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 I have been playing chess for over 10 years now, competitively on and off, but I seemed to have reached a plateau around 2000. One of my biggest problems was that I just had no idea what areas of my chess I needed to improve on in order to get to ...http://blog.chess.com/jay/knowing-your-exact-chess-weaknesses-and-strengthsThu, 20 Dec 2007 10:52:52 -0800http://blog.chess.com/jay/knowing-your-exact-chess-weaknesses-and-strengthsI have a few reasons for writing this blog:   I thought the other Chess.com members would enjoy reading what goes on behind the scenes to make a website like this function.It's therepeutic to get all of the stuff that is floating in my br...http://blog.chess.com/jay/a-week-in-the-life-of-a-chesscom-code-monkeyFri, 14 Dec 2007 15:01:14 -0800http://blog.chess.com/jay/a-week-in-the-life-of-a-chesscom-code-monkeyThis is a game I just finished. I thought this move was especially devastating even though black was already clearly winning:     And here is a link to the full game: http://www.chess.com/echess/game.html?id=64715   http://blog.chess.com/jay/a-subtle-but-devastating-blowSat, 15 Sep 2007 14:46:36 -0700http://blog.chess.com/jay/a-subtle-but-devastating-blowSo many times you find yourself in losing chess games, difficult positions, down material, but let's face it...in how many of those games are you facing a GM or a computer that is flawless? Almost never right? In most cases, it is pretty likel...http://blog.chess.com/jay/never-give-upSun, 12 Aug 2007 23:52:54 -0700http://blog.chess.com/jay/never-give-upHere is another game I played this evening at Santana Row. Once again, not sure of my opponents strength, but he was russian, and that's all that matters. :) http://blog.chess.com/jay/kings-gambit---santana-rowSun, 12 Aug 2007 23:16:27 -0700http://blog.chess.com/jay/kings-gambit---santana-rowThis was a 5/0 blitz game I played this evening at Santana row. The guy I was playing is a pretty strong player, about 2000 I believe last I checked at the local chess club. When I mated him...it took him nearly 10 seconds to realize he'd been...http://blog.chess.com/jay/a-brutal-attack-on-an-uncastled-kingSun, 12 Aug 2007 22:48:45 -0700http://blog.chess.com/jay/a-brutal-attack-on-an-uncastled-kingWas just going over some old games, and was excited to post some of them here on Chess.com for others enjoyment. This is an extremely messy game that just seemed to get more complicated with every move. I had Bisguier analyze it, and he was left s...http://blog.chess.com/jay/a-very-messy-gameSat, 19 May 2007 01:44:43 -0700http://blog.chess.com/jay/a-very-messy-game