Trois Fois
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Could A Chess Computer Take Over The World?
Chess-playing computers are almost unfathomably strong, and they are improving faster than even the best human players. Three months ago, we took a look at the top five computer chess engines, and today the best two programs on that list, Kom...
7 Faces Chess Players Make When Losing
One thing nearly all chess players have in common is that they hate to lose. Losing, while it might be good for our long-term chess development, is a short-term disaster for our ego. Unlike games such as Monopoly or poker, luck is not even a t...
Pete's Pathetic Chess: 'Totally Unreal' Endgame
Last week, we examined the depths of my chess ineptitude for the first 21 moves of a recent blitz game played on the Chess.com live server. Join me, grandmaster Roman Dzindzichashvili, and the fictional voice of Stockfish 6 as we now analyz...
Pete's Pathetic Chess: 'Aimless, Random Moves'
The response from the Chess.com community has been overwhelming. Readers demand to see more of my ungainly intermediate chess. Once again, the brilliant grandmaster Roman Dzindzichashvili has stooped down to my level to analyze ...
Home Disadvantage
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The 5 Best Chess Apps By Chess.com
It's hard to beat the convenience of a smartphone. Anywhere you are, at any time of the day, you can pick up your phone and access everything that's connected to the internet. You can check your social media, read the news, catch up with your emai...
Pete's Pathetic Chess: Ridiculous Endgame
Last week, we presented the first part of my intermediate-level blitz chess game, annotated by GM Roman Dzindzichashvili and checked by Stockfish 6, in an effort to learn from my predictably subpar play. Now, let’s proudly conclude th...
Chess greetings from Stavanger!
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Pete's Pathetic Chess: 'Horrible Mistake'
Many comments on my previous articles have noted that while my Monday column is fun, it provides little in the way of chess instruction. That's clearly true. As an intermediate player, I've got decent general chess knowledge, but I have to...
The 12 Most Interesting Chess Players Ever
Who are the most interesting chess players of all time? It’s an interesting question. Are we talking about the best players ever? Even that’s a tricky thing to define. Are the best players the most accomplished? We could go by supe...
Chess Beach Body Ready
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Did Hollywood Get 'Pawn Sacrifice' Right?
By now many Chess.com members have seen the first trailer for Pawn Sacrifice, the Hollywood movie based on the rise of Bobby Fischer to world chess champion. We've known for a while that Spiderman, or rather Tobey Maguire, was to play the fiv...
Game Of Thrones Or Chess Puzzles?
IM Daniel Rensch has tried live daily puzzle sessions before, racing against the clock to complete chess tactics before the timer expires. But even Chess.com’s master tactics trainer hasn’t attempted anything like this. This Sunday...
Almost There
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The 5 Best Computer Chess Engines
Computers are the future of chess. Almost everyone agrees on that. But the statement doesn’t go far enough. By and large, computers are also the present of chess. With the question of man vs. machine long-ago settled over the chessboard,...
4 Tips To Bounce Back From A Tough Tournament
The only thing worse than having a bad tournament is having to play another tournament immediately after. If you’re not careful, you may allow your poor performance to affect your subsequent results. Follow the tips below to bounce ...
Thanks For The Memory
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The 7 Best Upcoming Chess.com Events
Chess fans have a lot to look forward to at Chess.com. If you like big-time chess events, you're going to love this spring. Yesterday, a charity fundraising simul hosted by world-number-nine GM Anish Giri online on Chess.com's ...
5 Things You Think When Playing A Grandmaster
[UPDATE: You can play GM Anish Giri and support the Nepal earthquake recovery effort. Details here.] My first game of online chess was against a grandmaster. Decades ago, I had signed up for a now-defunct website, and logged in to play for my ...
Is Magnus Carlsen The LeBron James Of Chess?
Who is the LeBron James of chess? The National Basketball Association playoffs are in full swing, and the best players in the world are battling it out, hoping to win an NBA championship. LeBron James fell just short of a championship last sea...
Vive la Egalite!
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5 Things You Need For Real-World Chess
We already know that you can take Chess.com and its mobile app to play chess anywhere, but sometimes there’s nothing like playing on a real board with real pieces. If you’re lucky, you can try your hand at giant bullet chess, but eve...
5 Dumb Things Chess Players Say
Last week, we had some fun discussing dumb things your non-chess friends say about the game. In chess as in life, turnabout is fair play. It's time to laugh at the silly things chess players themselves say -- and there's certainly no shortage of...