Submitted by
tmackabuto23 on Thu Aug 7, 2008 1:01pm.
I just faced a greeting person and just barely lost. His name is Jippo and we were going head to head for a while now. He got me in a checkmate and won. He was the toughest person i have ever faced in my life. My usual win percentage offline ... Read more »
Submitted by
madsaxxon on Thu Aug 7, 2008 12:57pm.
Does using conditional moves give you an advantage?
I am interested to hear what others think. I can’t see how using conditional moves would give you an unfair advantage. In the end this is... Read more »
Submitted by
chessallan on Thu Aug 7, 2008 11:06am.
OK,now to checkmate.use your plan to kill the king of your opponent.Do whatever you can do to kill the king.Sometimes that means giving up your queen!Sometimes,checkmate happens in the opening.Here is an example:Here It is: ... Read more »
Submitted by
chessallan on Thu Aug 7, 2008 10:47am.
Last lessen we talked about the Beginning.Now we are talking about the middle.The middle is very important.It is after the beginning.In the middle,try to plan a attack against your opponent And do it.Sometimes he has a queen to pro... Read more »
Submitted by
chessallan on Thu Aug 7, 2008 10:28am.
The beginning is probably simple if against new player but beware:Do not move piece more than once in beginning unless there is nothing to protect it and/or attack something better or the same value(Here are the values of pieces:Pawn:1 Knight:3 Bi... Read more »
Submitted by
NM Zug on Thu Aug 7, 2008 6:25am.
Here are links to all my work on Chess.com:
The Greatest Player Who Ever Lived (a short story) 3/14/08
The Open File - Interviews 8/3/08
The Open File - Simuls 6/27/08The Open File - Draw Offers 3/14/08 Read more »
Submitted by
MORFIOS on Thu Aug 7, 2008 5:14am.
have you ever wondered why people, who when they start loseing, they start the disappearing act?..one move a day,or even worst they go on vacation..lol. make's me laugh. if people have the intellegence to play chess, you would think..think mind yo... Read more »
Submitted by
dashyourdreams on Thu Aug 7, 2008 1:57am.
he is rated in the 1900's.
i am rated in the 1400's.
you do the math.
http://www.chessvideos.tv/replayer-insert.php?id=7499
so, i'm black, he's white, obviously.
i mess up at 7...Bd7 allowing a nice fork, wasting tempo.
and again at 10... Read more »
Submitted by
lbateman on Wed Aug 6, 2008 9:47pm.
Since when should it matter whether someone resigns or not... I have been seeing the post come up about people saying there opponent should resign and they're bad player if they don't. I said to myself, "Self, don't get into that topic, it's not a... Read more »
Submitted by
wizzifnab on Wed Aug 6, 2008 8:41pm.
So with my rating over 2050 (very much inflated), I sought a new game, this time setting the low rating seek limit to 1900. I was quite surprised to find myself in a new game with a 2500+ player. Well, lets just say my opponent probabl... Read more »
Submitted by
kazakhnomad on Wed Aug 6, 2008 8:15pm.
1) Washington Post Feb. 11 1975: “When the Calf Meets the Oak” from a Russian proverb, the book traces the combat that Solzhenitsyn (the calf) led against Soviet totalitarianism (the oak) from his public emergence in 1961 to his exile ... Read more »
Submitted by
batok on Wed Aug 6, 2008 6:47pm.
Not every day one can sacrifice the queen. This was a game played in chess.com few days ago.
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Submitted by
angelfire23 on Wed Aug 6, 2008 11:18am.
now take a deep breathe and lagh.
There were three guys talking in the pub. Two of them are talking about the amount of control they have over their wives, while the third remains quiet.
After a while one of the first two turns to the third an... Read more »
Submitted by
Variable on Wed Aug 6, 2008 10:58am.
Desperado was one of my first 'favorite chess terms'. When I first heard this term, it helped me to find the right moves in some fairly complex positions. For people who don't know, when a piece that is attacked but does not move and another ... Read more »
Submitted by
rush40 on Wed Aug 6, 2008 9:59am.
using tatics sovle this puzzle
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Submitted by
AWARDCHESS on Wed Aug 6, 2008 9:20am.
Make Your Chess&Happiness!
The God Created You for the Happiness!
How you fulfill oneself it only your Problem!
Nobody will make your Moves too long...
Be Creative at the Time Life Frame!
Play Chess! Be Happy!!
Make your... Read more »
Submitted by
skymaster on Wed Aug 6, 2008 8:28am.
I recently had a meeting with an highly established chess set designer. His designs have been bought and sold by some of the worlds leading chess set companies, mentioning no names of course.
His family had been involved in chess piece productio... Read more »
Submitted by
qtsii on Wed Aug 6, 2008 8:15am.
Chess heritage
He was one of the earliest chess players to take the endgame into account when choosing and playing the opening. He was exceptionally talented in the endgame, particularly in rook endings, where he broke new ground in knowledge. J... Read more »
Submitted by
jaller435718 on Wed Aug 6, 2008 7:23am.
I made a new club called serious chess players.
You can join here.
http://www.chess.com/groups/home/serious-chess-players
Or if you want to join my other chess club called Chess Unlimited with 56 members and new chess puzzles everyday, you c... Read more »
Submitted by
jaller435718 on Wed Aug 6, 2008 5:47am.
Here is my second month of online chess at chess.com. I hope you enjoy it.
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Submitted by
jaller435718 on Wed Aug 6, 2008 5:22am.
I hope you and I can learn from my games,win or lose, from my first month of online chess at chess.com
me (953) vs. ?
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Submitted by
mauerblume on Wed Aug 6, 2008 1:13am.
So in lesson 2 I gave an extrem example of fighting for quick development and initiative. Black gave a piece for it and succeeded at last with that strategy.
Today in lesson 3 I want to show a more normal version of giving material for gai... Read more »
Submitted by
yoshikelvin on Tue Aug 5, 2008 11:50pm.
does anyone have any good interschool chess tournament tips? Plz reply at my homepage, yoshikelvin! Read more »