http://www.schemingmind.com/journal.aspxSchemingMind.com Online Correspondence Chess Club60http://www.schemingmind.com/images/banners/smbutton.gifhttp://www.schemingmind.com/journal.aspx8831http://www.schemingmind.com/journalarticle.aspx?article_id=1An article on the History of the World Champions of Correspondence Games including pictures and games.Sun, 13 Jun 2004 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.schemingmind.com/journalarticle.aspx?article_id=2Here is an interesting game I have learned a lot from. I have done my best to make the game clear to lower strength players, while relying to some extent on Tal's own analysis. You can play through the game while reading the analysis.  Don't go too fast though! Stop and think about the game every other move or so.Sat, 19 Jun 2004 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.schemingmind.com/journalarticle.aspx?article_id=3An essay on the origins of Shatranj - an ancient precursor to modern chess, originating in Persia.Tue, 22 Jun 2004 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.schemingmind.com/journalarticle.aspx?article_id=5Looking for a different try in the Nimzo-Indian? Look no further, Mikhail Tal shows the wayMon, 05 Jul 2004 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.schemingmind.com/journalarticle.aspx?article_id=7We discuss a new game, which may address some of the inelegancies in Fischer Random Chess.Thu, 16 Sep 2004 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.schemingmind.com/journalarticle.aspx?article_id=8A report from the Sierra Madre.Mon, 20 Sep 2004 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.schemingmind.com/journalarticle.aspx?article_id=9Nasmichael discusses this fascinating chess variant, using Nimzowitsch's System to analyse a recent tournament held on SchemingMind.comWed, 20 Oct 2004 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.schemingmind.com/journalarticle.aspx?article_id=10A somewhat violent incident took place at least once between William Steinitz and Joseph Blackburne, when he threw the former out a window after being spat on by him; though there are at least two variations of the tale. But in spite of the disputes the two men would meet several times on the board to produce memorable games with a remarkable clash of styles…Thu, 28 Oct 2004 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.schemingmind.com/journalarticle.aspx?article_id=13Stanley Random Chess Introduced & Explained for BeginnersSun, 05 Dec 2004 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.schemingmind.com/journalarticle.aspx?article_id=15As a beginning/intermediate player I have come up against the Dragon Sicilian in many encounters and decided that I needed to find a way to tackle it. At first I looked at the Yugoslav Attack, but realized that against a Dragoneer who knew not to let me open the h-file I was hard pressed to find a devastating attack. About 3 months ago I came across the Levenfish variation and have found that I am able to use it to effect against those same Dragoneers with whom the Yugoslav failed. The Levenfish turns the board into a minefield of tactical traps along with chances to sacrifice material for an overwhelming attack like you will see in my game. If someone is playing the Dragon and is unprepared to meet this attack he should think twice.Thu, 06 Jan 2005 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.schemingmind.com/journalarticle.aspx?article_id=16After spending a large part of the last year playing a combination of blitz chess and correspondence chess, I figured it was time to return to competitive tournament chess, so I decided to shell out some money and play in a tournament. But how to prepare? Like I said I was on a diet of correspondence chess and blitz, so I wasn’t quite ready to jump back into OTB competition. So naturally, I consulted the best resource I could find... Mikhail Botwinnik, or more exactly, Botwinnik’s 100 Best Chess Games.Thu, 06 Jan 2005 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.schemingmind.com/journalarticle.aspx?article_id=17Recently a new Unrated Standard option was introduced to the ever expanding list of variants supported by SchemingMind. Unrated Standard is simply a normal game of chess but one in which the result does not affect the rating of either player. Spohn and I decided to use this new facility to play a training game in which we openly and frankly annotated each move played and invited anyone else watching the game to add their thoughts. The purpose of this article is to provide a report on the game, hopefully providing a coherent record of the main comments made and possibly providing a useful training resource for others.Wed, 09 Feb 2005 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.schemingmind.com/journalarticle.aspx?article_id=18The intention of this article is to promote the idea that the castling rules as originally presented by Bobby Fischer for Chess960 are flawed from a game design standpoint and that changing these rules would benefit the advancement and acceptance of Chess960 by both the Standard Chess and non-chess playing communities.Sun, 11 Sep 2005 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.schemingmind.com/journalarticle.aspx?article_id=19A game of Extinction Chess, with analysisTue, 13 Dec 2005 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.schemingmind.com/journalarticle.aspx?article_id=20A Chess960 Mini-tournamentTue, 13 Dec 2005 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.schemingmind.com/journalarticle.aspx?article_id=21Benedict’s Chess is a variant that plays like the game Othello with chess pieces. The game is named after the notorious traitor General Benedict Arnold from the American Revolution, who defected to the British (lack of faith?). A piece attack joins the attacking side. Since the piece colour changes at each point of attack, the goal is to change the colour of the king. Only direct attack causes change, so a safe defensive location is generally at the point of attack.Wed, 08 Feb 2006 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.schemingmind.com/journalarticle.aspx?article_id=22In this article Neoliminal takes a standard chess position, and uses a novel and interesting technique to calculate the relative value of fairy pieces.Sat, 18 Feb 2006 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.schemingmind.com/journalarticle.aspx?article_id=23In the match of the Standard Chess League (season 2): Friends Around the World vs Tao the Watercourse Way, I had the opportunity to play two games against ngu, one of which ended with a draw, and the other I won. Given below is the analysis of move played in one of those games.Thu, 29 Jun 2006 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.schemingmind.com/journalarticle.aspx?article_id=25In 2002 I flew to Reno to play my very first large tournament ever. It was the “20th Annual Western State Open”. The main reason I participated in this event was because one of my dreams at the time was to play in a simultaneous exhibition and be able to beat or draw the GM. The tournament offered the opportunity to play a clock simul against IM John Donaldson, and a non-clock simul against GM Andy Soltis. At the time I had a rating of 1540 with the US Chess Federation.Mon, 03 Jul 2006 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.schemingmind.com/journalarticle.aspx?article_id=26Chess players often enjoy solving tactical puzzles in order to improve their combinational abilities. We can find these challenges in books on tactics, our favorite chess magazine, the chess column at the local newspaper, educational software, or websites dedicated to the subject. The authors of these puzzles often provide us with one or more bits of the following information…Mon, 03 Jul 2006 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.schemingmind.com/journalarticle.aspx?article_id=27The purpose of this article is to give a small but consistent and robust door to the study of this as beautiful as hard game. I want to emphasize that this is an inexhaustible work, and all the great players study all day as a full time dedication, but you will also notice as soon as a flash, how you can improve your chess, following this few recommendations.Thu, 01 Feb 2007 12:00:00 GMT