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 Hi chess.com community, I've been in chess exile for the past 4-5 months due to work commitment. What's more amazing is that I managed to win my first 2 chess.com live games without much difficulty. (It must be the luck factor here... haha) Well,...http://blog.chess.com/gambitattack/the-chess-enthusiast-coming-back-for-moreSat, 04 Feb 2012 19:44:48 -0800http://blog.chess.com/gambitattack/the-chess-enthusiast-coming-back-for-moreI really like his game played by GM Bacrot in the ongoing French Championships.   Enjoy. http://blog.chess.com/gambitattack/the-chess-enthusiast-great-game-by-gm-bacrot-in-french-openMon, 22 Aug 2011 06:59:41 -0700http://blog.chess.com/gambitattack/the-chess-enthusiast-great-game-by-gm-bacrot-in-french-openReaders of my blog will know that I don't usually post chess games in which I lose, but here's an exception! It was a hard fought game, and although I lost because of time (the final position was likely a draw) but, I was pretty proud of the way I...http://blog.chess.com/gambitattack/the-chess-enthusiast-a-hard-fought-gameWed, 10 Aug 2011 07:42:56 -0700http://blog.chess.com/gambitattack/the-chess-enthusiast-a-hard-fought-gameDear Chess.com readers, A few days ago I played a nice game. Interestingly, the opening was a smith morra declined, which I do not encounter often.  Enjoy! http://blog.chess.com/gambitattack/the-chess-enthusiast-smith-morra-gambitdeclinedSat, 06 Aug 2011 06:02:34 -0700http://blog.chess.com/gambitattack/the-chess-enthusiast-smith-morra-gambitdeclinedPlayed an interesting learning game last night in the Albin's Counter Gambit. After using this gambit for more then a year now I'm still learning the finer points to the best move orders.. I need to put it more effort to shore up this opening for...http://blog.chess.com/gambitattack/the-chess-enthusiast-another-good-learning-game-from-the-albins-counter-gambitWed, 27 Jul 2011 19:23:49 -0700http://blog.chess.com/gambitattack/the-chess-enthusiast-another-good-learning-game-from-the-albins-counter-gambitDear Chess.com friends, Today was a day of quick victories from opening mistakes. I draw your attention to the following game, in which my opponent made a fatal mistake on the second move! Dear Chess friends, please learn from this game and neve...http://blog.chess.com/gambitattack/the-chess-enthusiast-2f6Wed, 27 Jul 2011 08:04:43 -0700http://blog.chess.com/gambitattack/the-chess-enthusiast-2f6Had another good game in the french. Possibly not as great as the previous post, but neverthess quite exciting for me. I was able to finish off the game with less then 5 seconds on the clock! Enjoy dear readers. =) http://blog.chess.com/gambitattack/the-chess-enthusiast-another-french-exchange-victoryTue, 26 Jul 2011 09:06:44 -0700http://blog.chess.com/gambitattack/the-chess-enthusiast-another-french-exchange-victoryDear Readers, Played a really nice game of fighting chess last night. Credit to my opponent, who played very well. A slight inaccurate move order cost him to enter the endgame with an inferior position. Thank goodness I was able to steer the ga...http://blog.chess.com/gambitattack/the-chess-enthusiast-fighting-chessSun, 24 Jul 2011 20:03:19 -0700http://blog.chess.com/gambitattack/the-chess-enthusiast-fighting-chessApologises for my lack of chess blogging dear Chess.com readers. I have just moved back to Singapore from my overseas studies and have been busy trying to tie up loose ends here whilst preparing to start working in September.   