Chess Questions

Technical questions regarding Openings, Middlegames, Endings etc.
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  • Complicated Chigorin Lopez: Commentary please?
    by Dan O'Dowd » Fri Sep 02, 2011 12:34 am
    9 Replies
    2750 Views
    Last post by Matt Mackenzie
    Sat Sep 03, 2011 12:05 pm
  • Castling Out of Check
    by Ray Sayers » Tue Aug 16, 2011 9:44 am
    25 Replies
    5235 Views
    Last post by Ray Sayers
    Thu Aug 18, 2011 6:46 am
  • Incremental Time Limits
    by Phil Neatherway » Mon Aug 15, 2011 2:58 pm
    9 Replies
    2236 Views
    Last post by Phil Neatherway
    Wed Aug 17, 2011 9:36 am
  • Game review
    by Nicky Chorley » Tue Jul 19, 2011 5:47 pm
    13 Replies
    2624 Views
    Last post by William Metcalfe
    Sun Jul 24, 2011 2:05 am
  • Review my game please.
    by Matthew Turner » Thu Jul 21, 2011 9:32 pm
    9 Replies
    2330 Views
    Last post by Simon Dixon
    Fri Jul 22, 2011 12:37 pm
  • Sicilian question (Dragon)
    by Paul Cooksey » Sat Jul 16, 2011 8:29 pm
    6 Replies
    1853 Views
    Last post by Nick Thomas
    Sat Jul 16, 2011 10:16 pm
  • Etiquette of resigning
    by Alan Burke » Mon Feb 14, 2011 11:28 am
    107 Replies
    14700 Views
    Last post by Paul McKeown
    Wed Jul 06, 2011 12:09 am
  • Superfluous notation clarification
    by Tristan Clayton » Tue Jun 14, 2011 8:30 am
    13 Replies
    2985 Views
    Last post by John Clarke
    Tue Jun 21, 2011 12:28 pm
  • Time Odds v Players' Ratings
    by John Foley » Sun Jun 12, 2011 5:01 pm
    9 Replies
    3701 Views
    Last post by Alex Holowczak
    Fri Jun 17, 2011 10:37 am
  • FIDE Rule 10.2 misconceptions
    by John Upham » Thu Sep 10, 2009 12:57 pm
    86 Replies
    14689 Views
    Last post by Susan Lalic
    Fri May 27, 2011 9:20 pm
  • Queens Gambit Accepted?
    by Gareth Harley-Yeo » Fri Mar 04, 2011 11:48 am
    21 Replies
    7128 Views
    Last post by Jon Mahony
    Wed May 25, 2011 12:11 pm
  • Stalemate
    by Michael Jones » Sun Sep 19, 2010 6:13 pm
    19 Replies
    4679 Views
    Last post by John Clarke
    Fri May 20, 2011 11:22 am
  • what openings?
    by Gareth Harley-Yeo » Tue Mar 01, 2011 11:37 am
    9 Replies
    3141 Views
    Last post by Simon Louchart
    Tue May 10, 2011 10:57 pm
  • What is the standard plastic chess set used at ECF tournys?
    by James Byrne » Wed May 04, 2011 11:48 am
    3 Replies
    1715 Views
    Last post by Sabrina Chevannes
    Wed May 04, 2011 6:18 pm
  • Sidelines to Mainlines
    by Gareth Harley-Yeo » Sat Apr 23, 2011 10:57 pm
    1 Replies
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    Last post by John Upham
    Sat Apr 23, 2011 11:57 pm
  • Grading after first Fide tournament?
    by James Byrne » Wed Mar 30, 2011 7:38 am
    17 Replies
    3085 Views
    Last post by Alan Walton
    Fri Apr 01, 2011 3:58 pm
  • Boring Chess Openings
    by Gavin Strachan » Mon Sep 20, 2010 11:02 am
    30 Replies
    7463 Views
    Last post by timlawson
    Thu Mar 24, 2011 10:53 pm
  • Longest mates
    by Christopher Kreuzer » Mon Feb 14, 2011 12:53 am
    10 Replies
    2365 Views
    Last post by Michael Jones
    Sat Mar 12, 2011 10:28 pm
  • Allowing exchange of Dragon bishop
    by Paul Orton » Wed Mar 09, 2011 10:53 am
    8 Replies
    2253 Views
    Last post by Paul Orton
    Thu Mar 10, 2011 1:41 pm
  • Losing on time when your opponent defaults
    by Alex Holowczak » Thu Feb 17, 2011 10:02 pm
    11 Replies
    2246 Views
    Last post by Alex Holowczak
    Fri Feb 18, 2011 9:25 pm
  • Opponent Made An Illegal Move In A League Game
    by Frank Kamau » Wed Jan 26, 2011 6:40 pm
    46 Replies
    9572 Views
    Last post by Alex Holowczak
    Fri Feb 11, 2011 9:40 pm
  • Castling long
    by teddyosbourn » Mon Feb 07, 2011 11:09 am
    25 Replies
    5319 Views
    Last post by Kevin Thurlow
    Thu Feb 10, 2011 8:19 am
  • What is the result if his flag falls
    by William Metcalfe » Thu Dec 10, 2009 12:17 pm
    72 Replies
    9715 Views
    Last post by David Shepherd
    Wed Jan 26, 2011 10:21 pm
  • Gibbonspot
    by IanDavis » Mon Jan 24, 2011 2:30 pm
    4 Replies
    1320 Views
    Last post by James Coleman
    Mon Jan 24, 2011 3:06 pm
  • Queen and pawn endgames
    by Christopher Kreuzer » Thu Jan 20, 2011 1:37 pm
    6 Replies
    1606 Views
    Last post by Arshad Ali
    Sat Jan 22, 2011 3:04 am
  • Scholars mate : where does the name originate from?
