tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16481960228243765222024-02-19T02:14:55.925-08:00JROBICHESS CHESS BLOGChess blog of jrobichess from YouTube.jrobihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828140640238429952noreply@blogger.comBlogger429125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648196022824376522.post-50332767707523605812014-08-02T07:38:00.000-07:002014-08-02T07:40:02.461-07:00Tromsø Chess Olympiad 2014 - Live Games<iframe src="https://arena.chessdom.com/tournaments/408?embed=580&ba=1"style="width:567px;height:720px;border:none;margin-top:30px;"></iframe>jrobihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828140640238429952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648196022824376522.post-70312426021120995582014-06-22T05:56:00.000-07:002014-06-22T05:56:04.619-07:009th Edmonton Chess Festival featuring Wesley So<iframe src="https://arena.chessdom.com/tournaments/187?embed=580&ba=1"style="width:567px;height:720px;border:none;margin-top:30px;"></iframe>jrobihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828140640238429952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648196022824376522.post-74271076553714617542014-05-11T06:43:00.002-07:002014-05-11T06:50:54.834-07:00My reflections on the Chess Sparring Series with GreenCastleBlock<iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/2FAdgHsd_ZA" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
<p>I really enjoyed my series with GreenCastleBlock and consider it an honor to have been able to do something like this. I know that a lot of people often consider the chess community to be full of pride, which has unfortunately closed down lines of communication and collaboration, but my policy has always been to be open and humble about my personal journey. To come out of 3 games with a US Chess Expert on the verge of becoming a National Master with 1 win and 2 losses is a result I am very happy with, and I am excited about playing more in this series after some training and improvement. I also really like how Matt took them time at the end of the last video to offer some of his personal reflections regarding his training, and I hope many people find that as beneficial as I did! I would like to that Matt for doing this with me, I believe it says a lot about both of our personalities and I have always had the utmost respect for him and his contributions to the chess community since I subscribed to his YouTube channel in 2007.<p>
For my personal training, since the Sparring series began, I have decided to make several changes to my approach to the game. I am going to continue playing E4 openings and I will also re-introduce the King's Indian Attack and Reti lines into my white blitz play to explore those for when I don't feel like an E4 scuffle. For my defense I am making the shift to E4/E5 lines. I have been told by several people that the Sicilian is possibly best left until I reach the next level of the game. I have enjoyed my time with the Sicilian, but unfortunately it creates positions that currently are not emphasizing my playing style and strengths, so I need to explore which defenses align better with my style.<p>
Thanks to all who watched, and please subscribe to Matt if you are not already subscribed! The link to his channel is in all the Sparring videos. jrobihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828140640238429952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648196022824376522.post-21043369862168319262014-04-13T20:39:00.003-07:002014-04-13T20:39:55.249-07:00New Chess Sparring Series: jrobichess vs. GreenCastleBlockHere is my new chess sparring series featuring GreenCastleBlock, a USCF Chess Expert and fellow YouTube producer. We go head to head in a recorded chess game, and then discuss the game after on Skype - all of which is captured on video. Currently the series is 1-1 - stay tuned for episode 3!
