PostsCommentsPayoutsiamchessguy (55)in The Chess Community • 10 days agoBlack to Move and Force MateThe Queen and Knight combo is very effective in hunting the king. Here's one example of how they can work together to deliver mate. The position occurred in the following game: 1.d4 Nf6 2. e3 d5 3. Bd3iamchessguy (55)in The Chess Community • 16 days agoEasy Tactics from a GameWhite to move and win The above position was from the following game. 1.d4 d5 2. Bf4 c6 3. e3 e6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. c3 Bd6 6. Ne5 Qc7 7. Nd2 Nbd7 8. Ndf3 Bxe5 9. Nxe5 Nxe5 10. Bxe5 Qd8 11. Bd3 O-O 12. Qc2 h6iamchessguy (55)in The Chess Community • 18 days agoA Couple of Easy TacticsWhite to move and win material The above positions were from the following game. d4 d6 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. e3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. c4 O-O 6. Nc3 Nbd7 7. Be2 c5 8. h3 a6 9. O-O…iamchessguy (55)in GEMS • 20 days agoChess Easy Puzzles Some easy puzzles from my games. White to move and win One more positions from the same game White to move and mate in 3 (I missed this) Full game: ! Black…iamchessguy (55)in The Chess Community • 24 days agoEasy Puzzle - White to Move and Mate in 2After black's move of Kg7, there's a mate in two that I missed. Solution: ! The answer is Be5! Rf6 Qd7++ Other positions from the same game: White to move and win a…iamchessguy (55)in The Chess Community • last monthMate in 2 - Easy PuzzleWhite to mate in 2 The above position occured in the game '1. d4 e5 The Englund Gambit. Useful to surprise unsuspecting White players in blitz. '2. dxe5 Nc6 3. Nf3…iamchessguy (55)in The Chess Community • last monthGetting an Advantage in Blitz ChessPlaying 3 minute blitz is popular among chess websites like lichess and chess.com. It gives quick pleasure to chess players who want to play several games in a day. However…iamchessguy (55)in The Chess Community • last monthThe Rooooook!!!!In this game I lost the exchange earlier on blunder but I was able to keep the initiative and the king side attack. Here a I found a nice rook sacrifice to continue the attack.…iamchessguy (55)in The Chess Community • last monthEasy Puzzle: White to Move and WinI'm still not in good form and lose more games than I win. My rating has dropped and close to 1800 after losing a lot of games on time and blunders. There were some wins though…iamchessguy (55)in The Chess Community • last monthPlaying online chess againI started to play online chess again. The time control is 3 minute blitz as usual. The rust is evident as I struggled to find simple tactics and lost a couple of winning games on…iamchessguy (55)in DBuzz • 2 months agoHive one month. It should break $0.21 to continue. Posted via D.Buzziamchessguy (55)in The Chess Community • 2 months agoIndia Wins Double Gold in the Olympiad and a New Grandmaster for the Philippines image credit Historic Double Gold for India It's official. Not only did India won the Open section, they took the gold in the Women's as well! In the Open, India beat…iamchessguy (55)in The Chess Community • 2 months agoChess Olympiad Controversy - Kramnik Files Complaint against Chessbase IndiaIn 2019, former World Champion Vladimir Kramnik trained 14 young Indian chess talents including Erigaisi, Praggnanandhaa and Gukesh. photo from ESPN Fast forward to…iamchessguy (55)in DBuzz • 6 months agoBig green candle by UNI. Will it retest $14 soon? Posted via D.Buzziamchessguy (55)in DBuzz • 6 months agoMate in 2. Comment the solution. #hivechess #chess Posted via D.Buzziamchessguy (55)in DBuzz • 6 months agoPosted via D.Buzziamchessguy (55)in DBuzz • 6 months agoWhite to move and mate in 2. Posted via D.Buzziamchessguy (55)in The Chess Community • 7 months agoBalinas defeats Polugaevsky (Manila, 1975)Hello Chess Community! I saw the above image on Facebook and I knew I had to analyze the game. It was between Rosendo Balinas, the Philippines' second grandmaster and Lev…iamchessguy (55)in The Chess Community • 7 months agoHenrique Mecking --The Pelé of Chessimage from Hello Chess Community! Today let's examine a game by Brazil's first grandmaster, Henrique Mecking. He was a strong player in the 70s and ranked third in the world…iamchessguy (55)in The Chess Community • 7 months agoMy own Chess game comments and analysisHello Chess Community! Recently I have been analyzing games on my own. I found this excercise to improve my understanding of chess positions so I will share some of my own game…