    by John Upham » Thu Dec 23, 2010 3:05 pm
    3 Replies
    3620 Views
    Last post by Gavin Strachan
    Mon Jan 10, 2011 1:22 pm
  • Laptop for Chessbase & Rybka?
    by Nick Burrows » Thu Dec 23, 2010 5:48 pm
    1 Replies
    1636 Views
    Last post by Nick Murphy
    Sat Dec 25, 2010 9:13 am
  • Is this position drawn?
    by Frank Kamau » Sat Dec 18, 2010 4:12 pm
    6 Replies
    1614 Views
    Last post by PeterTurland
    Sun Dec 19, 2010 8:34 pm
  • Caro Kann - Panov Attack
    by Neville Twitchell » Tue Dec 07, 2010 9:17 pm
    5 Replies
    1807 Views
    Last post by Neville Twitchell
    Wed Dec 08, 2010 1:26 am
  • Does your League still have adjournments?
    by Alex Holowczak » Sun Jul 04, 2010 2:27 pm
    115 Replies
    10886 Views
    Last post by Ola Winfridsson
    Fri Nov 26, 2010 11:16 am
  • Opening Books
    by Roger de Coverly » Mon Nov 22, 2010 10:15 am
    4 Replies
    1708 Views
    Last post by Geoff Chandler
    Thu Nov 25, 2010 11:20 pm
  • Anti-Sicilian
    by Warren Kingston » Sat Nov 13, 2010 10:52 pm
    15 Replies
    3156 Views
    Last post by IM Jack Rudd
    Tue Nov 16, 2010 6:03 pm
  • Smyslov-Larsen Attack
    by John Upham » Tue Nov 09, 2010 1:47 pm
    3 Replies
    1288 Views
    Last post by James Pratt
    Tue Nov 09, 2010 5:51 pm
  • Half-board position search
    by Christopher Kreuzer » Tue Oct 19, 2010 2:09 pm
    3 Replies
    1475 Views
    Last post by Geoff Chandler
    Fri Oct 29, 2010 12:32 pm
  • ChessBase Query
    by John Upham » Sun Oct 03, 2010 2:02 pm
    4 Replies
    1713 Views
    Last post by Nick Murphy
    Tue Oct 12, 2010 10:17 am
  • Endgame Query
    by John Upham » Mon Oct 04, 2010 5:25 pm
    8 Replies
    1639 Views
    Last post by Kevin Williamson
    Mon Oct 04, 2010 8:59 pm
  • Tactical improvement
    by Nick Burrows » Sat Aug 14, 2010 10:21 pm
    22 Replies
    4245 Views
    Last post by Ola Winfridsson
    Sun Sep 26, 2010 6:04 pm
  • Rule 10A
    by Gavin Strachan » Fri Aug 06, 2010 4:21 pm
    75 Replies
    14026 Views
    Last post by Roger de Coverly
    Sun Sep 05, 2010 7:51 pm
  • Live Games + Illegal moves
    by Geoff Chandler » Fri Jul 23, 2010 11:59 pm
    8 Replies
    1520 Views
    Last post by Geoff Chandler
    Sat Jul 24, 2010 3:32 pm
  • An Instructive Moment
    by Geoff Chandler » Mon Jul 12, 2010 1:19 pm
    0 Replies
    1286 Views
    Last post by Geoff Chandler
    Mon Jul 12, 2010 1:19 pm
  • Descriptive notation + local rules
    by Alex Holowczak » Sat Mar 06, 2010 9:37 pm
    22 Replies
    3643 Views
    Last post by Gareth Harley-Yeo
    Thu Jul 08, 2010 2:29 am
  • Interesting endgame
    by Alex Holowczak » Fri Jul 02, 2010 11:55 pm
    2 Replies
    1072 Views
    Last post by Nick Murphy
    Sat Jul 03, 2010 11:06 am
  • Deep Rybka 3 in Shootout mode
    by John Upham » Fri Jul 02, 2010 8:05 am
    3 Replies
    1276 Views
    Last post by John Upham
    Fri Jul 02, 2010 11:49 am
  • Mistake in the Grauniad
    by Jonathan Rogers » Sat May 29, 2010 2:02 pm
    4 Replies
    1384 Views
    Last post by Jonathan Rogers
    Sat May 29, 2010 2:46 pm
  • Can we rely upon our opponent for recording moves?
    by John Foley » Thu May 20, 2010 3:31 pm
    16 Replies
    2861 Views
    Last post by Kevin Thurlow
    Thu May 27, 2010 12:44 pm
  • Odd ending
    by Rob Thompson » Sat May 22, 2010 10:53 pm
    8 Replies
    1560 Views
    Last post by Rob Thompson
    Sun May 23, 2010 6:37 pm
  • Opposing Pawn Majorities
    by Alexander Hardwick » Tue May 18, 2010 6:53 pm
    1 Replies
    1202 Views
    Last post by Roger de Coverly
    Tue May 18, 2010 7:10 pm
  • Rubbish Theoretical Article?
    by Paul McKeown » Fri Mar 19, 2010 6:55 pm
    40 Replies
    5824 Views
    Last post by Jonathan Bryant
    Sun Apr 18, 2010 9:26 pm
  • Convincing endgame for a film, please.
    by Simon Clare » Wed Apr 07, 2010 1:23 pm
    14 Replies
    2364 Views
    Last post by Ben Purton
    Fri Apr 09, 2010 12:56 pm
  • Time scramble + illegal move
    by Alex Holowczak » Sat Mar 06, 2010 7:39 pm
    17 Replies
    2667 Views
    Last post by Kevin Thurlow
    Thu Mar 18, 2010 8:16 am