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Before asking for help with improvement....
Hi all!
Since 2003, chess publicans have been starting threads asking for chess improvement.  
PLEASE!
Read the previous threads before starting a new one on this topic.  
If possible, add your c...

Started 04/27/10 at 02:33:05 by Smyslov_Fan
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By: GMTonyKosten
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Poll: ChessPub Book of the year 2019
Hi All,
Here is the book of the year poll for titles published in 2019.
Closing date is 2 August.
Best wishes,
RP

Started 07/11/20 at 21:33:54 by RoleyPoley
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Advertisements for other sites/forums
Would anyone who wishes to advertise content on another site or Forum please have the courtesy to ask me first, otherwise your missive risks being deleted! Cry

Started 05/22/06 at 00:07:36 by GMTonyKosten
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By: cathexis
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Poll: ChessPub Book of the Year 2018
Here is the poll for the 2018 openings book of the year. I've stopped the nominations, and I've also stopped new member registration. One vote per member, but you have one hour to change your mind!<br...

Started 02/24/19 at 10:17:52 by GMTonyKosten
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By: AndyFeng35
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Game collections
My favorite type of chess books are player's game collections (especially when they are written by the players themselves).   They are my favorite because studying a great player's games is one of the...

Started 08/14/05 at 23:25:26 by Prince-Nez
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Reimagining 1.e4 by Nikolaos Ntirlis
Quality Chess has announced a new book titled Reimagining 1.e4 by local favorite Nikolaos Ntirlis. The publishing date is listed as 18 December 2024.
This looks like an ambitious project, with a ...

Started 12/20/24 at 22:32:17 by d-pawn
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By: bragesjo
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Look UK ng for a new opening for white
Hi all. I been wanting to try a new opening for white. Right now I play the london, jobrava london, and if I wanted, a tromp. I like something sharp and aggressive,  but something with not a lot of st...

Started 03/21/20 at 20:23:46 by Mtal
9 4081 Last Post 03/30/20 at 16:14:23
By: VGA
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Help on teaching 7 year kid to play chess
Hi all,
My daughter (7 year old) started showing interest in chess and I have put her to a nearest chess club and  Now she knows to play. Now she knows to play. I want to improve also I am not ve...

Started 11/07/16 at 05:50:25 by diabolic
6 3547 Last Post 11/08/16 at 04:39:57
By: diabolic
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Chess Openings videos
I am coming back to learn chess. Looking for sites that provide choices of opening videos.
Foxy opening series seems has almost all kind of openings.
Anybody knows if there are available to ...

Started 02/25/16 at 14:06:35 by Belajar
4 3065 Last Post 02/26/16 at 14:51:48
By: proustiskeen
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how to fix problem with evalution after some moves
Hello friends
I am having a problem with evaluation after some moves..I am able to calculate 3-4 moves sometime but i am able to assets that the position I have calculated is winning or not.I had...

Started 02/27/14 at 10:19:06 by chandrashekharkoravi
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By: MartinC
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Millionaire Chess Open tournament, Las Vegas 2014
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This thread begins by quoting from the different-topic thread...
"Cheating scandals in Croatia & Italy"
http://www.chesspub.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1357693457
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http://millionairechess.com/
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Started 12/14/13 at 21:22:51 by GeneM
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Moved: 'Does Fritz yet understand Armageddon Chess ?'
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Free coaching
Hello,
If there is a titled player out there that working as trainer is a hobby for him, not motivated anymore for his personal improvement  in chess but find interesting to have a student, he is...

Started 03/01/13 at 07:57:20 by chessmanster
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By: Stigma
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An Online Chess Tournament, Spreading chess
We're running an event on FICS (online) on June 10th, mainly for California players, but everybody is welcome. Just $7 to register; proceeds go to charity, funding chess programs in low-income areas, ...

Started 05/13/12 at 17:07:31 by kobesarmy
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Building a Repertoire Based on Hedgehog
I was thinking whether anyone has tried a hedgehog repertoire against all major opening moves: 1.e4, 1.d4, 1.c4 and 1.Nf3. 
Basically what one would want is a book that deals with the non-hedgeho...

Started 11/12/11 at 21:00:38 by F22
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By: Gorath
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Meadow Hay or Ware's Opening
Recently I played in the Bergen Chess Mates Iron Knights Summer tournament. Since this was g/10, everyone in the quad played 2 games with each other. My opponent played 1 a4 followed by 2 Ra3 and 1......

Started 08/12/11 at 19:05:45 by Gambit
4 3436 Last Post 08/13/11 at 14:15:32
By: Stefan Buecker
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Concentration and prep for chess game ...
Do you ever maintain concentration right the way through a game, or, when you play, is your mind still on last night's television, work or school? Once we start the game, we have three to four hours o...

Started 02/23/11 at 12:41:53 by TicklyTim
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By: Matemax
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What's copyrighted in published chess material?
Does anyone have knowledge on this point: just what is copyrighted in any copyrighted given chess analysis/game commentary?  Suppose I publish an analysis of some variation of the X Defense, including...

Started 02/20/11 at 13:42:53 by Markovich
6 3124 Last Post 02/21/11 at 21:43:27
By: trw
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Separate repertoire vs. lower rated players?
Hi,
Recently I've been getting held to draws by lower rated opponents more often than I would like, especially when I'm playing Black. I play solid openings and in general tend to prefer a slow, ...

Started 02/06/11 at 22:04:55 by Mythos
6 3088 Last Post 02/07/11 at 20:37:23
By: Mythos
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