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[Chess_General_Discussion] Scarce Azerbaijan Chess Stamps -article

2011-12-17T08:06:00.001-08:00

A scarce set of souvenir sheets/stamps from Azerbaijan, featuring Walt Disney cartoon characters playing Chess, is discussed at: : http://stampselector.blogspot.com/2010/11/stamp-investment-tip-azerbaijan-1998.html

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[Chess_General_Discussion] New Chess Server - Chess Moon

2010-07-24T14:51:00.000-07:00

Chess Moon (http://www.chessmoon.com) is highly distinguished correspondence chess site with its high level member profile. On our site, you can play chess with players all around the world while experiencing the joy of chatting with friends.

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[Chess_General_Discussion] Open Beta Testing for new skill games portal: Capture Play

2009-10-20T13:08:00.000-07:00

We've just started open beta testing on a new games portal called Capture Play. It's a gaming site where you play games involving capturing pieces from your opponents, and then when the game is over, you can cash those pieces out for real money!

Why am I posting this here on a chess forum? One of our flagship titles is chess, a game that is all about capturing pieces from your opponent. But you've never played a game of chess like this, where every piece has value and every capture has meaning beyond the game.

This is not a gambling site! It's called skill gaming, and the idea is that we all like to play games, and if you are good at them, shouldn't that be worth something? At Capture Play the pieces and characters you win from your opponents can be sold for real money, so the better you play, the more pieces you'll have to cash out.

So if you've got some time or curiosity, or think you're good at strategy, come check out Capture Play and play for free while we are running our open beta.

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[Chess_General_Discussion] chess comments

2008-01-11T15:24:00.000-08:00

Hello to all the chess players:

We have news in our chess blog

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There are two interesting articles

1. Chess problem 1857

2. Argentina team 1950
3. Best chess endings of Capablanca

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[Chess_General_Discussion] Re: White mate in 3 moves

2008-01-11T13:34:00.001-08:00

--- In Chess_General_Discussion@yahoogroups.com, Kate <ko80526@...> wrote:
>
> Thanks for this address, I *love* solving
> mate-in-<something>.
> But I have a problem with this site. Maybe I'm just
> not seeing it but how do we send in the answer? I can
> see where we enter one move but is that it? I went
> to Problem 1, put in my first move and it said I was
> wrong.
> Help please?
>
> Thanks,
> Kate
>

Hi Kate,

You need to get the first move to the problem correct, to be able to
continue. You should try another move.

Regards,

Jason

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[Chess_General_Discussion] 2008 edition - CHESMAYNE CHESS DICTIONARY

2008-01-11T13:16:00.000-08:00

The 2008 edition is now online?

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Re: [Chess_General_Discussion] White mate in 3 moves

2008-01-03T12:38:00.000-08:00

Thanks for this address, I *love* solving
mate-in-<something>.
But I have a problem with this site. Maybe I'm just
not seeing it but how do we send in the answer? I can
see where we enter one move but is that it? I went
to Problem 1, put in my first move and it said I was
wrong.
Help please?

Thanks,
Kate

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> here or
> copy and paste
> http://chessy.freehostia.com/index.php?idsp=159
>
> Have a nice fun
> Happy New Year
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[Chess_General_Discussion] White mate in 3 moves

2008-01-01T11:32:00.000-08:00

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White mate in 3 moves
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[Chess_General_Discussion] chess coments and spanish chess history

2007-12-26T02:31:00.000-08:00

Hello to all the chess players:

We have news in our chess blog

http://comentariosdeajedrez.blogspot.com

There are two interesting articles

1. One afternoon with D.Antonio Rico

(Alekhine vs Rico)

2. Astur hall of fame (Juan Fernandez Rua)

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[Chess_General_Discussion] Amazon.com reviews of - How To PLay Chess Like An Animal

2007-12-11T12:50:00.000-08:00

from Tim Brennan, Paco Ahlgren and Bruce Bain
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
If You Want to Start Them Young..., November 28, 2007
By Paco Ahlgren

While my own work is probably not best suited for children, much of it IS set
around the game of chess. And why shouldn't it be? I started playing when I was
six. Yet for all the years I've been involved with the game, I would wager that
if I'd owned a copy of HOW TO PLAY CHESS LIKE AN ANIMAL back then, today I'd
probably be as proficient a player as its authors.

If you've got kids and they're interested in chess, this is the book to give
them. But don't be surprised if you find yourself learning an opening or two
yourself -- and maybe even enjoying the process...

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
A unique introduction to chess openings for children and adults, November 12,
2007
By Bruce Bain "Semper Fidelis" (Englewood COLORADO)

Life Master Brian Wall and co-author Anthea Carson have produced a unique
introduction to chess openings for children and adults.

I must first say that this book is in LARGE PRINT, which I use in my own
beginner chess lessons. There is nothing that turns off beginners in chess so
much as to see a long series of moves in tiny print, That's like reading a
credit card contract! Well this book says FOOEY to small print!

The book requires no prior knowledge of how to play chess, as the student will
be taken through explanations of piece movements, terminology, and most
importantly, how to Read & Write Algebraic Notation. [How chess moves are
recorded in a game.] This is the key to chess improvement.

The openings introduced are characterized by the animal names associated with
them: Dragon, Alligator, and so forth. Children will be delighted with the
fantastic illustrations which are large and colorful. Some of the unusual
openings are very capable of giving the player an edge in any competition.

The authors encourage students to invent their own unique chess openings and
explore them freely, rather than playing chess by rote memorization.

My impression is that when this first edition will be sold out, [I think it
already is!] a second edition will be soon be in demand, and it will include
additional material not included in the first edition. This is a book whose
theme can be easily expanded into a series of books.

Anthea Carson and Life Master Brian Wall have poured their love into this work,
which is so very unlike the multitude of chess books for children. The novelty
of the presentation places this work in a class of its very own. Co-author
Anthea Carson has two small children of her own, and her son has to his credit
a FIVE-HUNDRED POINT upset just in the past year. It indicates that the mother
knows how to teach chess for sure!

