Submitted by
melzerh on Sun Nov 23, 2008 9:34am.
First, you must make sure it has a good lead up. Then, you have to think if there is a way out of your sack follow up. If there is no way out try away, but if there is a way out think up a different move or moves. Here is an example for the winnin... Read more »
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Submitted by
jimelex on Sun Nov 16, 2008 1:24pm.
Did you know Gary Kasparov is in prison in Russia?
Yes, he is.
In an article in Foreign Policy magazine Nov-Dec He made it very clear that he is an activist for democracy and truth. When asked by a prison guard how he came to be in jail in spi... Read more »
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Submitted by
bigmiggy on Sat Nov 15, 2008 11:03pm.
“All I want to do, ever,” Fischer once said, “is play chess.” One might think that there was no room in Fischer’s life for anything else. Yet few know that religion sometimes took precedence over chess for Fischer. In a match wit... Read more »
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Submitted by
Gonnosuke on Fri Nov 7, 2008 11:05pm.
Amid the endless debate over who should or shouldn't be regarded as the Greatest Chess Player Ever it's easy to forget that Super Grandmasters aren't the only players capable of playing great chess.
Unfortunately, when the unheralded NM or FM a... Read more »
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Submitted by
Maurissius on Thu Nov 6, 2008 6:44pm.
My opinion on who is the best chess player is Gary Kasparov because he was FIDE and world champion many years. No one has been FIDE and world champion more than he has. Robert Fisher is also great but he left the world months ago. He was the young... Read more »
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Submitted by
Hellogoodbye1969 on Wed Nov 5, 2008 3:48pm.
Shelby Lyman publicou emThe Hartford Courant, o artigo Korchnoi mostra o seu vigor sobre o GM Viktor Korchnoi.
O lendário Viktor Korchnoi, com 77 anos de idade, um dos grande-mestres mais fortes do mundo nos anos 70s, continua a jogar xadrez de ... Read more »
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Submitted by
melzerh on Sun Nov 2, 2008 9:45am.
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melzerh on Sat Nov 1, 2008 7:16pm.
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Submitted by
FernanDoylet on Sat Nov 1, 2008 7:00pm.
All ecuadorian chess players are now invited to join the group "Ecuador" here in Chess.com
There we can talk in Spanish and create or participate in the Forums.
See you there,Fernando. Read more »
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Submitted by
NM GreenLaser on Fri Oct 31, 2008 6:49pm.
Jacques Mieses (1865-1954) was born in Leipzig, Germany. In 1939, he fled Nazi persecution of Jews. He was accepted in Great Britain where he became a citizen. In 1950, he was the oldest player (85) awarded the grandmaster title and the first Brit... Read more »
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Submitted by
billwall on Fri Oct 31, 2008 8:46am.
Today (October 31) is Alexander Alekhine's birthday. Here is some Alekhine trivia.
Alexander Alekhine was born on Halloween, October 31, 1892. This would have been October 19 on the Old Style or Russian calendar, which was in affect until 191... Read more »
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Submitted by
marina_NIK on Fri Oct 31, 2008 7:09am.
some chess players are very selfish and they don't admit it when they lose a game.i khow one nova-boy who live in patra-Greece and when he looses a game hit and insult the winner. so he doen't have not even one friend because everybody hates him Read more »
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Submitted by
NM GreenLaser on Sat Oct 25, 2008 6:57pm.
Frank Marshall (1877-1944) was the chess champion of the United States from 1909 to 1936 when he gave up the title. He played a match against Emanuel Lasker for the world championship in 1907. Despite losing to Lasker with 8 losses and 7 draws, Ma... Read more »
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Submitted by
melzerh on Wed Oct 15, 2008 3:37pm.
Don't you think its werid if people fall for scholar's mate. You would have to be a serious beginner to fall for. I even heard at the nationals people fall for it. Now isn't that sad. Hopefully, people will grow out of it. If you don't know what I... Read more »
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Submitted by
benws on Sun Oct 12, 2008 6:54am.
Capablanca had his own distinct way of thinking. This game is a good illustration of that. He uses principles like zugzwang and preventing counterplay to totally lock down his opponent. Some think he might have read My System and used its principl... Read more »
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Submitted by
NM GreenLaser on Fri Oct 10, 2008 1:57pm.
In 2004, Magnus Carlsen of Norway became the second youngest player to earn the title of international grandmaster at 13 years, 4 months, and 27 days. The first norm was at the Corus GMC in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands in January 2004. The second nor... 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
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
benws on Wed Oct 1, 2008 4:06pm.
This is a nice game from the young garry kasparov. Sacrfices abound, with excellent endgame play included. One is reminded of the legendary "game of the century" and bobby fischer.
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Submitted by
kostas_n on Sat Sep 20, 2008 9:16am.
Some chess players are so determined to win that forgot the main value of every mental game;pleasure. They use every way to reach their destination . Some days before i was playing with a man from Austria with higher rating than mine. In the mid... Read more »
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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
Qubit on Sat Sep 13, 2008 12:11am.
The Journey begins...
&nb... 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
LOB on Fri Aug 29, 2008 7:52am.
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Submitted by
benws on Wed Aug 27, 2008 6:27pm.
From the 8th move onward in this game, Tarrasch maps out a plan that will decide the game. He pries open the g-file, and posts both of his rooks on it. Then he swings the queen over, which crushes the barriers. Finally von Scheve's king cannot hol... Read more »
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