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i just had a hilarious 3-min-game vs. some random noob... check it out:
1.e4 e6 (i always play french)
2.Nf3 d5
3.exd5 exd5 (typical exchange french)
4.d4 Nf6
5.h3 Be7
6.Bf4 O-O
7.Ne5 (i am not totally sure but i think white should safe his king by bishop developing and castling) Re8
8.g4 Nbd7
9.Nf3 Bb4# (i was just like: oh look double check when suddenly the "black won by checkmate"-window popped up :D)
 
josmil1 said:
When i first heard of chess it found it to be extremely borin but then when i began playing i got hooked!! I am always looking to improve my game but it's difficult to find actual places and people where I can learn further.
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well it is my first time that heard of this chess , can you tell me how to play it and where to play it .

Thanks !
 
I started hooked to chess since last month, and tomorrow there will be inter-school city/province team tourney, i am so excited! and also, when playing, i also avoided a test running while the tourney will be on d^_^b
 
I recently got my national rating over 2050, which is the limit for "Candidate Master" (It seems like Candidate Master is also a FIDE title, but at least in Finland the lowest international title in use is FIDE Master, so I don't really know what the CM title is about (also here the national title for players over 2200 is "Master")). Nevertheless here are my two league games that brought me the title:

http://athos.mine.nu/game/base23.htm

I don't think the game above is really that good, but I was happy to get such a big opening advantage with Albin Counter-Gambit against a fairly strong opponent. I had previously played only one long rated game with the opening against a good player, which I lost, so I was eager to test the opening again it went quite well. I lost my advantage later in the game though and in the mutual time trouble both of us made horrible moves, but fortunately he made the last blunder.

http://athos.mine.nu/game/base24.htm

This game was quite one-sided. My opponent wasted awfully many tempi in the opening just to exchange my bishop for a knight. Because of this I got way better development and he had to passively defend his position the whole game. My opponent didn't have much counter-play (partly because of my idea of playing b4 to make ...c5 difficult to achieve), so I had a lot of time just to improve my position and bring all my pieces to the attack. Finally his position collapsed and when he started to get some counter-play on the queen side, I could already just ignore it.
 
So, a friend of mine keeps asking me to play him since he likes Chess but I don't really do well since I only played when I was a kid with my dad. I still remember most (if not all) of the rules, but I don't really know strategy/openers, etc.

My friend says he has Chessmaster for PC and it has some sort of virtual academy to teach you or something, so I was thinking of borrowing that from him and use it to learn.. Anyone has any idea if that's any good? If not, any suggestions? I know there's some good Chess players here to figured I'd ask since I'm clueless...
 
It has been a while since I tried Chess Master, but I think it had decent tutorials. Personally I just picked a book from a local library to learn the basics, but I don't see a problem with using Chess Master instead (it might have less material than a good book though). If you don't like it, maybe get a book instead or ask your friend to teach you. Nevertheless, Chess Master is definitely fun to play against since it has many personalities of several levels and often it doesn't feel like playing against a computer, so it's a good idea to borrow the program anyway.
 
CHESS AND CUBING

Hey guys. I wonder how many of you do play chess. I mean regulary and good;)
I realized that some people play chess on competitions but i was never interested in it. I just started playing chess about 6 weeks ago.
I learned the rules when i was 9 or something like that, but i never played, i just learned it in school. Right now, i play chess every day and i cant understand why i didnt start earlier :fp
Anyway. I will play a lot in the future and i really want to become a good chess player. Who of you does play chess and who is the best?
Maybe some of you even play tournaments?..I guess so. What about your rating (ELO, DWZ or whatever)?
I'm looking forward to some answers..

Thanks, Dennis
 
CHESS AND CUBING

I play quite often at the local club. my rating is just under 1700 right now, but I haven't been practicing seriously recently.
 
Smiles said:
Okay old thread but i had a question.
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What are the consequences if black doesn't play queen to f7?
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because you are trying to save your Queen?
White's Rook to e6 will force you to give up your queen anyway.

Blacks position looks lost, you possibly have h6 to stop bishop g5.
 
In the last few months I've picked up chess again (used to play a lot years ago, but never took it too seriously). If anyone is up for playing, please shoot me a PM or reply here.
 
I joined the local chess club two weeks ago, but I don't think I can have a chess board set up for as long a game would take by typing in moves here (I have four sons and a wife who likes to clean)
 
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