to the streets to decry what some are calling “unmitigated an unlawful civil rights abuses” on part of an entrep...http://blog.chess.com/Rael/chess-dot-scamFri, 05 Sep 2008 09:34:40 -0700http://blog.chess.com/Rael/chess-dot-scamI wrote this for the Picture Caption Contest #7.   Results of Brain Regeneration Techniques on Curlersby Brian Wallace (Rael) 2008/08/19          Scientists at the Canadian Institute of Neuroscience co...http://blog.chess.com/Rael/results-of-brain-regeneration-techniques-on-curlersTue, 19 Aug 2008 19:43:44 -0700http://blog.chess.com/Rael/results-of-brain-regeneration-techniques-on-curlersThe phases of a game can parallel the phases of a good poem - First, an initial foray - a centering question. Then, an establishing of scene, tone, and topic (development). Some lancing implication! Some tricky insinuation! The reader forced to ...http://blog.chess.com/Rael/the-similarities-between-chess-and-poetryFri, 08 Aug 2008 00:35:49 -0700http://blog.chess.com/Rael/the-similarities-between-chess-and-poetry  I've been trying to marry my two passions for a while, and I finally composed a poem about chess. It's somewhat short, but I like aspects of it.   CHESSMeet me then, within this grid, this little wooden battlefield as equals,as...http://blog.chess.com/Rael/chess-poemWed, 14 May 2008 15:12:03 -0700http://blog.chess.com/Rael/chess-poem  Both of these games were played against the same person - one of my dearest rivals on the site. She and I both have a competitive streak, and ever since I once declared her my "nemesis" I've found that I invest an extra attent...http://blog.chess.com/Rael/pawn-takes-white-queen---twiceWed, 20 Feb 2008 08:09:41 -0800http://blog.chess.com/Rael/pawn-takes-white-queen---twice  Hello everyone. As this is my first blog post, before I explain how I'm going to have a fresh start in Chess in 2008, I'd like to give an full account of how I came to this site, my experience here and then how I plan on moving forw...http://blog.chess.com/Rael/fresh-start-in-2008Sun, 06 Jan 2008 23:59:10 -0800http://blog.chess.com/Rael/fresh-start-in-2008