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 We're all members of this site and the title somehow brought dilemma to other members. "The Dream Team Vs. Chess.com" it would seem sound that this 2 team we're from 2 different sites. Chess.com have over 22,000 current members ...http://blog.chess.com/Michael_Sarmiento/the-dream-team-vs-chesscomFri, 06 Jun 2008 08:32:39 -0700http://blog.chess.com/Michael_Sarmiento/the-dream-team-vs-chesscom               Can you find the the forced 4 move mate?               white to move...  http://blog.chess.com/Michael_Sarmiento/my-second-best-gameMon, 02 Jun 2008 08:12:36 -0700http://blog.chess.com/Michael_Sarmiento/my-second-best-gameHere's my best game ever played at chess.com. During my first game with a new found friend, I got a good game in the opening until the middle game, but as expected, I cannot properly make use of my advantage leading to a defeat instead of winn...http://blog.chess.com/Michael_Sarmiento/my-best-gameFri, 02 May 2008 04:32:42 -0700http://blog.chess.com/Michael_Sarmiento/my-best-gameWhile only a handful of my friends were on-line, I tried to play in live chess. Won my first game after my ratings was resetted to 1200, then lost a in two games due to limited time. Did not noticed that the game I accepted was Blitz for 5 minutes...http://blog.chess.com/Michael_Sarmiento/live-chess4Thu, 01 May 2008 07:20:39 -0700http://blog.chess.com/Michael_Sarmiento/live-chess4I don't know what happenned and it seems something is wrong! Due to unavoidable situation.... i paused my games by availing the vacation features and posting a blog at the same time to somehow give notice to my opponents of the reason for the ...http://blog.chess.com/Michael_Sarmiento/severe-frustration-and-disappointmentTue, 29 Apr 2008 07:50:06 -0700http://blog.chess.com/Michael_Sarmiento/severe-frustration-and-disappointmentTo all my current opponents and friends:  I have paused by games temporarily for 2-3 days. An accident occured at work and my immediate attention is needed for hospitalization needs and assistance of our employee. The situation calls for unt...http://blog.chess.com/Michael_Sarmiento/sorry-guys2Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:16:55 -0700http://blog.chess.com/Michael_Sarmiento/sorry-guys2I have been reading a lot of posts in forums and it struck my interest. Cheaters can be kicked-out and they can make a new account over and over again....but the point is how to prevent them? It would be very hard and time consuming.. There were p...http://blog.chess.com/Michael_Sarmiento/cheating-for-realWed, 16 Apr 2008 21:03:05 -0700http://blog.chess.com/Michael_Sarmiento/cheating-for-realIt's been 7 frustrating days without Internet connection, i just got connected this morning tried to send message to everyone of my opponents saying sorry for timing-out of our game. I really felt sorry, my opponents have exerted efforts and t...http://blog.chess.com/Michael_Sarmiento/8-days-of-frustrationSun, 13 Apr 2008 01:14:56 -0700http://blog.chess.com/Michael_Sarmiento/8-days-of-frustrationIt's past 12:10pm here in the Philippines, and since this morning the DSL Facilities in my area were down again!!! Very frustrating...... I had to travel and find internet cafe to just to make my move in order not to time-out in my current ga...http://blog.chess.com/Michael_Sarmiento/dsl-internet-provided-service-failureSat, 05 Apr 2008 21:18:15 -0700http://blog.chess.com/Michael_Sarmiento/dsl-internet-provided-service-failureI've had several opponent that had timed-out on our game, 5 to be exact. It feels good noticing that one had came back and made his move. In general, one can easily find match or play by seeking opponents, while being friends is somewhat diff...http://blog.chess.com/Michael_Sarmiento/new-friendFri, 04 Apr 2008 19:25:44 -0700http://blog.chess.com/Michael_Sarmiento/new-friendI have been a member of Chess.com for over 2 months and i've had good and bad days. Playing a game of chess is one thing that i loved most. I have played with several members from all age group and made friends along the way. As a beginner or ...http://blog.chess.com/Michael_Sarmiento/spirit-of-sportsmanshipThu, 03 Apr 2008 23:06:24 -0700http://blog.chess.com/Michael_Sarmiento/spirit-of-sportsmanship