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 Ok here is my first blog of the new year. I hope you will like it, as in all other blogs this will be a monthly, so this is January's blog. Last Christmas, I set myself some NYR's or New Years Resolutions. I shall share one of them with you now, ...http://blog.chess.com/Zhane/first-blog-of-2012Mon, 09 Jan 2012 18:16:01 -0800http://blog.chess.com/Zhane/first-blog-of-2012First of all I have 2 words for you.... Happy Christmas This is for everyone, wherever you are on December 24 / 25 (christmas eve/ day). So what are you looking forward to getting this year? If you can think of any good presents then please lis...http://blog.chess.com/Zhane/december-11-blogThu, 15 Dec 2011 15:34:15 -0800http://blog.chess.com/Zhane/december-11-blogHello fellow bloggers, I don't know about you lot, but I for one am excited about the run up to christmas (advent), because of all the crazy sales, and the fact that I have an advent calendar and advent candle. I'd like to know what gets you exc...http://blog.chess.com/Zhane/the-run-up-to-christmasSat, 03 Dec 2011 15:38:09 -0800http://blog.chess.com/Zhane/the-run-up-to-christmasHi to all my fellow chess friends and opponents. I'm dedicating this blog to billgill0. It is the first topic I'll raise in this blog is friendship. As some of you are / may not be aware, my friend billgill0 is leaving chess.com, which is sad i...http://blog.chess.com/Zhane/november-11-blogTue, 15 Nov 2011 14:51:19 -0800http://blog.chess.com/Zhane/november-11-blog She's got a smile that it seems to meReminds me of childhood memoriesWhere everything was as fresh as the bright blue skyNow and then when I see her faceShe takes me away to that special placeAnd if I stare too long, I'd probably break down...http://blog.chess.com/Zhane/sweet-child-of-mineWed, 02 Nov 2011 16:51:21 -0700http://blog.chess.com/Zhane/sweet-child-of-mineFirst of all I would want to say a big thank you to all those who commented on my previous BIG NEWS blog. If you don't know yet I'm officially a 4th Kup / Blue Belt in taekwondo, so I'll keep you updated with how I'm doing for my next belt. In th...http://blog.chess.com/Zhane/october-11-blogSat, 15 Oct 2011 16:45:40 -0700http://blog.chess.com/Zhane/october-11-blogOk in my September blog I talked about getting my blue belt in taekwondo.... and guess what? I have achieved this goal, therefore I'm a 4th Kup at my local dojo and I have the certificate to proove it. So I'm now an official Blue Belt. My next ...http://blog.chess.com/Zhane/big-newsSat, 08 Oct 2011 16:39:17 -0700http://blog.chess.com/Zhane/big-newsFirst of all I'm sorry for being late with the blog. These can be really hard for me because sometimes I dunno what to write about. Anyways I have a couple of things to talk about, starting with the way people are treated on here, today someone h...http://blog.chess.com/Zhane/september-11-blogSat, 17 Sep 2011 15:30:50 -0700http://blog.chess.com/Zhane/september-11-blogYes that's right I'm talking abouta seven letter word that can get misused on here more often than not. I'm talking about respect. Respect according to my dictionary is as follows 1. Admiration for someone because of thier qualities or achievem...http://blog.chess.com/Zhane/what-respect-means-to-meSat, 10 Sep 2011 14:52:29 -0700http://blog.chess.com/Zhane/what-respect-means-to-me Look into my eyes - you will see What you mean to me Search your heart - search your soul And when you find me there you'll search no more Don't tell me it's not worth tryin' for You can't tell me it's not worth dyin' for You know it's true...http://blog.chess.com/Zhane/everything-i-do-i-do-it-for-youTue, 30 Aug 2011 16:35:57 -0700http://blog.chess.com/Zhane/everything-i-do-i-do-it-for-you They Told Him Don't You Ever Come Around HereDon't Wanna See Your Face, You Better DisappearThe Fire's In Their Eyes And Their Words Are Really ClearSo Beat It, Just Beat ItYou Better Run, You Better Do What You CanDon't Wanna See No Blood, D...http://blog.chess.com/Zhane/beat-it2Mon, 29 Aug 2011 15:16:21 -0700http://blog.chess.com/Zhane/beat-it2Hello once again readers of C.com I'm going to say that recently I have got a new group called Shakespeare's Group and everyone is welcome. I also have an update on the groups stats, we are nearly at 100 members so if you want a special trophy ...http://blog.chess.com/Zhane/august-11-blogSun, 14 Aug 2011 17:36:01 -0700http://blog.chess.com/Zhane/august-11-blog How does it feelTo treat me like you doWhen you've laid laid your hands upon meAnd told me who you areI thought I was mistakenI thought I heard your wordsTell me how do I feelTell me now how do I feelThose who came before meLived through th...http://blog.chess.com/Zhane/blue-mondayTue, 26 Jul 2011 13:35:20 -0700http://blog.chess.com/Zhane/blue-monday Disco dancing with the lights down lowBeats are pumping on the stereoNeighbours banging on the bathroom wallYour sayin' crank the bassI gotta get some moreWaters runnin' in the wrong directionGot a feelin' it's a mixed up signI can see it i...http://blog.chess.com/Zhane/sound-of-the-undergroundFri, 15 Jul 2011 14:43:36 -0700http://blog.chess.com/Zhane/sound-of-the-undergroundHello readers. As some of you know I'm going on vacation to London the Capital City of the UK on July 18th, so I am going to be pausing any games as soon as I've posted my last post on Sunday night. If there are any pics you want of London pleas...http://blog.chess.com/Zhane/july11-blogThu, 14 Jul 2011 16:20:22 -0700http://blog.chess.com/Zhane/july11-blog They Told Him Don't You Ever Come Around HereDon't Wanna See Your Face, You Better DisappearThe Fire's In Their Eyes And Their Words Are Really ClearSo Beat It, Just Beat ItYou Better Run, You Better Do What You CanDon't Wanna See No Blood,...http://blog.chess.com/Zhane/beat-itWed, 06 Jul 2011 15:10:46 -0700http://blog.chess.com/Zhane/beat-itHello everyone. I'm sorry for the lateness of my post, but there is a phrase. "Good things come to those who wait." So here is my chess bit for the blog. I have just had a game run of 6 back to back wins which was suddenly halted by a loss, howe...http://blog.chess.com/Zhane/june-11-blogMon, 20 Jun 2011 13:41:50 -0700http://blog.chess.com/Zhane/june-11-blog  Skin head, dead headEverybody gone badSituation, aggravationEverybody allegationIn the suite, on the newsEverybody dog foodBang bang, shot deadEverybody's gone madAll I wanna say is thatThey don't really care about usAll I wanna say is...http://blog.chess.com/Zhane/they-dont-care-about-usFri, 10 Jun 2011 16:49:52 -0700http://blog.chess.com/Zhane/they-dont-care-about-usHi again to all my friends and opponents. I am sorry for the lateness of this blog, I've been concentrating on some of my chess and I've won 3 in a row as black and also in group news I have over 400 members in Light Force, and I hope to invte ...http://blog.chess.com/Zhane/may-11-blogTue, 17 May 2011 04:57:42 -0700http://blog.chess.com/Zhane/may-11-blogHi everyone, It's just me writing my monthly article on my blogs.So what has been brought to my attention? Well we have how many e-mails back, so I thank erik and all the staff for that, I've published my entire vacation in Light Force from Rome...http://blog.chess.com/Zhane/april-11-blogThu, 14 Apr 2011 15:49:56 -0700http://blog.chess.com/Zhane/april-11-blog