I'm going to hit my 3rd year of playing Chess in 1 month, so with that in mind as well as needing to improve. I'm back for awhile! Challenge me if you wish, I'll be an easy opponent since I'm quite rusty ;) Just letting my friends and all else kno...
Hey there! Now you might be wondering why I've lost so many games recently and why I haven't been active like I used to be. So it's time to give yall a quick update! During the beginning of summer I was busy, parties, celebrations, and plans. S...
Well it seems like ages since I did anything productive with chess. I've been busy since day 1 of school between classes, work, and extra honor role type classes. I have however learned alot between May of 2014 and May of 2015. Here is a complete ...
Well it's 3am and I got a burning question. I feel like sleep gets in the way of specific tasks that we could do during the night. I like working in the night because there is not a soul alive and the house is very quiet. Now I understand sleep is...
Hello, As you all know Chess.com has many members and that's great when you're looking for advice, playing a game, or just chatting but there is also a downside. With friends comes a slight cost of time, effort, and plain friendship. I've been he...
Hi everyone, I have not been on, active, or free very much due to school. I have loads to do and chess is slipping through the cracks as more important things like Math, Latin, Science, etc. I still love chess and if you were talking with me you'...
Hello seekers of knowledge, I have been very busy with school and want to focus on the quality of my blogs, in doing this I am not able to post blogs often, but I'd like to change that! Before I continue I need your ideas so I know what my listen...
Welcome friends opponents, and viewers to the Danish Gambit! This Gambit is one of the most agressive Gambits there is and today we'll be looking to see if black can really "defend" against white's plans. "This opening is not for the faint of he...
Welcome opponents, friends, and viewers to another blog on the series Golden Gambits. Today we have a special post by Luidefumes, a chess player, friend, and today; blogger! We both worked on this blog together so make sure to check his profile fo...
Hello friends, opponents, and viewers to another blog on the Queen's Gambit, this time we'll be going through the declined variation going over the e6 reply after c4. After we finish we'll decide if this Gambit's golden, or not. ...
Hello friends, viewers, and opponents to my first blog on the new series Golden Gambits! Today we will be going over the well known Queen's Gambit and going through it extensively in two parts of the Accepted and the Declined. Today we'll be looki...
Welcome friends, viewers, and opponents to a new series called Golden Gambits! We will be looking at many gambits and asking the question: Are they worth playing and truly golden? We'll go deep into each gambit and give it an extensive analysis. H...
Hello friends, opponents, and viewers to another blog on the series Understand Chess Openings. In this blog we'll go over an opening that's simple and unpredictable. While I personally do not play this opening because of others I still admire the ...
Hello friends, opponents, and viewers to another blog on the series "Understand Chess Openings" This time we'll be going over one of my favorite openings that comes from the Italian game and two knights defense. If you get into the mindset of a...
Welcome friends, opponents, and viewers to another blog on the series "Understand Chess Openings" Today we will be going over the extensive opening called: The Italian Game. Let's go over some popular variations and lines that you may see whe...
Dear friends, opponents, and viewers! Welcome to the new series on Understand Chess Openings! This blog series will uncover why we play openings and help you understand the reasons behind the moves. We will go over common openings and slowly go ...
Hello friends, opponents, and viewers to the last blog on the series "How to Improve from 800-1300" We've covered the three P's and the three T's so far and if you've missed those two please check them out. In this blog we'll be covering the most ...
Hello friends, opponents, and viewers for another blog on the series: "How to Improve from 800-1300" In our last blog we talked about the three P's Plan, Practice, and Patience. This time we'll be talking about the three T's: Time, Tactics, and To...
Hello friends, opponents, and viewers! I have really enjoyed blogging so here's another blog on how 800-1300 can improve their Chess. Many of my friends are under 1300 or just passed 1300 recently and I'm sick of it. They need their Online Chess ...
Many of you have wondered: "Why is Kingdom_Heart's rating increase and how did he do a rating jump"? Well recently I've been reading tons and tons of Chess books and found some useful advice that really helped me and so I wante to share with you g...
Hello everyone, Playing Chess is fun and exciting and usually it's just a game, but for me I like to talk with my opponent if he/she replies as well. Sometimes it's a simple "Hi" or other times it goes deeper into "what's it like living in (count...
Hey friends, opponent's, and viewers! Here are my games in round 1 of the 25th Chess.com tournament. I was rated 1357 and the rating range for the tournament; 1201-1400. The tournament's deatails include 490 starting players! 24 Hours per move, ...
Dear friends and viewers, My 1st year on chess.com has been such a unique experince I can't rightly describe it. The amount of fun, learning, and friends has been overwhelming! Let me tell you a little bit about myself and how I joined this site:...
I cannot even imagine where I would be today were it not for that handful of friends who have given me a heart full of joy. Let's face it, friends make life a lot more fun." Charles R. Swindoll I've been through a long journey w...
I have recieved my first, 1st place trophy in an online tournament! I would like to say thank you to everyone who has been encouraging me. I am very excited and happy about this milestone. Hopefully you are all on your 9th 1st place trophy and are...