An extensive chess glossary is provided which will enlarge the student's scope
of understanding. This colorful book is nicely priced at just under $20.00 and
I think it is well worth the price.

Mark my words. Public demand for this book will grow in the coming months.

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Great fun! Awesome illustrations!, December 8, 2007
By Timothy Brennan (Colorado Springs, CO United States)

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This book is unlike any other that I have seen in the chess world. The book
introduces the reader to a bunch of chess openings that for the most part have
animal names. I am a tournament chess player - currently around 1740 USCF
rating, and have found myself getting obsessed with some of the openings in
this book, and playing them over the board. While they are not played at a
Grandmaster level, they are certainly playable for class players, and definetly
for children, and are a TREMENDOUS amount of fun!!

The illustrations in this book are amazing. The illustrator is a professional
and the colors are fantastic. Everyone kids, and adults will love the pictures.
Some of the pictures would make nice posters to hang.

This book would make a nice Christmas present for a kid learning the game, or
for someone that likes unusual chess openings. Help other customers find the
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Fishing Pole victory over Women's International Master -
I play well against fast players like me-
slow, thoughtful players require much more work.

Information about biki(WIM) (Last disconnected Tue Dec 11 2007 08:59):

rating [need] win loss draw total best
Wild 1734 [6] 2 4 0 6
Loser's 1956 [6] 0 2 0 2
Crazyhouse 1919 [6] 0 1 0 1
Bullet 1735 [8] 30 113 5 148 1794 (07-Feb-2003)
Blitz 2219 22071 28491 3096 53658 2633 (13-Dec-2006)
Standard 1990 [6] 4 2 0 6

1: WIM Biljana Dekic
2: Australia

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.fide.com/ratings/card.php%3Fcode%3D3200493&imgrefurl=http://www.fide.com/ratings/card.phtml%3Fevent%3D3200493&h=100&w=80&sz=3&hl=en&start=1&tbnid=bLPqdZwuOlghsM:&tbnh=82&tbnw=66&prev=/images%3Fq%3DWIM%2BBiljana%2BDekic%26gbv%3D2%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG
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[Event "ICC 3 0"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2007.12.08"]
[Round "-"]
[White "biki"]
[Black "brianwall"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ICCResult "White resigns"]
[WhiteElo "2253"]
[BlackElo "2393"]
[Opening "Ruy Lopez: Berlin defense, 4.O-O"]
[ECO "C65"]
[NIC "RL.07"]
[Time "18:42:25"]
[TimeControl "180+0"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Ng4!!

Fishing Pole, the bait

5. h3 h5!!

Fishing Pole, the rod

6. c3 a6 7. Ba4 Bc5 8. d4 Ba7!!

Hyper-Pole, The Peekaboo bishop

9. Bxc6 dxc6!

To activate the c8-bishop

10. dxe5 Qxd1!!

Stronger than 10 ... Bf2+ 11 Kh1 Q:d1 12 R:d1
which I usually play ( 12 ... Bg3!! )

11. Rxd1! Nxf2!! 12. Rd4 Bxd4! 13. cxd4! Nxe4! 14.Nc3! Nxc3!

I am up the exchange and a pawn-

All trades are good when you are winning-
GM Dzindzichashvili

15. bxc3! Be6! 16. Ba3 O-O-O 17. Kf2 Bd5 18. Nd2 f6! 19. exf6! gxf6!
20. c4! Bf7! 21. Nf3 Bxc4! 22. Be7! Rd5 23. Bxf6! Rf8! 24. Be5 c5
25. Rc1! b5! 26. Bg7 Rf7! 27. Bh6! cxd4! 28. a4! c5! 29. axb5! axb5!
30. Ra1 Kb7 31. Kg3 Rdf5! 32. Re1! Bd5! 33. Ne5 Re7 34. Bf4 c4
35. Rb1 Rfxe5 36. Bxe5 Rxe5! 37. Kf4 Re4+! 38. Kf5 Kc6 39. g4 hxg4
40. hxg4! c3 41. g5 c2 42. Rc1 d3! 43. g6 Rc4! 44. g7 b4
45. Rg1! b3 46. Ke5 b2

{White resigns} 0-1

I like playing Biljana on ICC -
we always have fun, lively matches.
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[Event "ICC 3 0"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2007.12.08"]
[Round "-"]
[White "biki"]
[Black "brianwall"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ICCResult "White resigns"]
[WhiteElo "2253"]
[BlackElo "2393"]
[Opening "Ruy Lopez: Berlin defense, 4.O-O"]
[ECO "C65"]
[NIC "RL.07"]
[Time "18:42:25"]
[TimeControl "180+0"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Ng4 5. h3 h5 6. c3 a6 7. Ba4 Bc5 8. d4
Ba7 9. Bxc6 dxc6 10. dxe5 Qxd1 11. Rxd1 Nxf2 12. Rd4 Bxd4 13. cxd4 Nxe4 14.
Nc3 Nxc3 15. bxc3 Be6 16. Ba3 O-O-O 17. Kf2 Bd5 18. Nd2 f6 19. exf6 gxf6 20.
c4 Bf7 21. Nf3 Bxc4 22. Be7 Rd5 23. Bxf6 Rf8 24. Be5 c5 25. Rc1 b5 26. Bg7
Rf7 27. Bh6 cxd4 28. a4 c5 29. axb5 axb5 30. Ra1 Kb7 31. Kg3 Rdf5 32. Re1
Bd5 33. Ne5 Re7 34. Bf4 c4 35. Rb1 Rfxe5 36. Bxe5 Rxe5 37. Kf4 Re4+ 38. Kf5
Kc6 39. g4 hxg4 40. hxg4 c3 41. g5 c2 42. Rc1 d3 43. g6 Rc4 44. g7 b4 45.
Rg1 b3 46. Ke5 b2 {White resigns} 0-1
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[Chess_General_Discussion] Interview with GM Koneru Humpy

2007-12-11T06:33:00.000-08:00

We have recently interviewed Grandmaster Koneru Humpy on www.LatestChess.com . She crossed 2600 ELO rating in October 2007 FIDE rating list, presently she is at number two in the world for women chess.

