Online chess community where you can play chess, learn strategies and tactics, read chess news, see book reviews, find rules & tips, get free downloads, and more! http://www.chess.com/ 2007 Chess.com This Tuesday, two hours before a begining of the 2nd Chess.com Quick Knockouts (2001-2200), I decided to take part in it. And then, almost at the same time, started 2nd Chess.com Tournament (1801-2000) - Round 2. In the last two games in the first...http://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/week-report-no-23Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:59:04 -0700http://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/week-report-no-23One game concluded this week: won agaist JustBeforeDawn (2033). I won in an attack - his queen went astray on the queen's side. My second won in the 4th Chess.com Tournament (2001-2200) - Round 1 ! My rating arise to 2071; far from my historical ...http://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/week-report-no-22Sun, 28 Sep 2008 14:38:48 -0700http://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/week-report-no-22Two games concluded this week. First I resign a free game against sdepinto (2421). As  a white in Reti defence, he found a new move in 14th move and won a pawn. I resisted hard, but in 44th move made a mistake and must to resign. Then, I won my f...http://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/week-report-no-21Sun, 21 Sep 2008 15:42:07 -0700http://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/week-report-no-21Heh, nothing to report this week! No games concluded, eight tournament games still in progress at the 4th Chess.com Tournament (2001-2200) - Round 1, and I am still waiting three other tournaments to finish. I am the first in the group in the ro...http://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/week-no-report-no-20Mon, 15 Sep 2008 12:52:43 -0700http://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/week-no-report-no-20I was on vocation about a week, until the 2nd of September. The last week was traumatic: as I wrote before, I was in trouble in a series of games - and, in addition, I made some blunders in other games too. As a result, I finished even 8 games th...http://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/week-report-no-18-19Mon, 08 Sep 2008 20:28:17 -0700http://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/week-report-no-18-19I was tired and sad last week, and didn't write a report. And I am on vocation now - I am on the seeside, I have my laptop with me, but I am not a lot in chess games now! I am going to be on vacation untill the next sunday. However, I take some t...http://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/week-report-no-16-17Sun, 24 Aug 2008 13:18:12 -0700http://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/week-report-no-16-17It's Sunday night - time to sumarise this week! At the first: this week, after a long time (two months!), I submited two articles in the forum hera!  Both are aboun the same game, long one - the first one about an opening and midlegame, and ...http://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/week-report-no-15Sun, 10 Aug 2008 15:05:59 -0700http://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/week-report-no-15An article: A game in French defence: an theoretical news in 18th move give an anotaded first part (opening and midlegame - 42 moves) of the same game, which endgame I analysed in the previous article: An interesting strugle for a draw, and a few ...http://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/the-next-articleFri, 08 Aug 2008 14:39:53 -0700http://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/the-next-articleIt's here: An interesting strugle for a draw, and a few remarks about differences between human minds and progr http://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/after-a-long-time-my-article-in-the-forumTue, 05 Aug 2008 13:01:07 -0700http://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/after-a-long-time-my-article-in-the-forumI heed a week of rest. Then, in the last week, I concluded four games. One win, one draw, two loses. However, my oponents was very strong (an average rating of four opoenents is 2286) and my rating arised from 2066 to 2098. I am still not satisfie...http://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/week-report-no-13-14Mon, 04 Aug 2008 12:41:03 -0700http://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/week-report-no-13-14LOL, stupid me! I realised now I submited my last week report, no 11, here under "blog setings" and not as a blog post! What to to? I wont to have it for a future. So, I put it here, as a  part of the some post, under the last report. WEEK ...http://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/week-report-no-12Sun, 20 Jul 2008 21:17:05 -0700http://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/week-report-no-12In the last week, I concluded only two games. One win (in the tournament - my 2nd win at the 3rd Chess.com Tournament (2001-2200)!) and one lost. My rating improved from 2099 to 2105.  Statistics: TOTAL          ...http://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/week-report-no-10Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:39:46 -0700http://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/week-report-no-10The last week, I concluded four games. One win, two draws, one lost. My oponents had high rating, and I improvedm my rating from 2078 to 2099 points. Statistics: Total             #75 +52-11=12 230...http://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/week-report-no-9Sun, 29 Jun 2008 15:51:33 -0700http://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/week-report-no-9I publish it late, for this weekend I was out of the town, frist in mauntains, then on the see, without my laptop. A short vocation!  