January 16th, 2013 
petrs Do you like the Sofia Rules (more on them here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draw_by_agreement)? Not?
There are some ways how to go around them. One of them is shown in this short and funny game:
It must be said that the result of the game has been agreed before the game, otherwise is not possible to play such a game by those very good players. I do not know whether it is fair to make agreements like this.
On the other side – one has to admit the game is funny and from this prespective the games works for sure :)
All of us have heard about the importance of learning tactics in chess. Especially when you are an average player, you see tactics as a decision factor in the most of all your games. Learning tactical patterns is one of things which are crucial for becoming better chess player.
Another year is almost over. The most people summarize the ending year and it will also be my case in this post. And I would like to look at 2012 from a view of being a chess player.
