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 More people have joined! It's doubled this year! Actually, to be honest, six students joined last year, but eventually, only three were truly dedicated. This year, however, we are still maintaining six members! I'm excited, as I just expected the ...http://blog.chess.com/SansDieuRien/knights-of-the-square-table-one-year-laterSun, 04 Oct 2009 19:10:09 -0700http://blog.chess.com/SansDieuRien/knights-of-the-square-table-one-year-laterI photocopied the first ten exercises from Chess Tactics for Champions, by Susan Polgar. There was some great discussion! They even asked if it were "homework," and I replied, "Only if you want it to be." They didn't mind! The next week they had...http://blog.chess.com/SansDieuRien/knights-of-the-square-table-part-2Fri, 13 Feb 2009 17:58:27 -0800http://blog.chess.com/SansDieuRien/knights-of-the-square-table-part-2Today was our second meeting. We now have a total of six students who are coming in to learn more about chess. I was combing the web for some easy drills that they can try out. One drill that was quite popular was the Rook versus Pawns: randomly p...http://blog.chess.com/SansDieuRien/the-knights-of-the-square-tableThu, 18 Dec 2008 14:41:15 -0800http://blog.chess.com/SansDieuRien/the-knights-of-the-square-tableIt's been an interesting battle. At my school one must sign a form stating the purpose of any club, how it would benefit the student body, meeting times, parental permission, etc. And at the bottom, one must get at least four signatures of prospec...http://blog.chess.com/SansDieuRien/school-chess-clubTue, 09 Dec 2008 21:26:53 -0800http://blog.chess.com/SansDieuRien/school-chess-clubPerhaps, for me, the most frustrating thing about my chess playing is my inconsistencies.  It seems I'm on a roll one day, a total flop the next.  So, I do what many amateurs do: purchase books. I've purchased four chess books in my life, with ...http://blog.chess.com/SansDieuRien/the-sporadic-play-of-an-amateurSun, 30 Nov 2008 21:52:59 -0800http://blog.chess.com/SansDieuRien/the-sporadic-play-of-an-amateurI was planning to play tonight, but life interrupted! The clothes washer and dishwasher both broke down last week. Yesterday my wife and I went shopping for new units, and tonight I received the privilege of installing the dishwasher. I was despe...http://blog.chess.com/SansDieuRien/i-wanted-to-play-but-life-interruptedMon, 24 Nov 2008 22:06:08 -0800http://blog.chess.com/SansDieuRien/i-wanted-to-play-but-life-interrupted