Submitted by
cgs on Sat Aug 30, 2008 8:07am.
Géza Maróczy was the uncrowned King of Queen’s endgames. I’ll bring the news from 1925, I’ll browse in the „Magyar Sakkvilág” (Hungarian Chessworld) magazine. There are the commemorations for the ... Read more »
Submitted by
SonofPearl on Sat Aug 30, 2008 8:04am.
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I'm always on the lookout for chess related computer wallpapers, icons etc., so I was pleased to discover the website 'Virtual Pieces' which has lots of high quality chess icons and some neat chess wallpapers - all free!
Personally, I'm rat... Read more »
Submitted by
benws on Sat Aug 30, 2008 7:10am.
Petrosian was one of the best at handling kingside attacks. In this game, he starts out by making three aggressive moves with his queen, which uproot the three pawns defending black's king. Next he lures away the enemy queen with a bishop sacrific... Read more »
Submitted by
Dark-Angel on Sat Aug 30, 2008 6:35am.
Chess is a strange game.. Sometimes You can beat a stronger player as easy as hell and sometime a much weaker opponent crush you.. I have lately see that against a strong player I try to think like him and play complicated and in my next game... Read more »
Submitted by
judgeofthenight on Sat Aug 30, 2008 4:20am.
B
Symbol used for the bishop when recording chess moves in English.
Back rank
A player's first rank (the one on which the pieces stand in the initial array); White's back rank is Black's eighth rank and vice versa.
Back rank mate
A checkmate... Read more »
Submitted by
Ethric on Sat Aug 30, 2008 12:40am.
Tí, čo mohli plniť dávne ciele,nikdy nekonali tak v pokoji.To vlastný kľud konal ich medzerea krutí tvárili sa z pokory.Lenže zloba nepravích prišla v toma hltla svetlo správnich svetl&ia... Read more »
Submitted by
bemweeks on Sat Aug 30, 2008 12:13am.
From September 2002 to August 2008, I was the Chess Guide at chess.about.com. On the following screen capture, you'll see that the photo is the same one that I use on Chess.com. My wife took it on Easter weekend this year.
The About.com posit... Read more »
Submitted by
blegacy on Fri Aug 29, 2008 9:44pm.
AM I RIGHT IN MY OPINION THAT ALEKHINE WAS TRULY ONE OF, IF NOT THE BEST??? DO YOU EVEN KNOW WHO ALEKHINE IS??? Read more »
Submitted by
Larban on Fri Aug 29, 2008 7:16pm.
Hi I'm Bobby I love chess its like my favorite thing to do!! I do it all day!
Well thats all for now.
Larban Read more »
Submitted by
kazakhnomad on Fri Aug 29, 2008 7:04pm.
"Too Young to Die, Too Hard to Live" by Alexandr
The next period of their life I would say is “the dark time”, from historical point of view, of course. I call it that way, because I and my mom do not know anything from those times... Read more »
Submitted by
grimreaper1973 on Fri Aug 29, 2008 5:50pm.
Hey everyone,
I'm thinking that in real chess, the "silence is golden" rule applies, with absolute minimal banter. I'm new to chess and naive, so I have a "new" look at silence in regards to on-line games - specifi... Read more »
Submitted by
likesforests on Fri Aug 29, 2008 4:51pm.
We're learning chess strategy from the classic My System by Aaron Nimzovich. I'm your guide, likesforests. Grab a cold one, pull up a chair, and enjoy. :)
§1.6 - Avoid grabbing pawns in the opening
Nimzowitsch spends a chapter explainin... Read more »
Submitted by
benws on Fri Aug 29, 2008 12:36pm.
Alekhine is at his best in this game, as he anchors pieces on strong squares, seizes open files, doubles his rooks on the 7th rank, and especially shows just how active a king can get. If there are combinations to be found, then Alekhine will find... Read more »
Submitted by
aabbccdd on Fri Aug 29, 2008 12:05pm.
This is another game from the 2004 World computer chess championship. Diep, trhe greedy loser of our last featured game, plays Black in this game, breaks into a closed position headfirst, and beats Fritz. Read more »
Submitted by
nocab on Fri Aug 29, 2008 11:15am.
At the meeting of the GCA board last night in the House it was decided to change the format of the previously published Georgia Senior! The round time has been speeded up to G/2, and the round times have been changed. The new round time for the fi... Read more »
Submitted by
aabbccdd on Fri Aug 29, 2008 11:03am.
This is the end of a game in which Diep, a computer faced Deep Junior (another computer) in the World computer chess championship in 2004. Deep Junior, playing Black won the game, and eventually won the tournament. Read more »
Submitted by
Hamish on Fri Aug 29, 2008 10:48am.
Is chess addictive ? It is for me. I love playing, winning is nice but playing is the thing. ( A very British attitude .) I'm hooked on Tournaments, I luv em. You meet lots of new people see different approaches to your same old opening, and learn... Read more »
Submitted by
Phosfate on Fri Aug 29, 2008 9:46am.
This is a game I played against my best friend. Let me know what you think and what weaknesses I have; I play White. I have other games too in case you need to see more than 1 game to spot weaknesses and whatnot, ok thanks! Read more »
Submitted by
AWARDCHESS on Fri Aug 29, 2008 7:00am.
From: AWARDCHESS. To: gigliott2000. Date: Aug 29, 2008 @ 6:44am. Subject: Re: our game.
Everyone has own measures! Maybe, you will trust that table, below!?
In 4 days it will be just 3 months, as I ... Read more »
Submitted by
ih8sens on Fri Aug 29, 2008 6:29am.
So, after a loss yesterday to someone who I would REALLY like to have beaten... as well as a few lost games to 1700 players that I've started to rack up, I think it's time for me to step my game up a notch. I hereby (just for the sake of usi... Read more »
Submitted by
Phobetor on Fri Aug 29, 2008 6:17am.
Most people think material is very important in chess. Obviously, if you have less pieces, in general you have a worse position. Especially if you are more than a queen down... But chess isn't just about material. It's also about how active the pi... Read more »
Submitted by
kazakhnomad on Fri Aug 29, 2008 5:30am.
Throughout time everyone in our world can say that he/she had bad times and good times. Now, I would like to know what good time is and what bad time is? These are relative terms and everyone evaluates them differently. The story that I write ha... Read more »