This is one of my most recent games in which I foresaw a great tactical continuation. Let's see if you can find it. (Sorry if I am bragging) Please look at the move list!! It is in the wrong order, first is the game, then the less simplified puzzl...
The most basic checkmate of all (save for Queen and Rook, which is practically the same) is the checkmate with two rooks - the King does not even need to participate in the Kinghunt: Checkmate with a Queen...
The 2009 U.S. Chess Championship is here-- in fact, as I'm finishing this preview, the second round is just getting started. First things first, the games can be followed live at noon daily at http://saintlouischessclub.org/US-Championship-2009-L...
As soon as we learn the rules of chess, we realize that a Queen is the most powerful piece on the board. We treasure her and I noticed that many beginners prefer to get checkmated rather than give up a Queen. As a result, the games where one of...
The 2009 U.S. Chess Championship is here-- in fact, as I'm finishing this preview, the second round is just getting started. First things first, the games can be followed live at noon daily at http://saintlouischessclub.org/US-Championship-2009-L...
Philidor's mate will checkmate in four moves. Can you find checkmate in three?
This year's U.S. Chess Championship opens today at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis and continues until the 17th May. 24 qualified players (list and criteria here) will compete throughout 9-rounds swiss tournament for a $135,400...
The 2009 U.S. Championship first round pairings were announced today at the opening ceremony, held at the Saint Louis Museum of Art. American Idol contestant Aloha Mischeaux sang the national anthem, while the lieutenant governor Peter Kinder and ...
The spirit of Marcel Duchamp is taking over Saint Louis just in time for the final countdown to the U.S. Championship (live coverage link) . Check out photos from the Duchamp book panel discussion on Tuesday night, Marcel Duchamp: The Art of Chess...
At first glance, Charles Lawton displays nothing extraordinary: deliberate gait, quiet voice, slight smile."Call me Charles," he says on introduction.But around St. Louis chess boards, he is "The Man."Lawton, 56, of University City, is the only lo...
Round 1Friday, May 8, 2:00 pm CST The first round of the U.S. Championship has begun and it is in progress now. Hikaru Nakamura and Alexander Shabalov will be an interesting battle. Several players will make their debut including hometown favor...
They called him one of the best closers of all time in St. Louis Cardinals history. But today, his opening game was hard enough – on the chess board. Over his major league baseball career as a hard-throwing reliever, Todd Worrell has pitched ove...
Here is a link some of you may be interested in. It's an interview with Rex Sinquefield, the founder of the Scholastic Center in St. Louis. http://susanpolgar.blogspot.com/2009/05/man-behind-us-championship.html
The top 24 chess players in the country begin competing this hour in the 2009 U.S. Championship. Also known as "The Super Bowl of Chess" (it's the same as the gridiron version, but without the cheerleaders, testosterone, or multimillion dollar com...
The opening ceremonies were scheduled to begin at 7:00 P.M. and I arrived at the beautiful site on the campus of St. Louis University about half an hour early. The event took place at the Museum of Art on campus, which is now presenting a Marcel D...
The weather could not have been nicer for the outdoor opening ceremonies. It took place on an open field behind the Museum of Art, with servers offering an assortment of delicacies.After exiting the Marcel Duchamp exhibit inside the building, I wa...
As the opening remarks began, I found an open seat directly behind Boris Gulko, Gregory Kaidanov and Yury Shulman - a nicer trio of gentlemen would be hard to find.After opening introductions, St. Louis Chess Club founder Rex Sinquefield got up to...
Folks, there is something very special about the upcoming U.S. Chess Championships in St. Louis. People here are excited, they're smiling, and the media assault is beginning. Newspapers, radio stations and television stations have started to reali...
Are you ready for a truly spectacular 2009 U.S. Championship that’s set to get underway at the new Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis? The 24 contenders include the “big three” of Gata Kamsky, Hikaru Nakamura, Alexander Onischuk and d...
Pal Benko was born July 14, 1928 in Amiens, France to Hungarian parents and raised in Hungary. Benko won the Hungarian Championship in 1948. In 1957, after playing board 1 for Hungary in the World Student Team Championship in Reykjavik, Iceland, B...
General strategic factors Each of the three phases of the game has its own characteristic laws.there are gudelines that apply to the assesment of positions .the factors in the following list can not only modify the relative values of the pieces,t...
You asked for more...I have posted more;).I hope you will have fun.(The links to my previous puzzle sets:http://www.chess.com/article/view/some-tactical-puzzles-for-you , http://www.chess.com/article/view/more-puzzles-for-you).If you want more jus...
Often, whenever you are about to win, or if checkmate is inevitable, your opponent somply resigns instead of playing the game out to its fullest extent. Why is this? Is it because they simply wish to save time, or is it to prove that they know tha...
