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Knowing your exact Chess weaknesses and strengths

Submitted by jay on Thu Dec 20, 2007 10:52am.

I have been playing chess for over 10 years now, competitively on and off, but I seemed to have reached a plateau around 2000. One of my biggest problems was that I just had no idea what areas of my chess I needed to improve on in order to get to ... Read more »

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A Week in the Life of a Chess.com Code Monkey

Submitted by jay on Fri Dec 14, 2007 3:01pm.

I have a few reasons for writing this blog:   I thought the other Chess.com members would enjoy reading what goes on behind the scenes to make a website like this function.It's therepeutic to get all of the stuff that is floating in my br... Read more »

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A subtle but devastating blow!

Submitted by jay on Sat Sep 15, 2007 2:46pm.

This is a game I just finished. I thought this move was especially devastating even though black was already clearly winning:     And here is a link to the full game: http://www.chess.com/echess/game.html?id=64715   Read more »

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Never give up!

Submitted by jay on Sun Aug 12, 2007 11:52pm.

So many times you find yourself in losing chess games, difficult positions, down material, but let's face it...in how many of those games are you facing a GM or a computer that is flawless? Almost never right? In most cases, it is pretty likel... Read more »

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King's Gambit - Santana Row

Submitted by jay on Sun Aug 12, 2007 11:16pm.

Here is another game I played this evening at Santana Row. Once again, not sure of my opponents strength, but he was russian, and that's all that matters. :) Read more »

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A brutal attack on an uncastled King

Submitted by jay on Sun Aug 12, 2007 10:48pm.

This was a 5/0 blitz game I played this evening at Santana row. The guy I was playing is a pretty strong player, about 2000 I believe last I checked at the local chess club. When I mated him...it took him nearly 10 seconds to realize he'd been... Read more »

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A Very Messy Game!

Submitted by jay on Sat May 19, 2007 1:44am.

Was just going over some old games, and was excited to post some of them here on Chess.com for others enjoyment. This is an extremely messy game that just seemed to get more complicated with every move. I had Bisguier analyze it, and he was left s... Read more »

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