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April Fool's

April Fool's

charmander007
| Apr 1, 2021
| 172
| 1

It's April Fools why are you reading this? just kidding! I just wanna say... CHECKMATE don't fall for this please beginners.

Daily Puzzle 3/10/21

Daily Puzzle 3/10/21

charmander007
| Mar 10, 2021
| 193
| 0

Lets see this puzzle. https://www.chess.com/forum/view/daily-puzzles/3-10-2021-juggling-act Let's give it a good think...  Stumped? Answer: nd4, bd4 re2! qe2, bd4+ forks the king and rook, and can escape up a bishop. Have some fun on the analy...

Daily Puzzle 12/22/20 Explanation

Daily Puzzle 12/22/20 Explanation

charmander007
| Dec 22, 2020
| 201
| 1

Daily Puzzle: Why Didn't the Queen just take the Queen on move 1? Because then, discovered check comes with Nxf6! The knight jumps out of the rook's way with a discovered check. The black loses a piece. Why block the check with the knight? ...

Fun Crazyhouse tactic

Fun Crazyhouse tactic

charmander007
| Dec 14, 2020
| 146
| 1

Just now, I played a fun game of crazyhouse I had a fun tactic in the end, a winning tactic, yes, I made some bad moves in the game But, nonetheless, a funny tactic: Use a rook, and a queen to checkmate.(by placing it on a square) Here is the...

11/13/20 daily puzzle

11/13/20 daily puzzle

charmander007
| Nov 14, 2020
| 107
| 0

well i am a day late, short on time, so lets make it quick. i see a lot of bishop to b1 on first move but kxa3 would be escaping. want proof? HERE

Daily Puzzle 11/11/20

Daily Puzzle 11/11/20

charmander007
| Nov 11, 2020
| 91
| 2

Since a lot of ppl are confused with today's puzzle, I will explain it! Many ppl were saying that we are HANGING the pieces. I am convinced otherwise. the first move, bd2. A lot of ppl said: "hey, this is so dumb I can't see why this is not just...

Bowdler Attack Refuted(My Strats and tips)

Bowdler Attack Refuted(My Strats and tips)

charmander007
| Oct 27, 2020
| 1,141
| 0

I am pretty sure we have all encountered the Bowdler Attack when playing the Sicilian Defense. If you do not know what the Sicilian Defense is, check out the glossary at the bottom of the page. The bolded words will show up there. The Bowdler atta...

About Brilliant Moves

About Brilliant Moves

charmander007
| Oct 26, 2020
| 486
| 5

Everyone knows brilliant moves if they have done game analysis, right? For those who have never done game analysis OR know what a brilliant move is, well, the explanation is simple, as shown in game report when you hover your mouse above the brill...

Is This A New Variation?

Is This A New Variation?

charmander007
| Oct 21, 2020
| 75
| 0

I just played a game featuring the Taimanov Sicilian, an opening I have never played with or against. I was white, and my opponent chose a less popular line: at this point, I did not know what to do, as I had not studied this opening before. I t...

Who is NN?

Who is NN?

charmander007
| Oct 19, 2020
| 418
| 2

So far, in the explorer database, I found a person named NN that ALWAYS loses! here is a game where he loses badly: he loses to Greco A LOT(every game I think) If you find the identity of this mystery player, please post in the comments below. ...

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