International Master Andrew Martin from England presents a regular series of articles to answer any questions that Chess.com readers have about the game of chess. If you want to ask Andrew a question, then send an email to askandrew@chess.com and...
International Master Andrew Martin from England presents a regular series of articles to answer any questions that Chess.com readers have about the game of chess. If you want to ask Andrew a question, then send an email to askandrew@chess.com and...
States of Mate
chess, when ranked in numerative values in relation to pieces, construes a misnomer in cohesion to the actual nature of the game. I am american. we are taught game theory and rivalry through mostly public and private educational instutions and b...
International Master Andrew Martin from England presents a regular series of articles to answer any questions that Chess.com readers have about the game of chess. If you want to ask Andrew a question, then send an email to askandrew@chess.com and...
The third Moscow international chess tournament in 1936 had an impressive field of participants, including two former world champions (Jose Raul Capablanca, Emanuel Lasker) and one future world champion (Mikhail Botvinnik). The tournament took pl...
This is how Kasparov won the championship title from Karpov. See if you can solve it!
do any of the members of chess.com know where you can find an internet 4 way chess game you can play with live people?
This is a song i got off a chess game. It's B for the Bishop And Q for the Queen And R for the Rooks Do you see what i mean And it's N for the Knight Cause King's got the K And it's K for the King Cause he gets his own way!
International Master Andrew Martin from England presents a regular series of articles to answer any questions that Chess.com readers have about the game of chess. If you want to ask Andrew a question, then send an email to askandrew@chess.com and...
It''s not Kasparov vs. The World, but a very spirited consultation game is taking place between NASA astronaut Greg Chamitoff - an amateur chess aficionado - and, well, anybody else who wants to participate. The game started last fall, when astro...
One year ago today, the greatest chess player of all time passed away in Iceland of kidney failure. Bobby Fischer was 64 years old when he died and despite the fact that he had not played competitive chess since 1992, he was still the most talked...
Rating is no means the only factor that people consider in selecting an opponent. We also look for someone we can get along with - win or lose. The Extended Profile - described here (originally proposed in this discussion http://www.chess.com/fo...
Andrew Martin's Column is taking a break this week, but will be back again next Monday. In the meantime, keep those questions rolling in to askandrew@chess.com! Don't forget to include your real name and your chess.com email - however, you can s...
Life and chess... I learned how to play chess when I was 19 years of age. Before this, the first time I saw people playing a game called chess was at school, when I was only ten. So, was it a coincidence that I would cross roads again with 'chess...
International Master Andrew Martin from England presents a regular series of articles to answer any questions that Chess.com readers have about the game of chess. If you want to ask Andrew a question, then send an email to askandrew@chess.com and...
(12) RcRaCiNfOoL (1958) - Webgogs (2338) [E68] http://www.chess.com/echess/game.html?id=10858329 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.d4 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 c6 5.c4 0–0 6.0–0 d6 7.Nc3 a5 8.e4 Nbd7 9.Re1 e5 10.dxe5 dxe5 11.b3 Qc7 12.Ba3 Re8 13.Bd6 Qd8 [13...Qb6 14.Na4]...
Stefano Roselli del Turco was a strong international chess player in the 1920’s and 1930’s. He won the Italian Chess Championship in 1920, 1923, and 1931. Even this strong chess master was not immune to bad games or blunders. At the famous 1925...
International Master Andrew Martin from England presents a regular series of articles to answer any questions that Chess.com readers have about the game of chess. If you want to ask Andrew a question, then send an email to askandrew@chess.com and...
All India Chess Federation (AICF) General Secretary D V Sundar today announced that the Federation will conduct national schools chess championship annually from next year. Speaking to reporters at the venue of 46th National A Chess Championship h...
International Master Andrew Martin from England presents a regular series of articles to answer any questions that Chess.com readers have about the game of chess. If you want to ask Andrew a question, then send an email to askandrew@chess.com and...
Chess: A Tragic Comedy Illustrationby: Jason del Argoa.k.a. Progressive GrooveDecember 20, 2008
[Taken from Chapter 6] "The Viennese master, Ernst Gruenfeld, has the reputation of knowing more about [chess] openings than any other player. From this encyclopedic knowlege he has distilled the uninspiring conviction that every [chess] game sho...
Indonesian chess player Irene Kharisma Sukandar finally reached the top of career as the first Woman Grand Master (WGM) and Woman International Masters (WIM) after earning her third norm, the coveted WCM title, the Jakarta Post reported on Thursda...