In this interview, she talks about the importance of encouragement and support from family, role of parents. She considers Hou Youifan of China as the best upcoming player who can possibly match with Judith Polgar.

Link for the interview - http://latestchess.com/showInterview.php?id=7

I hope you would enjoy reading the interview with interesting snaps of Konery Humpy.

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[Chess_General_Discussion] chess coments and chess history

2007-11-28T11:13:00.000-08:00

Hello:
The Spanish chess is different.
You have an interesting blog to visit. Chess history, games, problems,
etc in our blog.
http://comentariosdeajedrez.blogspot.com

We invite them to visit one another and to send us their opinion.
Thank you.
Best regards from Spain
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[Chess_General_Discussion] World Chess Championship round 2

2007-09-16T09:54:00.000-07:00

As expected, things heated up somewhat for this round.

Kramnik played the open Catalan against Morozevich and offered a pawn
with the novelty 8.0-0 (normal is 8.Bd2). Kramnik then sacrifices a
knight with 13.exd5 and acquired a passed pawn on the c-file with a
very strong light-squared bishop defending it, and a complicated
position was the result. Morozevich missed the defensive plan of
16...Rb7 which prevents the advance of White's dangerous c-pawn. After
16...d3, Kramnik played the intermediary 17.c7! exposing an attack on
the rook at a8 and attacking the knight on b8. Exchanging off the
queens gives White an easy won ending an exchange up. Morozevich tried
to mess things up with 17...Qd4, but after 18.Qa4 Black may not
capture the rook on a1, because after 19.Qxb4, bearing down on the f8
rook, Black cannot deal with all of the threats. For example, if
19...Nd7, 20.Bxa8 Rxa8 21.Qe4! attacking both Rook on a8 and Bishop on
e6. The passed c-pawn is still a menacing threat as well. 18...Nd7,
19.Be3 Qd6 20.Bxa8 Rxa8 21.Bf4 Qf8 22.b6 and now it's just a matter of
technique with White's connected passed pawns. If 22...Nxb6 23.Qc6
wins a piece.

I put the games up for web viewing here:
http://members.shaw.ca/winnipeg_chess/wcc_2007.htm

For those of you with a .pgn game viewer who just want the .pgn files.
http://www.members.shaw.ca/winnipeg_chess/wcc_2007.pgn

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[Chess_General_Discussion] World Chess Championship round 1 [All Games Drawn]

2007-09-16T09:52:00.001-07:00

I put the games up for web viewing here:
http://members.shaw.ca/winnipeg_chess/wcc_2007.htm

Bookmark that url because I'll be adding the games as they are played
during the course of the tournament. If that link isn't working for
you, it's because you don't have java installed on your computer.

For those of you with a .pgn game viewer who just want the .pgn files.
They are available for download here:
http://www.members.shaw.ca/winnipeg_chess/wcc_2007.pgn

I will be adding analysis and commentary to selected games.

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[Chess_General_Discussion] World Chess Championship round 1 [All Games Drawn]

2007-09-16T09:52:00.000-07:00

Anand - Gelfand was a Petroff that ended in a short draw. Looks like
Vishy wasn't in the mood to fight today. Hopefully that will change as
the tournament progresses.

Kramnik - Svidler looked like it was going to promise some fireworks,
as the Botvinnik variation of the semi-slav was defined (5.Bg5), but
instead of going in for complications by playing 6.Bh4, Kramnik chose
the safer, but less ambitious exchange line 6.Bxf6. This game was
short and sweet as well and a draw was agreed upon after move 23.

Morozevich - Aronian was a Queen's Indian defense (nobody seems to be
allowing the Nimzo Indian these days). Morozevich went into the
endgame a pawn up, but Aronian characteristically defended well and
this game ended in a draw also after 25 moves.

Grischuk - Leko was a Ruy Lopez in which Peter seemed interested in
playing a Marshall Attack after 7...0-0. But Grischuk avoided this
invitation it with the safe 8.h3 and yet ANOTHER short draw was the
result.

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[Chess_General_Discussion] Re: re dedicated chess computers

2007-09-03T23:26:00.001-07:00

--- In Chess_General_Discussion@yahoogroups.com, "Dick Richardson"
<richard@...> wrote:
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>
>
> Views on Dedicated chess computers.
>
> Hello, Just joined the list. Personally I find dedicated chess
computers to perhaps be of more worth to young people coming into the
game than the all singing and dancing high flying PC programs

"high flying" PC programs don't "sing and dance". They play extremely
strong chess and come with excellent game databases, training
utilities, and coach functionality. There is nothing better than this
for any player at any level, regardless of their motivation for
playing chess.

For an expert rated (or above) tournament chess player such as myself,
playing against the program is probably not of interest to you. You
want to use it to assist you with analyzing your tournament games and
preparing openings. You also want to use the database games, often
many of them will be annotated, to assist with your study.

Weak novices who want to play the program and not be humiliated may
adjust the engine strength to an appropriate level for their liking.
There is nothing a dedicated chess computer can do that a PC program
can't do. Everything you said is wrong, actually. dedicated computers
are much worse at handicapping than pc programs which are at least a
bit more intelligent in the way they reduce the strength. If you want
3D that's easy. You have two choices....either get a DGT board or just
relay the moves from your screen to any regular chess board. It
doesn't take a chess genius to figure out that one. It just takes
rudimentary common sense.

Dedicated chess computers are all but worthless. Literally their only
value is in the way of being an antique, or nostalgia piece. They're
extremely weak. They have no opening books with which to learn
openings. They have no endgame tablebases with which to study
endgames. They have no game databases at all.

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[Chess_General_Discussion] re dedicated chess computers

2007-09-02T23:44:00.000-07:00

Views on Dedicated chess computers.

