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Its good to be back on Chess.com after a long break (needed) due to working weekends, with christmas coming up it was a good idea to work as much as posible. We had a great christmas, the kids had a good day and time, I hope everyone has had a gre... | Read More
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Hello, simply click on the link below, and download Skype:
Calling other people on Skype is free so you can talk whenever you want to – not just on special occasions. Call to check in with mum when you’re travelling, give your partner a goodn... | Read More
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Every novice soon learns a table of [DH: "average"] material value for the pieces, the most popular being 1-3-3-5-9, but with a bit more experience he learns that this table is not always reliable. There are two reasons for this: one is that an ac... | Read More
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Child prodigies are a well-known phenomenon in chess, which is one of the few sports or intellectual activities where children can compete with adults on equal ground (another is computer games). The great Capablanca learned the game at four, and ... | Read More
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The 2008 Las Vegas International Chess Festival will take place June 4 to 7, in South Point Hotel. The $100,000 Prize Fund is based on only 850 players with $70,000 absolutely guaranteed. The Susan Polgar World Open Chess Championships for Girls a... | Read More
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(Help us help you): With the recent request from our members about improving there game, The Blakenators is now looking into a team Training Programme, which already has high rated members posting there games and providing advice to the weaker pl... | Read More
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Since i've joined Chess.com 12th Jan 09, I can't stop, It's become an addiction, I love it, BUT the moaning has now begun, I tell myself to stop or at least cut down the hours i spend playing chess, but i cant put the laptop down, its there in fr... | Read More