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 The city I live in has two local newspapers.  One does not cover chess at all.  One has one small two column article buried in the diversions section of the Saturday paper, and is published bi-weekly.  In about 300-400 words, t...http://blog.chess.com/porterism/media-coverage-of-chessWed, 19 Mar 2008 09:37:54 -0700http://blog.chess.com/porterism/media-coverage-of-chess  Every blunder, every loss, every questionable move I'm going to make in the next year or so is down to one simple reason.  My wife is pregnant with our second child!   So if I hang a queen, it was because I was tired from goin...http://blog.chess.com/porterism/my-alibi-for-losingSun, 03 Feb 2008 07:16:18 -0800http://blog.chess.com/porterism/my-alibi-for-losingLulled into security by some questionable development by white, I let him gain positional superiority.  A couple of blunders do the rest.                             &nbsp...http://blog.chess.com/porterism/losing-the-centreMon, 14 Jan 2008 21:18:18 -0800http://blog.chess.com/porterism/losing-the-centreThis game illustrates nicely what a lot of beginners have a problem with; being so focused on one plan and one section of the board and not seeing a simple retort or a counter attack.  It also illustrates to me what a lot of people succumb to...http://blog.chess.com/porterism/tunnel-vision2Wed, 19 Dec 2007 07:53:00 -0800http://blog.chess.com/porterism/tunnel-vision2I rediscovered the game after what seems like eons ago.  I was a decent player, by no means the best on the block, but could hold my own.  Then I fell out of the game for quite a few years (16 of them, to be exact).  What can I say?...http://blog.chess.com/porterism/the-reborn-beginnerWed, 05 Dec 2007 22:26:25 -0800http://blog.chess.com/porterism/the-reborn-beginner