Hello, Just joined the list. Personally I find dedicated chess computers to perhaps be of more worth to young people coming into the game than the all singing and dancing high flying PC programs, or leastwise used in tandem with them. No kid is ever going to have a chance of beating one of the big programs, and that can be demoralising and a big off-put. A dedicated chess machine will always play at the level which you determine it to, there is no need to dumb them down, for that does not work well on a PC program, and nothing is running in the background as on a PC to influence the play from one game to another. Thus, a kid has a chance of winning occasionally, which they need to do for encouragement, and one can always assess ones progress and consistency from a given time allowance of play. Also of course there is the three dimensional aspect of the game, not all people like paying on a flat screen and staring at a computer for a couple of hours. So both kinds of programs have their use, but one must not forget to play human beings, because that is what it is all about, and far more fun in so doing; and you cannot cheat or take back moves when playing a human being.

Dick Richardson (not a very good chess player :- )

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[Chess_General_Discussion] Re: On Chess

2007-08-31T15:54:00.001-07:00

--- In Chess_General_Discussion@yahoogroups.com, "jimdale827"
<jimdale827@...> wrote:
>
> Seems that you are a very confrontational kind of person

Actually, I have integrity and I'm honest. That's more than I can say
for you Jim. Your first tactic was to change the subject and to start
asking me questions which had nothing to do with what we were talking
about, such as how long I've been playing chess, etc. I obliged you
anyway and answered your questions. You didn't answer my question,
however, which was:

"What was your rating?"

It obvious that you're not saying what it was because it was
embarrassingly low. That was EXACTLY what I predicted as per my
previous post. You're too incompetent to play chess at a reasonable
level, so you try to make everyone who can play feel guilty for having
an ability. What you're doing is called a DEFENSE MECHANISM. It's
quite pathetic really. Even more pathetic that you're completely
oblivious as to what you're doing.

Now your NEXT straw man tactic is to start an ad-hominem attack and
going after me personally. You're unable to come up with any semblance
of a counter-argument to the points I made, so you want to start and
redirecting the discussion over to me with disparaging labels. This is
even more pathetic and cowardly than your other maneuver.

You asked me some questions which I answered. Now I want an answer to
the rest of the questions that I asked.

- What is your national chess rating
- How many Grandmasters have you discussed chess with?
- Have you ever directed a rated tournament or match?

You don't love the game Jim. You love sitting in the corner like a
coward casting judgment on everyone who has a level of intelligence
and ability that you do not possess with your quasi-moral BS that you
use to distract yourself from the reality of your own mediocrity.

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[Chess_General_Discussion] Re: On Chess

2007-08-31T15:02:00.000-07:00

Seems that you are a very confrontational kind of person Jason. So be
it, and enjoy. Yes, I did have a national rating back in the 1950's,
but I will not bother to tell you what it was; for chess is not about
ones rating number - albeit that seems to be the case for some - sad
eh. But some play it because they love the game itself.
Jim.

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[Chess_General_Discussion] Re: On Chess

2007-08-31T14:51:00.000-07:00

--- In Chess_General_Discussion@yahoogroups.com, "jimdale827"
<jimdale827@...> wrote:
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> Ah, just three months eh. Well, good luck with it, and much enjoyment
> along the way. Oh, by the way, lest you have not noticed yet, but the
> history of chess is almost as fascinating as playing the game.
> Jim.
>

I'm not sure if you understand this or not Jim, but I'm not the one
who made the post about 3 months.

Jason

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[Chess_General_Discussion] Re: On Chess

2007-08-31T14:49:00.000-07:00

--- In Chess_General_Discussion@yahoogroups.com, "jimdale827"
<jimdale827@...> wrote:
>
> Dare I ask as to how long you have been playing chess and how many
> chess clubs you have started and how many chess players have you known
> well Jason?

"Dare I ask" eh?

Sounds like you're gearing up for more of your BS with this clearly
rhetorical question which has nothing whatsoever to do with the
subject we were discussing. But since you asked, I have organized and
directed nationally rated chess tournaments and matches, and have been
a nationally rated tournament chess player for over 12 years. I don't
keep count of how many "chess players I know". I'm not sure what
you're shooting for with this nonsensical line of questioning, but I
know ALLOT of chess players. I've discussed chess with Grandmasters.
How about yourself. Have you ever discussed chess with a Grandmaster?
My slow OTB rating is in the expert level. (2000-2199) and my OTB
blitz chess is at the national master level (2200-2399).

How about you Jim? What is your national rating? Do you even have one?
Do you even know what that is? Have you ever directed a rated
tournament or match? Let's hear the rest of your "chess resume" since
you brought the subject up.

" What I said was that in the finaly analysis chess is about
> the enjoyemnt of it. Of course the actual game play is about winning,"

No, that's not what you said you Jim. You're changing your tune now
and adding "of course the actual game play is about winning". You
never said that. Scroll back up and review your own post, as you've
obviously forgotten what it is you indeed said. I'll repost it for you
here:

"in the absolute final analysis chess is not about winning it,
losing or drawing a game, it is about having fun and enjoying the
experience and the mental exercise. It matters not a damn as to if a
player is good, bad, or mediocre as a player"

Anyone with an ounce of honesty, who plays chess, will admit that they
do NOT enjoy losing. They would like to WIN their chess game. If
everyone enjoyed losing as much as they did winning, nobody would ever
get any good. It's SUPPOSED to feel bad to lose. There is nothing
wrong with that. Only a sick, twisted, mental masochist would find
pleasure in losing in chess. So as I said in my previous post, it is
indeed about "winning it", both in the primary analysis as well as in
the absolute final analysis.

And it does indeed matter if a player is good bad or mediocre. Perhaps
you're content to be mediocre at the things that you do. But don't
suggest that any sane person needs to become indoctrinated with your
religion for the dammed. The fact that losing hurts, and being a poor
player sucks, is what motivates people to improve. There is nothing
wrong with that, except in your twisted mind. This is a normal dynamic
in nature. That's why all the top chess player get the best looking
wives and girlfriends.