I reduced a number of games in progress: didn't start new games when old are concluded. As a result, at...http://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/week-no8Mon, 23 Jun 2008 02:47:30 -0700http://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/week-no8I reduced a number of games, and also a time spent here and in analysis. At the moment, only seven games in progress. Three are (still) in the 2nd Chess.com Tournament (1801-2000). In a game agaist derveluche, it's 66th move, and I strugle for...http://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/week-report-no-7Sun, 15 Jun 2008 03:22:16 -0700http://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/week-report-no-7In the first four weeks here, I played a lot. Then I concluded that I must to reduce my time spent at chess.com, for it start to ruined my other activities. I need not to use more then 5-6 haurs per day. (uuups - I meant per week!!! What a mistake...http://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/week-report-no-6Sat, 07 Jun 2008 03:05:44 -0700http://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/week-report-no-6(A picture is from this blog.) People started to write Limericks about cheater_1 (I mentioned him in my last two week reports; see a vote game: Self-Proclaimed Best Computer Player? and a series of topics started by him in Forum, General Chess Dis...http://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/i-become-a-poet-tooMon, 02 Jun 2008 13:37:02 -0700http://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/i-become-a-poet-tooThe picture is on a subjec "God play chess" - see my last post here! I found it with google on the net. From the last Saturday, I used two days of vacation. As I decided that optimal number of simultaneous games is around 10-12, I redu...http://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/week-report-no5Sat, 31 May 2008 11:01:13 -0700http://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/week-report-no5In the forum topic How close are we to solving chess? I submited two articles from my point of wiev as a philosopher. (post #82 at the page 5 and). I paste both of them here, to have them under an explicite title. (The image is here: http://d...http://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/philosophy-about-chess-computers-and-godSun, 25 May 2008 11:18:04 -0700http://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/philosophy-about-chess-computers-and-godIt is the weekend again, and time for my week report! The last one you can see here: Week Report No3. There are 56 reads, so there are people who track my activities! However, it is usefull for myself, as I said. I am going to use vocation after ...http://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/week-report-no4Sat, 24 May 2008 02:18:07 -0700http://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/week-report-no4I started a few topics in forum in last few days. Puzzles:  From my practice: capture a rook in a midlegame From my practice: win a piece in an opening A tactic to win a pawn in an endgame  Fun:  Mate in 4 from the starting position...http://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/my-last-forum-entriesWed, 21 May 2008 11:24:33 -0700http://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/my-last-forum-entriesFor a crowd of my admirers , it's my third week report! I submited it every saturday - here is the last one. (Just kidding! There are people who read it and track my activities; however, I make those notes for myself mostly.) During the week, ...http://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/week-report-no3Sat, 17 May 2008 02:55:07 -0700http://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/week-report-no3A nice tactic for a draw!http://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/and-more-tactics-puzlesThu, 15 May 2008 13:47:21 -0700http://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/and-more-tactics-puzlesI published another tactic's sideline from one of my games in forum: A quiet move after a sacrifice.    http://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/another-piece-of-tacticThu, 15 May 2008 08:36:53 -0700http://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/another-piece-of-tacticI a forum, from one of my games here: A double attack (a sideline from my game)http://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/tactics---a-double-attackWed, 14 May 2008 10:45:09 -0700http://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/tactics---a-double-attackI submitet in the forum my game against Rusudan Goletiani, rtg 2386, rank #21. She is WGM, you can read an article about her in wikipedia. (A picture is from official FIDE page.) I lost, but it was an interesting game to learn something!  &n...http://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/a-game-with-a-wgm-rusa-goletianiTue, 13 May 2008 05:51:26 -0700http://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/a-game-with-a-wgm-rusa-goletianiI submited it in a forum: An interesting queens endgamehttp://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/an-interesting-queens-endgame-iSun, 11 May 2008 07:32:10 -0700http://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/an-interesting-queens-endgame-iI see some people, with not so high rating, has an excelent score, without or very few defeats. They play a lot of games agaist people with much smaller rating. However, I don't think it's interesting to reproduce wins agaist much weekers....http://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/it-isnt-exciting-to-win-agaist-weeker-playersSun, 11 May 2008 04:11:09 -0700http://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/it-isnt-exciting-to-win-agaist-weeker-playersLast saturday, I post about my first week in chess.com online chess.  After 32 concluded games, my rating was 1925 and rank 672. My oponents become stronger, and I reduced a number of games in progress. Still, I was very succesfull: 10 conclu...http://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/my-second-weekSat, 10 May 2008 07:57:36 -0700http://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/my-second-weekIn forum: Tactics Trainer make a mistake. I find an alternative sollution with a nice mate!http://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/i-find-a-mistake-of-the-tactics-trainerFri, 09 May 2008 08:11:52 -0700http://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/i-find-a-mistake-of-the-tactics-trainerI started to on-line game here last suterday. I started with enormous energy the last weekend, playing all day, and a litlle less during the week. At a result, I have 32 games concluded, and 14 in progress. I am going to play less in future! &nbs...http://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/my-first-week-hereSat, 03 May 2008 02:19:52 -0700http://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/my-first-week-hereI like to play french defence (1. e4 e6) as a black. It is popular, and I play it sometimes also as a white. I played against purpleknight and I win the next game. I invented news in 13th move, followed an original plan: b2-b4 and Nxd5. Profession...http://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/french-defence---a-game-of-interest-for-theoryWed, 30 Apr 2008 00:26:08 -0700http://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/french-defence---a-game-of-interest-for-theoryHi all! This is my first post here... For a begining, something fun. And my win, normally! Did u know whal Legal's mate is?  I supose u know. Well, here is an variation of it!   http://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/never-hear-for-legals-mateMon, 28 Apr 2008 04:11:26 -0700http://blog.chess.com/LydiaBlonde/never-hear-for-legals-mate