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I couldnt resist... This was against waleed_yahia (2338)

Here was a bullet game against camat 2195. It was a tough game. Try to figure it out and let me know what you think.

This video challenge come from the very popular but boring Four Knights Game. However, this Challenge is awesome. So let's check it out: Can you solve the Challenge, courtesy of Chess Miniatures? The above link brings you straing to the change, except for a few previous move so that you can get a feeling for what is going on. Enjoy, BK

This is the last one of the night. I just wanted to show another game where black suprgambt (2214) misplayed the opening and had to pay dearly for it! Notice how the e6pawn keeps the black queen from being able to aid in the attack.

This was from a game that I played at the Westfiled Chess CLub last month. I hope you like it.

I was playing a bullet game with Jimmy Andersen (2225) last night and lets see if you can figure out what happened after 16.)...Ne7

Is 49 a Dangerous Age? ‘Beware, 49-year-olds,’ warns Asahi Shimbun. More men of this age than any other are being arrested in Japan for murder and attempted murder. Forty-nine-year-olds also rank high in inflicting bodily injury. Next come 47-year-olds, followed by 48-year-olds and then 45-year-olds. Why so many in this age bracket? Men approaching their 50’s have reached a crossroads in life, says a Tokyo psychiatrist. “Their children become independent, they have to care for their aging parents and their relations with spouses become difficult,” he says. “They are at a stage when their control over impulses is weakened, and some act impulsively even when they can foresee danger.” According to the newspaper, housing loans, education fees, pressures at work, layoffs, and unstable jobs also cause stress in the lives of men in their late 40’s.

Frustration at Work Why do some people lose their temper or even become violent at work? According to Toronto psychologist Sam Klarreich, the reason may be not just stress but a low tolerance for frustration. He believes that this condition develops in some employees who feel that they are being “asked to sell their souls at work and then discover the payoff is not proportionate to what they have given,” reports the Globe and Mail newspaper. Klarreich cautions that prolonged anger is “a very unhealthy emotion” that can lead to strokes or heart attacks. He encourages employees to learn to accept frustrations and to sit down with their employers and calmly discuss how much work they can realistically do. On the other hand, Klarreich advises employers to be alert to employees who seem to be burning out and to give them extra help, relieve them of some of their load, or suggest that they take a day off.

sorry guys couldn't copy and paste for some reason. Press this link below and it will take you to the said article. http://www.chess.com/forum/view/fun-with-chess/who-is-the-true-king-of-chess-of-the-modern-era

A Time of Peace? “Christmas is one of our greatest festivals,” but it is also “a time of conflicts,” states Vi Föräldrar, a Swedish magazine for parents. In fact, at Christmastime, families “quarrel and wrangle more than at any other time of the year.” The magazine asked over 1,100 parents of small children about their experiences during the holiday season. Some 88 percent answered that the family quarrels over “how and where to celebrate Christmas.” Many are irritated because grandparents spoil their grandchildren with candy and unneeded gifts.

Unusual Friendship Scientists have long marveled at the relationship between ants and African acacia trees. The trees provide the ants with food and shelter. The ants, in turn, attack insects that cause damage to the trees and sting animals that browse on the leaves. The trees appear to depend on this protection for their survival. But the trees also need flying insects to pollinate their flowers. In view of this, how do pollinating insects get the chance to perform their task? According to the science journal Nature, when the trees are in “peak flower fertility,” they give off a chemical that seems to deter the ants. This allows insects to visit the flowers “at the crucial moment.” Then, after the flowers have been pollinated, the ants return to their guard duty.

Relationships With Adopted Children Parents planning to adopt a child sometimes idealize the relationship—thinking that the child will always be sweet and that difficulties will be easily overcome and understood. But that is not usually the case, reports the Brazilian newspaper O Estado de S. Paulo. Says psychologist Heloísa Marton: “In general, parents are unprepared to deal with conflict situations.” Also in for a surprise are “couples who expect that the child will be eternally grateful,” notes Professor Miriam Debieux Rosa, of São Paulo University. No one is happy all the time, she points out, adding: “Parents often attribute difficulties to the lack of blood relationship, which is not true.” Regarding the parents’ need to show the adopted child affection and love, she states: “A helpful or professional relationship is not enough.” An emotional relationship with the child is also needed.

I like Team 54 better than 5-4 Fighting. The name "Team 54" is more intriguing, arousing the curiosity as to the meaning of 54. It's a different name but it carries the same meaning; and our logo says it all, five fingers ball up tightly into a fist for fighting. Not to mention, our team's discription reads as follows: The number 54 represents 5 for fighting. We're fighters because that's what we do. 54 never gives up, never backs down, and are taking on all comers. If you're not with us, you're against us. Now you know, so what are you going to do?

