Chess Online

Play online chess!

Pages:  « Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 Next »
From	Message
d4_nf6 21-Dec-07, 21:28	Hello... Hello to everyone in the club, My name is Don and I have been playing chess since about 1970 and I've been playing tournament chess through the USCF since about 1977. But I laid off of the game for almost 25 years before coming back to it, and now have been playing again for about five years. Now I am trying hard to rebuild my game and one of the areas of concentration is having a solid opening reportoire. Playing as white I will open with 1. e4 about 85% of the time, and I love to play the Scotch if possible. Not many people are as ready for it as in other openings. Of course, I love 1. d4 openings also....but moreso as black than white. Openings like the Slav, Gruenfeld, King's Indian, etc., suit me fine. Anyway, thanks for allowing me to join the club and look forward to being part of things here in the forum.
-zoe- 09-Jan-08, 14:54	Hiiiii to everyone from Croatia! I'm looking forward to contribute to this forum, to participate in thematic mini-tournies and to learn a lot!   They say my strength are endgames, crowded middle games suits me too, but I'm still struggling with making my openings repertoire.. I'm trying a lot of things.. I usually use database on GK for openings, but I want to get rid of it, I want to memorize openings.. this year I'm probably back to active chess in my country and I must work work and work on my openings... As White I like active openings, I'm not afraid of gambits, sacrifices.... I will mostly open game with e4. As Black I really hate to see c4. That's all for a start.. I already know this Club will help me a lot
kightsatthereti 21-Feb-08, 05:31	Deleted by kightsatthereti on 03-Oct-08, 10:57.
madik 21-Feb-08, 06:04	Hey All I was taught to play chess by my father at an earily age. Then played through high school, college found my coaching my old high school team and then well, work got in the way. I'm just starting to play again after a few years and the first thing I noticed was that I forgot all my openings. So, I'm getting back into it.
macdanu 19-Apr-08, 02:14	hi there I hope to lean some openings here - I play the same guys all over the time in eal life - lately they kick my ass with those nasty openings - I have to learn some about them too. Little tipp for all - youtube as some nice chessopeningmovies Daniel
galkt4 29-May-08, 15:10	intro I have played since I was 5 but not seriously til I was 29. As White I played Giuoco Piano exchange variations on French & Caro Kahn and main lines against Sicilians. As Black I played main lines against e4, Nimzo-Indian Defense against QGD and seat of my pants against everything else. Recently, I retired and found time to learn Danish and Wing Gambit. I've done well with Danish and had mixed results with the Wing. I'm learning Schlieman Defense to Ruy Lopez & Anti-Nimzo-Indian & Mikenas-Flohr responses to the English. I've used Chessgames.com to collect several hundred games of Danish & Wing. I'm using "Winning Quickly with Black" by Iakov Neishtadt, published by Cadogan to learn Anti-Nimzo-Indian & Mikenas-Flohr responses to the English. I've found Bill Wall's Miniatures books published by Chess Enterprises a goo way to study the common openings, because he shows how non-masters can easily lose a game in the opening. It's less painful to learn this from a distance.
chessiswar 19-Jul-08, 05:15	Hi... My name is Phillip, I have been playing Chess for 3 years now. On a good day I am about 1400. I am obsessed with Chess. I collect hardcover Chess books and I have almost 200 of them. I also collect Chess sets but I only have about 30. My goal is to become an 1800 player. I play in real tournaments as well as on-line ones. When I get older I am going to open a small Chess club and host USCF tournaments.
chance 20-Jul-08, 14:59	A newcomer here to learn... Time has bestowed on me a gray beard but I remain a child in many ways, in love, in wit, in liberty, in perseption, in this royal game of chess. You can see in my Gameknot stats a history of mostly uninspired play marked with all too occasional flashes of inspiration. I like the offbeat, asymmetry of the Albin Counter-Gambit, the variations of which I am currently experimenting. Left to my own devices as White I usually open with e4, chiefly because it was Bobby Fischer's preference. I don't try the Giuoco Piano except with weaker opponents and the Evans Gambit takes more cojones than I have (although it's fun to watch Morphy go to town with it). As Black I move to c5 on an e4 opening and from there it's anybody's guess. Lo these many years ago I once paid for and lost an instructive game with Rossolimo -- frankly I can't say I've improved much since then. Maybe this club will help. Que le juegos bien: chance
dariustheking 11-Aug-08, 05:33	Hi I am Darius. I live in India. My age is 14. I love chess and many sports. Playing chess is one of my hobbies.
