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SPARKCHESS
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SparkChess is a free online chess game that allows you to practice chess against
the computer and to engage in multiplayer online challenges, or to just watch
others play.

SparkChess is an excellent way to get better at chess - learn the proper rules
(including the elusive en-passant), practice openings, test strategies, use the
board editor to recreate famous positions with FEN strings, replay famous games,
import/export PGN games and databases (with comments and annotations) and let
the computer help you. With 5 levels of difficulty and a behavior modeled to
make human mistakes, this is a very fun game to play. Our online chess game also
features an opening database created by analysing 145,000 games from
international tournaments. There are 4 different board styles (a 2D diagram, two
fixed 3D designs and a 3D rotatable board) to suit any style - from the playful
kid to the serious tournament player.

With the multiplayer feature, you can put your skills to the test against other
players like you! You can create an account or play as guest. You can filter out
opponents based on different criteria. The multiplayer service is
child-friendly. If you don't feel like playing, you can now just watch live
games as they unfold.

You can chat with your opponents (and block/report abusive ones).

Your online games are synced in the cloud across your devices, so you can track
your progress and replay old games wherever you are.

SparkChess has won many awards and it was featured by Google, Blackberry and
Adobe for its cross-platform capabilities. You can download SparkChess for PC,
Mac, iPad, iPhone, Android phones and tablets.

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SparkChess is a game of chess that everyone can enjoy!

Official site: SparkChess.com
Author: Armand Niculescu
Support: Liviu Niculescu
Additional art: Mihai Radu
Multiplayer: Union Platform

Some annotated historical games courtesy of Jan van Reek

Copyright ©2002-2021 Armand Niculescu / Media Division srl. All rights reserved.
Sparkchess is Registered Trademark of Armand Niculescu

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Still learning the basics, Cody blunders, making him a good opponent for kids
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Deon knows the rules but doesn't have a clear strategy, so he easily falls in
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Your best partner for a quick game during the coffee break, Claire has a fast
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Fast and aggressive, Boris is a powerful opponent for more advanced players.
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This old master is slow but deadly. Are you up to the challenge?
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CHESS CHRISTMAS GIFTS

What chess gifts do you want under your Christmas tree? Maybe a sweater that
makes you look like the World Chess Champion? What about a subscription to a
chess magazine or an upgraded chess app experience? More 🡢


FAMILY DAY CHESS

Like many colleges and universities, The University of Texas at Dallas (UT
Dallas) has a “Family Day” in the fall. Relatives come to campus to spend time
with their college students and do fun activities. On October 16, 2021, the
chess team was part of UT Dallas Family Day fun. More 🡢


GIFT HORSE OR TROJAN HORSE IN CHESS

If your chess opponent gives you a knight, check for teeth. The sacrificed
knight may be a Trojan horse planning to bite you. More 🡢


WINNING! AT CHESS, WITH NIGEL SHORT

Former World Chess Championship Challenger Nigel Short has written his first
book, Winning. The English Chess Federation selected Winning as one of four
books under consideration for its 2021 “Book of the Year.” Although Winning did
not win, it got a special mention. Like Nigel Short the chess commentator, Nigel
Short the chess writer is educational and entertaining. More 🡢


LEO TOLSTOY, ANISH GIRI, AND CHESS

The International Chess Federation (FIDE) named Anish Giri its “Person of the
Day” for September 13, 2021. Giri had just won the Tolstoy Cup, a nine-round,
all-play-all rapid chess event with a time control of 15 minutes plus a
10-second increment per move. Games won by Leo Tolstoy (in 1906) and by Anish
Giri (in 2021) are explored. More 🡢


YOU VERSUS BOBBY FISCHER

International Master Igor Khmelnitsky participated in three U.S. Chess
Championships. An actuary by profession, Khmelnitsky is also a chess player,
coach, and author. In this article, I highlight one of his books, Chess Exam –
Matches against Chess Legends: You vs. Bobby Fischer. More 🡢


LATEST CHESS PUZZLES

This is the endgame between two strong German chess players, Siegbert Tarrasch
and Max Kurschner, in Nürnberg, 1893. With a surprising sacrifice, white won in
two moves. Can you find Siegbert’s moves?

The confrontation between the Argentinian chess master, Roberto Grau and the
Belgian chess master Edgar Colle ended in a victory for white after a 3 moves
including an unexpected sacrifice.

This is the end game between Alexander Flamberg and Oldrich Duras from their
meeting at Opatija in 1912. Duras, with the black pieces, obtains a victory
against Flamberg just in two. Can you figure out his strategy?

Georg Marco with black defeats James Mason in a game, Leipzig 1894.

Johannes Zukertort, with white, mates in 3.

Try to solve this online chess puzzle. It is a difficult one. White to move and
wins after an unusual 8th movement.

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