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Please visit our online chess forums. Here's the most recent chess related discussions in a blog format:
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 ...
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 ...
RJF: The Movie; & other GM's~What Actors ?! -- I just heard; "they" are talking about a Movie portrayal of the 1972 Spassky vs Fischer World Championship Match. The question has been asked: WHO should play the part of "Bobby Fischer".
So THAT is what I am asking... Who would you like to see play the part(s) of :
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Mate with only knight and bisschop?? -- The endgame is me with only a knight and bishop.
My opponent offers a draw, saying I cant mate her. But is it really impossible to mate someone with bishop, knight and king?
We can't really talk about ongoing, active games. Right, we can't offer help in these situations, but printe, 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 ...
Puzzle 283 -- Ok, the puzzle on the homepage at the time of me writing this (search for puzzle number 283 here: gameknot.com )
White to move, mate in 4. I won't spoil the solution given, as it is brilliant seeming to, play online chess ...
Chess jokes -- How about some jokes related to chess?
I found one that made me laugh outloud:
"So I was having dinner with Garry Kasporov - Problem was, we had a checkered tablecloth and it took him two hours to pass the salt!"
A group of chess enthusiasts had checked into a hotel, and were, 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 ...
Paul Morphy ... -- Apparently there has been differing info out there about Morphy. I recall dimly reading a CHESS LIFE article a couple decades ago, and a hodge-podge of articles or book sections/mentions over time (probably before that, mostly).
I do recall seeing one somewhere after that where it showed his g, play online chess ...
Stonewall Attack -- My favourite d4 opening is the Stonewall Attack, I use it lot in games I play here on Gameknot the line I like is 1 d4-d5 2 f4 I get some interesting postitions with it. I also play against 1 d4-Nf6 2 f4 and 1 d4-g6 2 f4 and also 1 e4-c5 2 f4 I get some strong games with it I love it thanks Care to, 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 ...
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 ...
Interesting. -- Playing OTB.
Opening comes as 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 at this point white accidentally touches his king, forcing Ke2 giving black a mate on e4.
Quite shattering if you ask me! That is pretty stupid.
Accidental brush with the back of the hand happens often, is always ignored and can't be cons, play online chess ...
New pieces. -- Anyone ever wondered if there could be a new piece or pieces to make the game more
interesting? would be nice if they would include a couple new piece designs in the set, now that many include an extra Queen. i used to have an extra Queen I made by painting it Red and who ever should happen to ge, play online chess ...
Gambits and Sacrifices -- I recently have been messing around with a new opening--e5, d5, then d4. This I believe is called the queen's gambit but I could be wrong. I don't know much about gambits--I haven't had time to read many books--but I would be interested in learning more about them. I don't know the whole sequence, 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Plans -- What do you do to create a sucessfull plan? That's the million dollar question. The only planning technique I know is that of Silman, but I find it difficult to actually put into practice, especially because I tend to think that individual positions are sharper than they actually are, and I rarely t, 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 ...
Name the Opening -- Okay, I am starting a thread in which you can give opening moves that you have played and are unfamiliar with and gain help on learning more about them. I tried this opening recently and was wondering what it was called and if it is effective.
definite benefits I saw: control of center
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