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Help ! (with openings) — I’m trying to learn something about opening theory. The idea being that with a bit more knowledge, I might have some idea about where the game is going rather than being bounced around by circumstances as I seem to do now. So, I bought a book and started reading it but I’m stuck on chapter 1 verse 1, play online chess ...

am i right? — i've had a bit of good luck recently and my rating's improved to the point where i'm now regularly playing 1500+ rated players (who are all way better than me in my opinion, but that's another matter)... i've noticed that higher rated players don't seem to play pawn moves such as a3 to prevent Nb4, play online chess ...

Against e6 Sicilian — 1.e4 c5 2.Af3 e6 are the first two moves of any game. How must white play against this less common sicilian? If you mean with A the Q: well.....Gameknot database says the most common move after that Sicilian is Bc4, but my suggestion is to develop every piece quickly, so you can play not only B, play online chess ...

Quotes — Maybe starting a topic where we all can type some chess-quotes from famous players ? In particular, I'm searcing a quote about some guy who was talking about playing against God.. He would win with white, but draw with black, or something like that ? I thought it was Fischer who said something like, play online chess ...

What have you learned recently? — This thread is to ask other players "What have you learned recently, about Chess"? It would help if respondents would indicate their rating range, and I'll tell you why in a moment. We might then throw in also ... What do you Not Know but think you should? I had this GREAT IDEA , play online chess ...

f5 as a response to e4 — I wondered if there is a response to f5 as an opening.Do you know an opening like that?Someone plays 1...f5 against 1.d4 but is it playable against e4? Maybe someone thinks i ask a stupid question but it is enough to look at my rating to predict how much chess knowladge i have:D Regards, O, play online chess ...

Quadrachess! — Has anyone other than me ever heard of this game? Has anyone ever played? Does anyone own a Quadrachess set? I have one. I played it with Knightmare chess cards with a few friends of mine. It turned out to be a several-hour-long brain melter, and strategy was becoming more social with alliances , play online chess ...

Mistakes of the Grandmaster — Just wanted to start a thread to encourage the lower players that even great players will make mistakes. Some of us may feel as if we will never get to the top and are struggling with many mistakes we make on games every day. I thought maybe we could start a thread that included big mistakes made , play online chess ...

Philidor Position? — Recently I studied the Philidor and Lucena Positions. Although the Lucena is straightforward enough, I understand the basics of the Philidor but am not sure about how to apply it in an actual game situation or when exactly it comes up. I just finished this game, and I think that around move 66 I mis, play online chess ...

Who hates 1e4, e5? — I have a total hatred of symmetrical king pawn openings and have not participated in one for years and hundreds of games. I am not sure if this is because these games don't suit my style as black or white, or if it is because these games remind me of when I was learning to play and loosing almost e, play online chess ...

World Longest Chess Game — Does anybody know officially, what is the world record on longest chess game in the world? Define long. Do you mean in terms of actual time or moves? There is a big difference. From wikipedia, "The longest tournament chess game ever to be played under modern time rules was Nikolić-Arso, play online chess ...

Simplification — 'Simplification' this is something I do a lot these days, the process of trying to win, even by the smallest of margins because I know what I need to secure the mate. OK, so I basically do not allow my opponent any counter play and simplifying whittles the position down to terms that prov, play online chess ...

Pieces score in endgames. — I watched many endgames in which a player who has only a Rook doesn't win against another player who has only a bishop. Searching in Internet about this fact, I've found 90% Rook vs Bishop is a draw. And I know a player who has 2 bishops (without pawns) can win against a lonely king, while 2 knights, play online chess ...

Bobby Fisher Dead — He died in Iceland at the age of 64 the BBC is reporting. I believe Bobby Fischer died on Thursday but the news is only being released today. He will leave a lasting legacy of brilliancies behind him and can be rightly proud that millions of new players were attracted into Chess due to his expl, play online chess ...

WHERE have all the Chessplayers GONE?? — Greeting everyone, if you are here, that is?! What I would like to know, with the forum being so unlively this week, is where have you all been? This is more than simple nosiness, and goes back to my time as a Tournament Director and organizer, when I noted that you cannot get as many t, play online chess ...

Around Dutch defence — a) Dutch defence (1. d4 f5) isn't very popular in top rated ames, is it? How do you think - why? b) Anyway, there're Dutch players - and in Gameknot as well. It is interesting, which variation they play? Dutch defence players, - your word! Which schema does White ussually plays against you? c) , play online chess ...

The Social Stigma of Playing Chess ...?!? — I was talking to someone today, and thought maybe it makes a thread topic. That is ... how is the Chess activity in your area? Do you have a club? Have tourneys? Staying active? Let me know how the Chess activity is for you ... Have you been playing any tournaments or clubbing around at all t, play online chess ...

