On the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month in 1918 the guns of Europe fell silent. After four years of the most bitter and devastating fighting, The Great War was finally over. The Armistice was signed at 5am in a railway carri... Read more »
On the 29th October it is the anniversary of the death of the person who taught me how to play chess. I wish he was here, so he could see how his teachings have made such a lasting impression on me and that if it weren't for him, i wouldn't be pla... Read more »
Hi folks, A big huge thank you to everyone who sent wedding congrats, well wishes, trophies, messages and notes. The wedding went really really well and the weather actually stayed dry the whole day, which was a real bonus seeing as how it had... Read more »
Hey folks, I'm using an internet cafe that doesn't have the capability, or access for me to upload some of our pics to this site.. so what we're doing, is uploading them to a website Jon is a member of, and then can be viewed there [hopefully]. ... Read more »
HAPPY 62ND BIRTHDAY PERFECTGENT May you have many more years of chess playing and birthday cake. Read more »
Unfortunately it didn't go well.. The interview was from 9am till 4pm .. There were six candidates,there was supposed to be ten, but four didn't turn up. three written exams, one team presentation, each individua had to give a five minute on the... Read more »
Ever had one of those friday nights where you just can't sleep, so stay awake until stupid o'clock in the morning ? I had that last night.. i just wasn't tired. I was in Live Chess until about 01.30am then played The Golden Compass on... Read more »
I've just read on pocketgamer.co.uk that iphone is selling Chess & Backgammon Classics for £5.99. I guess now all i need to play it is an iphone. I'm still waiting for chess to come out for Nintendo DS Read more »
Heres an update folks; Jon is going live again this weekend. I'm not sure whether it will be Saturday 12th July or Sunday 13th July yet, but will keep you posted. The broadcast will be running for about 3 hours.. If you want to say hi to... Read more »
Well, after getting my chess.com t-shirt, i've worn it everytime i've gone anywhere busy. I went into Gloucester [UK] over the weekend to do a bit of pre-wedding shopping and yes, i wore my chess.com t-shirt. Gloucester wasn't just bus... Read more »