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 This 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-ofQuite an interesting miniature here. http://blog.chess.com/fzweb/an-unlikely-checkmateFri, 20 Feb 2009 21:05:11 -0800http://blog.chess.com/fzweb/an-unlikely-checkmateThis was an interesting game. I was able to take the advantage in the opening, then I hanged one of my pieces. Then, noticing that I had most of my pieces on the kingside, I started to attack it. After some careless moves by my opponent, the contr...http://blog.chess.com/fzweb/oops2Tue, 10 Feb 2009 21:41:25 -0800http://blog.chess.com/fzweb/oops2This was a very quick game I played with my dad (he isn't that good). He was watching some DVD at the same time so he was bound to stuff up, but the position he ended up with was shocking. http://blog.chess.com/fzweb/removing-the-defenceWed, 14 Jan 2009 13:21:05 -0800http://blog.chess.com/fzweb/removing-the-defenceThe Grand Prix Attack was originally feared by many grandmasters for its ability to have opponents checkmated in 25 moves (or less)! However, there is an anecdote...I just don't know it! Here are two traps for white to play. (Pretend that black h...http://blog.chess.com/fzweb/trap-grand-prix-attackWed, 29 Oct 2008 13:50:53 -0700http://blog.chess.com/fzweb/trap-grand-prix-attackYep, more and more times I've accidentally left a piece en prise or moved it to a square in which it can be captured with no compensation. Must keep improving chess...   http://blog.chess.com/fzweb/think-i-need-my-eyes-checkedSun, 12 Oct 2008 23:21:43 -0700http://blog.chess.com/fzweb/think-i-need-my-eyes-checkedI couldn't be bothered thinking of a title name. http://blog.chess.com/fzweb/ltinsert-blog-title-heregtSat, 11 Oct 2008 20:06:22 -0700http://blog.chess.com/fzweb/ltinsert-blog-title-heregtRules of Chess ... ... nth rule) When lost, pummel your opponent with annoying checks. http://blog.chess.com/fzweb/pummeling-constant-checksMon, 06 Oct 2008 15:39:32 -0700http://blog.chess.com/fzweb/pummeling-constant-checksYay! The one-day chess tournament has ended. (By one day, I mean the 'school day'; eight hour tournament.) My team had kind of stuffed a little, but overall, it was an impressive result. I had scored 5/6. Out of 60 teams, we were about 5th or 6th....http://blog.chess.com/fzweb/chess-tourney-overWed, 17 Sep 2008 23:53:36 -0700http://blog.chess.com/fzweb/chess-tourney-overThis was a game I played with an opponent with a higher rating than me( I was black). I, sadly, only managed a draw with him, could have won, all because of a few endgame mistakes. If I won, my rating would have jumped over 1500: a record for me! http://blog.chess.com/fzweb/a-lesson-for-us-allSun, 07 Sep 2008 23:09:56 -0700http://blog.chess.com/fzweb/a-lesson-for-us-allHere is a recent game I had. The title will be obvious once you see the game... http://blog.chess.com/fzweb/dubious-openingsFri, 05 Sep 2008 02:46:20 -0700http://blog.chess.com/fzweb/dubious-openingsThe following is pretty self-explanatory. http://blog.chess.com/fzweb/blundering-in-the-giuoco-pianissimoSun, 31 Aug 2008 15:18:58 -0700http://blog.chess.com/fzweb/blundering-in-the-giuoco-pianissimoTheory with the d4 opening, for white to play, and is to show the enormous power that bishops have, along with the fact that they are WAY easier to develop when compared to...rooks for example. I can't say it's very good but for the moment, leave ...http://blog.chess.com/fzweb/new-theoryThu, 24 Jul 2008 03:03:43 -0700http://blog.chess.com/fzweb/new-theoryThere were originally more problems here but they mysteriously disappered once I edited this blog. Oh well...it will only show one.   http://blog.chess.com/fzweb/trapped2Tue, 08 Jul 2008 19:24:31 -0700http://blog.chess.com/fzweb/trapped2