A song for the pieces
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!
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Kids vs the space monster
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...
Anniversary of Bobby Fischer’s Death
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...
Extended Personal Profile
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...
No Andrew Martin Column This Week
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...
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...
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You Be The Judge
(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]...
Even Champions Can Blunder
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...
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Chess in India taking a step forward
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...
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Chess: A Tragic Comedy Illustration
Chess: A Tragic Comedy Illustrationby: Jason del Argoa.k.a. Progressive GrooveDecember 20, 2008
Chess: A Tragic Comedy
[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...
Indonesia gets first woman grand master of chess
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...
Reshevsky’s Tournament Debut - 1922
Samuel Reshevsky, the legendary chess prodigy who was born in Poland and later immigrated to the United States, made his tournament debut at the age of 10 years old. The site was the Chess Club International in New York City and the date was Octo...
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A classic end game
I just want to share this because it is one of the classic end-game composition of Troitsky which was actually played by Tarrasch(white) and Reti(black) 27 years later.
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Humans or Computers?
Ever since the invention of the computer it seems as if Humans have been attempting to create a machine that can play chess better and faster than any human past, present, or future. Ever since Deep Blue’s defeat of Garry Kasparov, it seems that...
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puzzle #333333333333333
white mates in three!