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[Chess_General_Discussion] Re: On Chess

2007-08-31T14:46:00.000-07:00

Ah, just three months eh. Well, good luck with it, and much enjoyment
along the way. Oh, by the way, lest you have not noticed yet, but the
history of chess is almost as fascinating as playing the game.
Jim.

--- In Chess_General_Discussion@yahoogroups.com, mani kandan
<mani_sastra@...> wrote:
>
> i m playing for past three month
> --- jimdale827 <jimdale827@...> wrote:
>
> > Dare I ask as to how long you have been playing
> > chess and how many
> > chess clubs you have started and how many chess
> > players have you known
> > well Jason? What I said was that in the finaly
> > analysis chess is about
> > the enjoyemnt of it. Of course the actual game play
> > is about winning,
> > that is obviouse is it not. It would not be fare to
> > your opponent if
> > you were not trying to win would it. Althouhg
> > throwing a few games here
> > and there can have some great psychological effects
> > where need be.
> > Chess can also be used as a tool for getting a job
> > done.
> >
> > --- In Chess_General_Discussion@yahoogroups.com,
> > "Jason Repa"
> > <jasonrepa@> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
> Why delete messages? Unlimited storage is just a click away.
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Re: [Chess_General_Discussion] Re: On Chess

2007-08-31T01:27:00.000-07:00

i m playing for past three month
--- jimdale827 <jimdale827@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

> Dare I ask as to how long you have been playing
> chess and how many
> chess clubs you have started and how many chess
> players have you known
> well Jason? What I said was that in the finaly
> analysis chess is about
> the enjoyemnt of it. Of course the actual game play
> is about winning,
> that is obviouse is it not. It would not be fare to
> your opponent if
> you were not trying to win would it. Althouhg
> throwing a few games here
> and there can have some great psychological effects
> where need be.
> Chess can also be used as a tool for getting a job
> done.
>
> --- In Chess_General_Discussion@yahoogroups.com,
> "Jason Repa"
> <jasonrepa@...> wrote:
>
>
>

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[Chess_General_Discussion] Re: On Chess

2007-08-30T23:51:00.000-07:00

Dare I ask as to how long you have been playing chess and how many
chess clubs you have started and how many chess players have you known
well Jason? What I said was that in the finaly analysis chess is about
the enjoyemnt of it. Of course the actual game play is about winning,
that is obviouse is it not. It would not be fare to your opponent if
you were not trying to win would it. Althouhg throwing a few games here
and there can have some great psychological effects where need be.
Chess can also be used as a tool for getting a job done.

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[Chess_General_Discussion] Re: On Chess

2007-08-30T17:09:00.001-07:00

--- In Chess_General_Discussion@yahoogroups.com, "jimdale827" <jimdale827@...> wrote:
>
> On Chess.
>
> It was once said by a good player that chess, like love and like
> music, has the power to make Man happy.

Yes, that player was Siegbert Tarrasch. The exact quote is:

"Chess, like love, like music, has the power to make men happy."

> True enough, but much more
> can be said about it too :- ) Chess also makes one of the best
> analogies of life itself in many ways, and one can draw many
> similarities and correlations.
>
> But, in the absolute final analysis chess is not about winning it,
> losing or drawing a game, it is about having fun and enjoying the
> experience and the mental exercise. It matters not a damn as to if a
> player is good, bad, or mediocre as a player, what matters is how
> much you enjoyed it, for it is only a game, not real life.

I disagree. Chess is indeed about winning it. It is, after all, a competition. It's not a sharing circle or a group assignment in University. Winning is important and is definitely the goal. If you're simply looking for mental exercise, chess is not for you. You'd be better off reading some good non-fiction books, or joining a math club, or simply doing chess puzzles and problems. A person with that attitude towards the game will invariably perceive all strong chess players to be arrogant and full of themselves, except maybe the ones that are good at hiding their true nature. People like this will get their serotonin boost by the false pride and illusion of a quasi moral superiority that supposedly goes along with not caring about the result. It's a convenient attitude to have when you're a weak player who doesn't win many chess games.

Having said that though, I believe that it is also important to enjoy the entire process. Losing is an inevitable part of that process, and indeed it is often a chess player's losses that can be the most educational experiences. It's easy to pat yourself on the back and overlook inaccuracies and mistakes after a victory, but a lose makes it painfully obvious that something went wrong. These are the times when we're most motivated to do analysis and study afterwards.

After a loss I believe in grace and good sportsmanship. I try to compliment my opponent if he indeed played well. I don't make excuses and don't whine after the game. I also have never refused to do a postmortem, even after losing to a lower rated player. Any tournament player knows how hard this can be to do. I pride myself on my class and etiquette in tournament play, but I also pride myself on my honesty and integrity in being able to say that I am definitely trying to kill my opponent on the chess board with everything I've got, within the rules, and within proper conduct of play (ie; not trying to distract my opponent, etc). My biggest thrill in chess comes from beating my opponent when he is NOT distracted or otherwise playing at less than his full potential. I want him at his very best, and destroy him anyway. I take this approach even with my closest friends. After the game, regardless of the result, we shake hands and go for a beer (usually many beers) and our friendship is unaffected. But during the game it's out and out war. You should be glad not all of your British ancestry shared your effeminate, pacifist attitude. You'd be speaking Deutsch and eating wiener schnitzel if they did.

The topic of why women don't even come close to being able to compete with men in chess (save for Judit who is not actually human, but an advanced alien hybrid from the planet "Attakalot"), even though it is not a game which requires muscular strength, has been discussed a great many times and with differing opinions. My opinion has allot to do with my previous paragraph, in which I describe the thrill I get from destroying my opponent. This is a masculine impulse and comes from our reptilian brain which served our ancestors well when life depended on being able to intelligently hunt and kill wild game, or fight to defend the village. The female brain, by necessity, developed differently. They have their skill set as well, but hunting and killing is not high on the list of priorities for most women. This is an opinion, perhaps expressed with other words, that is shared by many top Super Grandmasters such as Kasparov.

