Power Players Chess Club

Been a while since we've posted anything here. Anyone interested in playing some chess? Care to share your skill level or availability?

Daily puzzle. Let's give Black the move this time. What's the best play here?

Puzzle: Find the best move for White.

Daily Puzzle: White to move and mate in 5.

Puzzle of the day: White to move. What's the best play?

Learn to Play Chess with the Power Players Chess Club!
Classes start at 4pm, Friday. Power Ranch Community Center.

Our first official class is perfect for anyone ages 10+ that always wanted to learn how to play the game but never made the time!

You'll learn the basics of how the pieces move, how to use them in combination, how to pile on to attack, and how to checkmate your opponent. Cost is $45 at the door for the six week long class. Makes a great Christmas Gift!

Two weeks left to sign up for our first class "Learn to Play Chess." Six one-hour classes for $45. Will teach you the basics, including how to checkmate your opponent and basic tactics and strategy. Ages 10 to 110.

Comment here and we'll get you the details!

Magnus Carlsen took two straight at the World Chess Championship recently and holds a solid 5-3 lead. Transcripts from Game 8 were posted in Sport DNA India

http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report-world-chess-viswanathan-anand-arrests-slide-with-a-draw-to-magnus-carlsen-1921149

World Chess: Viswanathan Anand arrests slide with a draw to Magnus Carlsen - Sport - dna - Sport dna

One of the best chess moments in pop-culture happens in the movie "Searching for Bobby Fischer." See how learning to play chess can teach you and those around you to win with grace, and learn from every loss.

http://www.wingclips.com/movie-clips/searching-for-bobby-fischer/offering-a-draw

Offering A Draw - Movie Clip from Searching For Bobby Fischer In the finals of the chess championship, Josh must exploit his opponent’s mistake and find the path to victory.

Drawing closer to the date of our first class, and there's only 6 seats left. Be sure to sign up today!

Our Learn to Play Chess session is for people that have no experience playing chess, but have always wanted to learn. In six, hour-long classes, you'll learn the basics of how the pieces move, how to use them in combination, how to pile on to attack, and how to checkmate your opponent. Post back for details!

Three days and three games at the World Chess Championship have all ended in draws. If you want to fall asleep fast you can read about the event here. ( http://www.chess.com/news/game-3-carlsen-anand-drawn-after-51-moves-8868 )

We promise that our classes are not this boring! Bring your energy and we'll teach you that chess can be fun!

Game 3, Carlsen-Anand, Drawn After 51 Moves The third game of the World Championship match in Chennai between Magnus Carlsen, playing the white pieces, and Viswanathan Anand ended in a draw after 51 moves. With Garry Kasparov among the spectators,

Our very first and perhaps biggest supporter of the Power Players Chess Club is my wife Elizabeth. This is one of my favorite photos of her. (She eventually moved to e4 once I set the camera down!)

Thanks for your support with this Liz. Love you!