Submitted by
cgs on Sat Jul 5, 2008 12:56pm.
Situation report after sixth round The first third-part of Maróczy Memorial Tournament had terminated. Set up serious prognostic for the result is inpossibile, but we can establish undoubted facts. Among the soviet masters Keres is in great... Read more »
Submitted by
arisser on Sat Jul 5, 2008 11:46am.
I've been forcing myself to play against harder opponents in chessmaster to keep improving, but there seems to be a big skill difference between the 1000 and 1100 level opponents. This was the closest I ever got to beating Thorian, take ... Read more »
Submitted by
AWARDCHESS on Sat Jul 5, 2008 11:40am.
One of my partners asked me now, How I lets him won on the last our game!?? My answer been, that Sleeping Deprivation and Chess Blunders are Common, when I played about 200 games at time all time!.. What your experiences with Chess, Sleeping ... Read more »
Submitted by
riez1974 on Sat Jul 5, 2008 7:57am.
...if Bobby played for the Red Sox, WHAT MLB TEAM WOULD YOU PLAY FOR?! Read more »
Submitted by
silentfilmstar13 on Sat Jul 5, 2008 5:46am.
I've recently played a couple games in which I decided that pawns should be pushed-- all of them. Enjoy! Read more »
Submitted by
nasan on Fri Jul 4, 2008 11:27pm.
Every now and then a quarrel breaks out down at the barber shop, lines are drawn, challenges leveled and, with any luck, somebody walks out with very few blood stains. All over a seemingly innocent discussion: What is the greatest sport on Earth? ... Read more »
Submitted by
kurtgodden on Fri Jul 4, 2008 10:48pm.
In Steinbeck’s sequel to his famous book Cannery Row, his richly deep and delightful character Doc proclaims that “chess is possibly the only game in the world in which it is impossible to cheat.” He was, of course, talking... Read more »
Submitted by
TimMoroney on Fri Jul 4, 2008 10:23pm.
One might wonder, when encountered with a holiday particularly rich in history, what may transpire if similar events would cross over to another culture. How the world would change! Particularly in today's world, where what might have once tak... Read more »
Submitted by
kazakhnomad on Fri Jul 4, 2008 9:35pm.
My grand grandmother was born in 1906 year and died in 1992. This period covers different types of life that includes Stolypin reforms in 1920s, when people live as private farmers, collectivism, wh... Read more »
Submitted by
gauss1181 on Fri Jul 4, 2008 8:42pm.
18 seconds regular! 28 seconds one hand! Read more »
Submitted by
gauss1181 on Fri Jul 4, 2008 8:27pm.
People hardly ever comment on my blog...unlike AoPS, where i'm well respected... I feel so sad.. =*( Read more »
Submitted by
Patzer24 on Fri Jul 4, 2008 7:57pm.
Here is my first round game from the 2008 South Carolina Open fully annotated: Any thoughts or feedback would be greatly appreciated as I am always looking to find where I could have improved throughout the course of the game and I a... Read more »
Submitted by
kenytiger on Fri Jul 4, 2008 6:11pm.
Of all the different kinds of mistakes in Chess, losing a won game is undoubtedly the most exasperating. No other mistake is more likely to rob you of self-confidence. Some players, when they have an advantage in material, seek complications inste... Read more »
Submitted by
materialkiller on Fri Jul 4, 2008 4:36pm.
A simple position to explore. 1.e4 e5 With white's first move white threaten to setup the classical center 2.d4 So what's so powerful about the classical center. IF black develop his knights to f6 and c6 without hindering the advance of ... Read more »
Submitted by
Dozy on Fri Jul 4, 2008 4:36pm.
After Round 14 of the 1959 Candidates Tournament in Bled, a lightning tournament was held before the players moved on to Zagreb. Tal won, but his victory was not without incident—or humour. In his game with Yuri Averbakh he blund... Read more »
Submitted by
chuckg99 on Fri Jul 4, 2008 4:26pm.
LOL, OK maybe that doesn't deserve an exclam by anyone else's measure, but if you knew how much I've been wrestling with a putting together a workable repertoire for my push to NM (and then to FM) you'd sympathize. One of the reaso... Read more »
Submitted by
trentthechessnut on Fri Jul 4, 2008 3:10pm.
Well my excitement was apparently evident at work today as I was not concentrating on what I was doing. This has left me with four or five partially done tasks that I'll need to finish on Monday. Oh well... as one of the owners sa... Read more »
Submitted by
animeangel on Fri Jul 4, 2008 1:08pm.
Love At First Sight By:aquaspirit 77 It's the first day of school,and the halls are crowded with people frantically getting their schedules! You quietly sqeeze past them,determined to get you schedule before the school bell rings,when you see ... Read more »
Submitted by
BoobyFisher8008 on Fri Jul 4, 2008 12:09pm.
Although I am not an expert chess player, I am a constant thinker in vast areas of all the sciences involved in everyday life, etc. I came to a strong conclusion that knowing chess openings by name could be beneficial, however I do se... Read more »
Submitted by
ericmittens on Fri Jul 4, 2008 11:23am.
Hello everyone! After studying for many hours everyday for several months, I finally started to get burned out on chess. After the London May Open I decided to take some weeks off of chess and renew my love for the game. I ended up taking t... Read more »
Submitted by
TimMoroney on Fri Jul 4, 2008 9:31am.
No holographic message, although possibly a bit of Force involved. Either way there has been a change in the wind here at the World Open. People's patterns and behaviors change with the weather. The clouds have rolled in this morning... Read more »
Submitted by
FM zibbit on Fri Jul 4, 2008 9:23am.
Found this wonderful save by Kazimdzhanov in a game with Svidler in the 2005 wch in San Luis. The drawing idea is wonderful! Read more »
Submitted by
Bacti on Fri Jul 4, 2008 8:05am.
As you may know if you check my profile, i am writing a book that i am planning to make about 300 pages. I am trying to become a therapist, and i write things that jog my mind. My book is sort of based on the movie Highlander. Each chapter is real... Read more »
Submitted by
benws on Fri Jul 4, 2008 7:26am.
I've decided to start a contest. I'll give you a chess problem, and you have to name the "key"- the first move that leads to checkmate no matter what black plays. no cheating- if you've seen this before, no answering. and no ... Read more »