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 Below is a game I played on the Internet Chess Club (ICC) tonight, in the so-called 5-minute pool. My opponent was an IM (nickname QvC) so I expected a tough game, but the game was over in 17 moves, with a forced mate on move 20! http://blog.chess.com/Phobetor/kings-indian-crushThu, 02 Oct 2008 17:18:48 -0700http://blog.chess.com/Phobetor/kings-indian-crushMost people think material is very important in chess. Obviously, if you have less pieces, in general you have a worse position. Especially if you are more than a queen down... But chess isn't just about material. It's also about how active the pi...http://blog.chess.com/Phobetor/winning-a-queen-downFri, 29 Aug 2008 06:17:17 -0700http://blog.chess.com/Phobetor/winning-a-queen-downIn a recent game I played, I encountered a French opening and answered it with the French Advance. After the inclusion of the moves a2-a3 and a7-a5, black was practically unable to accept the Milner-Barry gambit, which is very risky for black, but...http://blog.chess.com/Phobetor/crushing-the-frenchWed, 27 Aug 2008 13:43:42 -0700http://blog.chess.com/Phobetor/crushing-the-frenchLast weekend I played in a chess tournament in my region, and in the first round I played against a player rated roughly 2050. After 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 I was very frustrated when he played 2... Nf6 which should really be forbidden . Since I didn't li...http://blog.chess.com/Phobetor/tough-rook-endgameWed, 27 Aug 2008 13:09:39 -0700http://blog.chess.com/Phobetor/tough-rook-endgameBelow is a game I played a long time ago. At the time I surely wasn't a great player, but my opponent was even worse. In the opening I gambited a pawn to quickly get an attack against him (and hopefully crush him in less than 20 moves), and in...http://blog.chess.com/Phobetor/an-amazing-combination-or-ivanchuks-brilliancySun, 30 Mar 2008 14:34:04 -0700http://blog.chess.com/Phobetor/an-amazing-combination-or-ivanchuks-brilliancy Here's a game I played a few days ago, where my kingside attack worked very well. Black got in trouble after the unnecessary 15... Nxg7? where 15... Kxg7 made more sense. with 16. Qh6 I started making his life uncomfortable, and with 17. Bf1!...http://blog.chess.com/Phobetor/a-successful-kingside-attackSat, 15 Mar 2008 16:58:31 -0700http://blog.chess.com/Phobetor/a-successful-kingside-attack Here's a game I played about a year ago in an over the board tournament, against a player rated 1900+. I was white, and after a somewhat weird opening I had a nice sacrifice on move 18, when my attack just devastated his king. http://blog.chess.com/Phobetor/queen-sacrificeMon, 06 Aug 2007 13:11:08 -0700http://blog.chess.com/Phobetor/queen-sacrifice