Submitted by
FM FM_Eric_Schiller on Tue Aug 19, 2008 9:13am.
Mickey Adams won the Staunton Memorial with 8/11 as he drew with Loek Van Wely in the last round. Van Wely could have caught him with a win but chose a quiet line against Adams' Moscow Sicilian and settled for second place. Jan Smeets took third a... Read more »
435 reads | 1 comment | 0 votes:
Submitted by
kingvsking on Tue Aug 19, 2008 7:17am.
Hi everybody,
Having experienced troubles in the sicilian scheveningen (e4 c5 Nf3 d6 d4 cxd4 Nxd4 Nf6 Nc3 e6) against the Keres attack (g4), I have learnt a different variation of the sicilian, the najdorf. The Najdorf sicilian is one of the sou... Read more »
463 reads | 10 comments | 0 votes:
Submitted by
psml_bhor on Tue Aug 19, 2008 7:08am.
Chess is the game whose ... Read more »
209 reads | 3 comments | 0 votes:
Submitted by
gokul009 on Tue Aug 19, 2008 3:48am.
The first two games of the 1985 World Championship Match between challenger Garry Kasparov and world champion Anatoly Karpov were quite exciting. In both games Kasparov took the edge and went all out for a win. In the first game he suceeded, but i... Read more »
235 reads | 2 comments | 1 vote:
Submitted by
RookHouse on Mon Aug 18, 2008 7:11pm.
Now that the Bobby Fischer had defeated Boris Spassky in a rematch of their legendary encounter in 1972 Reykjavik, the burning question was whether or not he would play again. His belief that he was still the true world champion did not bode... Read more »
816 reads | 7 comments | 0 votes:
Submitted by
Patzer24 on Mon Aug 18, 2008 11:57am.
Here is a game from the 83rd French Championship, GM Apicella - IM Abergel with full annotations and commentary:
This game was an excellent display of an attack on the enemy King. In this game we saw black start the kingside initiati... Read more »
2940 reads | 17 comments | 3 votes:
Submitted by
fgm351 on Mon Aug 18, 2008 11:56am.
Look at this to see one way to defend against the sicilian: Read more »
393 reads | 6 comments | 0 votes:
Submitted by
TomMac19 on Mon Aug 18, 2008 7:23am.
I am currently reading a book titled "The Art of Planning in Chess" and this is the very first game. It is where Alixei Shirov suffers a catastrophe as he chooses a plan that would have been excellent in a closed position, but it fails as there is... Read more »
223 reads | 2 comments | 0 votes:
Submitted by
likesforests on Sun Aug 17, 2008 11:34pm.
I played down in the U1600 section at a tournament this month and walked away with a perfect score. It amazes me when a beginner trying to improve studies advanced books like Art of Attack but neglects mastering basic tactics. Castles made of sa... Read more »
1318 reads | 28 comments | 3 votes:
Submitted by
FM FM_Eric_Schiller on Sun Aug 17, 2008 12:15pm.
Games ended early today and we have an early start tomorrow at noon so here is the update. Games will follow in the morning.
Round 10Wells 1/2 SpeelmanSokolov 1/2 AdamsVan Wely 1-0 CherniaevSmeets 1-0 ShortWerle 1-0 WadeL'Ami 1/2TimmanFinal Roun... Read more »
406 reads | 0 comments | 1 vote:
Submitted by
kenytiger on Sun Aug 17, 2008 7:53am.
In this famous game, Unzicker follows for a long time a game Tal played against Fischer some time before. In that game, Black had the better of the opening. Unzicker, one would think, has some improvement, but only proves how bad White's game real... Read more »
583 reads | 3 comments | 1 vote:
Submitted by
FM FM_Eric_Schiller on Sun Aug 17, 2008 3:49am.
Round 9L'Ami 1/2WellsTimman 1-0 WerleWade 0-1 SmeetsShort 1/2 Van WelyCherniaev 0-1 SokolovAdams 1-0 SpeelmanRound 10Wells vs. SpeelmanSokolov vs. AdamsVan Wely vs. CherniaevSmeets vs. ShortWerle vs. WadeL'Ami vs. TimmanAn exciting day with 4 deci... Read more »
276 reads | 1 comment | 1 vote:
Submitted by
menofsticks on Sat Aug 16, 2008 9:43pm.
