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Paul Morphy ... — Apparently there has been differing info out there about Morphy. I recall dimly reading a CHESS LIFE article a couple decades ago, and a hodge-podge of articles or book sections/mentions over time (probably before that, mostly). I do recall seeing one somewhere after that where it showed his g, play chess computer ...

Going Both Ways; Corr. & OTB Chess — Hi All. In another thread SCHNARRE brought up KON GRIVAINIS , which led to comments from IONADOWMAN and some recollections for me. So here we are. I WOULD LIKE THIS THREAD TO BE RELATED TO PLAYERS WHO HAVE PLAYED OTB CHESS BUT ALSO POSTAL CHESS OR SOME FORM OF CORRESPONDENCE PLAY, SUCH AS N, play chess computer ...

Retarded Development — Usually one can associate the above with beginners. However, intermediate players can also fall into this trap. I, Joanne with a rating of 1691 has just fallen into one! I have annotated a game which I have just resigned against Ionadowman called An Expert Lesson in Development. You will see jus, play chess computer ...

R v 4 pawns — Which do you think is more advantageous, a rook or 4 or 5 pawns? I can show you the latest lost game in my profile where I had a rook against 4 pawns but they were so strong I lost the game! A very interesting position though? Joanne Well, 2 connected passed pawns that have reached the 6t, play chess computer ...

Rapid/blitz chess — I played in a Rapid chess tournament yesterday, gave good games to much stronger and higher rated opponents than myself but they simply outplay me because I'm in time pressure. It was my first ever rapid chess tournament (Time control: 20mins + 3 seconds a move). How does one improve in that time li, play chess computer ...

Unusual openings — Anyone care to post weird openings like the Talon? Please explain them, as this forum is meant to help the average player. Contact numis with questions. Tranvestite Attack anybody :o) 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Ke7 3.Nc3 Qe8 4.Nf3 Kd8 How about the Hammerschlag (Fried fox/Pork chop opening) (A00), play chess computer ...

Books on Openings — Can anyone recommend a good book on openings that you've used and has genuinely improved your game? A quick search on Amazon produces far too many and very similar looking results, so I don't really know where to begin :). Basically I'd like one or two books that demonstrate the pros and cons of all, play chess computer ...

evans gambit — i have been learning how to play the evans gambit . have not done very good with it so far . lost about six games in a row . playing evans gambit from the white side of the board . not ready to give up on it yet though . if any one who knows how to play the evans gambit or wants to learn how to p, play chess computer ...

Philidor Position? — Recently I studied the Philidor and Lucena Positions. Although the Lucena is straightforward enough, I understand the basics of the Philidor but am not sure about how to apply it in an actual game situation or when exactly it comes up. I just finished this game, and I think that around move 66 I mis, play chess computer ...

Plans — What do you do to create a sucessfull plan? That's the million dollar question. The only planning technique I know is that of Silman, but I find it difficult to actually put into practice, especially because I tend to think that individual positions are sharper than they actually are, and I rarely t, play chess computer ...

Endgame Book — Does anyone know a good book on endgames? Thanks in advance. If there is an endgame book that I will recommend, it would be Silman's "Complete Endgame Book". This book is different from other endgame books in terms of presentation. Other endgame books categorize endings accoring to pi, play chess computer ...

Evans Gambit — Could you help me on the theory of Evans Gambit? How must i play Evans Gambit.What are the best moves you think?What are the purposes of the moves,how must i answer the moves of black if i playing white etc?In short,what moves do i have to play to have an advantage at the opening? That move wants to, play chess computer ...

What have you learned recently? — This thread is to ask other players "What have you learned recently, about Chess"? It would help if respondents would indicate their rating range, and I'll tell you why in a moment. We might then throw in also ... What do you Not Know but think you should? I had this GREAT IDEA , play chess computer ...

Help ! (with openings) — I’m trying to learn something about opening theory. The idea being that with a bit more knowledge, I might have some idea about where the game is going rather than being bounced around by circumstances as I seem to do now. So, I bought a book and started reading it but I’m stuck on chapter 1 verse 1, play chess computer ...

The Games of Robert J. Fischer, Prodigy, GM & WC — This thread started for display and discussion of Bobby Fischer's Chess games. I'm happy to get the ball rolling with an oldie but a goodie: in Fischer's first WC game against Spassky, he plays 29...Bxh2 which, after Spassky's commonsense 30 g3, drops a bishop for two pawns. He goes on to lose, thou, play chess computer ...

Unrated Consultation Match — Inspired by similar matches here in the forums, I am seeking players for a consultation match (unrated of course). I need a partner and two opponents. Old friends get preference, and I would prefer players rated 1600+. This is strictly a learning exercise, as I expect honest, shared human analysis. , play chess computer ...

Quotes — Maybe starting a topic where we all can type some chess-quotes from famous players ? In particular, I'm searcing a quote about some guy who was talking about playing against God.. He would win with white, but draw with black, or something like that ? I thought it was Fischer who said something like, play chess computer ...

