Rules of Chess ... ... nth rule) When lost, pummel your opponent with annoying checks. Read more »
Yay! The one-day chess tournament has ended. (By one day, I mean the 'school day'; eight hour tournament.) My team had kind of stuffed a little, but overall, it was an impressive result. I had scored 5/6. Out of 60 teams, we were about 5th or 6th.... Read more »
This was a game I played with an opponent with a higher rating than me( I was black). I, sadly, only managed a draw with him, could have won, all because of a few endgame mistakes. If I won, my rating would have jumped over 1500: a record for me! Read more »
Here is a recent game I had. The title will be obvious once you see the game... Read more »
The following is pretty self-explanatory. Read more »
Theory with the d4 opening, for white to play, and is to show the enormous power that bishops have, along with the fact that they are WAY easier to develop when compared to...rooks for example. I can't say it's very good but for the moment, leave ... Read more »
There were originally more problems here but they mysteriously disappered once I edited this blog. Oh well...it will only show one. Read more »
This game is too short to be true . If you don't understand the title, please read 'Ratings don't matter (unless given a proper assesment)'. Read more »
Tips on a very short, quick game. 1) Get a d4 player (who has...not a very good rating...). 2) Play as black. 3) Hope your game goes like this... I had played a much more interesting one, with explotations of pins,... Read more »
Game I played. This game is quite special because it's the first game in which I have ever used a gambit. (Not very comfortable with them before.) Read more »
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