Chess Opening

As a student of the game, I have always wanted to get a very clear idea as to what one could achieve in the first few moves of a chess game. As we all know, the possibilities are endless - endless combinations rule the world and the 64 squares. Yet the goal of almost any chess opening remains threefold.

1. Development of Pieces
2. Control of the Center
3. Moving the King to safety

As a starter, one should keep these concepts in mind.

Would appreciate your views and comments as to which Opening should be taken up first.

A Game on Slav

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UPDATE @ MY CHESS

I wanted to share with you the results so far and generally provide and update on my activies on My Chess at Facebook. In fact, if this idea works out, I may make it a norm to post such updates every weekend.

As of now, I have 9 tournaments running.

These are

1. Kan!!!!!!!
   
• Players 8
• Games completed 14 out of 14
  
• Score 14
• Have already won this tournament but will have to wait for a few of the games of the rest of the players to get over

2. Ranzone Tour 1

• Players 4
• Games completed 0 out of 3
• Score 0
• In progress - Should win all three

3. Magic Flute

• Players 10
• Games completed 6 out of 9
• Score 5.5
• Should be able to win the tournament easily

4. MY Chess Championship

• Players 10
• Games completed 11 out of 18
• Score 11
• Shouldn't face any problems in winning this Championship

5. November Soiree

• Players 10
• Games completed 14 out of 18
• Score 13.5
• Shouldn't face any problems in winning this Tourney

6. Ranzone Tour 2

• Players 10
• Games completed 12 of 18
• Score 12
• Shouldn't face any problems in winning this Tournament

Three other tournaments have just started - Holiday Tourney with 10 players, and Kenneth Smith and Play Chess with 8 players each. So that makes it 9 tournaments.

So far I have completed 61 games, out of which I have won 57, drawn 2 and lost 2. And I have 68 games in progress, with 100% reliability. My current rating is 1591.

Deep Rybka 3

I have just started using Deep Rybka 3. The first game in Friend mode resulted in a draw

World Champion Returns Home

Viswanathan Anand, the Indian born chess wizard and the current World Chess Champion is all set to return to his home town Chennai tonight.

Hope he gets a fabulous welcome.

Congratulations Anand, once again!

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