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 played this game a week ago, in the Inter-Regional finals against Knox. My game was the last to finish and I lost. The time controls were changed from 60 min to 45 min + 10 sec increment, the increment which I completely forgot existed half way ...http://blog.chess.com/fzweb/knocked-out-of-inter-region-finalsFri, 16 Sep 2011 01:37:18 -0700http://blog.chess.com/fzweb/knocked-out-of-inter-region-finalsI acquired a small advantage which turned big when my opponent blundered. http://blog.chess.com/fzweb/inter-school-finals-1Fri, 05 Aug 2011 01:32:25 -0700http://blog.chess.com/fzweb/inter-school-finals-1I placed 4th in the NSWJCL 2 day Chess tournament, scoring 9/12. The time controls are 30 mins for all moves. Of particular interest, I beat a 900+ and drew against another two 900+ as white by playing the KIA (I am only rated 762)! However, I lo...http://blog.chess.com/fzweb/tourney-equal-4th-placeFri, 08 Jul 2011 00:59:13 -0700http://blog.chess.com/fzweb/tourney-equal-4th-placeActually not really. We will play in the Intermediate Finals and probably become winners in our region. Unfortunately, we will probably come up against very strong opposition in the NSW finals. http://blog.chess.com/fzweb/final-gameFri, 17 Jun 2011 02:12:09 -0700http://blog.chess.com/fzweb/final-gameAnother game. This time after something happened, I was playing as 1st board for the B team. I won a knight in the opening but she refused to make any more blunders (until the very end). This game is more like a positional squeeze whilst being up ...http://blog.chess.com/fzweb/no-missed-tactics-this-timeFri, 03 Jun 2011 20:16:46 -0700http://blog.chess.com/fzweb/no-missed-tactics-this-timeSummary: I had a very bad day today (despite winning). I might have forgot to put a few question marks in a few places... Another NSWJCL game. I was technically not supposed to play (as 2nd board forfeited) but since I had only played one game so...http://blog.chess.com/fzweb/hmmnot-so-easyFri, 27 May 2011 02:21:18 -0700http://blog.chess.com/fzweb/hmmnot-so-easyRatings are in JCL. My opponent was unrated. http://blog.chess.com/fzweb/easy-gameFri, 20 May 2011 03:27:38 -0700http://blog.chess.com/fzweb/easy-gameJust trying out some random stuff...   http://blog.chess.com/fzweb/sandbox-1Wed, 22 Dec 2010 02:43:10 -0800http://blog.chess.com/fzweb/sandbox-1This post covers the last two games I played in the NSWJCL Interschool Chess Competition. My third last game was forfeited. P.S. I can't be bothered to add annotations. I've found a tactic I could have played earlier in the first game and the sec...http://blog.chess.com/fzweb/easy-gamesFri, 18 Jun 2010 01:14:19 -0700http://blog.chess.com/fzweb/easy-gamesI was doing homework And I ended up having a headache (and I felt tired). I should have easily beaten my opponent, however we both made errors and reached a drawn position. Unfortunately for him, he made a couple of mistakes and that made me win...http://blog.chess.com/fzweb/what-happens-when-you-sleep-at-1200am-and-play-chess-the-next-dayFri, 28 May 2010 02:43:43 -0700http://blog.chess.com/fzweb/what-happens-when-you-sleep-at-1200am-and-play-chess-the-next-dayMy chess team played against another school yesterday. Board's 3 and 4 dropped their queens :( (and of course lost), while the Board 2 player was in deep time trouble (he usually takes a long time for his moves). He was a rook up but had to defend...http://blog.chess.com/fzweb/nice-otb-matchFri, 14 May 2010 19:31:12 -0700http://blog.chess.com/fzweb/nice-otb-matchI played blindfold and my dad played with the board i.e. got to see the board and was able to move pieces around. This is my best game so far as I managed to remember where all the pieces were correctly, announce no illegial moves, and I didn't ne...http://blog.chess.com/fzweb/my-awesome-blindfold-gameSat, 10 Apr 2010 03:32:29 -0700http://blog.chess.com/fzweb/my-awesome-blindfold-gameAttack like crazy It's better to be down a few pawns but have counterplay than have equal material but be losing. Creating a crazy position gives the opponent a harder time to win.   http://blog.chess.com/fzweb/what-to-do-when-youve-made-a-mistakeWed, 07 Apr 2010 19:32:39 -0700http://blog.chess.com/fzweb/what-to-do-when-youve-made-a-mistakeThis game was much harder and against a similar rated player. I (fortunately) managed to win by taking advantage of his inaccuracies and having a clear plan: create passed pawns!   http://blog.chess.com/fzweb/defending-under-pressure-2Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:42:34 -0800http://blog.chess.com/fzweb/defending-under-pressure-2Ok, this game was between me and a lower rated player, but I found myself defending on move 13 with the white pieces! Sadly, he played a mistake which gave me the advantage. Soon, he made a couple of kingside-weakening moves and it was over.   http://blog.chess.com/fzweb/defending-under-pressureSun, 08 Nov 2009 22:27:34 -0800http://blog.chess.com/fzweb/defending-under-pressureThis game was interesting because: 1. He played the Scotch-something I am not familiar with 2. During the game, his rating went from about 1510 to 1886. 3. I was too friendly with this guy and hinted that I had some tactical shots (which he adm...http://blog.chess.com/fzweb/where-did-i-go-wrong4Sun, 18 Oct 2009 22:25:49 -0700http://blog.chess.com/fzweb/where-did-i-go-wrong4As you might have seen on my status message, I am beginning online chess again , after finding out that online chess was actually my main source of playing chess and if I didn't play, I would be wasting a skill. Here is my first finished game wit...http://blog.chess.com/fzweb/back-to-online-chess-and-going-wellSat, 17 Oct 2009 23:52:12 -0700http://blog.chess.com/fzweb/back-to-online-chess-and-going-wellIn this game, I was experimenting with a new 'system' of blocking the dark-squared bishop. Obviously, it still has a few flaws but against lower rated players, it's steamrolls them, as demonstrated in this game http://blog.chess.com/fzweb/a-decisive-advantage-by-move-11Wed, 08 Apr 2009 04:30:29 -0700http://blog.chess.com/fzweb/a-decisive-advantage-by-move-11...after taking back 40 moves or so... Note that I didn't install the opening book. And my computer is very slow. Still, it's interesting to see how Crafty would let the position be completely closed up. Time control was 5 mins with clock reset ...http://blog.chess.com/fzweb/i-drew-against-craftyThu, 26 Mar 2009 14:12:00 -0700http://blog.chess.com/fzweb/i-drew-against-craftyOk, I've resigned all my games here at chess.com. (Surprisingly, it only went down by about 100 points.) I believe that no-one can play chess to the best of their ability and do their homework at their best and have some leisure time. I'm sorry t...http://blog.chess.com/fzweb/leaving-chesscom-sort-ofTue, 24 Feb 2009 12:55:29 -0800http://blog.chess.com/fzweb/leaving-chesscom-sort-of