English Chess Forum

If an uncastled player defeats a castled player the former should receive a scoring and or rating bonus. Agree?

Thought for sure 3 pawns could defeat a knight.

For the opening one way I tried for beginners was to try to get them to move just the white pieces without black moving to see what they came up with. As long as they move them to sensible places it doesn't really matter where they put the pieces and in the exact order they move as long as its reas...

Tim Harding wrote:

Mike Truran wrote:Carlsen is just a machine.

Perhaps the FIDE thought police should investigate if he's cheating.

Not a machine! Carlsen just lost on time at move 61 in a probably winning position. He didn't know that no extra time would be added after move 60!

Doh!

I think chess-boxing should get a chance too

Never-me

Your colleague may benefit from researching a book titled 'Practical Ches Exercises' by Ray Cheng. I've not seen it myself. Just came to mind. Hope your match is mutually beneficial.

How about playing games via the these forums?

FiIFA you got some splainin' to do !

and his wife RIP

ACO used to have a chess playing site

That distant chuckling sound is from Tony Miles

would be sixty years young today

Rest in peace young man

I knew it