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jrobihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828140640238429952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648196022824376522.post-85871876471569164952014-02-23T21:41:00.001-08:002014-02-23T21:41:10.448-08:00Chess Swindles #1: Gary Kasparov vs. Neil McDonald<iframe width="420" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/TdxN3CXyXcw" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>jrobihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828140640238429952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648196022824376522.post-85784864196970146202014-02-23T21:39:00.002-08:002014-02-23T21:39:38.011-08:00Chess Tactics #8<iframe width="420" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/IFkZ8wBXRCA" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>jrobihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828140640238429952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648196022824376522.post-12424773426728326722012-03-11T20:26:00.002-07:002012-03-11T20:29:48.473-07:00Getting Inspired AgainWell it's been awhile since I have made some chess videos. Namely, things have been super busy with work and the kids, and after my computer blew up awhile back and I put one together, I was missing some of the software that I liked to use. I am working towards getting some of that back, and will be posting videos again soon.<br /><br />Throughout my break I still played chess, mostly 5 minute blitz. My study time was negligible due to the busy nature of life, but I played daily as much as I could - blitz anyway. Very rarely did I play longer time control limits.<br /><br />The new videos will comprise of a series that I always wanted to do on a personal level, and after that is complete I will resume study and continue with the other series that I have going.<br /><br />Yours in chess,<br />jrobichessjrobihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828140640238429952noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648196022824376522.post-65791590823424705222011-11-02T16:56:00.001-07:002011-11-02T16:56:38.097-07:00For Remembrance Day<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/3WCd3lQY0o8" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>jrobihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828140640238429952noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648196022824376522.post-57884700518569150462011-02-11T21:47:00.000-08:002011-02-11T21:49:01.898-08:00New Chess Video: Personal Endgame Study #2<iframe title="YouTube video player" width="425" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/bwdFmHwZM6E" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>jrobihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828140640238429952noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648196022824376522.post-70164887918218136152011-02-11T21:46:00.001-08:002011-02-11T21:50:19.240-08:00Mysto and Pizzi Strike Again<iframe title="YouTube video player" width="425" height="269" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/kuFSjlnF2kw" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>jrobihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828140640238429952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648196022824376522.post-61216156469553265832010-12-23T10:38:00.001-08:002010-12-23T10:38:55.089-08:00Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!<object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Z2-bvDaq-SY?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Z2-bvDaq-SY?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>jrobihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828140640238429952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648196022824376522.post-26891300164944621102010-12-21T08:39:00.000-08:002010-12-21T08:40:27.178-08:00Chess Snapshot Analysis #6 - Can you spot any improvements?There are improvements on both sides, can you find them?<br /><br /><div><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://chessflash.com/releases/latest/ChessFlash.swf" width="400" height="500"><param name="movie" value="http://chessflash.com/releases/latest/ChessFlash.swf" /><param name="flashvars" value='orientation=V&tabmode=true&light=f4f4fF&dark=0072b9&bordertext=494949&headerforeground=ffffff&mtforeground=000000&mtvariations=FF0000&mtmainline=000000&mtbackground=ffffff&pgndata=[Event "Free Internet Chess Server"] [Site "freechess.org"] [Date "2010.12.21"] [Round "-"] [White "White"] [Black "Black"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "0"] [BlackElo "0"] [TimeControl "180"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. g3 Bc5 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. O-O Qe7 7. Nc3 Nd4 8. Nxd4 exd4 9. Ne2 h5 10. Bg5 Qe5 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. Nf4 h4 13. Re1 hxg3 14. fxg3 d6 15. Nd5 Qd8 16. Qh5 c6 17. Nf4 Be6 18. Bh3 Bxh3 19. Nxh3 d5 20. Ng5 Re8 21. Qxf7%2B Kh8 22. Qh5%2B Kg8 23. Rf1 Qf6 24. Qh7%2B Kf8 25. Rxf6%2B gxf6 26. Qf7# {Black checkmated} 1-0 '/></object></div><br /><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-size:78%;"><em><span style="font-size:100%;">jrobichess makes <a href="http://www.youtube.com/jrobichess">chess videos</a> </span></em><em><span style="font-size:100%;">and has a <a href="http://jrobichess.blogspot.com/">chess blog</a> </span></em><em><span style="font-size:100%;">along with a personal chess site at </span></em><a href="http://www.jrobichess.com/"><em><span style="font-size:100%;">http://www.jrobichess.com</span></em></a><em><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:100%;">.