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 My mum works in a old people's home, I think there must be at least 80-100 residents there. Anyway a old women buzzed for help; it was my mum who went to see what she wanted help with. And she said a wood cutter has just walked in and said he's g...http://blog.chess.com/rich/something-strangeSun, 04 Oct 2009 11:29:25 -0700http://blog.chess.com/rich/something-strange This is a game I played recently in a OTB tournament {I am black}, if anyone's got any interesting analysis that would be good. http://blog.chess.com/rich/pennington-vs-meWed, 29 Jul 2009 16:35:24 -0700http://blog.chess.com/rich/pennington-vs-meI was on my way back from town, today on the bus. And we stopped at some traffic lights, with this car in front of us and when they changed to green the guy in the car moved about 4 yards and just stopped blocking the way. We gave it a while an...http://blog.chess.com/rich/hilarious-bus-incidentWed, 22 Jul 2009 10:14:44 -0700http://blog.chess.com/rich/hilarious-bus-incidentMy cousin Gail had this weird bulge on her head that was paining her for a while, and it had a little hole in it which was leaking this strange yellow substance out. So we then went to the hospital and the doctor give her anesthetic, and shaved he...http://blog.chess.com/rich/my-cousin-gail-is-illFri, 03 Jul 2009 13:24:57 -0700http://blog.chess.com/rich/my-cousin-gail-is-illI saw this and thought it was hilarious enjoy. http://blog.chess.com/rich/caramelldansen-star-wars-trooperThu, 18 Jun 2009 15:23:17 -0700http://blog.chess.com/rich/caramelldansen-star-wars-trooperI thought I'd try live chess once more to see if I could win a game or at least draw one. So I started a 10 minute game, which I was disconnected from on the first move! What's with that ?! This is not right, I think this live chess is a compl...http://blog.chess.com/rich/live-chess2Thu, 04 Jun 2009 07:22:03 -0700http://blog.chess.com/rich/live-chess2 Very interesting statistics. http://blog.chess.com/rich/in-search-of-a-sasquatchMon, 25 May 2009 17:42:04 -0700http://blog.chess.com/rich/in-search-of-a-sasquatch The Michael Johnson Program. http://blog.chess.com/rich/worlds-fastest-menThu, 14 May 2009 17:49:30 -0700http://blog.chess.com/rich/worlds-fastest-menOn Sunday I am going to Manchester to watch Mark Lewis Francis vs Simeon Williamson vs Usain Bolt on Dean's gate. I heard Usain Bolt hurt his foot in a car crash, but I think Bolt will still win though, especially going off the performance at...http://blog.chess.com/rich/going-to-manchester-to-watch-usain-boltMon, 11 May 2009 15:59:46 -0700http://blog.chess.com/rich/going-to-manchester-to-watch-usain-boltIn this game I was playing him for the first time in ages. And I really thought I wasg going to win this one, because I was way ahead in material. Until one faithful blunder. http://blog.chess.com/rich/manny8-a-took-my-soulTue, 28 Apr 2009 14:27:46 -0700http://blog.chess.com/rich/manny8-a-took-my-soulMy rating always used to be around 1580 and sometimes got to 1600+, and it's gradually go down and down over a period of time. Now I'm lucky to be 1500 dead, I'm nearly always around the 1480 mark now. I don't know what's effected my game though. http://blog.chess.com/rich/im-going-worse-at-chessSun, 26 Apr 2009 16:10:51 -0700http://blog.chess.com/rich/im-going-worse-at-chessI think the best technique for defeating people like ANIKO, uzbek_chess and AWARDCHESS who have a lot of games in progress is too move as quickly as you can. Because they have that many games on the run, they can't always move in all of them so ...http://blog.chess.com/rich/techniqueMon, 02 Mar 2009 06:46:42 -0800http://blog.chess.com/rich/techniqueNewton's telescope. The telescope was focused by turning a screw at the lower end of the tube, which moved the entire back part of the telescope. Mathematician Christiaan Huygens learned of Newton's accomplishments through a letter from Henry Ol...http://blog.chess.com/rich/newtonFri, 16 Jan 2009 07:25:16 -0800http://blog.chess.com/rich/newtonI've made a new theme, and I think it's the best theme I've ever had I'm going too keep this one on for a long time. http://blog.chess.com/rich/my-themeWed, 13 Aug 2008 13:18:33 -0700http://blog.chess.com/rich/my-themeOkay, so I went sea fishing too Llandudno on the pier Monday (4th), August2008. I got there started fishing and the water was that dirty  that the fish couldn't see your bait, so that was a disadvantage straight away. I Later I...http://blog.chess.com/rich/the-worst-fishing-day-in-the-history-of-the-sportMon, 04 Aug 2008 15:36:36 -0700http://blog.chess.com/rich/the-worst-fishing-day-in-the-history-of-the-sport