Submitted by
Rick1275 on Fri Nov 21, 2008 6:19am.
Weren't we entwined, in the music in the wine?
For when I sleep it isn't hard to find.
Oh, you sweet perfume, and how you lite up the room.
We were consumed by wild fires, and wild desires.
For in your eyes there was a pyre...
that I haven't ... Read more »
Submitted by
Darrin on Fri Nov 21, 2008 5:08am.
We're having this really cool tournament called Fanboys & Bookworms & Readers to advertise our new group of the same name. Please feel free to join, cause its just that- free to join. Also, please join if you're someone I beat on a reg... Read more »
Submitted by
GavinH on Fri Nov 21, 2008 4:15am.
well i'v been a member since sept 08 . strugglin to meet like-minded players who have young children. enjoy a game of chess and friendly chat, etc. Constructive criticism wellcome
Kind regards Gav Read more »
Submitted by
lainachessgrrl on Fri Nov 21, 2008 4:03am.
hey! i decided i'm gonna use my chess.com blog as a regular blog, so all my friends can look at it. its kinda not the best blog but ,hey, it works Read more »
Submitted by
MindManager on Fri Nov 21, 2008 3:13am.
Hi everybody...
I would like to suggest to create a GROUP exclusively for ENGINEERS... anyone who are engineer and with Premium account in chess please create one group for enginners only... suggestead group name "The ENGINEERS" or "Engineering T... Read more »
Submitted by
batgirl on Fri Nov 21, 2008 2:21am.
Judy, The mid-19th century female chess talent who played the wonderful games in my previous posting, Judy, was also an extremely skillful chess problemist. Her problems were published in the Illustrated London News, the Gateshead Observe... Read more »
Submitted by
snits on Fri Nov 21, 2008 1:50am.
Most of my chess time today was again spent in the tactics trainer. I need to cut down a bit. My wife brought up a decent suggestion of taking a break if I get frustrated, which happens sometimes when my brain isn't functioning and I am missing ob... Read more »
Submitted by
hanifsabir2 on Thu Nov 20, 2008 11:33pm.
I've noticed recently that a number of coffee shops, bookstores, malls, and night clubs host intimate events that includes chess. Players usually wager $10 to $1,000 per game. Some with timers, others without. Is this taking a foothold throughout ... Read more »
Submitted by
penpal on Thu Nov 20, 2008 10:10pm.
think your the best?man im i glad to meet you
''to tell you the truth''im sick of loosingbut then who isnt...
''please give me any advice''
from opening's middleand end
as simple as dont underestimate your apponent
or e4 opening is the be... Read more »
Submitted by
takodori on Thu Nov 20, 2008 8:34pm.
The diagram shows a three-move tsume(checkmate) problem. It's your turn. You have a Gold and Silver in hand. Which will be better, dropping the Gold or Silver in hand as the first move? The answer will be found in the comment.
For those who wou... Read more »
Submitted by
takodori on Thu Nov 20, 2008 8:29pm.
The diagram shows a one-move tsume(checkmate) problem. It's your turn. You have a Gold in hand. So you will have to drop one of your pieces in hand to checkmate the King. Which piece should you move? The answer will be found in the comment.
For t... Read more »
Submitted by
dark_angel456 on Thu Nov 20, 2008 7:40pm.
At school the chess club quicky raises to power with strong minded students. Heading into our fouth tourment we are gaining in our power. With the idea of our new chess hoodies we come closer as a team. There have been fights among some players b... Read more »
Submitted by
AlianceKnght on Thu Nov 20, 2008 7:12pm.
I dont know why but someone just resigned when I just said that he cant block a checkmate and I was kidding about it. HE just resigned and he was up in materials or peices as you can call it. Read more »
Submitted by
kazakhnomad on Thu Nov 20, 2008 6:51pm.
Last week I enjoyed giving a workshop to teachers at the KaragandaUniversity, some of them are teachers from the heart. Of the 51 who responded to my five questions, half were from Karaganda which as of 2006 has a population of 451,800 people. ... Read more »
Submitted by
WhiteEagle on Thu Nov 20, 2008 5:37pm.
Press Release: December is Covenant House Month at Joffee Publishing Inc. - Check this link to read my company's latest press release. To sum it up: Purchase anything from Joffee Publishing Inc, Joffee Hosting, Leet Link, or Writers Zone (... Read more »
Submitted by
davidetal on Thu Nov 20, 2008 5:16pm.
By fighting back in this Blitz game, I managed to turn a loss into a win. Not always polite to post wins but, for me at my level, it was nice counter-attack. The diagram starts around when I get into trouble, my BDG opening having been dealt with ... Read more »
Submitted by
marcinr on Thu Nov 20, 2008 4:48pm.
This game was between myself and a fellow physics grad student, with a really cool checkmate at the end using two knights and a rook.
This is one of the most innovative mates I have ever come up with, and it show... Read more »
Submitted by
catinboots on Thu Nov 20, 2008 3:15pm.
In last summer I have benn in alot of places .I have been in New-York two times a week.I saw the Statue of Liberty , I was in Manxeten and in Central Park . There I saw a lot of different statue .Furthermore , I have been in the real battleship in... Read more »
Submitted by
kooler2008 on Thu Nov 20, 2008 3:08pm.
Game two of this set set 6 will not be posted due to the utter disreguards to the rules. I lost the game plus I castled through check Read more »
Submitted by
driver72 on Thu Nov 20, 2008 9:18am.
Alright,
So what initial and bonus time settings determine the difference (in LIVE chess) between Blitz, Long, and Quick games?!
confused, but learning,
Shawn Read more »
Submitted by
cheren on Thu Nov 20, 2008 5:45am.
Would someone explain to me why an opponent would offer a draw when I am one move from checkmate? I don’t understand. If you know you are loosing that badly why would you not resign? But to offer a draw? Just to improve your rating? My... Read more »
Submitted by
gilbeRt_fox on Thu Nov 20, 2008 5:08am.
Después de pensar bastante en que sería interesante escribir en mi primer blog y principalmente como redactarlo debido a que la gran mayoria de Chess.com maneja el idioma inglés. Decidí hacerlo en el idioma que no tendría mayores problemas en... Read more »