You know what's really hilarious, is how these people who love to repeat, as a mantra "chess is just a game", generally don't have much of a "life" outside of chess to speak of. They have jobs that they don't particularly like, but only tolerate, and they have relationships in which both parties feel as they have compromised. Of course the painfully obvious truth is that this is just a way of trying to feel better about being mediocre and weak. It's just a defense mechanism. To many people chess is much MORE than "just a game". Karpov said that chess is art, science and Sport,all in one. Benjamin Franklin was quoted as saying: "Life is a kind of Chess, with struggle, competition, good and ill events". Are you going to tell me that there was something wrong with the lives of Karpov and Franklin? They, along with most other professional chess players, have accomplished much outside of chess as well. Even if you do only see chess as a game, does this mean you have to somehow mangle sucking at it into some sort of twisted moral superiority? Football is just a game as well, but some people make a living at it, and even those who just enjoy playing at the amateur level, certainly try to help their team win. They don't sit around like a bunch of fairies discussing how nice it is to be grabbing at each other while wearing tights. It's a competitive game. There is nothing evil about competing and being good at something. Being competitive doesn't equate to being a poor loser or being a bad person. Conversely, being weak and incompetent doesn't make you morally superior to anyone. It just makes you weak and incompetent. Learn from your defeats and improve, take up another activity that perhaps you'll be better at, or be content to be a loser, but don't get on some soap box full of bullshit and preach how evil it is to be successful at something and that the winners are supposed to feel bad for being winners.

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[Chess_General_Discussion] Re: dedicated chess computers

2007-08-30T15:38:00.001-07:00

--- In Chess_General_Discussion@yahoogroups.com, "jimdale827"
<jimdale827@...> wrote:
>
> I would be interested to hear chess players views, feelings, opinions,
> about modern day dedicated chess computers (not PC algorithms and
> interfaces) but simply the pocket, lap-top or desktop commercial chess
> computers.
> Jim.
>

I think that dedicated computers have been deprecated by the
incredible acceleration of the advances of the PC and the pocket PC.
Little money has been put into the advancement of dedicated computing
technology and they have little worth other than as nostalgia pieces
these days.

Rybka 2.3.2a running on a core2duo machine is over 2900 elo in strength.

Even a pocket PC running pocket Fritz 2 is around 2500 elo

The best dedicated chess computers are nowhere near that strength. I
know they used to greatly exaggerate the strength of these machines as
well. I had a dedicated that was claimed to be 2250,(some version of
an Excalibur that I got at a radio shack) but really was only maybe
1800-2000 in actual strength. I was beating it at the highest level
before I became an expert.

If you need the portability, I suggest pocket Fritz 2 running on a
decent pocket pc. This has the additional benefit of being able to use
the pocket pc for other tasks, not just chess. Otherwise, if you want
optimum strength and functionality, get Rybka 2.3.2a (by FAR the
strongest chess program in the world) and run it on a Core2Duo Quad
core machine with 4 GB ram and install 5 piece tablebases.

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[Chess_General_Discussion] FaceBook chess group

2007-08-30T13:33:00.001-07:00

For those of you who are FaceBook members, or are considering starting
an account on FaceBook, the new chess discussion group CHESS OPENINGS
is has started off with a bang and is already the most active chess
group on FaceBook with multiple postings a day.

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=18105380992

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[Chess_General_Discussion] On Chess

2007-08-30T02:16:00.000-07:00

On Chess.

It was once said by a good player that chess, like love and like
music, has the power to make Man happy. True enough, but much more
can be said about it too :- ) Chess also makes one of the best
analogies of life itself in many ways, and one can draw many
similarities and correlations.

But, in the absolute final analysis chess is not about winning it,
losing or drawing a game, it is about having fun and enjoying the
experience and the mental exercise. It matters not a damn as to if a
player is good, bad, or mediocre as a player, what matters is how
much you enjoyed it, for it is only a game, not real life.

When two of my own kids were very young and learning to play chess
they used to yell out "I won dad" and the other would sit scowling. I
would say, well done, but the real winner is the one that enjoyed
playing the game most. After which when a game was over I would ask
them who won, and they would both reply "I did dad" ! Way to go
amigo. Oh how addicting chess can become. Many a fine mind has been
wasted on chess, and some even went nuts if they forgot it was about
having fun. One could write a book just on chess experiences alone
could one not :- )

There is an old saying that once bitten by the bug a chess player can
go away for ever. This is not true, for one can. But, there is still
the essence of the bug that lingers on even if one does not play ever
again for true love never dies :- )

Well, that passed a few moments away without killing anybody did it
not only ego's die in chess :- ) They should teach it in all
schools you know, instead of filling their head with all these
religions and belief systems which cause alienation. Enemies can come
together in chess and still have fun, and forget the world around
them for a couple of hours. Pawn to Queens four !

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[Chess_General_Discussion] dedicated chess computers

2007-08-30T01:42:00.000-07:00

I would be interested to hear chess players views, feelings, opinions,
about modern day dedicated chess computers (not PC algorithms and
interfaces) but simply the pocket, lap-top or desktop commercial chess
computers.
Jim.

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[Chess_General_Discussion] Southern Albertain's Win BOA Cup

2007-08-19T08:40:00.000-07:00

Southern Albertain's Win BOA Cup

The South Team won the Battle of Alberta Cup with a score of 15.5 out of 24 possible points. Victor Kaminski 2285-S, Sasa Grumic 2177-N, and Thomas Kaminski 2016-S were the only players to win both games. After round one the South was leading 7 to 5, and late in the second round with only about 5 boards left to finish their games it became evident that the south was going to win. It was a matter now of much the South would win by. A win by 16 points or more would have been considered a wipe out. The North team captain Micah Hughey handed over the cup to the winning team Captain Daniel Kazmaier, voing to regain the cup next year.

