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 Every now and then a quarrel breaks out down at the barber shop, lines are drawn, challenges leveled and, with any luck, somebody walks out with very few blood stains. All over a seemingly innocent discussion: What is the greatest sport on Earth? ...http://blog.chess.com/nasan/kissing-the-greatest-sportFri, 04 Jul 2008 23:27:31 -0700http://blog.chess.com/nasan/kissing-the-greatest-sportIn Steinbeck’s sequel to his famous book Cannery Row, his richly deep and delightful character Doc proclaims that “chess is possibly the only game in the world in which it is impossible to cheat.”  He was, of course, talking...http://blog.chess.com/kurtgodden/chess-cheatersFri, 04 Jul 2008 22:48:08 -0700http://blog.chess.com/kurtgodden/chess-cheatersOne might wonder, when encountered with a holiday particularly rich in history, what may transpire if similar events would cross over to another culture. How the world would change! Particularly in today's world, where what might have once tak...http://blog.chess.com/TimMoroney/world-open-independence-comes-not-for-the-pawnFri, 04 Jul 2008 22:23:52 -0700http://blog.chess.com/TimMoroney/world-open-independence-comes-not-for-the-pawn         My grand grandmother was born in 1906 year and died in 1992. This period covers different types of life that includes Stolypin reforms in 1920s, when people live as private farmers, collectivism, wh...http://blog.chess.com/kazakhnomad/time-will-not-turn-back-again-mayas-narrativeFri, 04 Jul 2008 21:35:46 -0700http://blog.chess.com/kazakhnomad/time-will-not-turn-back-again-mayas-narrative18 seconds regular!   28 seconds one hand! http://blog.chess.com/gauss1181/new-cubing-recordsFri, 04 Jul 2008 20:42:45 -0700http://blog.chess.com/gauss1181/new-cubing-recordsPeople hardly ever comment on my blog...unlike AoPS, where i'm well respected...   I feel so sad.. =*( http://blog.chess.com/gauss1181/content13Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:27:45 -0700http://blog.chess.com/gauss1181/content13Here is my first round game from the 2008 South Carolina Open fully annotated:     Any thoughts or feedback would be greatly appreciated as I am always looking to find where I could have improved throughout the course of the game and I a...http://blog.chess.com/Patzer24/2008-south-carolina-round-1Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:57:51 -0700http://blog.chess.com/Patzer24/2008-south-carolina-round-1Of all the different kinds of mistakes in Chess, losing a won game is undoubtedly the most exasperating. No other mistake is more likely to rob you of self-confidence. Some players, when they have an advantage in material, seek complications inste...http://blog.chess.com/kenytiger/losing-a-won-gameFri, 04 Jul 2008 18:11:06 -0700http://blog.chess.com/kenytiger/losing-a-won-game A simple position to explore. 1.e4 e5 With white's first move white threaten to setup the classical center 2.d4 So what's so powerful about the classical center. IF black develop his knights to f6 and c6 without hindering the advance of ...http://blog.chess.com/materialkiller/chess-exploration-1-the-planFri, 04 Jul 2008 16:36:27 -0700http://blog.chess.com/materialkiller/chess-exploration-1-the-plan After Round 14 of the 1959 Candidates Tournament in Bled, a lightning tournament was held before the players moved on to Zagreb. Tal won, but his victory was not without incident—or humour. In his game with Yuri Averbakh he blund...http://blog.chess.com/Dozy/even-the-greatestFri, 04 Jul 2008 16:36:25 -0700http://blog.chess.com/Dozy/even-the-greatestLOL, OK maybe that doesn't deserve an exclam by anyone else's measure, but if you knew how much I've been wrestling with a putting together a workable repertoire for my push to NM (and then to FM) you'd sympathize. One of the reaso...http://blog.chess.com/chuckg99/repertoire-holes-filledFri, 04 Jul 2008 16:26:38 -0700http://blog.chess.com/chuckg99/repertoire-holes-filled Well my excitement was apparently evident at work today as I was not concentrating on what I was doing.  This has left me with four or five partially done tasks that I'll need to finish on Monday.  Oh well... as one of the owners sa...http://blog.chess.com/trentthechessnut/day-0-ready-to-go-jetsettersFri, 04 Jul 2008 15:10:16 -0700http://blog.chess.com/trentthechessnut/day-0-ready-to-go-jetsettersLove At First Sight By:aquaspirit 77 It's the first day of school,and the halls are crowded with people frantically getting their schedules! You quietly sqeeze past them,determined to get you schedule before the school bell rings,when you see ...http://blog.chess.com/animeangel/love-at-first-sight2Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:08:01 -0700http://blog.chess.com/animeangel/love-at-first-sight2  Although I am not an expert chess player, I am a constant thinker in vast areas of all the sciences involved in everyday life, etc.  I came to a strong conclusion that knowing chess openings by name could be beneficial, however I do se...http://blog.chess.com/BoobyFisher8008/chess-openings3Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:09:39 -0700http://blog.chess.com/BoobyFisher8008/chess-openings3Hello everyone!   After studying for many hours everyday for several months, I finally started to get burned out on chess. After the London May Open I decided to take some weeks off of chess and renew my love for the game. I ended up taking t...http://blog.chess.com/ericmittens/the-big-break-75-and-new-booksFri, 04 Jul 2008 11:23:23 -0700http://blog.chess.com/ericmittens/the-big-break-75-and-new-booksNo holographic message, although possibly a bit of Force involved. Either way there has been a change in the wind here at the World Open. People's patterns and behaviors change with the weather. The clouds have rolled in this morning...http://blog.chess.com/TimMoroney/world-open-a-new-hopeFri, 04 Jul 2008 09:31:42 -0700http://blog.chess.com/TimMoroney/world-open-a-new-hopeFound this wonderful save by Kazimdzhanov in a game with Svidler in the 2005 wch in San Luis. The drawing idea is wonderful! http://blog.chess.com/zibbit/amazing-save-by-kasimdzhanovFri, 04 Jul 2008 09:23:53 -0700http://blog.chess.com/zibbit/amazing-save-by-kasimdzhanovAs you may know if you check my profile, i am writing a book that i am planning to make about 300 pages. I am trying to become a therapist, and i write things that jog my mind. My book is sort of based on the movie Highlander. Each chapter is real...http://blog.chess.com/Bacti/excerpt-from-a-bookFri, 04 Jul 2008 08:05:19 -0700http://blog.chess.com/Bacti/excerpt-from-a-bookI've decided to start a contest. I'll give you a chess problem, and you have to name the "key"- the first move that leads to checkmate no matter what black plays. no cheating- if you've seen this before, no answering. and no ...http://blog.chess.com/benws/contest-1Fri, 04 Jul 2008 07:26:24 -0700http://blog.chess.com/benws/contest-1 Emanual Lasker, 1895                                       Stamma, 1737                     &n...http://blog.chess.com/GrimReaper7752/game-studies-of-the-greatsFri, 04 Jul 2008 00:25:30 -0700http://blog.chess.com/GrimReaper7752/game-studies-of-the-greats