Submitted by
PLOWERKNIGHT on Thu Aug 21, 2008 12:22am.
THERE SHOULD BE A WAY FOR THE SYSTEM TO KNOW WHETHER OR NOT SOMEONE PURPOSELY DISCONNECTED FROM A GAME OR UNINTENTIONALLY WAS DISCONNECTED. THIS WAY HERE, NOONE LOSES POINTS FROM A CRASH, AND NOONE ABUSES AN HONEST SCORE. OKAY? Read more »
Submitted by
kohai on Wed Aug 20, 2008 10:58pm.
HAPPY 62ND BIRTHDAY PERFECTGENT
May you have many more years of chess playing and birthday cake.
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Submitted by
nocab on Wed Aug 20, 2008 10:38pm.
Lester Bedell, with his win at the U.P. Open, has made the Google News Alert for chess.Check out the story at:Bedell hits chess jackpot at Kewadin Sault Ste. Marie Evening News - Sault Ste. Marie,MI,USA Read more »
Submitted by
nayrzuproc on Wed Aug 20, 2008 7:12pm.
My dear friends please listen! Lean your ears to the things that I will share! Note this and understand the phenomenon such as the red moon, black sun and fall... Read more »
Submitted by
azulRonin on Wed Aug 20, 2008 6:14pm.
i think the word "vacation" will be misleading. i'm quit of chess for now. if play is adding to stress rather than taking it away, im doing something wrong. you don't have to have any clue as to my character to know that i am ind... Read more »
Submitted by
lenova on Wed Aug 20, 2008 4:06pm.
If you could not judge, you still cannot judge. Judge by right, not judge by rule. Read more »
Submitted by
professorfreedom on Wed Aug 20, 2008 3:59pm.
I probably shouldn't have won this game--especially not after sacrificing my second rook--but I did. I chalk this one up to my opponent's greed.
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Submitted by
PerfectGent on Wed Aug 20, 2008 3:00pm.
in my teenage years - waaaay back in the 1960s i always said that i would rather die a happy 30 year old than a miserable 70 year oldToday (21-08-2008) i reach the grand old age of 62. I am still reasonably happy so i think i am winning.I look bac... Read more »
Submitted by
hackerandmodder on Wed Aug 20, 2008 1:42pm.
I'm going to create my OWN clan. And since I'm not a person with a credit card, if you want to be in MY CLAN, all you have to do is put IAAR in your name.
What does it stand for? It stands for I AM ALWAYS RIGHT. If you want to be in my clan... Read more »
Submitted by
nhoinla on Wed Aug 20, 2008 12:28pm.
This is a nice example of the Decoy Tactic Read more »
Submitted by
nhoinla on Wed Aug 20, 2008 12:08pm.
Another Decoy Tactic example Read more »
Submitted by
nhoinla on Wed Aug 20, 2008 11:56am.
The Decoy tactic entices the opponent to make a specific move which will weaken his position sometimes involving a sacrifice. Here is an example Read more »
Submitted by
nhoinla on Wed Aug 20, 2008 11:30am.
Here's another Deflection example Read more »
Submitted by
nhoinla on Wed Aug 20, 2008 11:19am.
The concept of the overworked piece is the same concept of deflection. Removing the defender also falls under the umbrella for deflection. Here's an example. Read more »
Submitted by
nocab on Wed Aug 20, 2008 10:45am.
I surfed on over to the South Carolina Chess Association website (www.scchess.org/) to obtain information on the recent SC Open and noticed the “database” link. Clicking on it was like entering a portal to a time machine! I saw games p... Read more »
Submitted by
CyberSensei on Wed Aug 20, 2008 8:30am.
AGAIN!!! And not just once; but twice!!
I've lost my queen to "forking" knights. I'm in dire need of a hiatus to retreat into the basement and studying Knights until I can see clearly. Ironically, I can see 4-5 moves ahead with any other piece; ... Read more »
Submitted by
AWARDCHESS on Wed Aug 20, 2008 4:55am.
100 Fans Knock-Out. Fast Double Games.1
Come On! and Hold, unless Come Out!..
Fast Play!
TD. AWARDCHESS.
Los Angeles.
Grigoriy Burtayev.
awardchess@gmail.com
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Submitted by
AWARDCHESS on Wed Aug 20, 2008 4:30am.
There is no such requirements to be the only Premium Member to be in my Public Group "awardchess" !
I will not force and /or/ ban anybody for that factor, at all!
I wish you and advise you to be a Premium Member!
But it only up f... Read more »
Submitted by
Rael on Tue Aug 19, 2008 7:43pm.
I wrote this for the Picture Caption Contest #7.
Results of Brain Regeneration Techniques on Curlersby Brian Wallace (Rael)
2008/08/19
Scientists at the Canadian Institute of Neuroscience co... Read more »
Submitted by
gauss1181 on Tue Aug 19, 2008 7:32pm.
haha my avatar picture has a small monkey mouth...that's what I normally look like in a neutral state/mood. =)
ROTFLMAO! Read more »
Submitted by
wizzifnab on Tue Aug 19, 2008 6:16pm.
Here is the latest game I recently completed. I've added my usual annotations. I do feel that I tend to forget a lot of important stuff that I was seeing during the game by the time I review/analyze the game at completion. I may ... Read more »
Submitted by
Eldeon101 on Tue Aug 19, 2008 4:19pm.
Everyone knows to move your king or queen's pawn is a usual start off. Don't pick starting with the queen. It is bad bad bad bad. No commas for a reason. That is what moving your queen pawn up is like. Forgetting commas. I can really screw you up.... Read more »