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 I began a game in a tournament early in September 2011 and two weeks later I conceded defeat and resigned.  In the return match which began in late September I quickly gained a winning advantage and guess what. Yes, that's right, my opponent beg...http://blog.chess.com/carlos_b/slowSat, 17 Dec 2011 06:28:06 -0800http://blog.chess.com/carlos_b/slowWhen I complained about players who time out rather resign, my friend Tony G told me that on Go servers they are known as escapers.  They used to really annoy me.  Imagine if in an OTB game you simply got up and walked away from the board when y...http://blog.chess.com/carlos_b/escapersSun, 18 Sep 2011 10:43:06 -0700http://blog.chess.com/carlos_b/escapershttp://www.chess.com/tournament/battle-of-the-hundred-golden-monkeys One hundred players fight to win the prize of the Golden Monkey.  If you're rated between 1400 and 2000 please join us. Old and new friends of mine and players from around the ...http://blog.chess.com/carlos_b/battle-of-the-hundred-golden-monkeysFri, 16 Sep 2011 12:44:24 -0700http://blog.chess.com/carlos_b/battle-of-the-hundred-golden-monkeys A game of many blunders, but very entertaining. http://blog.chess.com/carlos_b/blunderful2Fri, 26 Aug 2011 06:39:10 -0700http://blog.chess.com/carlos_b/blunderful2 http://blog.chess.com/carlos_b/henry-at-clay-crossTue, 24 May 2011 17:15:40 -0700http://blog.chess.com/carlos_b/henry-at-clay-cross http://blog.chess.com/carlos_b/another-otb4Thu, 19 May 2011 08:22:26 -0700http://blog.chess.com/carlos_b/another-otb4 I don't think I've ever made so many mistakes and still gone on to win. http://blog.chess.com/carlos_b/another-otb3Tue, 26 Apr 2011 03:45:04 -0700http://blog.chess.com/carlos_b/another-otb3White PW, Black Carlos Barcode. http://blog.chess.com/carlos_b/how-not-to-play-against-the-orang-utanWed, 13 Apr 2011 03:29:19 -0700http://blog.chess.com/carlos_b/how-not-to-play-against-the-orang-utan http://blog.chess.com/carlos_b/another-otb2Thu, 07 Apr 2011 03:40:00 -0700http://blog.chess.com/carlos_b/another-otb2 This was a great escape for white in an OTB roller-coaster ride. http://blog.chess.com/carlos_b/houdiniSat, 02 Apr 2011 04:07:45 -0700http://blog.chess.com/carlos_b/houdiniThere was an interesting battle for the white queen after the eleventh move in this over the board game.  Black was hindered by time trouble. http://blog.chess.com/carlos_b/battle-for-the-queenFri, 11 Mar 2011 03:25:15 -0800http://blog.chess.com/carlos_b/battle-for-the-queen My frequent opponent, Chopwood, won this game by suffocating my king.  While I finished the game with a queen and two rooks, he had only a knight, winning in considerable style. Up until this moment I'd only experienced positions like this in pu...http://blog.chess.com/carlos_b/suffocation2Tue, 22 Feb 2011 18:46:05 -0800http://blog.chess.com/carlos_b/suffocation2 Here's another OTB game. My opponent really seemed in control for most of the first thirty moves.  I was staring defeat in the face, but my remaining knight became the most powerful piece on the board.http://blog.chess.com/carlos_b/from-the-jaws-of-defeat2Sun, 06 Feb 2011 07:07:08 -0800http://blog.chess.com/carlos_b/from-the-jaws-of-defeat2This was a competitive game in which my opponent ran out of time.  (The time control was one hour for 30 moves and an additional fifteen minutes to finish the game - quite harsh!) My opponent was aiming for a stalemate and I have to admit I didn'...http://blog.chess.com/carlos_b/strategic-otbMon, 24 Jan 2011 15:52:44 -0800http://blog.chess.com/carlos_b/strategic-otbI've been in a few tournaments and some of them have really dragged on. 8th Chess.com Tournament (1601-1800)  This tournament started on 1st September 2009.  I was eliminated quite early on, but today (21st December 2010) a mere 15 months later...http://blog.chess.com/carlos_b/tournaments14Tue, 21 Dec 2010 02:31:12 -0800http://blog.chess.com/carlos_b/tournaments14 I was very pleased with this exciting game. http://blog.chess.com/carlos_b/another-otbThu, 16 Dec 2010 05:32:42 -0800http://blog.chess.com/carlos_b/another-otbI am currently playing two games against a player who is going to lose both games and who seems to need to take almost three days on every move. He also has used all of his 90 days of vacation, and no doubt will eventually time out rather than res...http://blog.chess.com/carlos_b/slow-time-time-out-and-vacationMon, 15 Nov 2010 06:23:09 -0800http://blog.chess.com/carlos_b/slow-time-time-out-and-vacationThis was my first competitive over the board game in twenty-five years.  I got a real adrenalin rush and was totally engrossed for two hours.  White resigned.http://blog.chess.com/carlos_b/otb2Thu, 21 Oct 2010 05:00:22 -0700http://blog.chess.com/carlos_b/otb2I've been on something of a losing streak lately and was particularly glad with this win, which hopefully marks the start of a winning streak.     http://blog.chess.com/carlos_b/gambit-game2Wed, 01 Sep 2010 03:47:15 -0700http://blog.chess.com/carlos_b/gambit-game2I'm a bit of a chess evangelist and will always be willing to teach new people the rules.  I'm still not sure what the best approach is, or even if I'm any good at teaching. I'd really welcome any useful tips and advice.  I realise that perhaps...http://blog.chess.com/carlos_b/teaching-chess2Sat, 07 Aug 2010 07:14:15 -0700http://blog.chess.com/carlos_b/teaching-chess2