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Hi all, Here's a list of mentors that proteges can match up with, if you would like to be added/removed from this list please let me know. If you are looking for a protege than please look at the protege list on the next post. Remember guys once you find a protege its up to you to contact them :) Thank you. falling-upwards for <1200 rated platers only flamencowizard MsCloyescapade da_shreddy for <1500 rated players only alinoe for <1500 rated players only samba_liten for < 1100 rated players only wilt18 for <1000 rated players only

Have you ever wanted to play the King's Gambit but you didn't want your rating to take a hit if you screwed it up? This is the tournament for you. Playing this gambit isn't for the faint of heart. It's full of risk. To keep things going it's a no vacation series. This tourney is for those rated 1600 and under. The link is below: http://www.chess.com/tournament/kings-gambit-for-fun

Interested qualified members here are also invited to join the White Knights of the King's Indian Attack and the Black Defenders of Pirc Castle

Hello everyone ! Do you want to win the Champions League ? There is such a situation : Here's a team Zenit : http://www.chess.com/groups/home/zenit-stpetersburg Here's the Champions League Premier Division http://www.chess.com/groups/forumview/tmcl-2013-premier-league-standings-schedule-amp-results Here's the last unbegun match with Dynamo Kiev . http://www.chess.com/groups/team_match?id=325544 match will start on October 22 ! Zenith has a unique chance to become champion , but without the support of foreign players and gain before the decisive match, this would be impossible. So: We are inviting all players with a rating of 1800 + and 2000 + to particularly support us . Only 2 online games give you a chance to win the Champions League ! In my opinion a great offer ! one condition - in this season a player must not have played for no other team in the league. Join http://www.chess.com/groups/home/zenit-stpetersburg and together we will win ! Best regards . Stepan .

Open statement to all chess scholars who are studying and working on improving their game.. There is a site I would recommend, called chessgames.com, in which it is customary to 'kibitz' or give your throw on the main turning point in the game when the losing opponent most dramatically loses a defensive edge. Chessgames.com has most of not all tournament games avail in variant, as many or all are listed and can be found easily by "opening" (extremely good tool) or by player. But the kibitz is a useful tool for developing a mind to maintain strength from the opening through the middle game to endgame in a beginner to moderate player. Kibitzing has helped me make my own game better by avoiding the fatal "blunders" I can find when I use computer review. It is also interesting that once you start doing the kibitzing, your eye for strategic and tactical mistakes grows wider and more adept; and consequently you will find amazingly that this will translate into your sharper approach of your own game. Also, all kinds of guys love to print hundreds of words of theories in kibitzing, but often they are all wrong or overtly complex with some kind of mistaken amazing intent, I regret to say. I am taking a guess confident here that some of my kibitzes are positive, and I suggest please review my notes on some games, as my username is wachter123680, on chessgames.com, and that the art and praxis of kibitzing will help the student easily become more analytical and to avid avoid mistakes in live games, if I may suggest strongly plea. But it is also fun that once you open your account on chessgames.com, with email, then any coul read your comments in sum critiquing a game from any year in the past back to the 1800s or up to the most recent tournas. You can either give your friend a hard time, or Carlsen, or Capas, or Frank Marshall.. Cheers, and again I strong suggest this in practice routine for any chess student any age.

For ins, please review my post, which is found at http://www.chess.com/groups/forumview/terms-review-the-quotelastic-bandquot This is a great tactical combination, which is hard to defend from when completed right.

Please view, as it is both humorous and filled with enlightened strategy theory. http://www.chess.com/forum/view/game-analysis/a-chess-parody-an-ingenious-example-of-my-system

This Forum is for members to meet, greet and chat with other members.

This a non rated, no vacation Tournament. Relax...practice and enjoy chess. http://www.chess.com/tournament/-practice-tournament

In addition to our group, Chess Association, we have established affiliate groups for our members from the world's continents: Chess Association Asia, http://www.chess.com/groups/view/chess-association---asia Chess Association Europe, http://www.chess.com/groups/home/chess-association---europe Chess Association North America, http://www.chess.com/groups/view/chess-association---north-america Chess Association South America, http://www.chess.com/groups/view/chess-association---south-america Chess Associaton Oceania, http://www.chess.com/groups/view/chess-association---oceania Chess Association Antarctica, http://www.chess.com/groups/view/chess-association---antarctica

This is a no vacation Tournament http://www.chess.com/tournament/royal-rumble-tournament

http://www.chess.com/forum/view/general/when-is-chess-not-chess

The Chess Association needs self motivated members willing to help with Team and Vote matches. Members will also help with membership by sending invites.....

http://www.chess.com/tournament/chess22 I invite to take part

Thanks for checking up on my weekly puzzle. I know I only have a couple people looking at it but here ya'll go! This is from a recent game of mine. Difficulty: Easy

Saying 'gg' after a game is good thing to do as it shows that you are sport. A player who won a game and the other person who lost ask for a match but didn't say a 'gg' can be seen as rude. Yes there is chess etiquette that we should practice to do. However isn't a bad thing as well that the person who won ask for a 'gg' and saying 'no gg, no rematch' So what do you think about the last sentence?

Any one here who wants to try the Friend Fox Defense? If you do then join to this thematic tournament I made. http://www.chess.com/tournament/fried-fox-defense