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 http://blog.chess.com/kid_of_chess/queen-suffocationWed, 18 Nov 2009 03:55:20 -0800http://blog.chess.com/kid_of_chess/queen-suffocationI am reviving my Random Opening Group (http://www.chess.com/groups/home/random-opening-group) We only have 10 members now, we need more. We play Vote Chess, Team Matches and Tourneys with random openings (Squirrel 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.c4 Nf4!?) ...http://blog.chess.com/kid_of_chess/random-opening-groupThu, 12 Nov 2009 17:22:14 -0800http://blog.chess.com/kid_of_chess/random-opening-group http://blog.chess.com/kid_of_chess/weird-game-explorer-gameThu, 12 Nov 2009 03:47:59 -0800http://blog.chess.com/kid_of_chess/weird-game-explorer-game http://blog.chess.com/kid_of_chess/my-first-game-against-a-titled-playerWed, 11 Nov 2009 03:57:23 -0800http://blog.chess.com/kid_of_chess/my-first-game-against-a-titled-player http://blog.chess.com/kid_of_chess/coming-through-in-the-endTue, 10 Nov 2009 17:20:18 -0800http://blog.chess.com/kid_of_chess/coming-through-in-the-end http://blog.chess.com/kid_of_chess/marvelling-at-a-crushing-defeatTue, 10 Nov 2009 13:03:50 -0800http://blog.chess.com/kid_of_chess/marvelling-at-a-crushing-defeat http://blog.chess.com/kid_of_chess/not-a-pretty-blunderMon, 09 Nov 2009 15:57:28 -0800http://blog.chess.com/kid_of_chess/not-a-pretty-blunderHi, there and welcome to my second update on players trying to get to 3000. By the way, I am only updating for players rated over 2900. Here are ouachita's updated stats. Stats see full stats Standard Current: 2957 Highest: 2957 (24 Oct 2009) ...http://blog.chess.com/kid_of_chess/update--2-ouachita--closer-to-3000Sat, 24 Oct 2009 12:57:37 -0700http://blog.chess.com/kid_of_chess/update--2-ouachita--closer-to-3000 ouachita is the #1 player on chess.com, and is now only 47 points away from a 3000 rating. Here are his stats : Stats see full stats Standard Current: 2953 Highest: 2953 (18 Oct 2009) Avg. Opp.: 2203 Best Win: 2766 (AlexK) Today's Rank: #2 of 7...http://blog.chess.com/kid_of_chess/update--ouachita--closer-to-3000Sun, 18 Oct 2009 08:14:36 -0700http://blog.chess.com/kid_of_chess/update--ouachita--closer-to-3000http://blog.chess.com/kid_of_chess/just-a-good-ol-sacSat, 10 Oct 2009 12:00:57 -0700http://blog.chess.com/kid_of_chess/just-a-good-ol-sachttp://blog.chess.com/kid_of_chess/discovered-check---dont-fall-for-this-stuffSat, 10 Oct 2009 11:44:55 -0700http://blog.chess.com/kid_of_chess/discovered-check---dont-fall-for-this-stuffIn earlier blog posts,  I incorrectly stated that my best win not by timeout was against Sylvo (1907), well I forgot this lucky, and apparently not memorable game. http://blog.chess.com/kid_of_chess/the-best-win-i-forgotSun, 16 Aug 2009 03:47:55 -0700http://blog.chess.com/kid_of_chess/the-best-win-i-forgotAbout:3 everything! 3 days for vote chess and team matches. Every third member gets a trophy, and the 333rd member, should we get that high, has a special surprise awaiting them. We also have a newsletter every 3 days, and there will be 3 admins a...http://blog.chess.com/kid_of_chess/my-newest-group---3-is-the-magic-numberSat, 15 Aug 2009 16:30:06 -0700http://blog.chess.com/kid_of_chess/my-newest-group---3-is-the-magic-numberThis weekend I am going to post some blitz games I have play on chesscube.com, which I am now using for my live chess until live chess 2 comes. Anyway, here is a game. http://blog.chess.com/kid_of_chess/blitz-chess-iFri, 14 Aug 2009 04:44:36 -0700http://blog.chess.com/kid_of_chess/blitz-chess-iProblem ID: 0034893 Problem ID: 0034893 [Event "?"] [Site "Vienna -"] [Date "1905.??.??"] [Round "0.70"] [White "Amateur"] [Black "Bier"] [Result "0-1"] [FEN "rnb1k1nr/ppp2p1p/3P4/8/4q3/5pP1/PPPP3P/RNBQKB1R w KQkq -"] [DELTA "8.17"] [SCORE "-7....http://blog.chess.com/kid_of_chess/aw-come-onMon, 27 Jul 2009 11:05:08 -0700http://blog.chess.com/kid_of_chess/aw-come-onTournament Game Analysis International Date Formed: Jul 26, 2009# of Members: 10 Super Admin(s): aabbccdd Matches in Progress: 0Vote Chess in Progress: 0 About: This is a group where we play tournaments, and post games in the forums...http://blog.chess.com/kid_of_chess/my-newest-group2Mon, 27 Jul 2009 10:06:31 -0700http://blog.chess.com/kid_of_chess/my-newest-group2I was in the high 50s in games, so im resigning games again this time to get really low on games. this time my rating wound up in 1300s. it might take a while to get my rating back up there. http://blog.chess.com/kid_of_chess/resigning-games-again--my-apologiesSun, 26 Jul 2009 10:18:00 -0700http://blog.chess.com/kid_of_chess/resigning-games-again--my-apologiesView my games archive Recent Games WhiteBlackResult# MovesDateAction   select all | deselect all   TonyStark (1324) aabbccdd (1470) 0-1 (won) 28 24 Jul 2009 view aabbccdd (1465) dude979000 (1121) 1-0 (won) 7 24 Jul 2009 view ...http://blog.chess.com/kid_of_chess/my-recent-live-chess-gamesFri, 24 Jul 2009 04:44:48 -0700http://blog.chess.com/kid_of_chess/my-recent-live-chess-gamesHello, aabbccdd here, presenting my newest group called "Group Tournaments,Vote Chess, and Team Matches" , because, as you can probably guess, we play group tournaments, vote chess and team matches. As the group gets bigger, the tournaments get bi...http://blog.chess.com/kid_of_chess/my-newest-groupSat, 18 Jul 2009 04:19:13 -0700http://blog.chess.com/kid_of_chess/my-newest-groupThis is a game I played that lasted 12 moves in the From Gambit. http://blog.chess.com/kid_of_chess/wicked-12-move-from-gambitThu, 16 Jul 2009 09:33:24 -0700http://blog.chess.com/kid_of_chess/wicked-12-move-from-gambit