Board	North Team	White	Black	South Team	White	Black
1	FM Blagoj Gicev 2374	0.5	0.5	FM Greg Huber 2323	0.5	0.5
2	Rob Gardner 2273	0	0.5	Knut Neven 2299	1	0.5
3	Leaf Li 2266	0	0	Victor Kaminski 2285	1	1
4	Nic Haynes 2229	0.5	0.5	Eric Hansen 2231	0.5	0.5
5	Vlad Rekhson 2185	0	0.5	Itohan Gold 2219	1	0.5
6	Micah Hughey 2181 North Captain	0	0.5	Daniel Kazmaier 2214 South Captain	1	0.5
7	Sasa Grumic 2177	1	1	Roy Yearwood 2164	0	0
8	Anastasia Kazakevich 2153	0.5	0.5	Martin Robichaud 2142	0.5	0.5
9	Lizandro Lopez 2134	1	0.5	Taco Van Ieperen 2049	0	0.5
10	Jamin Gluckie 2120	1	0	Jim Daniluk 2037	0	1
11	Hafiz Karmali 2025	0	0	Thomas Kaminski 2016	1	1
12	Rick Pedersen 1965	0.5	0	Ravi Trikha 1984	0.5	1

All games will be on line soon at the ACA site www.albertachess.org and Look for the Video sooming soon.

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[Chess_General_Discussion] My game with IM Donalson, John

2007-08-14T02:44:00.000-07:00

[Event "Simul at ECC 2007"]
[Site "Edmonton"]
[Date "2007.08.03"]
[Round "1"]
[White "IM Donalson, John"]
[Black "Sekuloff, Mike"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2400"]
[BlackElo "1680"]
[Annotator "Sekuloff,Mike"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2007.??.??"]
[TimeControl ""]
1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. g3 Bd6 6.
Nc3 Nf6 7. Bg2 c4 8. O-O Bd7 9. Ne5 O-O 10. b3 Nc6 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12.
bxc4 Rb8
13. Bf4 Be6 14. Bxd6 Qxd6 15. c5 Qc7 16. Qa4 Rb2 17. e4 Rfb8 18. exd5
R8b4 19.
Qxc6 Qxc6 20. dxc6 Rxd4 21. Rfd1 Rdd2 22. c7 Ng4 23. Rxd2 Rxd2 24. Rb1
h5 25.
Ne4 Rxa2 26. h3 Ne5 27. Nd6 Nd3 28. Rb8+ Kh7 29. Be4+ g6 30. Bxd3 Ra1+
31. Kg2
Bd5+ 32. Be4 1-0

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[Chess_General_Discussion] Alberta Chess Association Web site update

2007-08-13T00:15:00.000-07:00

Hello all !
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or
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[Chess_General_Discussion] Chess Lessons

2007-08-06T05:16:00.000-07:00

Expert-Class tournament chess player will give chess lessons in person
(Winnipeg area) or online via msn messenger and playchess.com server
(free memberships available). Contact jasonrepa@hotmail.com for more
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[Chess_General_Discussion] OTB Blitz Chess

2007-08-05T03:28:00.000-07:00

Every Friday from noon to 1:30 there are blitz chess tournaments with prizes. There is no entry fee and anyone who knows how to play chess may enter.

The tournament is held at Merchant Park (in Winnipeg) which is a small patch of land in between two buildings on Portage avenue, across the street from Portage Place.

Just go to the red X on the map:

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[Chess_General_Discussion] New Chess League

2007-07-21T04:44:00.000-07:00

I have just created a Chess League, what might be of interest to you.
It will be played on Pogo so you will need to create a screen name at
www.pogo.com if you dont have 1. Then sign up to leaga using this link
www.leaga.com/?id=beermonster1972 . Once your registered in Leaga. the
addy for the league is www.mate.leaga.com
Hope ot see you soon,

Mark,
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[Chess_General_Discussion] RE: Free online chess game

2007-07-10T18:06:00.000-07:00

George Anderson <phillipgpa@yahoo.com> escribió:

Hello members, i am honoured to be a member of ur group, thank u all 4 having me. I do not have a credit card and have a problem obtaining a chess program to dload on my computer.Can u tell me how to get a chess engine for free.I want to be able to play chess alone with the computer.

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Hi George! Have you got some free copy of Fritz 8, Fritz 9 or Fritz 10?

Those chess engines work really fine, that is, they're all-puporse chess engines.

Good regards,

Ferdyrojo

Best Regards from Ferdyrojo

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[Chess_General_Discussion] Free online chess game

2007-07-10T08:50:00.000-07:00

Hello members, i am honoured to be a member of ur group, thank u all 4 having me. I do not have a credit card and have a problem obtaining a chess program to dload on my computer.Can u tell me how to get a chess engine for free.I want to be able to play chess alone with the computer.

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2007-06-25T05:49:00.000-07:00

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[Chess_General_Discussion] Interview with Nigel Short

2007-06-21T03:10:00.000-07:00

We have recently interviewed Grandmaster Nigel Short. In this
interview with Nigel Short, he talks about his plans of chess
promotion, his writing career, state of chess in England, interest in
cricket, roles of chess players body's like ACP or CPAI, views on
FIDE. He also shares his chess coaching experience, playing
experiences with Kasparov and Karpov, famous game with Timman etc.

Visit www.latestchess.com to read the interview with interesting snaps.
Direct link for the interview -
http://www.latestchess.com/showInterview.php?id=3

Cheers,
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[Chess_General_Discussion] The slaying of a monster!

2006-10-30T13:09:00.000-08:00

Hydra(3000+) - Nickel,Arno (2586) [C07]
Corr. Chess Match Abu Dhabi/Berlin, 16.09.2004

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.exd5 Qxd5 5.Ngf3 cxd4 6.Bc4 Qd6 7.0-0 Nf6 8.Nb3 Nc6 9.Nbxd4 Nxd4 10.Nxd4 a6 11.Re1 Qc7 12.Qe2 Bc5 13.c3 h6 14.Bd3 Bd7 15.Be3 Position
Bd6 16.g3 0-0 17.Qd2 Ng4 18.Rad1 Rfe8 19.Nb3 Nxe3 20.Qxe3 Rad8 21.Qe4 g6 22.Bf1 Bc6 23.Qe3 Kh7 24.Bg2 e5 25.Bxc6 Qxc6 26.Qe4 Qxe4 27.Rxe4 Bc7 28.Ree1 b6 29.Na1 Kg7 30.Nc2 Rxd1 31.Rxd1 Rd8 32.Rxd8 Bxd8

and black has the better minor piece for the ending.

