The 6 Elements of Chess pt2
The 6 Elements of Chess by NM Steve Colding &n...
5 Star Story!
There were once 2 older brothers that lived in a village. They were fond of themselves, and very greedy. They had a younger brother who was always kind and listened to them. One day, the king wanted a prince for a princess and was holding a questi...
Chess Is Fun!
Please just rate a 1,2,3,4, or 5 star on how much you like chess. But I also have a super-special-awesome and really interesting question of chess! If you had a queen left on your checker board, and the other side had a knight, a rook, and a ...
A MUST READ!!!!!
When you lose a game (to a stronger person) you probably think it's normal. But some people keep their heads up too high and EXPECT to win. They, if they lose, they get stressed. NEVER DO THAT. You are weakening yourself by trying to make your...
The Strategic Attack
This game is one of the best examples of the strategic attack. White gives up an exchange early to cramp Black's position. Black is pressured into giving it back and an extra piece to reach a bishop ending, which White skillfully wins.
ROBERT JAMES FISCHER
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/us_world/2008/01/18/2008-01-18_bobby_fischer_chess_genius_and_cold_war_.html Bobby Fischer is the greatest chess player in the world. He is the King of chess. He will be remembered in the chess community arou...
The Legacy of Bobby Fischer
The Legacy of Bobby Fischer &...
farewell Mr.Fischer
If one could count the number of minutes he stared at a chess board it probably would somewhere in the neighborhood of a million. If someone hasnt done it yet ,a book of victims that Bobby brought down should be written God...
The 6 Elements of Chess.
The 6 Elements of Chess By National Mast...
Former Chess Champion Fischer Dead At 64
Bobby Fischer, the reclusive chess genius who became a cold war hero by dethroning the Soviet world champion in 1972 and later renounced his Amercian citizenship, has died. He was 64. Fisher died in a Reykjavik hospital on Thursday of ...
This Game has it All
Oldrich Duras (1882-1957), was one of the world's premier tournament players from 1905 until the start of the first World War. He was three-time Czech Champion (1905, 1909 and 1911) and tied for first in the German Championship of 1912. F...
How not to play sicilian defense!
This game shows how one should not blunder in sicilian opening. I was white in this game. Hope you enjoy it!(and learn something from it). Any suggestions are most welcome!
Threats in all Directions
Paradoxically, a weakened Queen-side can incur a loss on the opposite wing, as is masterfully demonstrated in the following game, played in New York during the US Championship of 1936. American chess giant Reuben Fine (1914-1993), shows us how it&...
Bobby is Dead!!
Bobby Fischer Dead at 64 ...
Sharing Conversation During the Game
My wife and I have been married for 23 years. On our anniversary weekend back in May, I took her to the Indianapolis 500. Over the years, I have taken her somewhere for our anniversary at least 20 of the years. We may only spend one night or ...
The Hypermodern Réti Opening
When pure ideas clash, only a fine line separates success from failure. Here are two great Americans in a battle for the ages. Grandmaster Isaac Kashdan is the hypermodernist against the modernist Al Horowitz (photo). The game takes plac...
The King-Hunt
In this game, White takes advantage of a small error by Black to employ a king-hunt on all 8 ranks. He uses his whole army, even the king, and a blaze of tactics to finish off the enemy king.
Nezhmetdinov's immortal
Truly amazing game by the master of sacrifices , and Tal's own coach . Enjoy :)
The Immortal Zwischenzug
"The jargon of chess is replete with foreign words and phrases, suggesting the universality of the game. From the German, for example, comes the togue twister "Zwischenzug," a tactic that enjoys a respectable reputation. It mea...
Classifications of Chess Openings
Here are some classifications of chess openings.Open games are usually double king pawn games (1.e4 e5).The most common response is 2.Nf3 (King's Knight Opening). However, White can play:2.a3 - Mengarini's Attack2.Bb5 - Portuguese Opening 2.c3 - ...
A Rare Appearance From the Evans Gambit
Here is a game from the current 2008 Corus Group B event, GM Short - GM L'Ami with full annotations and commentary: This game is a good example of creative opening play and imagination in chess. It shows that you do not al...
A Short History of Computer Chess
Chess and computers was a marriage waiting to happen, and when it did, so we had the reality of computer chess. The following; derrived from books and other sources of info, covers some of the earliest roots of computer chess; technol...
International Rating System
This is from an article written in the swiss magazine chess express, No. 4/5 1971. this is the prelude to that article :- Proffessor Elo set out his system fully in a memorandom for F.I.D.E. ok now here we go..... 1.) Every ...
Passed Pawns- In Style
In this brilliant game, Black sacrifices a piece in the opening for some devastating passed pawns. He then sacrifices all his remaining material to force them through to the coronation.
