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This was found by David Ellis chess editor for The West Australia. "Something rather different and perhaps more in keeping with the festive season, an problem by Thomas Dawson with mate in one, not once but 12 times with the stipulation that after each mate you remove the mating piece and any opposing piece that has been captured. For example if you played 1.Rxe1+(not a movein the solution as it isn't mate -1...Ne3)you would remove the white rook that stand on f1 and the black rook standing on e1 and then find a new mate.You may need to set up your board to solve this." Does everyone understand this? I only understand half of it.

Here is what happen when I don't analyse during the game. As thebloks advised me to write down my move to see where I could improve my game. Probably gonna get a rap on my knuckles from him ! As you can see I lost badly, terrible in endgame with many mistakes. Comments are welcome.

Analysis and analyse, what does it mean ? When, why and how ?it will be answer in the next forum. this from the dictornary.com Analyse verb 1. consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning; "analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare"; "analyze the evidence in a criminal trial"; "analyze your real motives" [syn: analyze] 2. break down into components or essential features; "analyze today's financial market" [syn: analyze] 3. make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features; "analyze a specimen"; "analyze a sentence"; "analyze a chemical compound" [syn: analyze] [ant: synthesise] 4. subject to psychoanalytic treatment; "I was analyzed in Vienna by a famous psychiatrist" [syn: analyze] WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. Cite This Source A-nal-y-sis   /əˈnæləsɪs/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [uh-nal-uh-sis] Show IPA Pronunciation –noun, plural -ses  /-ˌsiz/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [-seez] Show IPA Pronunciation . 1. the separating of any material or abstract entity into its constituent elements (opposed to synthesis ). 2. this process as a method of studying the nature of something or of determining its essential features and their relations: the grammatical analysis of a sentence. 3. a presentation, usually in writing, of the results of this process: The paper published an analysis of the political situation. 4. a philosophical method of exhibiting complex concepts or propositions as compounds or functions of more basic ones. 5. Mathematics. a. an investigation based on the properties of numbers. b. the discussion of a problem by algebra, as opposed to geometry. c. the branch of mathematics consisting of calculus and its higher developments. d. a system of calculation, as combinatorial analysis or vector analysis. e. a method of proving a proposition by assuming the result and working backward to something that is known to be true. Compare synthesis (def. 4). 6. Chemistry. a. intentionally produced decomposition or separation of materials into their ingredients or elements, as to find their kind or quantity. b. the ascertainment of the kind or amount of one or more of the constituents of materials, whether obtained in separate form or not. Compare qualitative analysis, quantitative analysis. 7. psychoanalysis. 8. Computers. systems analysis. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------- Origin: 1575–85; < NL < Gk, equiv. to analȳ́(ein) to loosen up (ana- ana- + lȳ́ein to loosen) + -sis -sis Anyone want to clarify this meaning , feel free to do so.

This game was played earlier between me and streptomicin, we both agreed is a draw, what do you think? if not how the game could have continue ?

How would you have continue for black's 19th move ? This come from the Ruy Lopez-Zaitsev Variatio this is suppose to say Black to move

Positions such as today's with queens and rooks on both sides hunting down the enemy king, can be really scary. Especially scary, you would think, for White ( to play ) who is menaced by pawn to e2 delivering instant checkmate. It was Yuri Averbakh's first big competition outside Russia but the future world title candidate and USSR champion kept cool and delivered a winning blow of his own. What happen? Yuri Averbakh vs Frantisek Zita,Sczawno-Zdroj 1950

Today's position looks complex, with level material and attacks for both sides. White's queen is immediately threatened b Black's e8 rook, so Vitolins (black) probably hoped for a sequence such as 1.Qf5 Rxe3 2.fxe3 Qc5 3.Rc6 Qxe3+ 4.Kh1 Nf2+ 5.Kg1 Nxd1+ and wins, but Belyavsky (white) had a different and much better plan. Can you spot White's winning move ?

Here is a game between me and thebloks in which I lost recently. Here the opening, is there anywhere I could improved ? I will show the rest of the game soon....

Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year, looking forward to see you all in 2009, from the Midgame Analysis Internationale and from Kelvin.

These puzzles I am posting come from the Western Australia's Sunday paper The Sunday Times. Please do not post answer here, I will do that later. Just say was is easy/hard and how long did it take to work it out ? The diagram is actually quite grim for Black, whose f8 bishop is pinned against his king and needs its rook-knight bodyguard to survive. White now scored the point by first undermining black's defensive wall then advancing his own king into the enemy camp. With these clues, can you work out what happened ?

I think is daruis turn to post one of his midgame diagram and/or a master game from a book, magazine, chess.com etc. Remember, keep diagram small, write moves leading upto the position on diagram.

The King's Gambit is a chess opening that begins: 1. e4 e5 2. f4 White offers a pawn to divert the Black e-pawn and build a stronger center with d2-d4. Theory has shown that in order for Black to maintain the one pawn advantage, moves must be made that seriously weaken the position of the Black pieces. King's Gambit is one of the oldest documented openings as it was examined by the 17th century Italian chess player Giulio Polerio.[1] It is in an older book by Luis Ramirez de Lucena [2] The King's Gambit is now rarely seen at the master level. Black can obtain a reasonable position by relinquishing the extra pawn at a later time and consolidating defensively. The King's gambit may either be accepted (black takes the f pawn) or declined

Parker - Losh NSW Country Teams Championship: Blayney (who i was a mercenary for hire for) v Ettalong 1, Board 1 Stage 1 appears after only a couple of moves

Can you tell me some suggestions.

Here's a midgame I played... Tell me your suggestions, please! ADK

Here I give an example White move 24.Nd8 ,could you find a better move for white and what is black's possible reply. Iwill post a another game of mine soon....here is a game from me it was between me and ADK a few week ago.on my 11th move I move b4? not a good move is it, why? how do I play better? was this crucial point for black ? btw I blunder in the next move Qe2 ?? why is this a blunder ? I got the info from the chess.com analysis, hope u don't mind is because I can't see where I goes wrong in the midgame.