validor 18-Aug-08, 21:42	Hi, I'm David from Scotland. I'm starting to get back into chess after a couple of years on-off. Played for years as a defensive quiet player then switched to attacking style. I'm hoping to mix it all together and become stronger for it. One area of my game that has lacked has been my openings. I've never really learn't in depth lines or whatnot and I'm still searching for systems that suit my play. I'm hoping I can create an opening set for tournament play that suits me and can give me at least equal position coming out of the opening phase. Sco Rating 1808 (Probobaly 1900+ most other countrys) FIDE 1914 (5 years since last tournament...)
dwardman 30-Sep-08, 18:27	Hi I have just returned to chess after 15 years, and haven't played otb for a long time. As white: e4 Vienna e4 -c5 closed sicilian. French Advanced variation although have been experimenting with b3 As black I've just started to experiment with the Najdorf, and have been having lots of fun with it. Against d4 I normally play nf6. looking forward to learning more about openings and hopefully finding a hidden gem which will suit my playing style.
kightsatthereti 01-Oct-08, 06:32	Greetings Greetings everyone, I have been in the club for a while, but somehow I missed this thread so I will post now. I have been playing for roughly 6 years and I really enjoy the openings of chess games. I will pretty much play any opening giving me a wide range of positional knowledge to work from so that I am rarely caught off guard by some offbeat opening my opponent throws at me. That being said here are my favorites: White- The Reti (hence the name) The English - Closed & Accelerated Fianchetto The King's Gambit The Catalan Black- Caro-Kann Center Counter King's Indian Defense Nimzo-Indian Defense Queen's Indian Defense I am always open to a challenge with any opening, and I look forward to playing a few games with you.
chessplayer-58 08-Nov-08, 22:18	Hi everyone,I am I like you can see,in my profile.......so that was shorth(sorry my English)I am nye here,and I am very interested in openings,my only 100%opening is e4,and so it has been all the years I have played here......I would bee happy if someone can teatch mee more openings...or send opening links.......or maybee some of you "Big Boys" )have the time to play a unreted game whid me!?I can not challange you...but I have maked it possible for you to challange me! -bjornboy-
whodarem 08-Nov-08, 22:50	Hello from the NorthWest A friend turned me onto this website and now I'm back into chess... Use to play alot back in college.. Some in a chess club in So Cal and blitz chess in the union hall @ CSULB... Anyway, I'm a little rusty but am looking to play with anyone.. Thanks!
fatcat2 17-Apr-09, 01:23	Hi all! Hi all. I am a fanatic of openings, and love studying variations! I play the Queen Pawn, and my favourite opening is both sides of the King's Indian Defence. I reply to the King Pawn with the French Defence 1...e6. I look forward to contributing to this club!
biodarwin 01-May-09, 12:33	hello! To be honest I have no idea what certain openings are called. I joined this group in an effort to start learning more about opening theory. I have played chess on and off most of my life. I am also an avid backgammon and poker player. I look forward to learning and sharing. Hope everyone has a great day!
aijp 16-May-09, 22:59	Hi all Hi all, I'm getting back into playing correspondence chess after a break of about 20 years, but using the internet instead of post cards (how a postcard from the USA to Australia could come via Austria still puzzles me). My interest in openings is to find the variations which will win me the most games with the least effort.
tactical_abyss 29-May-09, 08:29	Greeting to all.... and thanks for accepting me into the club.I've been playing OTB and correspondence chess on the tournament,club and casual level for over 40 years.While I do not have the time or desire to be a chess instructor,I do enjoy passing on some game insight or "wisdom"I have acquired over the years.My favorite openings on the club level are irregular openings such as Sokolsky Opening, Sodium Attack or the Trompowski.For irregular defense,I have played the Basman 1.e4,g5 as a surprise weapon with a fair amt.of success.In regular USCF rated tournaments,I do not use irregular openings alot,but they still remain favorites of mine. Hopefully, I can help some players out in this club with their game play,opening theories and more,or altleast put my "2 cents"in! I may not be very active in this club until the end of summer,since I have a few USCF events and tourneys coming up soon,from June till Sept. Good chess to all! Joe
ccchs10 29-May-09, 18:58	ME YO NAME PAUUL MIC
biodarwin 06-Jun-09, 22:00	hello folks I am a very non-technical player. I don't know the names of opening moves. I just play and I love to play the game. I have recently started to study opening theories and have been working on learning different opening styles and situations. I look forward to playing with and learning from all of you!
gnometastic 28-Jun-09, 13:27	hello Just joined the club, and I'm a big opening geek. I've been play the Ruy as white for a while, and I'm getting sick of it, so I've been playing d4 lately. I used to play the sicilian a lot as black, but I'm finding that a lot of people know the variations, and the games are very similar for the first 15 or so moves. So, now I'm toying with the Alekhine...
