Submitted by
batgirl on Sat Oct 11, 2008 6:11am.
From The Life of Philidor, Musician and Chess-player by George Allen, Tassilo von Heydebrand und der Lasa - 1863     "M. de Kermur, Sire de Légal.    This great player's name is varously written, Kermer,     Sire de Legalle, by... Read more »
Submitted by
kazakhnomad on Fri Oct 10, 2008 10:27pm.
Last night after a long, hard week of teaching, my husband and I decided to meet up at Ramstor. While waiting for his arrival, I had a chance to observe dramas in the making between parents and skaters or later with trainers and their little duckl... Read more »
Submitted by
Dozy on Fri Oct 10, 2008 9:50pm.
As the millennium approached I was the breakfast announcer on AIR-FM, a community radio station in Sydney's west. I'd been thinking about the Seven Wonders of the World and realised that there were, in fact, twenty-one of them—seven each from... Read more »
Submitted by
gauss1181 on Fri Oct 10, 2008 8:03pm.
Do you think these problems are hard?
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Submitted by
takodori on Fri Oct 10, 2008 6:41pm.
The diagram shows a three-move tsume(checkmate) problem. It's your turn. You have a kNight and a Pawn in hand. Therefore, you will have to drop one of your pieces in hand in your turns. Which piece in hand should you drop first, kNight or Pawn and... Read more »
Submitted by
takodori on Fri Oct 10, 2008 6:37pm.
The diagram shows a one-move tsume(checkmate) problem. It's your turn. You have a kNight in hand. Where should you drop the kNihgt to checkmate the King? The answer will be found in the comment.
It's recommendable to replay the answer line usin... Read more »
Submitted by
KawasakiJones on Fri Oct 10, 2008 6:35pm.
So many variations...which is best for a beginner to learn???? For both sides of the board. Read more »
Submitted by
DDennert on Fri Oct 10, 2008 3:38pm.
First I would like to say thanks to these great players who were WILLING to play against a low level person like me. Below are my games VS. hadziseferi (1397) and mufasa0222 (1433). Please (if you have time) analyze and tell me what I did wrong an... Read more »
Submitted by
batgirl on Fri Oct 10, 2008 3:14pm.
     Here are five more examples of Philidor's Legacy from actual games. I'm not sure whether this maneuver can be considered an actual trap, but it's certainly trappy in nature and the potential for an opponent to use this maneuver can b... Read more »
Submitted by
cgs on Fri Oct 10, 2008 10:16am.
When the Queen and Rooks all has left us for ever than begins the battle of light cavalry. In our case they are the two Bishops against the two Knights on the other side. This is the third side of medal as I had wrote in the previous article. Of c... Read more »
Submitted by
cheren on Fri Oct 10, 2008 9:34am.
Holy crap!!! I won!!! A resignation is still considered a win, right? So now my rating went up - I will have to remember this number because that is the hightest I will ever see!!!! Read more »
Submitted by
shri8131 on Fri Oct 10, 2008 5:02am.
Taleigao Chess Academy gave first cheque of Rs.1000/- to three promissing chess playing children under scholorship schement. total 12 monthly cheque of Rs.1000 will be given.
Beneficiaries are
1. Master Tejas Rajesh Takkekar , Started playing Ch... Read more »
Submitted by
anm on Fri Oct 10, 2008 3:06am.
Hey check out my new blog Read more »
Submitted by
HAMIDUDDIN on Fri Oct 10, 2008 12:11am.
1. Rhb1 1..bxa1Q  2. Rb8+#  or. 1..axb1Q 2.Ra8+# Read more »
Submitted by
batgirl on Thu Oct 9, 2008 7:42pm.
I know what you're thinking. Ok, these are nice traps, but many of them are very well-known. As such, nobody's ever going to fall into them in real games.
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Here are a few real games featuring the most well-known traps of all time.
Lega... Read more »
Submitted by
takodori on Thu Oct 9, 2008 6:28pm.
Today is the day for the 1st game of 19th Joryu Oui-sen. The title is being competed in a three-win match. Shimizu Ichiyo challenges Joryu Oui Ishibashi Sachio at Egre Himeji(in Japanese) in Hyogo prefecture. As a result of Furigoma, Ishibashi bec... Read more »
Submitted by
chessmasterbilly999 on Thu Oct 9, 2008 6:15pm.
Part three can be found on kooler2008's blog. This is game 9 of the first to 8 match between Welch and Walcutt. Walcutt leads 5-3. This game was dragged out into an endgame showdown, in which Welch ( white in this game) is statistically stro... Read more »
Submitted by
nocab on Thu Oct 9, 2008 5:13pm.
Paul Benoit called to report the passing of one the members of our community, Harry Turner. A quick check of the USCF site showed that Harry was 'inactive' and had not played 'A.C.' (after computers). His last published rating was 1702. Any inform... Read more »
Submitted by
duggygrrl on Thu Oct 9, 2008 4:34pm.
Funny Warning Signs
There are the funniest warning sings:A yellow caution sign by a river in Japan:CAREFULLY FALL INTO THE RIVER!On a multipurpose knife sold in Japan:CAUTION: BLADE EXTREMELY SHARP! KEEP OUT OF CHILDREN.From the bottom plate of a ... Read more »
Submitted by
gram77x on Thu Oct 9, 2008 3:49pm.
Taking vacation during tournament game should not be permitted. On the threshold of winning two tournament games, against the same opponent, well you guessed it, player goes on vacation!
 What is your opinion of this? Has it happened to you? Read more »
Submitted by
thanks1982 on Thu Oct 9, 2008 2:56pm.
I am real excited my friend tried to get me to join for like a year. The more he pushed it the les I was interrested. I am so glad I did join I have been able to play numerous hours and slowly improve my game. thanks chess.com you rock and help pa... Read more »
Submitted by
WolfLore on Thu Oct 9, 2008 2:51pm.
I don't play many Quick games, but the list in Live Chess slipped this under my mouse right as I clicked. Rather than abort and leave my opponent looking for new opposition, I decided to give it a shot.
Obviously there are some things that c... Read more »
Submitted by
strani on Thu Oct 9, 2008 2:46pm.
So, October brings another Wednesday night tourny at the the St. Louis Chess Club and Scholastic Center.
I played a very good game last week against a superior opponent and I wasn't exactly looking forward to playing last night. I haven't won a t... Read more »