33.Nb4 a5 34.Nd5 f5 35.c4 Kf7 36.a4 Ke6 37.b3 g5 38.h3 h5 39.Kf1 g4 40.h4 f4 41.Ke2 Kf5 42.Kf1 Ke4 43.Ke2 fxg3 44.fxg3 Kd4 45.Kd2 e4 46.Ke2 e3 47.Ke1 Kd3 48.Kd1 e2+ 49.Ke1 Kc2 50.Kxe2 Kxb3 51.Kd3 Kxa4 52.Kc2 Bxh4 53.gxh4 g3 54.Nf4 Kb4 0-1

Hydra

The game is available in my online viewer here: http://members.shaw.ca/winnipeg_chess/h_n.htm

and the .pgn file is available for download here: http://f1.grp.yahoofs.com/v1/sEtGRdi0W0L7AsuSOKBR3kWeBMZgg3ZvE48rfSUIPEbSEKOFCwNjXr-I7GEe9fvmMnoGA2vheaNBC5Ftr6QzIg/Human%20vs%20Computer%20Matches/h_n.pgn

Keep in mind this was a Corr. game and the ratings indicated for both Hydra and Mr. Nickel are from real-time tournament chess.

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[Chess_General_Discussion] The slaying of a monster!

2006-10-30T12:59:00.000-08:00

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[Chess_General_Discussion] The Canadian Open live on WCN!

2006-07-15T18:39:00.000-07:00

WorldChessNetwork invites you to join our LIVE Audio Coverage of The
Canadian Open! Impressive participants list includes GM Evgeny
Bareev, GM Alexander Moiseenko, GM Mark Paragua, GM Alexander
Huzman, GM Rauf Mamedov, GM Mark Bluvshtein, GM Walter Arencibia, GM
Abhijit Kunte, GM Hans Joachim Hecht, IM Thomas Roussel-Roozmon, IM
Thomas Krnan, IM Eric Lawson.

Broadcast schedule:

1st Round on July 15th with audio comments by IM Irina Krush
2nd Round on July 16th with audio comments by GM Larry Christiansen
3rd Round on July 17th with audio comments by GM Victor Mikhalevski
4th Round on July 18th with audio comments by GM Arthur Kogan
5th Round on July 19th with audio comments by GM Alex Finkel
6th Round on July 20th with audio comments by IM Irina Krush
7th Round on July 21st with audio comments by GM Larry Christiansen
8th Round on July 22nd with audio comments by GM Larry Christiansen
9th Round on July 23rd with audio comments by IM Irina Krush

This will be eventful summer on the WorldChessNetwork as LIVE Audio
coverage of The Biel Chess Festival is starting on July 23rd and the
LIVE coverage of 34th Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting starts on
July 29th. See you online!

WCN: http://wcn.tentonhammer.com/

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[Chess_General_Discussion] Winnipeg blitz chess tournament (Free Entry)

2006-07-04T22:41:00.000-07:00

There will be a blitz tournament this Friday July 7 at 11:30 am - 1:30
pm in Winnipeg. The location will be at the mini-park on the South
side of Portage avenue between Kennedy and Edmonton. It is the red X
on the map here: http://members.shaw.ca/winnipeg_chess/chess_place.JPG

The tournament is free to enter and prized will be awarded.

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online chess game site updated

2006-01-14T12:52:00.000-08:00

Online Chess Game Site http://www.cosmic-chess.com has been update, finally! A site devoted to the game of cosmic chess, although if you look at the popup you can sign up for a free chess strategies course covering chess openings and chess endgame strategies.

Here is a list of pages that have been updated:

Cosmic Chess

Online Tri-Dimensional Chess Game

Chess
- News Login

Chess Reasons
for Playing

Chess Second
Index

Chess Game
Third Index

Online Tri-Dimensional Chess Game

Cosmic
Chess Pictures

Chess Puzzles

Chess
Problems

Solutions
to Problem 1

Chess
Problems 2

Cosmic
Solutions to Problems 2

Cosmic
Membership Area

Cosmic
Episodes

Cosmic Chess
Chat

Chess
Game Member Info

Chess
Products

Cosmic
Chess Official Game

Official game of the Cosmic Chess Club

Chess Rules

Cosmic Chess
Rules

Chess Game-
Rules

Chess Games-
Rules

Free Chess
Game

Contact
Us Page

Chess
Games

White
Board

White
Board 2

White
3

CCNAMES

[Chess_General_Discussion] Hungarian over the board chess tournaments in 2006

2006-01-14T02:17:00.000-08:00

Hi, Chessfriends,

Who wish to have info about the Hungarian chess tournaments for this
year?

Best regards:

Nagy Laszlo
International Chess Organizer
www.firstsaturday.hu

Next FIDE Chess Tournament in 2007

2005-10-20T12:53:00.000-07:00

FIDE president just announced that the next FIDE championship will be in 2007. Having just finished this years, 2 years seems like a long time to wait for me, but then again, no one is asking me.

http://www.interfax.ru/e/B/0/28.html?id_issue=11408607

Betting On Chess

2005-10-20T12:12:00.000-07:00

Some crazy news in the world of chess:

"PinnacleSports.com today announced they’d become the “first sportsbook in the world to accept wagers on a professional chess league”."

http://news.designtechnica.com/article8570.html

The winner of 2005 FIDE World Chess Championship

2005-10-12T19:47:00.000-07:00

Looks like Veselin Topalov is going to be the champion... here is what the wccsanluis.net website says:

"If the winner of 2005 FIDE World Chess Championship is to be anyone other than Veselin Topalov, today is the last real chance (as opposed to remote mathematical possibility) for something to happen."