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 The following is an editorial I wrote for a GameSquad.com.  It explores how Tim Rice's Chess in Concert is a good example of how to incorporate a popular game into big screen entertainment. I had a nice surprise the other day.  In an effort to ...http://blog.chess.com/RooksBailey/donrsquot-cry-for-me-master-chiefhellipSat, 14 Nov 2009 19:07:54 -0800http://blog.chess.com/RooksBailey/donrsquot-cry-for-me-master-chiefhellipEmanuel Lasker was a dogged Chessplayer; a man who would never concede defeat no matter how bad the situation appeared to be over the Chessboard. Once, a man approached the famed Chessmaster and enquired as to why he was so reticent about resignin...http://blog.chess.com/RooksBailey/i-keep-on-fightinghellipSun, 08 Nov 2009 18:38:25 -0800http://blog.chess.com/RooksBailey/i-keep-on-fightinghellipThe act of playing chess is an act of creative cooperation. Even though you're trying to defeat your opponent, you're still creating something in partnership with him, a brand new game. Whether that creation is ultimately beautiful or ugly makes n...http://blog.chess.com/RooksBailey/the-creative-act-of-chessThu, 03 Sep 2009 19:13:50 -0700http://blog.chess.com/RooksBailey/the-creative-act-of-chessAs I worked my way through my 4X campaigns in Sins of a Solar Empire and Sword of the Stars, something really started to stick in my craw. As I played each fleet intensive game, I realized that it truly didn't capture the high stakes nature of fle...http://blog.chess.com/RooksBailey/fleet-warfare-done-rightWed, 12 Aug 2009 21:25:40 -0700http://blog.chess.com/RooksBailey/fleet-warfare-done-rightChess fascinates me because it is not only the greatest medieval game ever (by "medieval game" I mean a game that stylistically incorporates medieval elements such as "knights" and castle-like "Rooks"), but is also a game that existed in that g...http://blog.chess.com/RooksBailey/templar-knights-played-chessWed, 29 Apr 2009 18:56:28 -0700http://blog.chess.com/RooksBailey/templar-knights-played-chessAs I write this, a fierce Nor'easter is blowing outside. Is there a better time to selfishly indulge oneself in his favorite hobby? Of course not. Chess is my 'go to' game. However, that does not mean my first inclination is to sit down and actual...http://blog.chess.com/RooksBailey/the-pleasure-of-pgnWed, 25 Feb 2009 19:07:07 -0800http://blog.chess.com/RooksBailey/the-pleasure-of-pgnThe medieval period was one of brave knights, powerful kings, and the architectural wonder of castle-building. Is there a more fascinating period of human history? Alas, the medieval era is often ignored by the non-fiction world, particularly by c...http://blog.chess.com/RooksBailey/the-art-of-the-siegeThu, 16 Oct 2008 16:32:26 -0700http://blog.chess.com/RooksBailey/the-art-of-the-siegeDespite what my blog may have you believe, Chess is not all glory.   For every game that you win, there is usually one that is lost. And let me remind you of something: losing at Chess is not at all like losing at any other game. As Vladamir ...http://blog.chess.com/RooksBailey/a-beautiful-deathSun, 31 Aug 2008 21:56:20 -0700http://blog.chess.com/RooksBailey/a-beautiful-deathYou know what I miss?  The wild, often unpredictable chess games of my early years as a chess commander.  When you are just starting out on your chessic career, many games are won and lost by a single, speartip thrust to the throat.&nbsp...http://blog.chess.com/RooksBailey/a-speartip-thrust-to-the-throatThu, 07 Aug 2008 21:17:03 -0700http://blog.chess.com/RooksBailey/a-speartip-thrust-to-the-throatThere has been a lot said about the manifest left-wing lunacy of Hollywood, but it has always struck me as very interesting that another portion of modern entertainment media, indeed, a portion that is beginning to eclipse Hollyweird itself, is la...http://blog.chess.com/RooksBailey/my-five-favorite-conservative-gamesTue, 22 Jul 2008 17:24:34 -0700http://blog.chess.com/RooksBailey/my-five-favorite-conservative-games The Nintendo Wii is one of the hottest gaming consoles ever and I believe part of the reason for its success is that Nintendo has been quite clever in indentifying a demand for family-friendly games that emphasize interactive fun with rather stra...http://blog.chess.com/RooksBailey/chess-crusade-warmaster-chess-and-no-chessWed, 02 Jul 2008 20:04:08 -0700http://blog.chess.com/RooksBailey/chess-crusade-warmaster-chess-and-no-chess General Henry Heth: “Very strange, sir. The situation is very confused.” General Robert E. Lee: “What happened?” General Henry Heth: “I moved in this morning, as directed. I thought it was only a few militia, bu...http://blog.chess.com/RooksBailey/harry-heths-fog-of-warFri, 06 Jun 2008 23:01:30 -0700http://blog.chess.com/RooksBailey/harry-heths-fog-of-war"Luck is not chance; it’s toil. Fortune’s expensive smile is earned." – Emily DickinsonOne of the great differences between chess and other wargames is the element of chance. It has been observed - sometimes with respec...http://blog.chess.com/RooksBailey/oh-fortunaMon, 19 May 2008 22:42:34 -0700http://blog.chess.com/RooksBailey/oh-fortunaIt is ironic that recreational wargaming, so beloved by many non-military enthusiasts, finds so little favor as a hobby amongst senior military personnel. Sure, a few wargames do enjoy increasing recreational popularity within the services (for ex...http://blog.chess.com/RooksBailey/wargaming-generals-and-chessMon, 05 May 2008 18:41:30 -0700http://blog.chess.com/RooksBailey/wargaming-generals-and-chessI originally wrote the following blog entry for a wargaming site as a way to tear down the artifical wall of seperation that always seems to divide Chess from more modern wargames.  I have always found this to be a shame as the two have ...http://blog.chess.com/RooksBailey/wargamers-could-learn-from-chess-playersThu, 24 Apr 2008 17:23:47 -0700http://blog.chess.com/RooksBailey/wargamers-could-learn-from-chess-playersI am continually amazed at the clever perspectives people have concerning the Royal Game. There literally seems to be no end to the wellspring of fascination that has accompanied chess throughout its long history. For example, I recently came acro...http://blog.chess.com/RooksBailey/perspectives-on-chessFri, 11 Apr 2008 16:51:10 -0700http://blog.chess.com/RooksBailey/perspectives-on-chessI have come to the conclusion that chess is mankind's most perfect game. Why? For a variety of reasons. 1) Chess is turn-based: It saddens me to see the contemporary gaming world's obsession with Real-Time Strategy (RTS) gaming. Sure, RTS...http://blog.chess.com/RooksBailey/more-musings-about-chessSat, 22 Mar 2008 21:46:46 -0700http://blog.chess.com/RooksBailey/more-musings-about-chessWith so many games to play in this day and age, why do countless millions the world over play (indeed, devote their lives to) Chess? I suspect it has something to do with the ancient art of war. You see, in this day and age, warfare has become as ...http://blog.chess.com/RooksBailey/why-chessSat, 01 Mar 2008 14:45:58 -0800http://blog.chess.com/RooksBailey/why-chessThe following are two interesting literary views of chess. The first view is taken from Dykstra’s War by Jeffrey D. Kooistra, an interesting look at mankind’s first war with spider-like space aliens known as the Phinons. The following ...http://blog.chess.com/RooksBailey/two-views-of-chessSat, 23 Feb 2008 21:54:21 -0800http://blog.chess.com/RooksBailey/two-views-of-chess