</span> </span></em></div></span>jrobihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828140640238429952noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648196022824376522.post-82533481170956776472010-11-11T07:09:00.001-08:002010-11-11T07:09:52.580-08:00Remembrance Day 2010<object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/3WCd3lQY0o8?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/3WCd3lQY0o8?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>jrobihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828140640238429952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648196022824376522.post-24331003817999055622010-11-06T06:38:00.000-07:002010-11-06T06:44:39.599-07:00Magnus Carlsen Quits World Chess Championship Cycle<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WOr5tDnVKIc/TNVbKTF958I/AAAAAAAAAZQ/2RVswkImo2w/s1600/98_gstar_jp060810_a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 245px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WOr5tDnVKIc/TNVbKTF958I/AAAAAAAAAZQ/2RVswkImo2w/s400/98_gstar_jp060810_a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536431549404014530" /></a><br />It's official - Magnus Carlsen has quit the World Chess Championship cycle. Many in the chess world consider him to be the prime candidate to hold the championship in the future. I am sure Carlsen fans around the world are not too happy about him leaving the cycle at this time, but rest assured he will be back. Carlsen has also launched a new website which you can visit <a href="http://www.magnuscarlsen.com/index.php">here</a>. <br /><br />The following is a copy of the letter Carlsen sent to the FIDE regarding his decision to withdraw from the World Championship cycle:<br /><br />-------------------<br /><br />To: FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov & FIDE World Championship Committee. <br /><br />Reference is made to the ongoing World Championship cycle.<br /> <br />The purpose of this letter is to inform you of my decision not to take part in the planned Candidate Matches between March and May 2011.<br /> <br />After careful consideration I’ve reached the conclusion that the ongoing 2008–2012 cycle does not represent a system, sufficiently modern and fair, to provide the motivation I need to go through a lengthy process of preparations and matches and to perform at my best.<br /><br /><br />Reigning champion privileges, the long (five year) span of the cycle, changes made during the cycle resulting in a new format (Candidates) that no World Champion has had to go through since Kasparov, puzzling ranking criteria as well as the shallow ceaseless match-after-match concept are all less than satisfactory in my opinion.<br /> <br />By providing you with four months notice before the earliest start of the Candidates as well as in time before you have presented player contracts or detailed regulations, I rest assured that you will be able to find an appropriate replacement.<br /> <br />Although the purpose of this letter is not to influence you to make further changes to the ongoing cycle, I would like to take the opportunity to present a few ideas about future cycles in line with our input to FIDE during the December 27th 2008 phone-conference between FIDE leaders and a group of top-level players.<br /> <br />In my opinion privileges should in general be abolished and a future World Championship model should be based on a fair fight between the best players in the World, on equal terms. This should apply also to the winner of the previous World Championship, and especially so when there are several players at approximately the same level in the world elite. (Why should one player have one out of two tickets to the final to the detriment of all remaining players in the world? Imagine that the winner of the 2010 Football World Cup would be directly qualified to the 2014 World Cup final while all the rest of the teams would have to fight for the other spot.)