Submitted by
AlexCn on Tue Sep 16, 2008 2:14pm.
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Submitted by
Sas3 on Tue Sep 16, 2008 11:29am.
Here is a game I played recently, with titus26... with notes from the both of us (merged, to keep it simple). Clearly, he was the better player, and deserved to win.
I committed many errors - some that contributed to my loss. Yet, I had many gai... Read more »
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Submitted by
NM Zug on Mon Sep 15, 2008 5:27pm.
The Open Fileby Life Master Mike Petersen (Zug)Unsung Hero
Even though it has been 20 years, I remember him like it was yesterday. I was at the World Open in Philadelphia in 1988 when I first met Joe Kennedy. I saw him in a far corner of the to... Read more »
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Submitted by
Patzer24 on Mon Sep 15, 2008 4:28pm.
Here is a game from I Torneo Internacional EDAMI-CosmoCaixa 2008, GM Moskalenko - IM Reinaldo with full annotations and commentary:
In this game we saw IM Reinaldo play the black pieces against his higher rated and more exper... Read more »
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Submitted by
Kevindubrow on Sun Sep 14, 2008 7:13pm.
The paragraph that you were NEVER meant to see...
A will that should have NEVER been written...
The brainchild previously SECRET in KevinDubrow's mind...
It will have EVERYONE asking...
"Wait, what?"
THIS, ahem, this, was just an after t... Read more »
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Submitted by
shady_knight on Sun Sep 14, 2008 3:16pm.
MATE IN 4...TRY IT OUT :)
THIS IS A REAL GAME! THERE ARE 2 BLACK BISHOPS BECAUSE I PROMOTTED A PAWN TO THAT :) Read more »
378 reads | 7 comments | 1 vote:
Submitted by
RobertABrown on Sun Sep 14, 2008 10:44am.
The Grand Slam in Bilbao has the attention of most of the chessworld this Fall, and deservedly so. The world champ can’t seem to win a game while Carlsen, Topalov, and an ascendant, Chess Oscar bound, Ivanchuk are fighting for top spot wi... Read more »
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Submitted by
mauerblume on Sun Sep 14, 2008 8:46am.
In 1972 started world championship between Russian titleholder Spasski and American challenger Fischer. Fischer had played brilliantly in the candidate matches and now whole Russia feared him to "rob" the title from the best chess country in world... Read more »
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Submitted by
mugil on Sun Sep 14, 2008 6:31am.
This was a game i played in chess.com and won but i need some advice, to improve my game. First here is the game i played:
If any one wants to they can analyze my game and tell me what better moves I could of done, I am open for anything.
Enjo... Read more »
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Submitted by
_Patel on Sat Sep 13, 2008 9:36am.
-- Bird's Opening (1.f4. also known as Bird's Bastard)
-- Orang-Utan Opening (1.b4)
-- Dory Defence (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Ne4)
-- Dragon Variation (Sicilian Defence with Black Bishop on g7)
-- Pelikan Variation (Another variation of the ... Read more »
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Submitted by
benws on Sat Sep 13, 2008 8:29am.
Have you ever been carried along in the flow of an attack, relentlessly striking at your opponent, but finding that you are missing just one little thing? Maybe you should stop and think about it, and you may find a quiet move in the position. Let... Read more »
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Submitted by
Qubit on Sat Sep 13, 2008 12:11am.
The Journey begins...
&nb...; Read more »
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Submitted by
spikey11 on Fri Sep 12, 2008 10:22pm.
Greetings- It has been 34 years since I have played in a chess tournament- I plan on returning to the battlefield on October 25, 2008. Let the good times roll- Victory shall prevail! ...; Read more »
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Submitted by
Akuni on Fri Sep 12, 2008 6:13pm.
A little while ago I was in Halifax, Nova Scotia (Don't worry if you've never heard of it, you're part of the majority) playing in an open tournament where I was amazingly underated (My performance was 650 or so above my rating) which may hav... Read more »
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Submitted by
chiedozie on Fri Sep 12, 2008 4:39pm.
This is a game i played on the chessmaster 9000 program any comment or sugggestions on better moves are welcome.I play white. Read more »
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Submitted by
NM GreenLaser on Fri Sep 12, 2008 3:51pm.
In the following game, White resigned. White is grandmaster Mikhail Rytshagov of Estonia. Black is Boris Gelfand (illustrated) of Israel. He has held Soviet and European junior championships. For the last 15 years he has been a candidate for the w... Read more »
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Submitted by
Masterful_Forfeit on Thu Sep 11, 2008 10:32pm.
As of today, there are 116 332 people and six intelligent monkeys in the United States who are members of chess.com. That's quite the number, isn't it? In fact, those assorted mammals alone make up 43.7% of the site's total members. Impressi... Read more »
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Submitted by
menofsticks on Thu Sep 11, 2008 10:05pm.
Freaky fast forward, Batman! Danger, Will Robinson! And as Chessmaster is wont to say while analyzing my chess games, “Yikes!”By the time I had finished watching the first volume of Roman’s Lab I was all geared up to ... Read more »
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Submitted by
bobobbob on Thu Sep 11, 2008 3:44pm.
I play this opening a lot and if you do, be sure to learn this trap whether if you're white or black!
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Submitted by
Fupper16 on Wed Sep 10, 2008 4:54pm.
In this blitz game, I toy with my opponent and, after gaining a crushing winning endgame, I show him what a donkey he is by mating him with several knights! Read more »
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Submitted by
Sas3 on Wed Sep 10, 2008 9:29am.
Another of my 'error-prone' games (both of us made errors), but is still a good example of how to lock-out/put-in-prison/block-out invaders.
It is also a good example of why we should not play too many pawn-moves at the cost of development - in ... Read more »
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Submitted by
alexholowczak on Wed Sep 10, 2008 5:28am.
The English Chess Federation (ECF) has announced plans to change its rating system from next season. After many seasons of alleged rating deflation, the ECF has worked back through years of calculations to fix the issue. The biggest issue however ... Read more »
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Submitted by
benws on Tue Sep 9, 2008 6:18pm.
Alekhine starts up a kingside attack in this game, aided with the help of a lethal cocktail of "edge moves." When Maroczy makes a slip, the attack comes crashing through and black is forced to resign.
EDIT: sorry guys, i added in the rest of the... Read more »
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Submitted by
mauerblume on Tue Sep 9, 2008 10:53am.
In my last article, we saw how young Aljechin let his opponent Euwe suffer with his "bad bishop".
Today we see, how older Aljechin uses the same "bad bishop"-concept again. But this time he took opponent`s knight also in "prison".
Seeing this... Read more »
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