World Chess Champions http://www.worldchesschampions.com/blogs World Chess Champions Blog Sat, 16 Jan 2010 07:30:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Chess: Chess News, Chess Links, Chess Book Reviews & Chess Adventures http://www.worldchesschampions.com/blogs/2009/12/15/chess-chess-news-chess-links-chess-book-reviews-chess-adventures/ http://www.worldchesschampions.com/blogs/2009/12/15/chess-chess-news-chess-links-chess-book-reviews-chess-adventures/#comments Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:31:13 +0000 admin http://worldchesschampions.com/blogs/?p=66 http://hemmers.blogspot.com/

The subtitle more or less sums up its content, and this is certainly an ambitious and interesting effort to generate good chess content. Worth a visit.

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A good blog featuring well-annotated games illustrated by ChessPad diagrams. "Blog dedicated to chess games and tactics, learning chess, analyzing games, kibitzing etc." Features good amateur discussion of openings and frequent problems to solve.

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"The trials and tribulations of an F-class Player…" Lots of intelligent and interesting commentary on the author’s quest for chess improvement. The best chess self-improvement blog.

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A blog devoted to chess books, history, culture and games.

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More an art site with a chess theme than a chess site, really. But it is interesting nonetheless.

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A fan’s blog with lots of interesting blurbs on books and websites.

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This long-standing and well written blog by noted author Tim Krabbe features his collection of discoveries and off-beat "world chess records" (from longest game without a capture to unusual under-promotions). It’s a must-visit site, rich in content and excellent writing. See also his main page titled Chess Curiosities.

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Very high level commentary on very current games and events by a 2300-rated master. Formerly Dennis M’s Chess Site. Excellent. I especially like his annotations to recent GM games presented in java applet form.

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