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 Hello again, chess.com. I will soon be offering a video chess course on my website http://zenchess.com. It will go from the very basics of how to play, all the way up to my current level of understanding which is 2002.  This isn't a 300 page je...http://blog.chess.com/Zenchess/hello-again-chesscomFri, 15 May 2009 09:42:24 -0700http://blog.chess.com/Zenchess/hello-again-chesscomI was tortured in the Douglas County Correctional Facility. And I remember every moment of it.  Thank god for kung fu and Joshua Waitzkin. LOL http://blog.chess.com/Zenchess/just-like-bobby-fischerWed, 22 Apr 2009 07:32:58 -0700http://blog.chess.com/Zenchess/just-like-bobby-fischerJoin us now and share the software...you'll be free!  Hackers you'll be free ee ee! something osmething dirty licenses! Hackers you'll be free!   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YqsoDc1vMo http://blog.chess.com/Zenchess/join-us-now-and-share-the-softwareMon, 08 Dec 2008 20:42:03 -0800http://blog.chess.com/Zenchess/join-us-now-and-share-the-softwareHello.  I have created a new video lecture which goes over each of my games from a recent over the board, uscf-rated tournament I played in. Please give me your feedback. I am giving lessons and coaching, also I will be creating a much more com...http://blog.chess.com/Zenchess/new-video-lectureSat, 15 Nov 2008 03:59:47 -0800http://blog.chess.com/Zenchess/new-video-lecture  A long time ago in manhattan I saw something that was a revelation to me in chess.  It was a foreign guy who kept saying 'forward' as he defeated his opponents.  His whole theme was 'forward', and he kept saying it over and over again.  To...http://blog.chess.com/Zenchess/forwardWed, 12 Nov 2008 00:19:07 -0800http://blog.chess.com/Zenchess/forward  Very exciting night tonight as I found out that I qualified to play in the nebraska closed state championship.  Only 6 players or so can qualify to play.  Usually some pretty strong players are there including Keaton Keirwa a young master tha...http://blog.chess.com/Zenchess/i-qualified-for-the-state-championship-here-are-the-gamesSat, 08 Nov 2008 21:01:13 -0800http://blog.chess.com/Zenchess/i-qualified-for-the-state-championship-here-are-the-gamesHello folks!  Here is the second game I played against Don Shennum this wednesday.  The games are all game/90 with 5 second delay which is usual for uscf games... The game started out as a caro-kan, I sometimes play the exchange variation, and ...http://blog.chess.com/Zenchess/chess-match-jacob-wagner-1920-vs-don-shennum-2000-game-2Thu, 30 Oct 2008 12:20:18 -0700http://blog.chess.com/Zenchess/chess-match-jacob-wagner-1920-vs-don-shennum-2000-game-2I played the first game of a 4-game over the board uscf rated chess match.  My opponent is rated about 2020 and I am rated 1920 (although with my first game win I will be around 1940 or so). The opening was uncommon I believe and may have been ...http://blog.chess.com/Zenchess/chess-match-game-1Wed, 22 Oct 2008 21:38:06 -0700http://blog.chess.com/Zenchess/chess-match-game-1I am currently in the process of creating a commercial instructional chess videos site.  Normally I would give it away for free, but right now I need the money. You can look at my profile or at http://www.zenchess.com to see other instructional ...http://blog.chess.com/Zenchess/new-chess-instructional-videosFri, 17 Oct 2008 08:48:18 -0700http://blog.chess.com/Zenchess/new-chess-instructional-videosHere are the games I talked about in my last post.  Sorry I took so long. I'm not sure where my scoresheet for game 1 is so I can't post it right now. I am considering offering lessons again and perhaps also a chess instructional video website,...http://blog.chess.com/Zenchess/games-from-tournamentThu, 16 Oct 2008 11:51:53 -0700http://blog.chess.com/Zenchess/games-from-tournamentI have extended my win streak to 12 wins in a row in over the board, uscf chess in local tournaments.  