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 In a game,there are several practices to do, and in a practice there are many hardships that seem to be a hindrance to achieve the goal. According to Mrs Trely Ann Baltazar,chess coach, the no. 1 hindrance to their training is the lack of ...http://blog.chess.com/manfrommanila/quotmoney-no-1-hindrancequot--baltazarSun, 19 Apr 2009 21:26:50 -0700http://blog.chess.com/manfrommanila/quotmoney-no-1-hindrancequot--baltazarIt is pointless for amateur chess players to study games between two grandmasters.The amateur's error are not seen in this game.The ideal games for amateur to analyze are games were the weak players make the usual mistakes and the strong players r...http://blog.chess.com/manfrommanila/wanted-chess-games-for-amateurMon, 09 Mar 2009 22:09:19 -0700http://blog.chess.com/manfrommanila/wanted-chess-games-for-amateurChess problems emphasize fantasy and artistry far more than over the board chess and usually more than studies.In chess problems ,the material advantage of one side is of no consequence.The entire objective is for white to play and mate in a cert...http://blog.chess.com/manfrommanila/chess-problemsMon, 10 Nov 2008 20:15:15 -0800http://blog.chess.com/manfrommanila/chess-problemsChess is a very special game because of its very long history and its wide diffusion throughout the peoples of the earth,and its long association with many different cultures has enriched it and made it an intimate part of mans culture and heritag...http://blog.chess.com/manfrommanila/who-invented-chessThu, 30 Oct 2008 22:23:26 -0700http://blog.chess.com/manfrommanila/who-invented-chessThere are no instant master or grandmasters.It will take about 10 years of intense pre occupation with the game for a person to reached grandmaster s level.In a research the master would perhaps spent 10,000 to 50,000 hours staring at chess positi...http://blog.chess.com/manfrommanila/how-does-one-become-a-masterWed, 22 Oct 2008 19:19:56 -0700http://blog.chess.com/manfrommanila/how-does-one-become-a-master