<br /> <br /> One possibility for future cycles would be to stage an 8-10 player World Championship tournament similar to the 2005 and 2007 events.<br /> <br />The proposal to abolish the privileges of the World Champion in the future is not in any way meant as criticism of, or an attack on, the reigning World Champion Viswanathan Anand, who is a worthy World Champion, a role model chess colleague and a highly esteemed opponent.<br /> <br />Rest assured that I am still motivated to play competitive chess. My current plan is to continue to participate in well-organised top-level tournaments and to try to maintain the no 1 spot on the rating list that I have successfully defended for most of 2010.<br /> <br />Best regards,<br />IGM Magnus Carlsenjrobihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828140640238429952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648196022824376522.post-12735812560814904312010-10-29T00:26:00.000-07:002010-10-29T00:27:51.219-07:00The Wickedest Man in Chess - Aleister Crowley<object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/UwqlcHENd8I?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/UwqlcHENd8I?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />Happy Halloween everyone!jrobihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828140640238429952noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648196022824376522.post-73104083762287981842010-10-03T03:48:00.000-07:002010-10-03T04:12:10.641-07:00Can you spot any improvments<div><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://chessflash.com/releases/latest/ChessFlash.swf" width="100%" height="500"><param name="movie" value="http://chessflash.com/releases/latest/ChessFlash.swf" /><param name="flashvars" value='orientation=H&tabmode=true&light=f4f4fF&dark=0072b9&bordertext=494949&headerforeground=ffffff&mtforeground=000000&mtvariations=FF0000&mtmainline=000000&mtbackground=ffffff&pgndata=1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 dxe4 5.Nxe4 Bg4 6.Be3 c6 7.c3 Nf6 8.Nc5 b6 9.Nb3 Nd5 10.Be2 Nxe3 11.fxe3 O-O 12.Ng5 f6 13.Ne4 f5 14.Bxg4 fxg4 15.Qd2 Qd5 16.Qd3 Nd7 17.O-O-O a5 18.Rhf1 a4 19.Nbd2 Nf6 20.Nxf6%2B exf6 21.e4 Qxa2 22.Qb1 Qe6 23.Rfe1 a3 24.g3 h5 25.Re3 Bh6 26.Ree1 Bxd2%2B 27.Rxd2 Qb3 28.Ree2 a2 29.Qa1 b5 30.Rc2 Qc4 31.Red2 Qf1%2B 32.Rd1 Qf3 33.Re1 Rfe8 34.Rce2 f5 35.e5 h4 36.gxh4 Qf4%2B 37.Kc2 Qh6 38.e6 f4 39.e7 f3 40.Re3 Qxh4 41.Re6 f2 42.R1e2 f1=Q 43.Qxf1 a1=Q 44.Qxa1 Rxa1 45.Rxg6%2B Kh7 46.Rxc6 g3 47.hxg3 Qxg3 48.d5 Qf3 49.Rce6 Qf5%2B 50.Kb3 Qxd5%2B 51.Kc2 Qd1# 0-1'/></object></div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648196022824376522.post-72334973801741610112010-10-02T16:06:00.000-07:002010-10-02T16:07:12.762-07:00Remembering Terry Fox<object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/xjgTlCTluPA?fs=1&hl=en_US&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/xjgTlCTluPA?fs=1&hl=en_US&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>jrobihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828140640238429952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648196022824376522.post-35061899140480402202010-08-19T21:39:00.000-07:002010-08-19T21:43:26.552-07:00New Chess Video: Grandmaster Chess Tactics #7<object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/GZM8YUG2LTI?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/GZM8YUG2LTI?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />[Event "Reykjavik Open"]<br />[Site "Reykjavik ISL"]<br />[Date "2010.02.27"]<br />[EventDate "2010.02.24"]<br />[Round "4"]<br />[Result "1-0"]<br />[White "Henrik Danielsen"]<br />[Black "Tiger Hillarp Persson"]<br />[ECO "A37"]<br />[WhiteElo "2495"]<br />[BlackElo "2581"]<br />[PlyCount "79"]<br /><br />1. g3 c5 2. c4 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. Nf3 d6 6. O-O a6<br />7. d3 Rb8 8. a4 Nf6 9. Rb1 O-O 10. Ne1 Bd7 11. Nc2 a5 12. b3<br />Qc8 13. Bb2 Bh3 14. e3 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Rd8 16. e4 e6 17. Nb5 Ne8<br />18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. f4 f5 20. Qe2 Nf6 21. Rbe1 Qd7 22. Qd1 Rf8<br />23. exf5 exf5 24. d4 Rfe8 25. Qd3 cxd4 26. Ncxd4 d5 27. c5 Re4<br />28. Nf3 Rbe8 29. Qd2 Rxe1 30. Rxe1 Rxe1 31. Qxe1 Ne4 32. Nbd4<br />Nxd4 33. Nxd4 Kh6 34. Qxa5 Qe7 35. Qb6 Kh5 36. b4 Qg7 37. Qd8<br />Nf6 38. Ne6 Qf7 39. Ng5 Qg7 40. Nxh7 1-0<br /><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-size:78%;"><em><span style="font-size:100%;">jrobichess makes <a href="http://www.youtube.com/jrobichess">chess videos</a> </span></em><em><span style="font-size:100%;">and has a <a href="http://jrobichess.blogspot.com/">chess blog</a> </span></em><em><span style="font-size:100%;">along with a personal chess site at </span></em><a href="http://www.jrobichess.com/"><em><span style="font-size:100%;">http://www.jrobichess.com</span></em></a><em><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:100%;">.