Submitted by
Fupper16 on Fri Oct 10, 2008 12:21pm.
Hey guys! Recently an article was posted called, "The Magnus Effect," where Magnus Carlsen finished a game like this:
I thought,"Wow!" That's a beautiful mate. So in one of my quick games, I tried to recreate it and it worked!! Read more »
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Submitted by
LYCAN148 on Thu Oct 9, 2008 5:43pm.
this is what happens if you go for material and not developing Read more »
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Submitted by
benws on Thu Oct 9, 2008 3:45pm.
We've all heard of the great Magnus Carlsen and his achievements. So here's my little tribute to him: a game that will probably make its way into the tactics books within the near future.
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Submitted by
fgm351 on Thu Oct 9, 2008 1:14pm.
Here it is:::::::::::
1.e4 c6 2. d4 ? 3.c3 Read more »
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Submitted by
LYCAN148 on Thu Oct 9, 2008 2:23am.
A 10/0 game i played:
this is a game i played with a friend
in this game i saced a rook at the opening and got got play for it and i eventually won Read more »
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Submitted by
jaller435718 on Wed Oct 8, 2008 7:09pm.
Here is a wonderful game played by Michael Adams. Read more »
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Submitted by
Fupper16 on Wed Oct 8, 2008 12:10pm.
In this game, I make an intuitive sacrifice that untimately leads to a winning endgame. I felt that the sac(a bishop), would give me the initiative, more space, time, and development, plus physcological fear from my opponent.
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Submitted by
mauerblume on Wed Oct 8, 2008 10:07am.
So please look at the following pawnstructure.
It is clear, white has the better one! He has a protected passed pawn at d5 and black pawn at c5 is a "weak" one. Would do you think about endgames with that pawnstructure? Right, they are in most o... Read more »
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Submitted by
Fupper16 on Tue Oct 7, 2008 6:31pm.
A recent chess variant I played against Rybka 3. Comment and tell me what you think!
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Submitted by
jaller435718 on Tue Oct 7, 2008 2:49pm.
Here is a wonderful game by Michael Adams. Read more »
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Submitted by
KingLeopold on Tue Oct 7, 2008 11:11am.
Every chess position tells a story. At least thats what I like to tell my students when I am teaching them. And when I give them a position and tell them who is to move and win, then they have to tell me the complete story to the end before I allo... Read more »
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Submitted by
Patzer24 on Tue Oct 7, 2008 9:14am.
Here is a game from the Russian Superfinal Championship, GM Inarkiev - GM Vitiugov with full annotations and commentary:
This game is a good example that the French defense is still playable and successful for the black side! In re... Read more »
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Submitted by
menofsticks on Mon Oct 6, 2008 9:14pm.
Some chess players have a chess coach. The really lucky players have a good coach. What about the rest of us?Well, there is a ton of material out there from which to study: books, magazines, videos, software, websites, and so on. So, just pi... Read more »
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Submitted by
jaller435718 on Mon Oct 6, 2008 7:27pm.
Here is a wonderful game played by Michael Adams. Read more »
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Submitted by
alearthcore19 on Mon Oct 6, 2008 6:34pm.
I've fallen for this trick twice before at chess.com. (agoisgod and thegab03) I've learned my lesson now!
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Submitted by
benws on Mon Oct 6, 2008 4:15pm.
Well, i can't believe it. Yesterday i celebrated my one-year anniversary at chess.com. I'm very surprised my account is still here...
About my experience...I've realized just how far one small idea can go. In a year, this small website created by... Read more »
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Submitted by
northsea on Mon Oct 6, 2008 2:25pm.
1.e4 c5
2.Nf3 Nc6
3.d4 cxd4
4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 e5
The Sveshnikov is a modern and uncompromising way to play the Sicilian Defence.On move 5 Black makes a center-strike without any preparation which at first sight looks dubious but longer ana... Read more »
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Submitted by
NM Zug on Mon Oct 6, 2008 9:10am.
The Open Fileby Life Master Mike Petersen (Zug)Is There Life After Chess?
In my last column I attempted to answer the question, "Is there chess after life?" If you will recall, I spoke with my friend the Caissic Psychic, who tried to contact th... Read more »
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Submitted by
likesforests on Sun Oct 5, 2008 3:25pm.
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This is one of the 100 endgame you must know, says GM Jesus de la Villa. It was also the subject of the first recorded chess endgame study by Al-Aldi in 842 AD.
I. Evaluation & Principles
71% draws.
Usually won if the knight ventures a... Read more »
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Submitted by
WTHarvey on Sun Oct 5, 2008 9:26am.
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave was born October 21, 1990 in Nogent-sur-Marne, just outside Paris. He plays 1.e4 and when playing Black, the Sicilian Najdorf or Dragon against it. Maxime prefers the Grunfeld against 1.d4 and 1...c5 or 1...Nf6 against 1... Read more »
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Submitted by
jaller435718 on Sun Oct 5, 2008 6:52am.
Here is a wonderful game played by Michael Adams with the Nimzo Indian. Read more »
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Submitted by
benws on Sun Oct 5, 2008 6:12am.
It is rare to pin down a world championship match to just one game, but this is very likely the case here. Alekhine unleashes a fantastic opening idea, and Euwe immediately goes wrong and is crushed. And he was unable to get back into the match, c... Read more »
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Submitted by
seanki on Sun Oct 5, 2008 1:42am.
here are some tips to improve an be a better sport in chess:
Control the center
Think of your opponent's move
Plan every move.
Keep your king side defensive
Keep the other side offensive
Use most of your pieces...
Use the Queen, King. İn t... Read more »
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Submitted by
jaller435718 on Sat Oct 4, 2008 7:11am.
Here is a wonderful game played by Michael Adams as black but lost. Read more »
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