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  • Chess.com Player Profiles: GM Magesh Chandran Panchanathan

    He didn´t like school but has a masters degree in computer science,  his nickname is "Captain Mag-Pan" (according to IM Danny Rensch) and he happens to be a fan of Ghandi... Meet Grandmaster Magesh Chandran Panchanathan from Madurai in India, ... | Read More

  • "The Art of Defense in Chess" by Andrew Soltis

    This week, as the holiday vacation draws near, I will be reviewing the book The Art of Defense in Chess by Grandmaster Andrew Soltis. Consider settling down in a soft and comfortable chair and reading this book during those snowy afternoons of you... | Read More

  • Q&A with Coach Heisman Oct 26, 2012

    As always, a wide ranging set of questions on today's TV show. And, as usual, I referred several of the new viewers to my earlier blog "What's a Good Opening?" at http://blog.chess.com/danheisman/whats-a-good-opening since that is such a popular... | Read More

  • Blunder Gland Redux: First Baby Steps, and Then The World

    IMPORTANT: [At the end of the puzzles, you should click MOVE LIST so you can see my instructive notes and variations. If you are having trouble solving a problem, just click SOLUTION, and then MOVE LIST. Even if you solve everything, DO click MOVE... | Read More

  • Past and Present

    I am frequently asked (mostly by young chess players) if the best players from the past could successfully compete against today's chess elite. I always had an opinion that the human natural abilities are approximately the same today as they were ... | Read More

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    • About Paul Morphy

      Paul Morphy Years covered: 1848 to 1869 Overall record: +198 -26 =24 (84.7%)*    * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games       Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.       221 exhibition games, odds ... | Read More

      • Luidefunes
      • | May 18, 2013
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    • Morphy At The Opera

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    • Villemson's Gambit in the KGA

           Many openings go by various names. The opening(s) we'll be looking at in this presentation not only go by many names, the situation, like gambits themselves, gets very messy, muddy and uncertain very quickly.      The title of this ... | Read More

      • batgirl
      • | May 11, 2013
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    • Did Morphy really know? GameX

      Morphy in the end won this game though the score seems to be lost to history. Do you think he really meant to sac the Bishop? This game just amazes me... I just can't wrap my mind around how the hell he could of figured that this would work. I ra... | Read More

    • Bertin Gambit: What Would You Give for an Attack?

           The Cunningham Defense in the King's Gambit Accepted begins 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 Be7.  White moves the Bishop to give his King a place to go with 4. Bc4.  If Black continues with the threatened 4... Bh4+ and White replies with 5.... | Read More

      • batgirl
      • | May 5, 2013
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  • 3rd Imre Konig Memorial Coming Up

    Thanks to the generosity of Tibor Weinberger, the Mechanics’ Institute Chess Club of San Francisco will be holding the Third Imre Konig Memorial on September 22-23. The event, which commemorates the 20th anniversary of the death of Interna... | Read More

  • IM Ippolito Shoots for Simul WR!

       In chess, the history of the Simultaneous Exhibition (“Simul”) is a rich one. As with all World Records, many have sought to break the Simul record, setting a new and higher level with each attempt.    To mention a few: ·      ... | Read More

  • 2009 Holiday Puzzler Answers And Winners

    So how well did you do in the 2009 Chess.com Holiday Puzzler? There were 20 chess related questions, and a total of 32 marks to earn, but how many did you answer correctly? The standard of entries was extremely high, and Chess.com would like to ... | Read More

  • Garry Kasparov talks about Mikhail Tal and Soviet chess history

    This is a translation of a one-hour radio feature about Mikhail Tal, aired on the radio "Echo Moskvy" on November 30th.Mikhail Tal, the great Soviet chess player, wasn't a "classical" chess prodigy like Jose Raul Capablanca, who, as the legend say... | Read More

  • Kasparov's Interview!

    One of the most anticipated publishing events of the year is the release of the new book by Garry Kasparov. Published by Everyman Chess, it is the second volume in the series entitled Garry Kasparov on Modern Chess. On Monday, September 29, 2008,... | Read More

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  • Ruy Lopez

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    Opening: Ruy Lopez (Spanish)ECO: C60ECO Variations: C60 - C99Type: King's Pawn GamePGN: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5FEN:  r1bqkbnr/pppp1ppp/2n5/1B2p3/4P3/5N2/PPPP1PPP/RNBQK2R b KQkq - 3 3 The Ruy Lopez (also known as the Spanish Opening) is a ches... Read More »

  • Mating Patterns Part 2

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    Have you read Chessking47's (CK47's) article named Mating Patterns? If not, please head over there and solve the puzzles. I would've have never knew this if it weren't for IM Silman! First, I left off with Legall's Mate, so I will do Morphy's Mat... 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 »

  • Chess prodigy

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    A chess prodigy is a chess player that is very young yet can play chess very well. A chess prodigy can beat masters at an early age. Many chess prodigies become famous and some suddenly quit sadly. Here is a list of great chess prodigies: 1. Paul... Read More »

  • Morphy's Mate

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    Morphy's mate, named after American chess player Paul Morphy is a mating pattern against a castled king with a bishop and rook. It usually occurs after a sacrifice to rip open the position but sometimes it is not needed to do a sacrifice. Morphy u... Read More »

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