</span> </span></em></div></span>jrobihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828140640238429952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648196022824376522.post-86503198294682505692010-07-30T23:13:00.000-07:002010-07-30T23:14:58.068-07:00Chess Snapshot Analysis #5 - Can you spot any improvements?There are improvements on both sides, can you find them?<br /><br /><div><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://chessflash.com/releases/latest/ChessFlash.swf" width="100%" height="500"><param name="movie" value="http://chessflash.com/releases/latest/ChessFlash.swf" /><param name="flashvars" value='orientation=V&tabmode=true&light=f4f4fF&dark=0072b9&bordertext=494949&headerforeground=ffffff&mtforeground=000000&mtvariations=FF0000&mtmainline=000000&mtbackground=ffffff&pgndata=[Event "ICS unrated blitz match"] [Site "freechess.org"] [Date "2010.07.31"] [Round "-"] [White "White"] [Black "Black"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "0"] [BlackElo "0"] [TimeControl "300"] 1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. e3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bd3 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. Qb3 Kh8 8. c5 dxc5 9. dxc5 Nc6 10. Nc3 b6 11. Bb5 Bb7 12. Bxc6 Bxc6 13. cxb6 cxb6 14. Rd1 Qb8 15. Nb5 Ng4 16. h3 Bxf3 17. gxf3 Qh2%2B 18. Kf1 Qxf2# {White checkmated} 0-1 '/></object></div><br /><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-size:78%;"><em><span style="font-size:100%;">jrobichess makes <a href="http://www.youtube.com/jrobichess">chess videos</a> </span></em><em><span style="font-size:100%;">and has a <a href="http://jrobichess.blogspot.com/">chess blog</a> </span></em><em><span style="font-size:100%;">along with a personal chess site at </span></em><a href="http://www.jrobichess.com/"><em><span style="font-size:100%;">http://www.jrobichess.com</span></em></a><em><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:100%;">.</span> </span></em></div></span>jrobihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828140640238429952noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648196022824376522.post-85778169034968025132010-07-27T08:04:00.000-07:002010-07-27T08:06:40.625-07:00Website Back<a href="http://www.jrobichess.com/">http://www.jrobichess.com</a> is now back online after the hosting maintenance.jrobihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828140640238429952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648196022824376522.post-13366654909713443332010-07-26T19:37:00.000-07:002010-07-26T19:38:24.776-07:00Website ErrorsJust a quick note to let you know the main site is experiencing troubles due to a hosting upgrade. It shouldn't be down for long.jrobihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828140640238429952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648196022824376522.post-54601329882118415702010-07-24T19:22:00.000-07:002010-07-24T19:26:48.574-07:00Chess Snapshot Analysis #4 - Can you spot any improvements?There are improvements on both sides, can you find them?<br /><br /><div><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://chessflash.com/releases/latest/ChessFlash.swf" width="100%" height="400"><param name="movie" value="http://chessflash.com/releases/latest/ChessFlash.swf" /><param name="flashvars" value='orientation=V&tabmode=true&light=f4f4fF&dark=0072b9&bordertext=494949&headerforeground=ffffff&mtforeground=000000&mtvariations=FF0000&mtmainline=000000&mtbackground=ffffff&pgndata=[Event "ICS unrated blitz match"] [Site "freechess.org"] [Date "2010.07.24"] [Round "-"] [White "White"] [Black "Black"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "0"] [BlackElo "0"] [TimeControl "300"] 1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. c5 c6 5. Bg5 e6 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 g5 8. Bg3 h5 9. Be5 Nbd7 10. Be2 g4 11. h4 gxh3 12. Nxh3 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Ng4 14. Bxg4 hxg4 15. O-O gxh3 16. gxh3 Qh4 17. Ne2 Qxh3 {White resigns} 0-1 '/></object></div><br /><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-size:78%;"><em><span style="font-size:100%;">jrobichess makes <a href="http://www.youtube.com/jrobichess">chess videos</a> </span></em><em><span style="font-size:100%;">and has a <a href="http://jrobichess.blogspot.com/">chess blog</a> </span></em><em><span style="font-size:100%;">along with a personal chess site at </span></em><a href="http://www.jrobichess.com/"><em><span style="font-size:100%;">http://www.jrobichess.com</span></em></a><em><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:100%;">.