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Help me pick my opening for white
Hi all, I just can't decide what openimg to play. I thinkni narrowed it down to the jobrava london, Botvinnik english, or b3. I like them all, jobrava I do pretty well with but now and then it could b...
Started 05/31/21 at 19:19:26 by Darthmambo |
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 11/05/21 at 17:07:17By: katar |
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Books to Find a Plan - Middlegame
I would like to know whether there are any books to "Find a Plan" in middle game, exactly right after the opening phase is over.Well the book should cover all the fundamentals of planning which is sui...
Started 08/14/21 at 16:34:18 by Vishnu « Pages 1 2 all » |
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10/30/21 at 16:45:51 By: FMCharless |
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online chess coach
hello, i have been searching for an online chess coach recently, ( on ICC ) and i found some interesting options, but unable to chose the best one! ... i need some help figuring out what to chose! i a...
Started 10/04/11 at 19:15:10 by the nazgul |
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10/30/21 at 15:19:50 By: FMCharless |
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Chess board from Montreal 1979 Tourn of the Stars
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I am new to this forum and have following chess for many years And recently came across a board played in The Montreal 1979 Tournament of the Stars Is there any value as a coll... Started 10/07/21 at 13:00:08 by Ruylopez |
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10/07/21 at 16:09:26 By: Ruylopez |
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10/02/21 at 17:08:44 By: MNb |
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Who said "Improve your worst piece" ?
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WHO was the first person to say the well-known chess maxim.... "If you do not know what else to do, improve your worst piece." ....and where did he say/write it (any CITATION would be helpful... Started 06/23/09 at 03:37:31 by GeneM « Pages 1 2 all » |
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10/02/21 at 08:58:33 By: DrDaveExeter |
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R.I.P - GM Evgeny Sveshnikov
Very sad news and my heartfelt condolences to his family, friends and admirers:
https://www.chess.com/news/view/evgeny-sveshnikov-1950-2021 I understand his passing was covid related. For al... Started 08/18/21 at 20:14:21 by TopNotch « Pages 1 2 all » |
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09/27/21 at 12:10:17 By: TopNotch |
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Moved: 'Game analysis - dangerous Knight on the rim'
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Moved: 'Game analysis - Grob's defence'
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Moved: 'Game analysis - opponent's unprotected King'
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Small Steps book?
Hi all,
Anyone have the Small Steps books? Just wondering, how are they? What do they exactly cover?Are they a drop everything and read this kind of book? Are there othere books out there that c... Started 06/13/21 at 21:54:31 by Mtal |
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08/30/21 at 23:28:27 By: an ordinary chessplayer |
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Annotated Games
I would like to know if there are any annotated games or books with annotated games for beginners(Fide 1000-1400) and intermediate (Fide 1400-1800) level players.It should be suitable both for learner...
Started 08/26/21 at 05:37:33 by Vishnu |
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08/28/21 at 20:12:39 By: huibui |
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I Decide To Go To War
I wanted to make this thread here for a few reasons. First - I can't find a more serious, in depth, and beneficial chess forum online. The Chess.com forums are a zoo and not something I can be wasting...
Started 06/24/21 at 06:02:17 by ChessIsWar « Pages 1 2 3 all » |
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07/21/21 at 09:53:58 By: ChessIsWar |
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Cheating scandal in Anand's online charity simul
https://chess24.com/en/read/news/billionaire-admits-cheating-against-anand-in-ch...
Obviously the culprits (the billionaire against whom Anand resigned was not the only one using assistan... Started 06/14/21 at 11:29:56 by Uberdecker « Pages 1 2 3 all » |
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07/20/21 at 23:39:18 By: IsaVulpes |
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Startling Opening Repertoire - New Edition
I noticed this on the Gambit site, coming September 2019. IIRC the original book was a 1 e4 repertoire with the Max Lange, Qxd4 +Rossolimo Sicilians, and Two Knights French.
Started 05/01/19 at 15:06:31 by fjd « Pages 1 2 3 all » |
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07/17/21 at 00:30:52 By: FreeRepublic |
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Keep It Simple: 1.e4 by IM Sielecki
I want to start a discussion about this repertoire.
The main choices are: Sicilian: Rossolimo against 2...Nc6, Moscow against 2...d6, Alapin against 2...e6 Open Games: Scotch 4Knights a... Started 07/14/18 at 18:27:57 by alyechin « Pages 1 2 3 all » |
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07/06/21 at 13:34:10 By: an ordinary chessplayer |
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Black Opening Repertoire vs d4 for Online g/ 10 0
A little background on myself. I've been playing for over 15 years. I'm stopping longer OTB tournaments and plan on only playing maybe 10-15 OTB rapid/blitz events a year. I'm going to focus on Liches...
Started 06/25/21 at 20:27:08 by Weak_Pawns_5050 |
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07/04/21 at 01:25:01 By: fjd |
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FWIW: Foxy Videos Complete Library
This is just a head's up, I don't work for them. But Thechessworld.com is selling a mega-bundle of Foxy Videos (download-able) Vol. 1 - 182 for $97 U.S. I have heard they are old VHS transfers and qui...
Started 06/21/21 at 13:19:25 by cathexis |
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06/22/21 at 05:47:03 By: Bibs |
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Re: Videos You Can D/L and Own on Your Computer?
Greetings,
So, I am aware of thechessworld.com as one site that allows you to permanently D/L and own the chess videos they sell. I'm not saying that videos are the be-all and end-all of chess kn... Started 06/14/21 at 19:49:10 by cathexis |
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06/15/21 at 18:02:25 By: Straggler |
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how to checkmate the black king in two moves
Hi guys, newbie here.
I'm having a hard time trying to checkmate the black king in two moves, could you help me?
 kind regards Started 06/08/21 at 12:22:41 by Alberto « Pages 1 2 all » |
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06/11/21 at 20:04:16 By: an ordinary chessplayer |
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