Join the Discussion : Who will win the FIDE World Championship?
Sunday July 31, 2005
Participate in our new poll :
Who will win the FIDE World Championship?
The big event starts 27 September in San Luis, Argentina.
Don't wait! Vote now!
Elsewhere on the Web : Product News
Saturday July 30, 2005
It's time for a rundown of recent chess product and chess service news. Here are announcements from IntelliChess, ChessCentral, Sigma Chess, the Internet Chess Club (ICC), ChessToGo, Duel Timer, and ... Read More
Opening Tutorial : Kings Indian Defense - Classical Variation
Monday July 25, 2005
The Kings Indian Defense is one of the sharpest ways to meet 1.d4. The Classical Variation (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O) is one of the ... Read More
Join the Discussion : ChessMasterminds.com
Sunday July 24, 2005
We got wind of this a little late, but posted the info immediately to
ChessMasterminds.com
in the forum. 'We have produced a broadcast television chess match', which airs Sunday, 24 July. That's ... Read More
Elsewhere on the Web : Harry Potter Wizard Chess
Saturday July 23, 2005
What do children like more than chess? 'Lots of things', we hear you saying, but this week we have Harry Potter in mind. The publication of "Harry Potter and the ... Read More
Opening Tutorial : Count the Developing Moves
Monday July 18, 2005
An extremely useful tool for handling the chess opening is to count the developing moves. First, it gives an idea who is leading in development. Second, it tells us what ... Read More
Join the Discussion : Who shot Alexander Alekhine?
Sunday July 17, 2005
Chess, casinos, and Ian Fleming all have something in common. Our resident forum investigator xplorxplor explains what in
Who shot Alexander Alekhine?
•
Chess players and historians from all over the world have ... Read More
Elsewhere on the Web : Pay to Play the World No.2
Saturday July 16, 2005
Are you willing to pay for the privilege of playing an online
simul
against one of the world's top players? If so, how much?
Online auction house
eBay
held a Dutch auction
for 10 seats against ... Read More
Birth of the FIDE World Championship
Monday July 11, 2005
After the death of World Champion Alexander Alekhine in 1946, the World Chess Federation took on the job of building a structure for determining fairly a new World Champion and ... Read More
Join the Discussion : Self-Working Problem
Sunday July 10, 2005
In
Self-working Problem,
landloch posts a position with 'White to mate in six', where anyone who knows the rules of chess can solve it. The enquiring landloch also asks, 'Does anyone know ... Read More
Elsewhere on the Web : FIDE meets ACP
Saturday July 9, 2005
FIDE
(Federation Internationale des Echecs) and the
ACP
(Association of Chess Professionals) met at the FIDE office, Athens, near the end of May 2005. On the agenda were issues of importance to both ... Read More
Opening Tutorial : Sicilian Defense - Najdorf Variation
Monday July 4, 2005
If you play 1.e4, planning to answer the Sicilian with 2.Nf3 and 3.d4, you will meet the Najdorf Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6) many ... Read More
Join the Discussion : New Forum Design
Sunday July 3, 2005
This week's choice for a forum thread didn't require much thought :
New Forum Design.
Is it really as bad as everyone is saying : 'horrid!', 'ugly', 'how do you navigate?'. Let ... Read More
Elsewhere on the Web : Chess for all Ages • Adult Players
Saturday July 2, 2005
Chess isn't just for children. Here is a generous sample of local news stories showing that players of all ages enjoy the game of kings. What impresses us the most ... Read More