Chess is War!
Bobby Fischer The Bobby Fischer UncchessofficialCheCss Home Page "Chess is war over the board. The object is to crush the opponent's mind." - Bobby Fischer Robert Jam...
Khalifman-Akopian 1999
Khalifman - Akopian Las Vegas/USA 1999 1.d4 Sf6 2.Sf3 e6 3.c4 c5 4.d5 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.Sc3 a6 7.a4 g6 8.Sd2 Sbd7 ...
Ponomarjow-Ivanchuk 2002
Ponomarjow - Ivanchuk Moskau 2002 1.e4 Sf6 2.e5 Sd5 3.d4 d6 4.Sf3 Sc6 5.c4 Sb6 6.e6 fxe6 7.Sc3 g6 8.Le3 Lg7 9.h...
An Immortal Brilliancy
Edward Lasker (1885-1981) was an engineer and an author. He was awarded the title of International Master, even when his play was of Grandmaster strenght. He was five times US Open Champion (1916, 1917, 1919, 1920 and 1921).&nb...
A Narrow Escape
Sometimes in Chess, one single move has the power to change a lost position into a won one. The position below is a primary example: Black is two pawns behind, plus his Queen and Knight are both attacked by the powerful placed White Rook at c5;&nb...
Capablanca vs. Lilienthal
Here you can enjoy Capablanca's typical work with the rook. from chessgames.com
Spassky-Petrosjan 1966
Spasski - Petrosjan Moskau 1966 1.d4 Sf6 2.Sf3 e6 3.Lg5 d5 4.Sbd2 Le7 5.e3 Sbd7 6.Ld3 c5 7.c3 b6 8.0-0 Lb7 9.Se5 ...
Shirov-Anand 2000
Shirov - Anand Indien/Irak 2000 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Sc6 5.Sf3 Db6 6.a3 a5 7.Ld3 Ld7 8.0-0 cxd4 9.cxd4&...
My opening
I usually like to make my own variations openings this is one of them that failed. It was like this. I got the idea from this opening. (below)
It's not over till it's over
Though I am neither fat, not a 'lady', it's true that if you stay with it, opportunities open up. Here, I managed to put myself into a losing position, then a winning position, before losing the plot. My most enjoyable game on the won...
Talk Right!
Listen everyone... this article, i felt, was very important to write as there are many scoundrels on this site that talk abuse to others on the chat dialogue box, as had happened to my friend whose name id not lyk to mention, just a few days ago. ...
A Curious Setting
Svetozar Gligoric (1923-) is a Serbian Grandmaster and one of the all-time great figures in Chess history. He is considered the best Chess player ever in Serbia; he has also been Champion of Yugoslavia an impressive 12 times. The following game wa...
Karpow-Kasparow 1985 Moskau
Karpow - Kasparow Moskau 1985 1.e4 c5 2.Sf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Sxd4 Sf6 5.Sc3 a6 6.Le2 e6 7.0-0 Le7 8.f4 0-0 9.Kh1 ...
Spassky-Fischer 1972 Island
Spasski - Fischer Island 1972 1.d4 Sf6 2.c4 e6 3.Sf3 c5 4.d5 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.Sc3 g6 7.Sd2 Sbd7 8.e4 Lg7 9.Le2 0-0 ...
Kramnik-Kasparow 2000
Kramnik - Kasparow England 2000 1.d4 Sf6 2.c4 e6 3.Sc3 Lb4 4.e3 0-0 5.Ld3 d5 6.Sf3 c5 7.0-0 cxd4 8.exd4 dxc4&n...
Smyslow-Botwinnik 1948
Smyslow - Botwinnik Den Haag/Moskau 1948 1.e4 c5 2.Sf3 Sc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Sxd4 Sf6 5.Sc3 d6 6.Lg5 e6 7.Le2 Le7 8.0-0&n...
Steinitz-Lasker 1894
Steinitz - Lasker USA 1894 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Sc3 Sf6 4.f3 c5 5.dxc5 Lxc5 6.cxd5 Sxd5 7.e4 Sxc3 8.Dxd8+ Kxd8...
Marcel Duchamp and chess
Marcel Duchamp was born on July 28, 1887 in Blainville, Cervon in Normandy. As early as 1902 Marcel Duchamp was painting in the garden of the family home. A pioneer of Dadaism and Surrealism, Duchamp was equally passionate about chess. In 1923 ...
Tal-Botwinnik 1960
Tal - Botwinnik Moskau 1960 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Sc3 dxe4 4.Sxe4 Lf5 5.Sg3 Lg6 6.Lc4 e6 7.S1e2 Sf6 8.Sf4 Ld6 9.Sx...
Capablanca-Aljechin 1927
Capablanca - Aljechin Buenos Aires 1927 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Sc3 Sf6 4.Sf3 Sbd7 5.Lg5 c6 6.e3 Da5 7.Sd2 Lb4 8.Dc2 0-0&...
Euwe-Aljechin 1935
Euwe - Aljechin Holland 1935 1.d4 e6 2.c4 f5 3.g3 Lb4+ 4.Ld2 Le7 5.Lg2 Sf6 6.Sc3 0-0 7.Sf3 Se4 8.0-0 b6 9.Dc2&nbs...
Death of "The Black Death"
Wilhelm Steinitz (1836-1900), Austrian-American Grandmaster and first official World Champion, defeated English Grandmaster Joseph Henry Blackburne, alias "The Black Death" (1841-1924) in this game played in London in 1876. The game was ...
More about Tempo in Chess - Gaining Tempo by making forcing moves
The earlier article on Time/Tempo/Tempi in Chess focused on NOT WASTING TIME when you make moves. How about gaining tempo/tempi/time? Well, a way to look at it is, if you HAVE time, you can use it however you want. If you don't have time, you ...
Time/Tempo/Tempi in Chess
What is time or tempo in Chess? Well, my description of tempo would include two things: first, the number of moves; second, the effectiveness of the moves. My definition of effectiveness? GTD = Getting Things Done. Achieve (necessary) objectives. ...