Last night, I pl...http://blog.chess.com/gambitattack/the-chess-enthusiast-a-nice-gameSat, 23 Jul 2011 18:34:44 -0700http://blog.chess.com/gambitattack/the-chess-enthusiast-a-nice-gameI have learnt something in the last few days: Never play chess when one is jet-lagged. One is bound to make a blunder and lose. Played a relatively nice chess using the scotch gambit recently, I hope that readers will enjoy it.   http://blog.chess.com/gambitattack/the-chess-enthusiast-a-nice-scotch-gambit-gameSun, 10 Jul 2011 07:37:14 -0700http://blog.chess.com/gambitattack/the-chess-enthusiast-a-nice-scotch-gambit-gameGreetings Chess.com Community, I'm currently enjoying a wonderful holiday in Zurich, Switzerland. It's been a long day, visiting musuems, shopping along Bahnhofstrasse (the main area of shopping) and visiting Rhinne Falls, I was able to squeeze i...http://blog.chess.com/gambitattack/the-chess-enthusiast-greetings-from-zurichSat, 02 Jul 2011 05:02:57 -0700http://blog.chess.com/gambitattack/the-chess-enthusiast-greetings-from-zurichI just played one of my best (if not, THE BEST) attacking chess game of my life (No exaggeration there. ) I loved it so much that I couldn't wait to put it up online. The best part was that analysis by houdini showed that I actually played well, w...http://blog.chess.com/gambitattack/the-chess-enthusiast-a-fine-attacking-gameThu, 23 Jun 2011 08:47:36 -0700http://blog.chess.com/gambitattack/the-chess-enthusiast-a-fine-attacking-gameI'm glad that my attitude towards chess has shifted towards enjoyment and fun. I always look forward to a good game of chess. Never let your opponent's or one's own elo put you off from playing good moves. Who knows? You might even create a work ...http://blog.chess.com/gambitattack/the-chess-enthusiast-a-good-gameTue, 21 Jun 2011 02:48:45 -0700http://blog.chess.com/gambitattack/the-chess-enthusiast-a-good-gameHI everyone! I have decided to do a series of blogs on how I have improved my chess over the past 2-3 years. Hopefully these set of blogs will be useful to readers who are hoovering between 1300-1500's and are looking to make the next leap to 16...http://blog.chess.com/gambitattack/the-chess-enthusiast-chess-improvement-1Mon, 13 Jun 2011 01:49:22 -0700http://blog.chess.com/gambitattack/the-chess-enthusiast-chess-improvement-1I just played a game in which (thankfully) my scare tactics worked. =p Enjoy the game! =) http://blog.chess.com/gambitattack/the-chess-enthusiast-coffee-house-chess-pMon, 06 Jun 2011 15:52:41 -0700http://blog.chess.com/gambitattack/the-chess-enthusiast-coffee-house-chess-pI think the lesson learnt from the following game can simply be summed up as such: Don't play gambit lines without doing your homework first.     http://blog.chess.com/gambitattack/the-chess-enthusiast-lack-of-opening-theoryWed, 01 Jun 2011 02:06:41 -0700http://blog.chess.com/gambitattack/the-chess-enthusiast-lack-of-opening-theoryIt's been a while since I've last played a game with this sort of high intensity kingside attack. Enjoy.   http://blog.chess.com/gambitattack/the-chess-enthusiast-a-most-violent-gameTue, 31 May 2011 14:42:15 -0700http://blog.chess.com/gambitattack/the-chess-enthusiast-a-most-violent-gameHappy to have played a game in which I beat a much higher rated opponent. =) Enjoy.   http://blog.chess.com/gambitattack/the-chess-enthusiast-victory-against-1900-eloSat, 28 May 2011 16:37:02 -0700http://blog.chess.com/gambitattack/the-chess-enthusiast-victory-against-1900-eloAnother game of which I lost on time, but proud of finding a middle game tactic which was decisive in my favor. I need to play more attention to my time management, especially when playing time controls of 10m+0s. I hope readers enjoy the commen...http://blog.chess.com/gambitattack/the-chess-enthusiast-a-proud-lossSat, 28 May 2011 16:23:54 -0700http://blog.chess.com/gambitattack/the-chess-enthusiast-a-proud-lossAttention readers of my humble blog: Following some soul searching, I have decided to change the name of this blog from 'The Road to ELO 2000' to 'The Chess Enthusiast'. The reason I do so is because I feel strongly that many chess players are to...http://blog.chess.com/gambitattack/the-road-to-elo-2000-change-of-blog-nameWed, 25 May 2011 23:24:24 -0700http://blog.chess.com/gambitattack/the-road-to-elo-2000-change-of-blog-name