Controversy in U.S. Women's Championship — main.uschess.org Be sure to view the Armageddon game in question. Irina has a point (although I agree she should have said something right then and there....) The USCF, sad to say, is a joke. But at least it's better than FIDE. www.youtube.com It all sounds so nice and good, so long as it's tru, play online chess ...

evans gambit — i have been learning how to play the evans gambit . have not done very good with it so far . lost about six games in a row . playing evans gambit from the white side of the board . not ready to give up on it yet though . if any one who knows how to play the evans gambit or wants to learn how to p, play online chess ...

Retarded Development — Usually one can associate the above with beginners. However, intermediate players can also fall into this trap. I, Joanne with a rating of 1691 has just fallen into one! I have annotated a game which I have just resigned against Ionadowman called An Expert Lesson in Development. You will see jus, play online chess ...

Annotated games.. How to improve ? — Hi there ! I'm trying to improve the quality of my annotated games.. But it's quiet hard to find out what people like about the annotations.. Is it the depth of your analysis, is it the commentary, perhaps your funny remarks ? Or something else ? Or a mix of everything ? Btw, it's very nice to r, play online chess ...

Vukovic - The Art of the Attack in Chess — In my last OTB tournament game at my local chess club, I was paired against a much stronger player. I was White, playing the Closed Sicilian and had a bit of kingside pressure. I botched the attack and went down in flames. After looking over the game I decided that the next book I'm going t, play online chess ...

A narrow squeak against a lower rated player! — Just to say that I had a very narrow squeak against a player 300 points south of my rating. I played the game called "In The Dentist's Chair" in the public gallery pretty badly and I was sooo lucky to come away with a win in that match. Has anybody else on this forum had a bad experience, play online chess ...

Scrap the stalemate rule! — I have never felt that the stalemate rule is fair. my reason for this is that before the word checkmate came into the game of chess people would have to physically capture the king before that. Saying checkmate was just saying to your opponent that there is no possible move that they can make to av, play online chess ...

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Chess news:

Chess: finding space in a tight corner — Ulf Andersson demonstrates skill and strong nerves to buttress his position. More from the maestro of positional chess Ulf Andersson. Can you think of a plan for White? RB: Last week I was tearing my hair out because there were so few pieces on the chess board and said this made it even more difficult to find the correct continuation – one small step in the wrong direction spelt doom. Here, all the pieces are on the chess board and I want to use the exact same excuse. In this kind of closed position I'm seeking to gain space, improve the position of my pieces, or create a structural weakness in my opponent's position – and preferably all three together. The hole at e5 is the obvious candidate for ...

2011 World Junior Chess Championship — Alas, my whirlwind world tour is finally nearing its end. The 2011 World Junior Chess Championship, held in Chennai, India from Aug. 1-15, has finally come to a close and, believe it or not, I'm really looking forward to returning to St. Louis and the good old U.S. of A. My globetrotting trek first brought me to Toronto for an exhibition, then to China as a coach of the U.S. team at the World Team Chess Championship (we finished a credible 4th with Russia and Hungary). My next stop was India for the World Junior Chess Championship. Why was I at the World Junior, you ask? Did they create a special new section for chess players age 42 and under? Unfortunately, the answer is no. But I was asked once again to ...

Carlsen’s too good even when he’s bad — Magnus Carlsen’s performance in the recent Biel Accentus grandmaster tournament in Biel, Switzerland, confirmed his increasingly taken-for-granted supremacy. Viswanathan Anand is still the official world chess champion, but Carlsen continues to be ranked No. 1, according to the statistical rating system used by the World Chess Federation. Carlsen’s winning score of five victories, four draws and a loss sufficed against a field that was weaker than usual, although veteran grandmasters Alexander Morozevich (second place) and Alexei Shirov (fourth) are still dangerous world-class chess players. On his blog, Carlsen admitted that his play was a bit below par. “I made too many ...

The lessons of history, in chess — The King’s Gambit is an aggressive chess opening for white that was popularized in the 1600’s by the Italians. The opening is still popular today. It begins with white advancing its e2 pawn to e4, black responding with pawn to e5, followed by white playing f2 to f4 and offering the pawn. Alessandro Salvio was Italian and the best chess player at about the same time Shakespeare was writing “Hamlet and King Lear.” Salvio, like Shakespeare, wrote poetry and also authored several books on chess and created the Salvio Gambit line in the King’s Gambit. This week’s position is from Salvio’s line and contribution to the King’s Gambit. The opening moves preceding this week’s position are ...

World Junior Championships still strong despite absence of British names — The World Junior Chess Championship has had some illustrious winners. Boris Spassky, Anatoly Karpov, Garry Kasparov and Vishy Anand all captured the Under-20 contest en route to the supreme title. Nowadays some top teenage GMs bypass it, but it remains a strong chess event. England's only world junior gold medallist was the late Tony Miles in 1974. Nigel Short was second to Kasparov in 1980. The latest World Junior ended this week in Chennai, India, where UK chess players were absent due to the clash with the British Chess Championship at Sheffield. The World Junior's venue was no accident. Chennai is the home city of Anand and Indian officials, concerned at the steady rise of China, are becoming more ...





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