Gambits and Sacrifices — I recently have been messing around with a new opening--e5, d5, then d4. This I believe is called the queen's gambit but I could be wrong. I don't know much about gambits--I haven't had time to read many books--but I would be interested in learning more about them. I don't know the whole sequence, play chess computer ...

World Longest Chess Game — Does anybody know officially, what is the world record on longest chess game in the world? Define long. Do you mean in terms of actual time or moves? There is a big difference. From wikipedia, "The longest tournament chess game ever to be played under modern time rules was Nikolić-Arso, play chess computer ...

ratings — Does anyone know how to approximate a 1700 GN rating to USCF rating? Ron You may approximate it to a USCF CC rating but not OTB. Can someone explain what GN, USCF, OTB stands for ? CC is correspondence chess, right ? Thanks in advance :) GN = GameKnot (should be GK) USCF = US Chess Federati, play chess computer ...

Quadrachess! — Has anyone other than me ever heard of this game? Has anyone ever played? Does anyone own a Quadrachess set? I have one. I played it with Knightmare chess cards with a few friends of mine. It turned out to be a several-hour-long brain melter, and strategy was becoming more social with alliances , play chess computer ...

RJF: The Movie; & other GM's~What Actors ?! — I just heard; "they" are talking about a Movie portrayal of the 1972 Spassky vs Fischer World Championship Match. The question has been asked: WHO should play the part of "Bobby Fischer". So THAT is what I am asking... Who would you like to see play the part(s) of : , play chess computer ...

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Chess news:

Chess as a Slow Dance of Seduction (movie review) — Caroline Bottaro’s tangy comic bonbon, “Queen to Play,” plucks the game of chess out of the metaphorical realm of spy thrillers and reimagines it as a fable about relationships and upward mobility. Adapted from Bertina Henrichs’s novel “The Chess Player,” this slight but captivating movie (Ms. Bottaro’s directorial debut) compares the strategies of chess to the erotic maneuvers in a flirtatious pas de deux that may be more satisfying than actual sex. At the same time, a woman’s winning the game symbolizes female empowerment in a man’s world and ascent from working-class drudgery to the bourgeoisie. HĂ©lène (Sandrine Bonnaire), the movie’s sly, middle-aged Cinderella, is ...

Three French Chess Players Punished for Using Technology to Cheat — Cheating has become more common in recent years. But a recent French case is the most sensational, and the most troubling. In January, the French Chess Federation accused three of its members, including Sebastien Feller, a 20-year-old grandmaster, of cheating during last year’s Chess Olympiad. Feller, who is ranked No. 4 among French players, played Board 5 for the national Olympiad team and won an individual gold medal for his performance. But the federation said he had help from Cyril Marzolo, an international master, who watched Feller’s games online and put the positions into a computer, which suggested moves. Marzolo relayed the suggestions to Arnaud Hauchard ...

French Grandmasters suspended on suspicion of cheating at Russia Chess Olympiad — The French Chess Federation (FFE) has suspended three players, two of them grandmasters, for allegedly cheating via coded text messages at the 2010 Chess Olympiad in Russia. GM SĂ©bastien Feller took the board five gold medal and €5,000 with 6/9, including the win below against England's David Howell, where it is claimed that almost every black move is the first choice of the Firebird program. Feller's Olympiad team-mates backed the FFE, though the banned trio deny wrongdoing and have lodged appeals. According to witness evidence presented to its disciplinary committee, the FFE alleges that at critical game moments IM Cyril Marzolo fed moves from the live online games into ...

Chess: Wrestling with the Allgaier variation — Pragmatism is the key to this tricky and menacing variation of the King's Gambit. The Allgaier variation of the King's Gambit arises after 1 e4 e5 2 f4 exf4 3 Nf3 g5 4 h4 g4 5 Ng5. Seldom seen, but not to be underestimated. RB: I don't know this variation. It looks very tricky and very dangerous. I suppose the first thing to decide is whether to take up White's offer of the knight: 5...h6 6 Nxf7 Kxf7. The black king is terribly exposed, but is White's sacrifice sound? Can Black fight off the assault with accurate play? If I were White I'd probably follow up with 7 Bc4+ when the most sensible defence seems to be 7...d5, giving up a pawn but ...

Texas Tech Wins Final Four of Chess — You don't see spectacular hoops and dunks and scoring is not done in twos or threes. No chest-pounding, no cheerleaders. The four-corner offense or zone defenses are not parts of the game either. There are brilliant moves, but they are done quietly. And yet, the Final Four in college chess could be a dramatic experience. Played at the Booz Allen Hamilton building in Herndon, Virginia, over the last weekend, the chess event - also known as the President's Cup - featured three teams from Texas and the defending chess champion University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC). With students from 20 different countries, this year's Final Four was the strongest: each chess team had ...





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