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 our youth group we have recentally stumbled upon a question of ethics that applies to chess.  If you are religious and believe that prayer is powerful, should prayer be deamed cheating because it influences the game? http://blog.chess.com/snprook/ethic-questionFri, 20 Nov 2009 08:53:21 -0800http://blog.chess.com/snprook/ethic-question          I was at practice Monday, and I was playing our future board 2.  I had 3 seconds left and was winning while my opponent had only 11 seconds remaining.  However, to my benefit, my opponent made an illegal move giving me the two...http://blog.chess.com/snprook/yes6Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:18:33 -0800http://blog.chess.com/snprook/yes6Custom agents hate me.      Every time I try to go through customs I am somehow profiled for searching.  On the return from a trip to Jamaica I had to wait while my bag underwent a extensive search by drug searchers (they found nothing).  ...http://blog.chess.com/snprook/custom-horrorsTue, 04 Aug 2009 19:56:48 -0700http://blog.chess.com/snprook/custom-horrorsRecentally I have been looking into openings.  As I did this I began to wonder what the best one was.  Personally, I prefer Nimzo-Larson. What are peoples favorite/most powerful openings and why do you like them? http://blog.chess.com/snprook/openings10Sun, 12 Jul 2009 16:56:45 -0700http://blog.chess.com/snprook/openings10What are peoples favorite weapons (hand to hand combat) from the ancient world.   My personal favorite is the staff, as I can use it quite effectively. http://blog.chess.com/snprook/weapons-of-oldSun, 12 Jul 2009 11:47:10 -0700http://blog.chess.com/snprook/weapons-of-oldWhat do people think about chivalry in chess and in the world in general?  Anything goes. http://blog.chess.com/snprook/chivalryThu, 09 Jul 2009 20:55:08 -0700http://blog.chess.com/snprook/chivalryJust wanted to say hi to all who might read this. http://blog.chess.com/snprook/hi52Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:41:11 -0700http://blog.chess.com/snprook/hi52For those I sent messages, here is the link that was supposed to be sent.  http://www.blogyourwaytoantarctica.com/blogs/view/120  I'm sorry for this inconvenience.  This link should work better.  For those just reading this, this link is to ...http://blog.chess.com/snprook/help12Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:33:15 -0700http://blog.chess.com/snprook/help12