Submitted by
odirtyredo on Thu Sep 25, 2008 8:58pm.
This article is about the first black grandmaster Maurice Ashley. Below are two videos and a game featuring him.
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masteryoda on Mon Aug 4, 2008 9:36pm.
Hi everyone, I was thinking of buying a tournament chess clo... Read more »
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ChessKids on Tue Jul 8, 2008 11:48pm.
courtesy David Cordover, www.chesskids.com.au Life is a game of chess. It is a game of chess within a game of chess. Much like a Russian doll - with an infinite number of chess games built into each other. Each game you play is but a move ... Read more »
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ih8sens on Sat May 3, 2008 2:09pm.
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Best Response(s) - There are quite a few similar choices here. White develops a piece himself whilst defending his pawn at the same time. As troops are mustered into battle each ... Read more »
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ih8sens on Sat May 3, 2008 2:05pm.
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 Best Response(s) - Several. Black develops a piece. The game has the makings of a highly tactical one but there is really nothing to say. I will post move 5 imm... Read more »
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ih8sens on Thu May 1, 2008 6:01am.
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxe4 Best Response(s) - Many, several just end up transposing anyways. White is certainly in no mood to offer gambits and the like. Each opponent is looking to blow their rival off the boa... Read more »
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ih8sens on Tue Apr 29, 2008 12:08pm.
Forgive the delay, I've been swamped. 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 Correct Response(s) - Nxd4 is objectively best. c3 is not particularly unusual. Pawns are traded, the position is opened a little, and the tension g... Read more »
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ih8sens on Wed Apr 23, 2008 2:54pm.
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Correct Response(s) - Several possibilities, cxd4 being prefered and probably best. White has developed a very mobile position full of potential. Advantage is really up for grabs from this point on, con... Read more »
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ih8sens on Mon Apr 21, 2008 2:25pm.
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 Correct Response(s) - Many, d4 being prefered by many. Black follows what may very well be the single most played opening in the history of modern chess. The idea behind the move is simple; support the ... Read more »
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ih8sens on Sun Apr 20, 2008 1:23pm.
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Best Response(s) - Many White develops his knight and pushes onward down the 'most common' Sicilian line. Although there is little 'theory' involved at this point, it is clear that White is... Read more »
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ih8sens on Fri Apr 18, 2008 10:30am.
1. e4 c5 Correct Response(s) - Many. Nf3 being historically preferred. Black decides to play the Sicilian Defense. Note some interesting intricacies in the position already! - Black has asserted control on the queen side. - The... Read more »
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ih8sens on Thu Apr 17, 2008 11:10am.
1. e4 Correct Response(s) - Many. This is, by a very slim margin, the favored opening move among complete beginners and super Grandmasters alike. White opens up the diagonal for two pieces (Queen and Bishop), the only opening m... Read more »
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Submitted by
ih8sens on Wed Apr 16, 2008 4:02pm.
The name pretty much describes the idea. I have selected a game of particular interest and will, as I'm sure you've figured out. Post one move a day with detailed analysis, diagrams, and other annotation. Comments in the ... Read more »
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Submitted by
GatoNegro on Fri Apr 11, 2008 2:13am.
Most of us find it sometimes difficult to visualize variations during a game. In order to calculate different moves we must be able to "see" the moves in our mind without moving the pieces. Of course I'm not talking about corresponde... Read more »
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Submitted by
EyeoftheTiger on Mon Jan 21, 2008 8:20am.
The main ingredient for teaching chess to children is motivation. If a child is interested in learning, you will be able to teach chess. I taught my son chess when he was only 2 1/2 years old. He wanted to learn. ...; Read more »
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Submitted by
salazar on Fri Nov 23, 2007 8:00am.
Whose your favourite chess player? Mine is Steinitz Read more »
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Submitted by
maricheri on Thu Nov 22, 2007 10:57am.
STANISLAV GOLDOVSKI (1975-1999) Stanislav Goldovski (1975-1999) Stanislav Stan Goldovski was born In St Petersburg in 1975. He moved to Cologne around 1992. He was a student of computer science. Stan is known as the pr... Read more »
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Submitted by
maricheri on Thu Nov 22, 2007 10:50am.
Suicide Chess Openings VLADICA ANDREJIĆ 1. e3 b5 2. ¥b5 2 3 4 5 6 ... Read more »
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Submitted by
Himmler2339 on Sat Nov 17, 2007 5:23pm.
A pioneer of educational video games is Civilization, says Bill Mackenty, head of instructional design at Hunter College High School in New York City and a former Massachusetts elementary school teacher. In Civilization-called "Civ" by d... Read more »
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Submitted by
Himmler2339 on Sat Nov 17, 2007 4:51pm.
David Mcdivitt, who teaches world chess history and sociology at Oak Hill High School in Converse, Indiana, says games teach his students important lessons about cause and effect. In the game Making History, for example, students act as leaders of... Read more »
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Submitted by
billwall on Thu May 31, 2007 10:21am.
During a class after explaining how chess ratings work, a second grade boy raises his hand and says very seriously, "I don’t want to get a chess rating…because I want to be a professional hockey player." In one scholastic ev... Read more »
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Submitted by
billwall on Tue May 22, 2007 10:25am.
I've been involved in scholastic chess for many years and have seen the benefits of seeing chess promoted in the schools. I was a coach and trainer at Alexander Central High School in Taylorsville, NC, and it won the state championship three y... Read more »
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