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I was recently directed to, what I believe to be, a little known corner of chess.com; the “downloads” section [on the main ribbon, go to More > Downloads]. I had been in search of a free chess engine to do post-mortems on my games and fo... | Read More
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Here's a live game I played... I was pretty routinely bungling my way through Sicilian theory that I don't know too well! Apart form a slight hiccough at move 16 (letting a pawn hang unintentionally, but fortunately my opponent didn't go for it) t... | Read More
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Today saw the proudest moment of my chess life so far! I’m afraid I couldn’t resist sharing it with everyone here on chess.com, as it means a lot to me. Here it is, with a bit of back-story (of course!):
Like a lot of guys I know, I was... | Read More
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When Bruce Wayne suffered lasting psychological trauma from the bats he encountered in an old well in Wayne manor, little did he know that the seed was sown from which he would later draw much strength; he goes on to use the bat as his symbol... | Read More
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Well, it certainly has been a while...
The other day I was studying in the library when my friend brought out a small magnetic chess board. Eager to find anything to distract us from boredom of algebraic number theory we took to the board.
Immed... | Read More
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White is a piece up in an offensive position, but Black has barricaded himself solidly here with the central pawns ensuring that white will need at least 3 moves to activate either of his Rooks
It would be a shame for White to give up the advanta... | Read More
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White, a pawn up, is fully on the offensive here and is threatening black with all manner of discomforts. However, watch how a seemingly logical offensive continuation can act as a double-edged sword and sting white.
Now, try and find... | Read More
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Have a look at this and please leave your thoughts: "A Queen or 2 Rooks?" | Read More
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I was recently playing a game against a friend in online chess; not a tournament or anything, just for leisure.
After a tight game, he unfortunately made an error that left him behind in material and led him to resign after I suggested he do so. ... | Read More