</span> </span></em></div></span>jrobihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828140640238429952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648196022824376522.post-21700530508059443342010-07-22T16:01:00.000-07:002010-07-22T16:02:58.672-07:00New Chess Video: The Sicilian Defence - Dragon Variation - Classical<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/pA6cz7VJnwc&hl=en_US&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/pA6cz7VJnwc&hl=en_US&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-size:78%;"><em><span style="font-size:100%;">jrobichess makes <a href="http://www.youtube.com/jrobichess">chess videos</a> </span></em><em><span style="font-size:100%;">and has a <a href="http://jrobichess.blogspot.com/">chess blog</a> </span></em><em><span style="font-size:100%;">along with a personal chess site at </span></em><a href="http://www.jrobichess.com/"><em><span style="font-size:100%;">http://www.jrobichess.com</span></em></a><em><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:100%;">.</span> </span></em></div></span>jrobihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828140640238429952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648196022824376522.post-57746515190017621702010-06-06T10:03:00.000-07:002010-06-06T10:05:11.969-07:00Chess game can you spot any improvments<div><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://chessflash.com/releases/latest/ChessFlash.swf" width="100%" height="500"><param name="movie" value="http://chessflash.com/releases/latest/ChessFlash.swf" /><param name="flashvars" value='orientation=V&tabmode=true&light=f4f4fF&dark=0072b9&bordertext=494949&headerforeground=ffffff&mtforeground=000000&mtvariations=FF0000&mtmainline=000000&mtbackground=ffffff&pgndata=1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. c3 Nf6 5. Bd3 d5 6. exd5 Qe7 7. Qe2 Nxd5 8. Bg5 Qxe2 9. Bxe2 f6 10. Bd2 Bc5 11. c4 Nde7 12. Bf4 Ne5 13. Nxe5 Bb4 14. Bd2 Bxd2 15. Nxd2 fxe5 16. O-O-O O-O 17. f3 Bf5 18. Nb3 d3 19. Bf1 e4 20. fxe4 Bxe4 21. Re1 Rf4 22. Rg1 Rh4 23. h3 Rf4 24. g3 d2 25. Kxd2 Rf2 26. Kc1 Raf8 27. Be2 Bg2 28. c5 Bxh3 29. Bc4 R2f7 30. Bxf7 Rxf7 31. Nd4 b6 32. cxb6 c5 33. bxa7 Rf8 34. Rxe7 cxd4 35. Rb7 Be6 36. Rb8 Bxa2 37. a8=Q Bd5 38. Qxd5 Kh8 39. Rxf8 1-0 '/></object></div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648196022824376522.post-34834380297018409652010-05-16T12:18:00.001-07:002010-05-16T12:21:30.862-07:00Chess Games of Grandmaster Veselin Topalov added to Interactive Grandmaster Database on www.jrobichess.com<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WOr5tDnVKIc/S_BFJ3dWBhI/AAAAAAAAAZA/8QqgjEZ5uXA/s1600/topalov.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 227px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WOr5tDnVKIc/S_BFJ3dWBhI/AAAAAAAAAZA/8QqgjEZ5uXA/s400/topalov.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471949583063320082" /></a><br /><br />The chess games of Grandmaster Veselin Topalov have been added to the Interactive Grandmaster database section of <a href="http://www.jrobichess.com">www.jrobichess.com</a>. Topalov just wrapped up his bid for the World Chess Championship against Anand, falling short in game 12 and losing the match 6.5 to 5.5 against the reigning World Champion Anand.<br /><br />To access the interactive Grandmaster database from the main page, click on your Grandmaster or tournament of choice on the left-hand side of the main site.<br /><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-size:78%;"><em><span style="font-size:100%;">jrobichess makes <a href="http://www.youtube.com/jrobichess">chess videos</a> </span></em><em><span style="font-size:100%;">and has a <a href="http://jrobichess.blogspot.com/">chess blog</a> </span></em><em><span style="font-size:100%;">along with a personal chess site at </span></em><a href="http://www.jrobichess.com/"><em><span style="font-size:100%;">http://www.jrobichess.com</span></em></a><em><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:100%;">.</span> </span></em></div></span>jrobihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828140640238429952noreply@blogger.com1