chaosdreamer 03-Sep-09, 19:30	hello I started playing in 7th grade when it was raining outside one of the few games we could play during our break was chess. There was about 5 of us that played during those type days we only knew how to move the pieces. One day I noticed a program on my computer called Chessmaster 4000 not sure why we had it no one in my family really played. Well I played vs it lost alot games in like 13 moves and then I started trying to mimic the type of moves it made in the opening. After couple games like that I was easily the best in my class   and then I started playing online on pogo for about year. One of the people I played a lot told me I was very good for my age and I should look into some clubs and tournaments. I never placed worst then 3rd in a youth tournament. I recently came back to playing chess and changed almost all the openings I use. Nowadays as White my openings are based around the Trompowsky I find it leads to exciting games as black d4 i answer with the dutch English I try to go into the dutch again 1c4 1 f5 hoping for 2 d4 e4 I try to go into the Najdorf this is the only opening that I play now and that i use to play OTB I am kind of tired of it but I haven't found any other response to e4 that looks good to me yet
azlynx 04-Sep-09, 11:47	Introduction I joined this club so I could learn more about openings. I enjoy chess but don't always understand the reasoning behind certain moves in the openings. I look forward to opening my mind to openings other than 4 knights!
rookie879 23-Sep-09, 17:37	Hello Hi everyone.I need to improve my opening play and help with the sicilian and the opening 1.d4 Nf6(yes the most popular openings,it's sort of sad...
repecmps 27-Sep-09, 05:26	opening Hi all, I'm from France and have been studying chess for a couple of months only. (although I've known the basics for a long time) *As white I usually play 1.e4 (ruy lopez most of the time) and I try to see what the Reti has to offer. I also like the sokolsky-canal attack on black when he plays the sicilian. *As black I like the Sicilian but my center always becomes a mess after the first few moves depending on what the opponent plays. (lack of theory knowledge) I plan on studying the French defense next.
petro_k 01-Oct-09, 09:44	Introduction Hey everyone, I may not be too interesting, but my favorite as White is the Scotch Gambit (1. e4 e5, 2. Nf3 Nc6, 3. d4 with 4. Bc4 if the gambit is accepted, not the common 4. Bb5). Against the Sicilian (1...c5) I usually play a variation of the Grand Prix Attack (with the characteristic f4). As black, I prefer the Sicilian Hyper-Dragon (1...c5, 2...g6 followed soon by a finachetto) against White. This order cuts some of White's anti-Sicilian options out. Against 1. d4, I like the Nimzo- Indian (1...Nf6).
pawncaster 21-Oct-09, 16:42	Introduction Heya, I am a very avid follower of openings (my reason for playing CC style games)- I have been a d4 player for years and have most played the Sicilian vs e4. I would be glad to analyze, or play with players who have areas of their repertoire that cross over with mine. Feel free to message me if you are interested in a certain opening.
combinations 22-Oct-09, 10:45	Hey guys Hey everyone, I joined the club to try and understand the "why?" of the chess openings. So I will post frequently to learn as much as I can. I am a classical center player which means e4 with white and against e4 I play e5 and against d4 I play d5. Against unusual stuff I just try to stake my claim in the center.
paolo2504 28-Oct-09, 14:18	Hello everybody Hi, My name is Paolo. I'm fifty, got married with two wonderful children. I'm living and working in north Italy. I got some century ago degree in Geologist, some diploma in pipe Organ but life pushed me into information technology. I'm still working in IT, guess for years and years and years before being able to retire... I love cats (actually, i AM a cat), animals in general, children, teaching, motorcycles, classic music, learn, play pc games and meet new people (not necessarily all these things in this order). I was playing chess till university, then stopped till 2 years ago when i started back together with my son (who plays much better than me). I'm subscriber here since 2007 and i play on many other sites as well (redhotpawn,chessclan,chesscube,caissa,fics,chesshere,etc). I recently joined this club and some others because willing to meet new people and improve skills, strategies and tactics. Best wishes. Paolo
wildfiree 01-Dec-09, 02:10	Hi Hi all, my name is Ardin and I'm13 years old, love to play chess, I've done it since I was like 7 or 8, I'm still trying to get better because obviously I'm not that good   Thanks for accepting me into this club.
Pages:  « Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 Next »

GameKnot: play chess online, online chess puzzles, chess clubs, monthly chess tournaments, Internet chess league, chess teams, free online chess games database and more.