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  • Q&A with Coach Heisman Mar 15, 2013

    Today's show coincided with the first round of the Candidates Tournament in London. Unfortunately, none of the games were exciting (all draws, most fairly short), so it was not a big topic of conversation. However, I was asked who I thought would... | Read More

  • Q&A with Coach Heisman Dec 21, 2012

    The Mongoose Press Prize for the best question went to LazyChessPlayer for: "One of the rules of blitz games is you can only move when your clock is running and you can not move until your opponent has pressed his clock. Although I heard of thi... | Read More

  • Russian Superfinal-2012

    The main Russian chess event of the year started on August 2nd in Radisson Slavyanskaya Hotel in Moscow. 10 male and 10 female chess players were to compete for the title of the Russian Chess Champion. In each section, the contestants were: three ... | Read More

  • A History of Blitz

           Today, possibly 90% of chess is played on the internet and possibly 90% of the chess games on the internet are played at fast time controls.  Classical chess is still the Gold Standard, but fast games seem to be coin of the realm. ... | Read More

  • Chess.com Player Profiles: FM Eilyisum

    Name: Evan Ju                                                   Title: Fide Master (FM)      &nbs... | Read More


    • Tip 3: win on time

      It took me a while to learn that part of the etiquette of online chess is that when you are winning on time, you take the win. It might feel somewhat shameful to win by shuffling pieces back and forth in an opposite-coloured bishop ending in which... | Read More

      • Flatfish
      • | May 23, 2013
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    • Experimenting with blogging

      I've just reached a new ratings high, and so I think I will take a break and try blogging for a while, because if I keep playing games I am bound to plummet back to my real rating fairly quickly. Incidentally, there is definitely an intimidation ... | Read More

      • Flatfish
      • | May 18, 2013
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    • Two Knight Raiders to Joust in 14th Death Match

      Two Texas Tech Knight Raider teammates will square off in Chess.com's 14th Death Match this Sunday, May 19th at 1:00 p.m. Eastern, 10 a.m. Pacific. The match could be the "Modesty Cup" as neither player gives himself a ringing endorsement in blit... | Read More

      • MikeKlein
      • | May 17, 2013
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    • How the Internet has changed chess: Part 1

      Having been around organized chess for over 45 years I believe I am qualified to discuss this topic. It's going to be a pretty wide topic and I don't know yet how many parts this will become. What I do have to say should assist the ultimate goal w... | Read More

      • aww-rats
      • | May 10, 2013
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      • | 11 comments
    • One year aniversary

      Yesterday I got a trophy from chess.com saying that I had been a member for one year.  I decided to make some "next year resolutions" and comment on what I need work on.   Before joining: I had recently gotten back into chess after about a 5 ye... | Read More

      • MJHtheBoss
      • | May 8, 2013
      • | 115 views
      • | 6 comments


  • ALL IN vs FRENCH DEFENCE

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    A lot of players choose to play the french defence in order to slow down the action in the center and hope to play a quiet position. Ladies and gents, here's how you can go ALL IN against the french, especially in blitz! Read More »

  • Tal, Mikhail

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    Mikhail Tal (1936-1992) was a Grandmaster (1957) without being an International Master first.  Tal was not an IM when he won the 24th USSR championship in Moscow in 1957 at the age of 21.  FIDE made an exception to the regulations and aw... Read More »

  • Mexican defence

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    This defence was introduced by the Mexican grandmaster Carlos Torre. The first game with this opening happened in a blitz session between the U.S. Champion Frank Marshall and Carlos Torre, and was played on a ship in their route from U.S. to Baden... Read More »

  • Mortimer Trap

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    The Mortimer Trap is a trap in the Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense. It works in blitz chess a lot. It goes like this (please read comments in the board): It was named after the American player James Mortimer and it is extremely tempting for the white ... Read More »

  • Karjakin, Sergey

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    Sergey Karjaki is a Ukrainian Grandmaster, born in simferopol, Ukraine on January 12, 1990,later moved to russia.   On August 20, 2002, at the age of 12 years and 7 months, he was the youngest grandmaster in history.  He was the world champion ... Read More »