No draws, no losses. =)  I won my last 3 tournaments.  I also defended my title of 'Omaha City Champion' I will post the games soon.  They ...http://blog.chess.com/Zenchess/first-place-againSat, 27 Sep 2008 19:15:23 -0700http://blog.chess.com/Zenchess/first-place-againOk, so instead of look at a bunch of master games, I instead looked at one.  It was Kasparov-Topalov 1999.  It was NOT his famous 'immortal' game in which he sacrificed mad material and went on a wild king hunt.  Instead, it was a d...http://blog.chess.com/Zenchess/result-of-looking-at-master-gameThu, 17 Jul 2008 20:00:49 -0700http://blog.chess.com/Zenchess/result-of-looking-at-master-gameHello folks!  I recently (and by recently I mean within the last 4 months) learned something major about chess that I didn't know before.  It revolutionized my game, changed the way I think about the position, etc.  I mentioned this...http://blog.chess.com/Zenchess/time-to-look-at-ze-master-gamesThu, 17 Jul 2008 18:53:52 -0700http://blog.chess.com/Zenchess/time-to-look-at-ze-master-gamesOk, so at around 5:05 pm on Friday my power went out, then we had some huge winds, around 90 miles per hour.  Trees were uprooted, cut in half, total havoc man.   I don't have internet yet...and went without power for a while t...http://blog.chess.com/Zenchess/woahTue, 01 Jul 2008 21:02:18 -0700http://blog.chess.com/Zenchess/woah  I just played a game in which my opponent did a tactic that wasn't in my repetoire.  The entire maneuver went like this:  First, he checked me on the back rank, pinning his knight to his rook.   Second, he checked me with...http://blog.chess.com/Zenchess/a-tactic-that-wasnt-in-my-repetoireTue, 10 Jun 2008 20:50:39 -0700http://blog.chess.com/Zenchess/a-tactic-that-wasnt-in-my-repetoire  Every chess player has a relationship to chess.  In some cases, the relationship is a little unhealthy.  I don't mean how serious he takes the game, or how often he plays, what I mean is his relationship to the ideas in chess,...http://blog.chess.com/Zenchess/your-relationship-to-chessThu, 05 Jun 2008 11:38:38 -0700http://blog.chess.com/Zenchess/your-relationship-to-chessYes, it's true.  I had magnus down on the ropes, begging for mercy.  But I blundered, I got forked, a nasty, dirty fork that will live on in my mind forever.  Now he's going to become world champion, and I'll probably ne...http://blog.chess.com/Zenchess/how-i-am-almost-beat-magnus-carlsenWed, 04 Jun 2008 22:23:25 -0700http://blog.chess.com/Zenchess/how-i-am-almost-beat-magnus-carlsen  I'd like to make a quick post detailing what I did to achieve my current skill level, which in all honesty is nothing much to brag about, but I am looking forward to further improvements as soon as I can put more effort into chess (when...http://blog.chess.com/Zenchess/how-i-got-where-i-amFri, 30 May 2008 15:38:13 -0700http://blog.chess.com/Zenchess/how-i-got-where-i-amWow is all I have to say.  I won another local tournament 4-0 to win a $123 prize (it was split for a first place tie and we both got $123).  I played 3 lower-rated players, the highest being a 1600.  However, they were pretty good....http://blog.chess.com/Zenchess/another-successful-tournament-victorySat, 12 Apr 2008 22:32:03 -0700http://blog.chess.com/Zenchess/another-successful-tournament-victoryIn the excellent book "the art of learning" by Joshua Waitzkin Joshua explains how he used ideas that he originally learned in chess and applied them to the art of Tai Chi push hand competitions.  I have also done this in the vario...http://blog.chess.com/Zenchess/applying-principles-from-other-games-in-chess-and-vice-versaThu, 10 Apr 2008 12:21:30 -0700http://blog.chess.com/Zenchess/applying-principles-from-other-games-in-chess-and-vice-versa