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Chess-Coach.net visits Lutheran Church of Atonement for community day.  All types of activities were enjoyed by the community including chess, horses, visits from the fire department, police department and other community servants. These young ladies all expressed an interest in going further with their chess knowledge. ... Read More

CHESS TIME: Adventures, stories and gamesmanship Games - Class/Workshop Thursdays, June 3, 2010 - June 30, 2010 12:00 PM-1:00 PM East Point Branch Library 2757 Main St. Atlanta, GA 30344 This four part program is for parents and children. Experiences will include: increasing reading skills, improving math skills, decision making and sportsmanship skills. Cost: ... Read More

Submitted by WGM Natalia_Pogonina for chess.com Psychology is an integral element of chess. To win a game (tournament, match) one needs to be strong not only in chess, but in the psychological sense as well. Every chess player can recall moments when he/she could not recover from a terrible loss (or ... Read More

When Ugly Goes Unpunished Young GM Ray Robson let fly with a very ugly opening (a Bad Blumenfeld) against veteran GM Gregory Kaidanov, quickly reached a lost game as a result of his choice, and then Gregory uncharacteristically let him escape.   I have noticed a theme:  when Slav ... Read More