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IM AndrewMartin on Mon Dec 1, 2008 11:04am.
International Master Andrew Martin from England presents a regular series of articles to answer any questions that Chess.com readers have about the game of chess.
If you want to ask Andrew a question, then send an email to askandrew@chess.com and... Read more »
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Submitted by
EnGliSHCheSsPlAy on Fri Nov 28, 2008 2:46am.
Ok..new topic. How to improve..I'm not saying that this means necessarely becoming GM but just a really good chess player at least master. So how can I reach this? How can someone do it? Is work the only answer? ..waiting for your answers Read more »
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Submitted by
MGuckenberg on Thu Nov 27, 2008 9:27am.
Ever since the invention of the computer it seems as if Humans have been attempting to create a machine that can play chess better and faster than any human past, present, or future. Ever since Deep Blue’s defeat of Garry Kasparov, it seems ... Read more »
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Submitted by
cat_of_chess on Tue Nov 25, 2008 4:17pm.
What is a good chess books for a 1400 that knows the basics, that has lots of diagrams and that no bord is required and has everything related to chess and puzzles revuing the lessons? Read more »
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IM AndrewMartin on Mon Nov 24, 2008 9:15am.
International Master Andrew Martin from England presents a regular series of articles to answer any questions that Chess.com readers have about the game of chess.
If you want to ask Andrew a question, then send an email to askandrew@chess.com and... Read more »
1525 reads | 9 comments | 3 votes:
Submitted by
charlierock on Sat Nov 22, 2008 8:07pm.
white mates in three! Read more »
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Submitted by
NM Zug on Sat Nov 22, 2008 3:32pm.
I'm here at the World Chess Olympics in Dresden, Germany, and I'll be reporting on various behind-the-scenes topics and human interest stories. Here is Part 1.
If You’ve never been to a large chess tournament, don’t feel too ba... Read more »
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Submitted by
CM streetfighter on Sat Nov 22, 2008 4:21am.
Local league matches in my part of the world (Fife,Scotland) tend to be mid-week evening affairs, crammed into a 3-hour window between work and sleep. Though a quick shower, a rushed dinner and a sprint downtown for the kick-off are hardly conduci... Read more »
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Submitted by
CM streetfighter on Thu Nov 20, 2008 4:56am.
No, not the famous ancient Chinese book on strategy from Sun Tzu, but rather last weekend's Glasgow Congress, which departed from the standard Scottish venue of draughty old school dining hall for the far more salubrious and cultural confines of t... Read more »
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Submitted by
deeperDATA on Wed Nov 19, 2008 6:11pm.
Curious if there is anyone out there interested in starting a chess club that shares common interests like Linux, graphic design, database design or information technology in general. I'm very fond of Ubuntu and open-source software. Any takers? Read more »
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Submitted by
NM Zug on Mon Nov 17, 2008 3:02pm.
The Open Fileby Life Master Mike Petersen (Zug)
One More Story
The first thing I want to tell you about this chess story is that it actually happened. The second thing I want to tell you is that it happened to me. The third thing I want t... Read more »
818 reads | 2 comments | 1 vote:
Submitted by
IM AndrewMartin on Mon Nov 17, 2008 12:01pm.
Chess.com is very pleased to present the first in a series of regular articles by renowned chess author and experienced coach, International Master Andrew Martin.
Andrew will be answering any questions that members have about the game of chess. ... Read more »
2461 reads | 21 comments | 7 votes:
Submitted by
gilbeRt_fox on Mon Nov 17, 2008 11:29am.
Every novice soon learns a table of [DH: "average"] material value for the pieces, the most popular being 1-3-3-5-9, but with a bit more experience he learns that this table is not always reliable. There are two reasons for this: one is that an ac... Read more »
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Submitted by
Catherine-J on Sun Nov 16, 2008 10:54pm.
Chess does not roll ever outward towards infinity. It encroaches slightly upon the infinite multitudes, but could never seek to encompass all. The roles of the pieces and the restrictions of the board, as well as opening positions and the move... Read more »
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Submitted by
MarkShinelov on Sat Nov 15, 2008 3:58am.
Here's how I managed to draw one of my online chess games out of a pretty hard position. Took some pretty hard thinking but I got it in the end. Read more »
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Submitted by
MarkShinelov on Fri Nov 14, 2008 6:55am.
Here's the position I found myself in when playing on live chess. The initiative has been mainly black's for the last lot of moves and I was having a rather hard time of it defending my King. Here's how I got the initiative back again and checkmat... Read more »
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Submitted by
MY_turn on Thu Nov 13, 2008 8:13am.
Have you ever played chess? Did you know that chess is the oldest skill game in the world? But chess is more than just a game of skill. It can tell you much about the way people lived in medieval times. If you look at the way a chess board is set... Read more »
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Submitted by
Yima5 on Wed Nov 12, 2008 4:30pm.
In some games that I have observed, I have seen "torture", or the continuous stupid moves that make a game that is obvious as to who the win will go to. Some will argue that the losing player can just resign, but many players (such as myself) beli... Read more »
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Submitted by
Yima5 on Tue Nov 11, 2008 12:50pm.
I think I should come out and just say this: chess is falling to ruin. Don't get me wrong, but there are some unfortunate methods of game-playing that is resulting in many players being stopped in their tracks from reaching a higher level in their... Read more »
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Submitted by
billwall on Mon Nov 10, 2008 10:49am.
Zsuzsanna (Susan) Polgar, former world women’s chess champion and a board member of the US Chess Federation (USCF), is being sued by the USCF for alleged unauthorized email access. She allegedly accessed email messages sent between other USCF ... Read more »
2086 reads | 31 comments | 6 votes:
Submitted by
NM Zug on Mon Nov 10, 2008 10:00am.
The Open Fileby Life Master Mike Petersen (Zug)
And Another Story
If you regularly read my column, then you know I like a good chess story. Unfortunately, there aren't that many good ones around. The ones that might flourish don't seem to... Read more »
829 reads | 21 comments | 1 vote:
Submitted by
Hellogoodbye1969 on Fri Nov 7, 2008 6:00am.
Ylon Schwartz, de 38 anos, natural de Brooklyn, Nova Iorque, é um homem que gosta de jogos. Também conhecido como um dos November Nine, para além do poker e ex-jogador de backgammon, joga xadrez. Tal como o mestre de xadrez e antigo campeão da... Read more »
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Submitted by
Hellogoodbye1969 on Wed Nov 5, 2008 4:00pm.
a 1. Parece que não é só uma senhora portuense que ocupa o seu tempo a ler estas linhas. Laurentino Dias (L.D.), uns dias depois do texto sobre o Regime Jurídico das Federações Desportivas (RJFD), aquando da 596.ª inauguração, questionado... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Tue Nov 4, 2008 1:26pm.
Do you have a burning question about chess that you would like to have answered? You're in the right place!
I am very pleased to announce that starting soon at Chess.com is a new weekly column by International Master Andrew Martin from Lon... Read more »
2780 reads | 26 comments | 3 votes:
Submitted by
NM Zug on Mon Nov 3, 2008 7:21am.
The Open Fileby Life Master Mike Petersen (Zug)
A Story to Study
A famous Grandmaster is giving a lecture before a simultaneous. A member of the audience asks how much time the maestro spends studying chess every day. Not to be outdone, a... Read more »
1318 reads | 7 comments | 3 votes: