With the changes to Live Chess chat, members are looking for actively chatting groups to join. Here's a link to what chess.com has said: http://www.chess.com/blog/webmaster/group-chat-rooms-come-to-live-chess I will provide a list of some that ...
I've created a number of pieces of avatar 'art' over the years, mostly for fun and many to support my user name in some respect. Most have been very simple, like the following one: Simple is a form of elegant, in my view - but then I've never ta...
Question: Can K+N mate K+P? Answer: Yes and no. Explanation: Well, we all pretty much know that K+N vs K is a draw. Now, if we give the underprivileged lone king a pawn to help out, surely K+N can't make K+P. Of course not ... UNLESS the player ...
(Personal opinion below, and does not necessarily represent the views of chess.com management or anyone else with authority or insight.) Hardly a day goes by in Live Chess Main Hall chat without at least one member asking some form of the follo...
Most of us are aware that a King with the help of a single knight cannot deliver mate. Some of us are aware that even with the help of a second knight, the King cannot force mate, but needs the help of his opponent. Here we see Black accommodating...
(Personal opinion below, and does not necessarily represent the views of chess.com management or anyone else with authority or insight.) OK, I've been around here long enough to have assayed the lay of the land, at least in Live Chess. Notwithsta...
(Personal opinion below, and does not necessarily represent the views of chess.com management or anyone else with authority or insight.) Not many minutes go by in Live Chess chat without some player asking the question: "Is a premium membership w...
After you've played in Live Chess for a few days or more, you recognize that there are three separately rated game types: Quick, Blitz, and Long. You also note that time controls of 1 0 and 2 0 games are Quick, that 3 0 through 14 0 are Blitz, and...
Many people ask, "What is an average player rating?" Well, there are many answers to that, but here I'll present just two possible measures. You can decide if these are representative and helpful. The first of these is a snapshot of the ratings d...
