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Hello Team Mates how are you all i hope you all fine . Team 2 New Vote chess games start and these games are csc Cup 2013 SemiFinal Games , so i m invited to all VOTE CHESS Lovers join the Matches and help the Team to Qualify in Final Thanks allot http://www.chess.com/votechess/game?id=57250 http://www.chess.com/votechess/game?id=57248 well come the Board Thanks Kash

Chess Principles 1. Develop your pieces quickly. 2. Control the center. 3. Put your pieces on squares that give them maximum space. 4. Try to develop your knights towards the center. 5. A knight on the rim is dim. 6. Don’t take unnecessary chances. 7. Play aggressive. 8. Calculate forced moves first. 9. Always ask yourself, “Can he put me in check or win a piece?” 10. Have a plan. Every move should have a purpose. 11. Assume your opponent’s move is his best move. 12. Ask yourself, “Why did he move there?” after each move. 13. Play for the initiative and controlling the board. 14. If you must lose a piece, get something for it if you can. 15. When behind, exchange pawns. When ahead, exchange pieces. 16. If you are losing, don’t give up fighting. Look for counter-play. 17. Don’t play unsound moves unless you are losing badly. 18. Don’t sacrifice a piece without good reason. 19. If you are in doubt of an opponent’s sacrifice, accept it. 20. Attack with more that just one or two pieces. 21. Do not make careless pawn moves. They cannot move back. 22. Do not block in your bishops. 23. Bishops of opposite colors have the greatest chance of drawing. 24. Try not to move the same piece twice or more times in a row. 25. Exchange pieces if it helps your development. 26. Don’t bring your queen out early. 27. Castle soon to protect your king and develop your rook. 28. Develop rooks to open files. 29. Put rooks behind passed pawns. 30. Study rook endgames. They are the most common endgames. 31. Don’t let your king get caught in the center. 32. Don’t castle if it brings your king into greater danger. 33. After castling, keep a good pawn formation around your king. 34. If you only have one bishop, put your pawns on its opposite color. 35. Trade pawns pieces when ahead in material or when under attack. 36. If cramped, free your game by exchanging material. 37. If your opponent is cramped, don’t let him get any freeing exchanges. 38. Study openings you are comfortable with. 39. Play over entire games, not just the opening. 40. Blitz chess is helpful in recognizing chess patterns. Play often. 41. Study annotated games and try to guess each move. 42. Stick with just a few openings with White, and a few openings with Black. 43. Record your games and go over them, especially the games you lost. 44. Show your games to higher rated opponents and get feedback from them. 45. Use chess computers and databases to help you study and play more. 46. Everyone blunders. The champions just blunder less often. 47. When it is not your move, look for tactics and combinations. 48. Try to double rooks or double rook and queen on open files. 49. Always ask yourself, “Does my next move overlook something simple?” 50. Don’t make your own plans without the exclusion of the opponent’s threats. 51. Watch out for captures by retreat of an opponent’s piece. 52. Do not focus on one sector of the board. View the whole board. 53. Write down your move first before making that move if it helps. 54. Try to solve chess puzzles with diagrams from books and magazines. 55. It is less likely that an opponent is prepared for off-beat openings. 56. Recognize transposition of moves from main-line play. 57. Watch your time and avoid time trouble. 58. Bishops are worth more than knights except when they are pinned in. 59. A knight works better with a bishop than another knight. 60. It is usually a good idea to trade down into a pawn up endgame. 61. Have confidence in your game. 62. Play in as many rated events as you can. 63. Try not to look at your opponent’s rating until after the game. 64. Always play for a win.

From an Arab manuscript, more than seven centuries ago proves how ancient end-game theory is (1257). Black to move and White wins.

I am posting videos on my website for my chess in schools students (600-800 rated players) please watch and give me feedback thanks. To watch click here

Pls give feedback. http://youtu.be/qsiHqFus8-w

Well known Knight's-move Zugzwang, sometimes called the 'trebuchet'. No explanation is needed. Rare kind of Zugzwang; for who ever moves loses. Could be regarded as a trap, for it often happens that one or other of the players could, in the preceding move or so, have avoided it. ___ thanks and 'Wish'

On a happy note your truely just cemented my place as one of Alabama's top players by placing 3rd place overall in the Al state championship along side with former state champions IM Emory Tate, and Experts Brent Inmman and Byran Tillis.

this is the run of the black stallion. i love this movie. i saw it with my mother when i was about 10. i still get choked up a little in the end of the movie. mom still says i looked exactly like the boy in the movie. don't argue with mom. lol. i hope you enjoy this as much as i do. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WxIo99ngI4&feature=related

welcome to the principles and high values Horsemen every where and every time

I just created a tournament where you just need to beat the average in your group to pass next round! In French, this is called "Moitié-Moitié"! Bonne chance! Good luck! http://www.chess.com/tournament/moitieacute-moitieacute

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From: DeepGreeneTo: mittoDate: Mar 23, 2011 @ 3:58amSubject: Tell your Groups about Meetup! Hi Ahmad,As a Group Admin, you can help us build stronger chess communities! You may already know that we have a new Meetup.com channel to help chess players everywhere connect in local groups. The focus now is on a big event April 16 - but that's just a start!Strong groups like yours already provide a sense of community for many members. That's why we would appreciate your help to encourage participation in the Meetup experience.Your assistance could be as simple as posting a short News item about our Meetup page/event - or even just asking a question in your Forum about who's participating!Here are some useful links, in case you want to help:»The Chess.com Meetup Page - This is where people sign up! http://www.meetup.com/chesscom/ »The Official Announcement in our Blog: http://blog.chess.com/webmaster/announcement-1st-world-wide-chesscom-meetup Any light you can throw on this initiative is much appreciated! Thank you!Regards,Michael Greene (Projects & Social Outreach)

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Tournament of Champions under 1500! THE BEST OF CHESS IS RIGHT HERE! http://www.chess.com/tournament/satom-lower-man-on-the-totem-pole-tournament

Mandatory requirement: All participants must be citizens or permanent residents of the Milky Way Galaxy! requirement 1: All participants must be carbon-based life forms http://www.chess.com/tournament/satom-classic-intergalactic-class-a-championship

The fiercest of all competition!!? http://www.chess.com/tournament/satom-international-head-to-head-gt1704-tournament

Even more fierce competition! http://www.chess.com/tournament/satom-international-head-to-head-1351-1704