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Here, we will have many puzzles for members to complete, analyze, talk about, and so on. Have fun!

If anyone would like help with a completed chess game, we have created this forum so that that can be done. Feel free to post games and questions, even diagrams, (not puzzles we're going to start another forum for that soon) and other members will help you out with it. Have fun!

There's a constant dialogue about strategy vs tactics. I'm almost totally a strategy player, and when I lose, it's to tactics I didn't consider. This probably explains the huge discrepancy in my slow vs fast ratings. To the point: I played a game recently as black where the tactics and the strategic ends were so intwined, so literally hand in hand, that I thought it might be worth pointing out how one can drive the other, and maybe more importantly, show a little how they develop together. So like I say, this isn't meant to be an error free game - we both made mistakes. But the idea I'm hoping to show is that when you make a move, it has a strategic implication, and that leads to tactical potential. Tactics once played lead to a new strategic situation, or a clearer one anyhow, and then you can push in that direction. They are two sides of the same coin, and used together, fused into one, you win some games.

Please comment and tell me what you think! (and I would like to have an opinon on the board color and pieces, I'm wondering what should be the design of our weekly puzzles. Thanks! ) Mate in 3:

Hey everybody, I am going to try to put out a puzzle every week, and this is the first one. This is our first weekly puzzle, so please comment on what you think of it, and look forward to some more puzzles! (And please, do not post your own puzzles here. Please use the non weekly puzzle forum that is made for member puzzles. Here's the link to that: http://www.chess.com/groups/forumview/puzzles139 ) Mate in 4:

Which do you prefer?

Hello team! Welcome to this new feature of the group...The Great Debate! Here we will debate controversial topics, both in he chess world, and the regular (for lack of a better word) world...and both serious and not so serious topics. Get ready for some heated discussions (hopefully)! Also, I would just like to request that you not swear or go to high extremes to prove a point. Otherwise, please, debate! We will attempt to introduce general topics and hen hopefully get something from there!

This is just a fun forum to express which pieces and board color you like.

Having read the forum admins post, I realised there was no "introduce Yourself" as in "Hi I am Bob, I am a chessoholic" type threads. So I hope you don't mind, I just created one.Hi I am Kev, I hail from grey overcast and quite cold at the moment England. I have played chess for many years and started when I was about 12. I am now a lot older than that. I used to play (and still do) on redhotchess and was the website runner for a little clan (as they call them). It wasn't very pretty but I was able to post some games with boards and things from my chess software. Given the amount of trouble I had getting "best games" out of people for the website, I knew there and then I would never make a good admin as I am far too timid. :) So I am ultra new at chess.com and still working out all the features. I spent two days, fearing to touch anything in vote chess in case I actually made the move for the whole team ! :D I have 1000 "notifications" every morning, so if you have offered me 1 million dollars, sorry I probably missed it whilst I was trying to work out if game x was still open and in my rating range. One of the great things about Chess Dominance is that it has an active forum and hence a very active community. Might have something to do with the exuberence of youth but whatever, it is good, keep it going!Kind Regards Kev

We have just recently hit 50 members, and like we have said before, once we have 50 members we will be appointing 2 new admins. Well, here it is! Please list your age, chess background, and what you have to offer to the group. And also, tell us about yourself. We want nice people, that are willing to dedicate themselves to Chess Dominance. We will not be accepting any more admins for a long time, so please take this seriously. And remember, don't take it personally if you're not picked (as we only have 2 admin positions). We still need your help, even if your not an admin, and thank you to all of our WONDERFUL members who have made us who we are today. Thanks!!

Feel free to post any questions or just something that you would like to say about chess, here. It's kinda our version of the actual forum "General Chess Discussion," except it's member only. Thanks guys!

Who's your favourite chess player?

Any ideas of what the worst game trophy that you can recieve is?

If anyone has any ideas for the group, this is where they should go Thanks, Johnny (livluvrok)

Does anyone know of anyone that can make us a cool, free theme? We could really use one...

Do any of you guys have an opinion on the new group photo? I was just wondering if we should keep it or get another one.