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 According to Wikipedia there are three basic types of sacrifices: Attack on the King, Development, and Strategic/Positional. The Positional Sacrifice is considered teh most difficult of the three: In a general sense, the aim of all true sacrifices...http://blog.chess.com/xMenace/positional-sacrificesWed, 07 Jan 2009 08:48:48 -0800http://blog.chess.com/xMenace/positional-sacrificesPerpetual checks are not easy to come by, especially for noobs. This was one of my earliest upsets, a 1200 drawing a 1700 is an upset. The game was nothing special. It was actually quite sloppy on both parts, a typical low level game. I remember I...http://blog.chess.com/xMenace/perpetuating-a-legacyMon, 22 Dec 2008 02:56:09 -0800http://blog.chess.com/xMenace/perpetuating-a-legacyI'm still not playing at my strength. My chess.com rating is still nowhere near where it should be. I'm not upset. I'm learning and having fun. But I see players weaker than me OTB doing much better than me at Chess.com: - A 1627CFC player with a...http://blog.chess.com/xMenace/how-to-prepare-for-a-gameWed, 26 Nov 2008 11:17:43 -0800http://blog.chess.com/xMenace/how-to-prepare-for-a-gameHow many games at once is too much? There were a few tourneys I wanted to participate in. We all want to do so much and very few have the patience to wait for the right time. I didn't. There were three thematic tourneys I really wanted to play in...http://blog.chess.com/xMenace/too-many-gamesWed, 05 Nov 2008 10:49:30 -0800http://blog.chess.com/xMenace/too-many-gamesThe hardest game to win is a won game. - Emanuel Lasker Have you ever launched a do or die attack only to have it fizzle out? I certainly have. Here's my latest example. At move 17 I saw a win. I really did! But I goofed. The move I didn't see at...http://blog.chess.com/xMenace/finishingWed, 01 Oct 2008 21:32:02 -0700http://blog.chess.com/xMenace/finishingI finally lost my first game after going undefeated for 20! Most of my wins were against far inferior opponents, but that was fine for me. Ten years away makes you a bit rusty. In my 21st game some of this lack of good playing habits caught up wit...http://blog.chess.com/xMenace/first-loss2Wed, 03 Sep 2008 17:10:56 -0700http://blog.chess.com/xMenace/first-loss2I'm still undefeated! This does not in any way indicate that I'm good; rather it says that players  here, at least in the 1400-1600 range, are overrated compared to the OTB world. I realize that these players probably do not have a library of...http://blog.chess.com/xMenace/week-22Sat, 23 Aug 2008 09:49:57 -0700http://blog.chess.com/xMenace/week-22I didn't join chess.com because I had a burning desire to play chess again. I joined because some online fiends from another forum were playing. They aren't even playing here. They joined 88chess.com, a Bulgarian site. I have no issues with Bulgar...http://blog.chess.com/xMenace/week-1-at-chesscomTue, 12 Aug 2008 18:16:33 -0700http://blog.chess.com/xMenace/week-1-at-chesscom