which application is better to incrase my play? Fritz 11 or Chessmaster: Grandmaster Edition i play chess since 10 years but i am a weak player, because i play very rare. thx in advance

I have been running CM 9000 for last couple years with no problem. Suddenly I cant get to the sign on page. The page with all the rooms comes up, but there is no log-in banner.When I click on the game room, it just reverts back to the opening page i.e. I cant get into the game room. I have uninstalled it and reinstalled with the same result. Caan anyone help?

A few modifications were done in GetClub Chess and now it plays Twice better moves. See this game with Rybka GetClub managed till 43 moves. Game Played between Rybka and normal at GetClub.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------*----- Rybka : (White) normal: (Black)

Where the HELL is Bill Hall? Has he taken another one of his extended absences from work? Sam Sloan

Yesterday again GetClub game was improved. Now it will play with better strategy. I played a game against Rybka. Rybka took 40 moves to win the Easy Level. And it was only because of Tactics that Rybka win. Earlier Rybka used to get a Queen up rill end game comes. But now Rybka was just a Bishop up when end game came. Later it got the Queen and win.

Dr. Frank Brady, who is Chairman of the Department of Mass Communications, Journalism, Television and Film at St. John's University, New York and is Professor of Communication Arts and Journalism at that university, as well as being the founding editor of Chess Life magazine, has expressed opposition to the plan to put Chess Life online as follows: Colleagues: As the founding Editor of Chess...

Help Bot played against Advance Level and to my surprise win the game. I find Help Bot created a wall of pawns So that Advance Level which thinks 18 depth deep could not peneterate the wall. And in the end Help Bot was able to get one good Combination and win the Game. Looks like GetClub is still a baby for Help Bot. He played moves in just 2 min / move while GetClub was thinking 30 min / move....

I would think there has to be, but I never hear anything about it. Also, it seems that playing with computers on-line would be the best way to conduct such a tournament rather than the clunky way with the chess boards and the clocks. I watch Nakamura on ICC play bullet and it's amazing how good he is. But other than the tournaments on ICC and the other sites, is there a recognized event...

On Thu, May 22, 2008 at 8:46 PM, Randy Bauer wrote: I wish people would stop characterizing this as a decision as to whether or not to maintain a printed Chess Life. The proposal the Board voted on maintains a printed Chess Life. While I appreciate Don's willingness to present an alternate idea, I'm not sure that we could contractually separate life members...

Reasons Why Polgar Did not Stay for the Board Meeting in Tulsa What Polgar actually wrote seems reasonable unless one considers the fact that when they ran for election they knew that the board met four times a year and the most important part of their duties was that they would be expected to attend those four meeting. It was known months in advance that there would be a meeting this...

On Wed, May 21, 2008 at 10:45 PM, David Quinn wrote: Oh so Joel Benjamin is one of the sacred cows? Well I thought his column was rather boring, guess I'm not alone. Are people complaining? Yes. I might as well come out with it. Joel Benjamin is indeed one of the sacred cows. No, nobody has complained about him because nobody

What Polgar actually wrote seems reasonable unless one considers the fact that when they ran for election they knew that the board met four times a year and the most important part of their duties was that they would be expected to attend those four meeting. It was known months in advance that there would be a meeting this past weekend in Tulsa. No doubt some details were not provided but...

In a message dated 5/19/2008 4:19:00 A.M. Central Daylight Time, writes: Have you read the Goichberg proposal? The "New Plan" advocated by Goichberg is to make Chess Life magazine optional. He has also stated that if there are not enough subscribers to Chess Life, the subscription rate will be raised or the print version will be eliminated and the magazine will be...

Due to overwhelming support of Chess Players here GetClub Chess stands where it is today. Your Advices helped a lot in designing the Chess Software. Today GetClub Chess stands as good as other Commercial Programs all because of your help. Now, GetClub Chess will be Commercially Launched. So that the players interested in purchasing it can do so.

I found 5 Million Copies of Chess Master has been Sold and it Costs $19.95. So ChessMaster Creator has earned $100 Million Dollars. Look he http://www.game-remakes.com/game.php?id=126 Chess Master Sold 5 Million Copies for $19.95 each !!! How much good is ChessMaster to GetClub?

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Polgar is right for once As everybody knows, I have been extremely critical of Paul Truong and Susan Polgar. However, a posting by Polgar that became public today is so obviously correct that I need to point that out. In an online debate with Bill Goichberg, in a message dated 5/6/2008 10:05:55 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, SusanPolgar writes: "You on your own made a number of decisions shortly...

Elo's book, The Rating of Chess Players, Past and Present, is reprinted today. http://www.amazon.com/dp/0923891277 Professor Elo's book, long out of print and almost impossible to obtain, has just been reprinted. Sam Sloan

Bill Goichberg has been circulating a "new plan". Essentially, his new plan calls for a reinstatement of the "no magazine membership". Regular dues for those who want the magazine will be $42. Those who do not want the magazine will only have to pay $29. In the fiscal year ending May 30, 2008, three weeks from today, the USCF will have lost $300,000. Bill Goichberg seems to think that this...

Despite playing so good game GetClub was unable to stop TuringEngine bring its Queen. Normal Level which thinks for 1-2 min was unable to win. There were lot of tactics in this game GetClub managed to bring equal position. But in the end TuringEngine advanced its pawns and get Queen. Game Played between turingengine and normal at GetClub.com