Be Lighthearted—and Stay Healthier! “Through humor, people become more tolerant, handle frustrations well, and maintain physical and mental health,” states São Paulo University Professor Sueli Damergian. According to a report in the Brazilian newspaper O Estado de S. Paulo, good humor can be learned—just like reading and writing. Clearly, this requires a change in thinking for a grumpy person. Explains professor of psychology Raquel Rodrigues Kerbauy: “If one thinks that he will only be able to smile when the world is just, he will be ill-tempered forever. After all, there are injustices everywhere.” Even with a full schedule, good-natured people enjoy their social contacts, notes the report. They value such little things as “a chat, a candy, or five minutes of good music.” Damergian cautions, however: “One should not confuse good humor with frivolity and bad taste.”

Dear Pawns of cyber world chess. First of all it is important for you to know that I am a legend in my own mind. I suffer from a heavy dose of narcissism just like you - in that I think it is my divine right to win every game I play. Of course that does not happen, and what is worse, I am on a really bad losing streak. The countless nights I have had thinking - 'If I had only just moved that particular piece or another....I would have....' You know what I mean, right? So in lieu of of all this agitation, having lost a fair amount of sleep, as well as a measure of chess dignity, I thought I would appeal to the goodness in you all. I know that chess is war on a board, attack and defend. But please attack less often - let me win - make it look as if you are trying, so as to appeal to my superiority complex - but let me win, nevertheless. Anyone and everyone who plays chess is under this false illusion that they are from a sovereign bloodline, that they themselves are Kings when they play. Look fellas there is only one King and he is writing this, so wake up to your self inflated sense of importance, and pay me some respect on the board. It is obvious that I am the best player on the planet - possibly of all time. I recently read an article which listed the top 10 players of all time. On the list were: Lasker Nezhmetdinov, Larsen , Fischer , Karpov , Alekhine, Steinitz , Botvinik, Kasparov , and Capablanca I mention these guys in passing only to tell you of my utter shock that I was not on the top of the list or at least somewhere between Kasparov and Capablanaca. I fact I wasn't even on the list at all. What a damn right liberty. I know I have been on a losing streak and my rating has dropped to 1110 as of late, but I was up to 1140 last month and just a few points behind the aforementioned group of pseudo champions. As you can imagine I am sure, it is small wonder why I am getting no sleep - I am obviously 'chess stressed' having received so little courtesy and hardly any recognition in the major chess circles. I know this is a long winded appeal, but fellas let me win 'all the time, every game'. I move my pieces like poetry in motion around the board, flawless, majestic moves that are full of ulterior motives and James Bond like trickery. The only thing is my usual undercover operations have been seemingly transparent to everyone who I have played recently. I know I have only been playing for 6 months only, but it is disturbing having had your cover blown so quickly. I am sure you will all recognize the sanity of this appeal - as you realize the narcissism within yourselves. But on the board in cyber world, - 'there can be only One'. I am that One. So pay some respect fellas and let me win, let me win every single game, so that I can get my rating back to 2,980 - I feel a sense of great comfort and security there in my comfort zone. Anyway I'll keep this appeal short - as I am sure that you all understand the situation by now. For anyone who has beaten me senseless on the board lately - then apologies will be expected, also an explanation as to why you think you have the right to beat me on the board. While you know in your heart that I am the only true King (except for Elvis of course). If I do continue on my losing streak - you will be receiving more such appeals - with reverent indignity I will chastise you Pawns for lack of respect. I might even do a Henry V111's and behead your queen in my mind's eye. So you have all been warned of the consequences and I want no further excuses. With tongue in cheek and half way up your bottoms The Real King (and don't forget - there can be only One)

Modern Slave Trade At present, “slavery is more common around the world than at any time in human history, according to the latest research by a British-based academic,” reports The Independent of London. Sociology professor Kevin Bales, of the University of Surrey in Roehampton, “has calculated that 27 million people now live as slaves, more than in the Roman Empire or at the height of the transatlantic slave trade,” says the paper. Although today’s methods of slavery may differ from 150 years ago, millions of people are “controlled by another person using violence or the threat of violence and are paid absolutely nothing,” Bales says. The most common form of slavery today is contract slavery, where for a price, organized gangs arrange passage to another country with promise of a high-paying job. Once smuggled into a country, however, the workers are exploited by being forced to pay off their debt by performing menial work.

Diamond Mystery Solved The hardest natural substance known to mankind, diamond, is formed when carbon is subjected to extreme temperature and pressure. But what does a diamond itself become when it is put under pressure? Scientists have been trying to answer that question for 40 years—that is, until recently. “It turns out that when enough pressure is applied at the proper angles,” reports The Buffalo News, “the hardest known natural substance turns into graphite, the same carbon . . . from which it is formed.” Scientists say that they hope to use what they have learned through their experiments to make better diamond tools.

On-Line Grave Service An on-line service now makes it possible to visit virtual graves in cyberspace, reports The Japan Times. Friends and relatives can pay their respects to the deceased on the Internet. An image of a gravestone appears on the computer screen along with a photo and profile of the deceased. A space is provided so that visitors can leave messages. To accommodate Buddhist visitors, offerings of fruit, flowers, incense sticks, and alcoholic drinks can be made at the virtual grave by clicking the mouse. According to Tadashi Watanabe, president of the on-line memorial services firm, “some say it is a very good idea for people who can’t visit graves so often, such as those living abroad.”