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    • New Ideas for live chess tournaments

      Hello chess players. I have a suggestion to make for the chess.com site.  When playing in live tournaments on the live chess server, there is only swiss style. I want to suggest maybe adding more variety into live chess tournaments. For example, ... | Read More

    • Tournament Recap

      Hello Everyone! As most of you probably know, chess.com has recently installed a new feature, live tournaments!  I've played in a few of these before. Most of the time I get 4 wins out of 5, but I never have good tie break luck, so I always fall... | Read More

    • How to Master the In's and Out's of Live Chess

      Dear Chess.com Members,   Today i am writing an article on "Live Chess",  a detailed blog that will outline and explain almost every aspect of "Live Chess" and its counterparts.   I will be doing this from a "Full screen premium view" ... | Read More

      • Hydra
      • | May 8, 2012
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    • Pre moves and bullet tournaments!!!

      I don't know if everyone has this ploblem but ,I use an iPhone 4s app to play chess on chess.com. I can't play in the live tournaments I don't guess I've tried . If its possible can you tell me how to please. Further more I can't make pre-moves ei... | Read More

    • Live Chess Changes | We're Seeking a Writer!

      Live Chess Enhancements!As you may have noticed already, we made some excellent changes to Live Chess yesterday! In addition to performance & stability enhancements under the covers, here's some of what's new...- You can now observe Live tourn... | Read More

      • webmaster
      • | Mar 9, 2012
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  • Spielmann, Rudolf

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    Rudolf Spielmann (1883-1942) was a Viennese professional chess player.  His nickname was "The Last Knight of the King's Gambit" because he played this opening so much.  In a tournament a spectator carelessly flicked an ash on Spielmann's pants, ... Read More »

  • The Stare

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    In chess, as in other games that promote gamesmanship, "The Stare" is a common tactic used by players to intimidate, annoy, confuse and otherwise put an opponant out of his or her comfort zone. It is generally done when a player is trying to thi... Read More »

  • TOUCH PIECE

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    The 'touch-move' rule is [particularly] used in live 'face-to-face'-type (OTB [Over The Board]) tournament- and/or match-format play.  Its use is less common in most formats of internet-chess.  It most likely evolved not only from 'formal'-... Read More »

  • Phillips, Harold

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    Harold Meyer Phillips (1874-1967) was a lawyer and President of the United States Chess Federation (USCF) from 1950-54, President of the Manhattan Chess Club, former New York State Champion and Manhattan Chess Club Champion (1902).  He was the or... 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 »