Raise your hand if you hate playing the endgame. That’s what I thought; I’m not alone. OK, well, “hate” might be a bit strong, but maybe “dread” is a better term. Nothing about chess is easy, b... Read more »
520 reads | 1 comment | 0 votes:
Submitted by
kenytiger on Sat Aug 16, 2008 7:53pm.
Albéric O'Kelly de Galway ( 1911-1980), was a Belgian Grandmaster in 1956 and an International Correspondence Grandmaster in 1962, most famous for being the third ICCF World Champion in correspondence chess between 1959 and 1... Read more »
309 reads | 4 comments | 1 vote:
Submitted by
FM FM_Eric_Schiller on Sat Aug 16, 2008 3:30am.
Round 8Wells 1/2 AdamsSpeelman 1/2 CherniaevSokolov 1/2 ShortVan Wely 1-0 WadeSmeets 1/2 TimmanWerle 1/2 L'Ami Round 9L'Ami vs. WellsTimman vs. WerleWade vs. SmeetsSort vs. Van WelyCherniaev vs. SokolovAdams vs. SpeelmanTalk about playing it ... Read more »
363 reads | 3 comments | 0 votes:
Submitted by
Kevindubrow on Fri Aug 15, 2008 8:54pm.
“Idiot girl. Now, I can take your queen.”
Catherine... Read more »
495 reads | 7 comments | 4 votes:
Submitted by
kenytiger on Fri Aug 15, 2008 8:10pm.
In this classic game from the US Championship of 1962, James Sherwin dares Bobby to a battle of book knowledge in a obscure variation of the Sicilian. There may be some line Fischer doesn't know, but this isn't it.
Read more »
748 reads | 8 comments | 4 votes:
Submitted by
NM GreenLaser on Fri Aug 15, 2008 2:49pm.
The Polgar sisters consist of Susan or Zsuzsanna (April 19, 1969), Sofia or Zsofia (November 2, 1974), and Judit (July 23, 1976). Judit is still active and is the highest rated woman ever. Susan was the Women's World Champion (1996-1999). Despite ... Read more »
538 reads | 3 comments | 0 votes:
Submitted by
thewolf72 on Fri Aug 15, 2008 10:49am.
I think is interesting only for italian players not professionist around rome but next 21 september in Rocca Priora will be this Chess Tournament..
"42° TORNEO Semilampo di SCACCHIdi ROCCA PRIORAAss. D. Scacchi di Rocca PrioraVariazione Elo ... Read more »
128 reads | 2 comments | 0 votes:
Submitted by
ih8sens on Fri Aug 15, 2008 7:11am.
Mikhail Tal was a rather unique player. His wild, sacrificial style lead to some very different opinions of Tal. To some, he was the most successful patzer ever to play. To others his regular lack of objectivity was the very thing that... Read more »
972 reads | 17 comments | 2 votes:
Submitted by
FM FM_Eric_Schiller on Fri Aug 15, 2008 3:05am.
Round 7Werle 1-0WellsL'Ami 1-0 SmeetsTimman 1/2 Van WelyWade 0-1 SokolovShort 1/2 SpeelmanCherniaev 1/2 AdamsRound 8Wells vs. AdamsSpeelman vs. CherniaevSokolov vs. ShortVan Wely vs. WadeSmeets vs. TimmanWerle vs L'AmiAdams missed a win in the end... Read more »
276 reads | 1 comment | 0 votes:
Submitted by
benws on Thu Aug 14, 2008 2:50pm.
Keres takes advantage of an opening slip by his opponent, and quickly mounts a kingside attack. With the help of a few rook sacrifces, the final breakthrough provides an elegant finish to a model game.
NOTE: ANNOTATIONS FROM THE WORLD'S GREATEST... Read more »
735 reads | 13 comments | 1 vote:
Submitted by
fgm351 on Thu Aug 14, 2008 10:47am.
First, try to find somebody who had been in a tournament before to help you out. If not, follow these instructions:
Go to the appropriate section's pairings, then find your board number
When the TD (tournament director) says you can begin you... Read more »
246 reads | 1 comment | 0 votes:
Submitted by
fgm351 on Thu Aug 14, 2008 10:39am.
what would you do in this position against a beginner?
Read more »
326 reads | 5 comments | 0 votes:
Submitted by
fgm351 on Thu Aug 14, 2008 10:33am.
One way to defend against queens gambit when black:
Read more »
353 reads | 6 comments | 0 votes: