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  • Rating Fears

    Chess ratings are used as a tool for evaluating the current playing strength of a person. However, it is important to remember that it is the average number, while in a single game one can perform way above or below his rating. This can be connect... | Read More

  • The Best Celebrity Chessplayer. Part Two.

    According to some Russian chess books, the famous writer Leo Tolstoy played around 600 recorded games.  I was able to locate only a half dozen of them. Based on them I can conclude that the famous Russian writer had a very sharp attacking style. ... | Read More

  • Nimzovich Defense, the Swing!

    Mikeyt asked: How realistic is it for me to set a goal of achieving a master chess rating? To help you out, I’ll give a little info on my background. In my younger days I played myself to a 1900+ USCF rating without ever putting serious study ... | Read More

  • About Chess Ratings

    About Chess Ratings    by Bruce Till    The United States Chess Federation (USCF) has instituted a rating system for chess players which allows them to know their relative strength among other rated players, as well as facilitating the pa... | Read More

  • Have Fun With Chess: Throw a Chess Party!

    I confess, I'm not much of a party animal.  I suppose in general that people suppose that persons who are interested in chess aren't really so much interested in parties.  However, such a supposition is not only somewhat prejudiced, it is also d... | Read More

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    • There is no I in Chess

      Martial arts legend Bruce Lee famously stated that there is no opponent because the term I does not exist.  What does this purport to mean in the context of chess?  When one realises in chess that all that matters is the relative juxtaposition ... | Read More

    • 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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    • 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
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      • | 6 comments

    • chess_loves

      One of the best ways to improve in chess is to play through master games.  I strongly encourage any student rated 1800+ to regularly review the games of recent elite Grandmaster tournaments.  Watch the world's top rated players or pick your own ... | Read More

      • munnu_jain
      • | Apr 22, 2013
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    • 1530 vs 2120

      Hello Everyone! I just played a game vs a 1440 rated player in Live Chess that is ranked 2120 in Online Chess! I was sure I'm going to lose but somehow I managed to win .. how is this possible ? when playing 2000 rated players at the chess club I... | Read More

      • gadiper
      • | Mar 11, 2013
      • | 168 views
      • | 6 comments

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  • March 2013 FIDE Rating List

    Right on time as usual, FIDE have published the official chess rating list for March 2013.  There are not many changes the top since the February list after a relatively quiet month. Vishy Anand's return to form at the Grenke Chess Classic gaine... | Read More

  • February 2013 FIDE Rating List

    FIDE have published the official rating list for February 2013 and Magnus Carlsen is ranked at #1 for the 14th consecutive time. Carlsen extended his lead at the top of the ranking to a huge 62 points, thanks to his 10/13 victory at the Tata Steel... | Read More

  • 2012 Holiday Puzzler Answers and Winners

    Many thanks to all the Chess.com members who entered the 2012 Chess.com Holiday Puzzler! There were 18 chess related questions, and a total of 29 marks to earn, but how many did you answer correctly? As always the standard of entries was excelle... | Read More

  • January 2013 FIDE Rating List

    The official January 2013 FIDE chess rating list has been published, confirming that Magnus Carlsen now has the highest ever recorded chess rating of 2861 Elo. The 22-year old Norwegian overtakes the previous 2851 Elo record high of Garry Kasparo... | Read More

  • London Chess Classic Prize-Giving

    The players of the 2012 London Chess Classic received their prizes at a ceremony and dinner held at the historic Simpson's-in-the-Strand, where they played simultaneous games against the invited guests! Magnus Carlsen set the highest ever chess r... | Read More

Chessopedia

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  • Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime

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    Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, born October 21, 1990, is a French Grandmaster.  In 2002, he was 2nd in the World Under-14 Championship.  In 2005, he became a Grandmaster at the age of 14 years, 4 months, the 7th youngest GM in history and the 2nd young... Read More »

  • Foygel, Igor

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    Igor Foygel was born in Kiev in 1947.  He represented the republic of Ukraine in national youth chess competitions.  He became a master in 1974 and later became an International Master of Correspondence Chess.  He immigrated to the United State... Read More »

  • Abreu Delgado, Aryam

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    Aryam Abreu-Delgado was born on July 9, 1978 in Cuba.  He was awarded the Grandmaster title in 2008.  His best Elo rating was 2502 in 2008.  In 2007, he took 4th place in the Cuban Championship.  He took 1st place at the Capablanca Memorial Op... Read More »

  • Aaron, Manuel

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    Manuel Aaron was India’s first modern master and first International Master.  He was born in Toungoo, Burma (now Myanmar) on December 30, 1935 and became an International Master in 1961 (the next Indian International Master was V. Ravi in 1978... Read More »

  • Dzindzichashvili, Roman Yakovlevich

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    Roman Dzindzichashvili a well known grandmaster of Soviet origin (peak rating 2703), was born on May 5, 1944. In 1976, he emigrated to Israel where in 1977 he won the 1977 Israeli Championship and gained the grandmaster title in 1979.  That ... Read More »

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