Submitted by
Killer_Queen on Thu Aug 28, 2008 5:30pm.
What do you think? The opening and middlegame wasn't that important so I'll leave it out. When your opponent sacs a bishop for no reason, try to figure out what they're really planning. Please comment. Thanks! Read more »
Submitted by
batgirl on Thu Aug 28, 2008 4:30pm.
After the defeat of Ruy Lopez at the hands of Leonardo da Cutri in 1575, the Italians dominated Chess. But after the Modenese chess players of the mid 18th century - Lolli, del Rio and Ponziani ... Read more »
Submitted by
WolfLore on Thu Aug 28, 2008 2:40pm.
Another game, because I want to.
Please post comments or criticisms. Read more »
Submitted by
laconian on Thu Aug 28, 2008 1:19pm.
So I'm not exactly new, nor am I exactly new to the game.
That said, I've just resumed playing after a hiatus of many, many years...so I'm basically a beginner.
So if anyone wants to play, I'm around and up for a game! Read more »
Submitted by
benws on Thu Aug 28, 2008 1:13pm.
A magnificent game by Rubinstein, in which he stresses the importance of centralization. With his rook on the 7th rank, and a powerful knight on e5, the whole game, with a king journey included, is a treat.
(notes & title by irving chernev)
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Submitted by
spencer79 on Thu Aug 28, 2008 12:37pm.
There have been countless books, articles, and essays written about how seamlessly the game of chess relates to various aspects of real life. Garry Kasparov has a great book about using chess to master your outlook on living, and bringing or... Read more »
Submitted by
mysticalfairymagic on Thu Aug 28, 2008 11:59am.
Unlike most teenagers who like to sneak out of school, or who like to sneak into parties or different places where they should techincally pay or something like that to get into, I snuck into the high school the other morning. Why? Well, I graduat... Read more »
Submitted by
jfremlap on Thu Aug 28, 2008 11:52am.
As SonOfPearl has let us know in the News Forum, the Bilbao Grand Slam begins next week with Anand, Carlsen, Ivanchuk, Topalov, Radjabov, and Aronian. The tournament has an average rating of 2768 which is Category 21, just a few points shy o... Read more »
Submitted by
Gokukid on Thu Aug 28, 2008 10:02am.
I would like to show a game in which a situation arose in this game as to whether I would save the light-squared bishop or the dark-squa... Read more »
Submitted by
Gokukid on Thu Aug 28, 2008 8:51am.
This is a game which shows my weakness: overconfidence. You will see that after my blunder I was shaken psychologically although the material score ... Read more »
Submitted by
Gokukid on Thu Aug 28, 2008 7:59am.
This is so far the toughest game I have in chess.com. 16 years ago I lost a game similar to this when I... Read more »
Submitted by
aabbccdd on Thu Aug 28, 2008 6:47am.
What happened to all the completed vote chess games?! Read more »
Submitted by
AWARDCHESS on Thu Aug 28, 2008 6:31am.
AWARDCHESS: welcome!
X: Great comment on the Fried Fox tournament by the way haha. Got odd drink?
AWARDCHESS: I am not drinker...
X: I am big drunkard
AWARDCHESS: Cool!
X: I cant shoot straight u... Read more »
Submitted by
kazakhnomad on Thu Aug 28, 2008 3:45am.
My grandparents were amazing people. Their lives were very hard however they were optimistic and happy all their life. My both grandparents grew up in children’s orphanage because their parents died in the period from 1920s-1930s. Ther... Read more »
Submitted by
AWARDCHESS on Wed Aug 27, 2008 10:05pm.
My Completed recent Tournaments:
NamePlayersRating RangeWinner(s)
Malko's Quick Tourney 8
3
Open
#1 AWARDCHESS
#1 Mygame5377
FAST ONE.16
3
Open
#1 &n... Read more »
Submitted by
spencer79 on Wed Aug 27, 2008 8:26pm.
Hmmm, okay, I got him now. Swing my Queen in for the kill after he moves---WHAT?
"Checkmate."
How the....Oh, how did I miss THAT?!?!?
I've always been a charge-out-of-the-gate type of guy. Open with my queen pawn, move a bishop o... Read more »
Submitted by
fireant on Wed Aug 27, 2008 6:43pm.
My name is Kenneth. I'm 45 and I live in Houston. I work as an Apparel Merchandiser for Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. I previously worked in the Investigative and Auditing side of our business in places like Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Miami, ... Read more »
Submitted by
mysticalfairymagic on Wed Aug 27, 2008 6:41pm.
A friend of mine is going to Houston soon to get a check on his heart. I know you know nothing about him, so I'll give you a bit of information.
We are not close friends, more like aquantances. That means, I do not know all the little details, b... Read more »
Submitted by
spencer79 on Wed Aug 27, 2008 6:40pm.
Hey there!
Welcome to my www.chess.com blog, which I have tentatively entitled "The Casual Gamer", as that is what I consider myself.
What is a "casual" gamer? Well, I've always defined that as someone who plays a game (any game... Read more »
Submitted by
AWARDCHESS on Wed Aug 27, 2008 6:29pm.
Internet Explorer 8 on the way!
New Improved Version of Internet Explorer 8 now available to download! Read more »
Submitted by
nocab on Wed Aug 27, 2008 6:15pm.
On the USCF Issues forum one finds this title: "We need 4 EB Candidates for 2009... suggest some?"The post is written by Theodulf, who goes on to write, "Of course maybe the USCF will go bankrupt in the next year, but we can't count on that, we mi... Read more »
Submitted by
gjsgregskyplayer on Wed Aug 27, 2008 6:07pm.
How do we complete a draw which both players pretty much agree to. This is a game against Schwazmann. Read more »