I had mentioned in an earlier post that I was all agog over Chess.com. Well I am. For years I’ve never really had chess partners that I could play with and the local chess club doesn’t really fit my work schedule. But Chess.com seems to be working for me. I have a couple of games on the go (and another one on GameKnot.com, another excellent site (but more on that another day). I’m kinda wondering what my rating will settle in at …. I’m guessing 1050-1100. But we’ll see. I’ll post the results of my first game when it completes.

Today we feature an exquisitely handcrafted set of chess pieces manufactured by Pleasantime in India. The pieces are made of boxwood and rosewood and the king is 5 1/2″. These are great looking pieces. For more information check out www.mychesspieces.com.