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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 ...

chess playing poets — Does anyone know of any chess playing poets? I am writing a paper on Jorge Luis Borges poem "Ajedrez"(chess)...however, There does not seem to be any evidence that he ever competed in a chess tournaments. I wonder if there have been any chess playing poets who have competed. I know GM Kost, 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 ...

Going Both Ways; Corr. & OTB Chess — Hi All. In another thread SCHNARRE brought up KON GRIVAINIS , which led to comments from IONADOWMAN and some recollections for me. So here we are. I WOULD LIKE THIS THREAD TO BE RELATED TO PLAYERS WHO HAVE PLAYED OTB CHESS BUT ALSO POSTAL CHESS OR SOME FORM OF CORRESPONDENCE PLAY, SUCH AS N, play online chess ...

Rapid/blitz chess — I played in a Rapid chess tournament yesterday, gave good games to much stronger and higher rated opponents than myself but they simply outplay me because I'm in time pressure. It was my first ever rapid chess tournament (Time control: 20mins + 3 seconds a move). How does one improve in that time li, 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 ...

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 ...

Chess and Alcohol — Does anybody find their alcohol intake increase when playing out a tight game which could go either way? For example, if you were playing me as white against Yakky in "In Old Matey's Shadow Part 2" or a game very much like this, would you feel like unwinding with a glass of wine or two af, 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 ...

Chess tattoos — I have a tattoo of a knight on my arm - the picture is in my profile. I was wondering if anybody else had any or knew anybody who has any. I haven't come across anyone else but surely I'm not the only one. I know somebody who got a certain poker hand (Jack-Ten) tattooed on his arm. I feel , 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 ...

Unusual openings — Anyone care to post weird openings like the Talon? Please explain them, as this forum is meant to help the average player. Contact numis with questions. Tranvestite Attack anybody :o) 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Ke7 3.Nc3 Qe8 4.Nf3 Kd8 How about the Hammerschlag (Fried fox/Pork chop opening) (A00), play online chess ...

d4 defense — ok, I know I've posted about this several times now, but I'm really looking for advice. I've pretty much settled on a repetoire for white and for defense against e4, but playing against d4 has given me trouble lately. I was considering playing the Chigorin, but I'm not sure, it seems like it might b, play online chess ...

ratings — Does anyone know how to approximate a 1700 GN rating to USCF rating? Ron You may approximate it to a USCF CC rating but not OTB. Can someone explain what GN, USCF, OTB stands for ? CC is correspondence chess, right ? Thanks in advance :) GN = GameKnot (should be GK) USCF = US Chess Federati, play online chess ...

A chess saying... — "White plays to win, black plays to draw." I don't remember who said it, but it's an interesting thing to talk about. What do you think? I seems to have been the approach taken by many chess masters, but certainly not all. Judging by the recent World Championship match, Vishy Anand ha, play online chess ...

WCC — Tomorrow the match between Anand and Kramnik starts for the world tittle. Seems that on GK nobody is busy with it.... or am I wrong? Say something about it; who do you think will win and why,prognoses and etc. I think Anand will win,but with only one point ahead.In my opinion Kramnik is not so, play online chess ...

Traxler Gambit — I hope there are someone who knows enough about it.After these moves: 1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Fc4 Nf6 4 Ag5 Fc5 5 Axf7 Fxf2 6 Kxf2 Axe4+ 7 Ke3 Qh4 Black has a great positional advantage and there are combinations that takes you to the victory.For example; 8.Nxh8 Qf, play online chess ...

Unable to move any pieces in any games — Esteemed citizens! I am unable to move any pieces in any games. My renewal (gold I think) was up for renewal on 30th December, but the note I received suggested that payment had passed smoothly. Please help. Many, many thanks. Is there a person or people who can be contacted? Hi! That's stran, 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 ...

Endgame Book — Does anyone know a good book on endgames? Thanks in advance. If there is an endgame book that I will recommend, it would be Silman's "Complete Endgame Book". This book is different from other endgame books in terms of presentation. Other endgame books categorize endings accoring to pi, 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:

A Victory Made Possible by a Blindfolded Warm-Up — Just before New Year’s, Timur Gareev won the North American Open in Las Vegas with a score of 8 (out of 9) points — a full point ahead of his nearest rival. In an article on the United States Chess Federation’s Web site, Gareev said an important part of his training for the tournament was a simultaneous blindfold exhibition against 27 opponents in Hawaii the week before. “Try blindfold exhibition matches and see how you can handle one game,” Gareev said in the article. Gareev — a chess grandmaster originally from Uzbekistan who now lives in the United States — said in another article on the federation’s Web site that he was training to simultaneously play 64 opponents in blindfold chess matches next New Year’s Eve. It would be a world ...

Two of the World's Best in a Game for the Ages — Some chess games have been played so brilliantly that they have been given nicknames like the Immortal and the Evergreen, each of which is remembered for a stunning series of sacrifices culminating in checkmate. Those two games were won by Adolf Anderssen, a German who was one of the greatest chess players of the 19th century. They were played only a year apart (in 1851 and 1852), the Immortal against Lionel Kieseritszky of France and the Evergreen against Jean Dufresne of Germany. Other names evoke the games’ settings, like the Opera in 1858. That match took place during a performance of Bellini’s “Norma” at the Paris Opera House, and the American chess champion Paul Morphy beat a German duke and a French count who ...

Carlsen steamrolls elite chess field in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands — Not since the days of Thor has a Norwegian wielded such a mighty hammer. Obliterating a world-class field, Norway chess superstar GM Magnus Carlsen has taken the first major chess tournament of the year, winning the elite Tata Steel “A” Tournament with a stunning 10-3 score, matching the record total for the event set by former world chess champion and onetime Carlsen coach Garry Kasparov. With a last-round draw against Dutch GM Anish Giri, Carlsen finished 1½ points ahead of Armenian chess star GM Levon Aronian and two full points clear of world chess champion Viswanathan Anand of India and Russian GM Sergey Karjakin. The Norwegian was the only player to get through the 14-grandmaster premier section without ...

Magnus Carlsen Eyeing the World Chess Title — After triumphing in two major chess tournaments, in London in December and in Wijk aan Zee in January, Magnus Carlsen is a clear favorite to win the eight-player Candidates event in London (March 15-April 1). The world's top-rated chess player is the only Western-born competitor in the field, all his opponents having been born in the Soviet Union. The winner of the double-round robin will play in the world chess championship match against the titleholder Vishy Anand. Why should Carlsen win? Let's have a look at his recent victory at the 75th Tata Steel Chess tournament in the Dutch coastal town of Wijk aan Zee. After seven rounds Carlsen was neck and neck with the world chess Champion Vishy Anand, both at 5/7. But in the last ...

Magnus Carlsen's chess rating continues to rise after another tournament win — Magnus Carlsen is on a roll, tearing up the record books. In the past year the Norwegian, 22, has triumphed in four major chess tournaments, losing only one game in the process. His 2872 rating is 20 ahead of Garry Kasparov's peak, 60 in front of his nearest rival and nearly 90 up on Bobby Fischer's best. Carlsen's 10/13 total at Tata Wijk last week equalled Kasparov's 1999 record for the premier Dutch event. He scored with incisive attacks, squeezed full points from tight endgames, and exuded casual self-confidence. In the past he has often been self-critical but after Wijk he said: "I feel I got the maximum out of every game." Yet nagging questions remain as Carlsen prepares for the €510,000 candidates chess tournament starting ...





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