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 Earlier today, I played matches in the 2nd round of the "under 1200 tourney" and placed second. I did not do well in the first match, blundering away the game very early. In the second match, I did better, but the opponent had plenty of firepower ...http://blog.chess.com/damiencalloway/2nd-place-tournament-finishThu, 13 Aug 2009 19:44:35 -0700http://blog.chess.com/damiencalloway/2nd-place-tournament-finishToday, I finally advanced for the first time ! I normally play tournament matches, and have participated in 47 of them (withdrawing from two before they started). However, up until now I have not actually advanced. The way many tourneys are set up...http://blog.chess.com/damiencalloway/my-first-tournament-advanceWed, 12 Aug 2009 13:05:26 -0700http://blog.chess.com/damiencalloway/my-first-tournament-advanceResults are not official yet, but it seems I have actually advanced in a tournament ! This is good news, as it represents a milestone of sorts (well, once everyone else in the current round finishes, lol !) I am in Group 7 of the 4tunate's 4 below...http://blog.chess.com/damiencalloway/on-tournament-points-and-rapid-progressTue, 14 Jul 2009 17:45:27 -0700http://blog.chess.com/damiencalloway/on-tournament-points-and-rapid-progressI have been wanting to try out Chess960 for a while. To me, it seems much more useful than bughouse, crazy-wtf, or whatever. It seems to be a nice way to supplement tactics study as well. Plus, no opening prep needed, as long as one knows the rule...http://blog.chess.com/damiencalloway/woohoo--chess960-is-hereFri, 03 Jul 2009 19:29:35 -0700http://blog.chess.com/damiencalloway/woohoo--chess960-is-hereThe last two weeks or so on chess.com have been rather eventful. I have decided to change over to the Colle-Zuckertort opeining for white, based on Gary Lane's The Ultimate Colle. It is too soon to tell if it has worked, but so far I like the posi...http://blog.chess.com/damiencalloway/note-to-self--last-download-6-20-2009Sat, 20 Jun 2009 21:15:01 -0700http://blog.chess.com/damiencalloway/note-to-self--last-download-6-20-2009Well, at this point, I am not finishing games fast enough, and tourneys I have signed up for are starting faster than I thought they would. So I have decided not to accept any new challenges, after the ones I have already accepted. Additionally, I...http://blog.chess.com/damiencalloway/lots-and-lots-of-gamesSat, 13 Jun 2009 17:59:15 -0700http://blog.chess.com/damiencalloway/lots-and-lots-of-gamesHello ! I am updating my chess blog as a note to myself, as I am trying to study and analyse my games. Sadly, the game management features are not very good, so I have had to download and unpack the bundles manually. You can only download a page's...http://blog.chess.com/damiencalloway/note-to-self--last-download-6-9-2009Tue, 09 Jun 2009 13:35:15 -0700http://blog.chess.com/damiencalloway/note-to-self--last-download-6-9-2009