Hello All, I'm currently rated around 1500. I want to improve my tactical abilities and reduce errors. I make blunders when I play real tight games against higher rated player. may be the lower rated players just dont spot those mistakes! I want to improve my game and reach a 1800 level in 6 months. What would your advice be to me? I put in 2 to 4 hours a day for chess. Any pointers to useful...

"Shane Maven" wrote in message ... Some of my favorites annotations I came across: I'm following the game with great interest, and much laughter. Anyone who can read this without cracking half a smile, has a heart of stone. http://schemingmind.com/game.aspx?game_id=5786 ...

What is mentioned below, is possible under Tools Options List "Start notation from search criterion". In this case, CA lists the selected games starting from the search position and also opens them in View mode at this specific position. However, this was not really my question. My question was more like: can I indicate a move in game 1 (e.g. move 12 for Black) and a move in game 2 (e.g....

Salut Sur http://www.avcomfrance.com/echecsay001.htm la premiere analyse sur la strategie au milieu du jeu aux echecs. Pour avoir les autres GRATUITEMENT, inscrivez vous sur la même page a la newsletter.

Maybe they can let Fischer play Kasparov now to prove that Bobby is the world champion

On 15 Dec 2004 05:46:40 GMT, (Miriling) wrote: Subject: What is the Difference between a TD and a TN? On 14 December 2004 (Sam Sloan) wrote in Message-id: -snipped- TN or theoretical novelty generally means a move in the openings which

Here are some puzzles taken from the chess games of one of the strongest players of the early 20th century. Except where noted, it's "White to Move and Win". a) http://wtharvey.com/h1928a.png Rudolf Spielmann vs Gawasi, Budapest, 1928 r1b1r3/1p2qpk1/p3pn1p/2b1N1p1/8/2PQ2B1/PP3PPP/1B1RR1K1 w - - 0 1 b) http://wtharvey.com/h1928b.png White Mates in 6. Rudolf Spielmann vs Eduard Glass, Vienna, 1928

I came across this article recently. Richard Moody Jr. of Berne, NY if you are reading this could you post the game (surely a game of such experience you must have its record still)? Those with Chess Playing Programming know-how might want to check this out at http://www.100megsfree4.com/farshores/03rm1.htm which gives the following (just for the record)... PARA NEWS :. COMPUTER CHESS GAME...

Here are some puzzles taken from the chess games of one of the strongest players of the early 20th century. Except where noted, it's "White to Move and Win". a) http://wtharvey.com/h1928a.png Rudolf Spielmann vs Gawasi, Budapest, 1928 r1b1r3/1p2qpk1/p3pn1p/2b1N1p1/8/2PQ2B1/PP3PPP/1B1RR1K1 w - - 0 1 b) http://wtharvey.com/h1928b.png White Mates in 6. Rudolf Spielmann vs Eduard Glass, Vienna,...

1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 d3 4. Bxd3 Nc6 5. c4 g6 6. Nf3 Bg7 7. O-O d6 8. h3 Qb6 9. Nc3 Bxc3 10. bxc3 Nf6 11. Bh6 Nd7 12. Kh1 f6 13. Be3 Qc7 14. Nd4 Nc5 15. f4 Bd7 16. Nb5 Qc8 17. e5 Nxd3 18. exd6 Bf5 19. Nc7+ Kf7 20. Nxa8 exd6 21. Qf3 Re8 22. Kg1 Qxa8 23. g4 Be4 24. Qg3 Qd8 25. Qh4 Kg7 26. g5 Bf5 27. Rf3 Re4 28. Rb1 b6 29. Qh6+ Kg8 30. Rd1 Rxc4 31. Bf2 fxg5 32. fxg5 Nce5 33. Rxf5 gxf5 34. Qe6+...

"Anonymous" wrote in message ... SNIP The notorious "Guest Destroyer" is back again to plague RGCA with it's "victories" over Class D players! Hooray! MN

I hope you will get the answer from this website. http://www.accesstrade.net/at/c.html?rk=010004we000hi0 http://www.powersorce.com/no1.html

https://secure.pokerchamps.com/pokerpublic/arequest?acode=ABBAVGIT Gus Hansen has helped develop a great new poker site that is awesome. When signing up to play, you are also registered to get up to 50% of your rake back on a weekly basis. This could easily be hundreds of extra dollars in your pocket every month for just playing poker. You can also get your friends to sign up and get a...

Greetings. What are the best books on the Catalan ? I know of, but don't have: Winning with the Catalan, Dunnington, Batsford Katalanisch, Raetzki, Kania Any others? I speak German, so Kania is fine for me from that point of view. It's not just because of the current "1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.g3 Nf6" tournament http://www.fcde.org/circulars04/circula_40.htm :-)

Is it any good to play the Nordic (Danish?) Gambit , which i think goes: e4 e5, d4 exd4, c3 dxc3, Bc4 cxb2, Bxb2 ? Anyone familiar with it, can it be played at any level or is it easy to refute? Also, how about the Goering Gambit in the Scotch Game? Thanks, Rik

In article , Mogath3 says... There used to be a site dedicated to this black opening. Has anyone any information regarding this? There was a newer website, but the link escapes me. Any help is appreciated. Thanks very much. Regards, Jeff What are the moves of this black opening? I'm not familiar with this particular

Greetings. In the Russian Championship Round 7 Kasparov fought off an aggressive attack from Tseshkovsky in a Scheveningen sicilian to win and take the lead in the tournament. It's an interesting game. Has anybody analysed the soundness of this attack ?

Greetings. What happened at (or to) the "75th Anniversary of the Catalan Opening" tournament http://www.fcde.org/circulars04/circula_40.htm which was supposed to take place 29nov-3dec with all games beginning 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.g3 Nf6 and featuring Korchnoi, Felgaer, Marin, Comas, and Moskalenko among others ? The web page hasn't been updated since before the tournament began, and mention of it...

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3 Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. a3 Nb8 11. Nbd2 Nbd7 12. Nf1 Re8 13. Ne3 Nc5 14. Ba2 Ne6 15. Nf5 Bf8 16. Ng5 Bc8 17. Qf3 g6 18. Nh6+ Bxh6 19. Nxe6 Bxe6 20. Bxh6 Nd7 21. Bxe6 Rxe6 22. Qg3 c5 23. c3 Qb6 24. Rad1 Rae8 25. f3 a5 26. Qf2 Qd8 27. Bc1 f5 28. exf5 gxf5 29. d4 c4 30. a4 bxa4 31. Qc2 a3 32. bxa3 f4 33. Qa4 Qc7 34. Kh2 1/2-1/2

On Fri, 03 Dec 2004 06:58:04 GMT, (Sam Sloan) wrote: Eric Johnson first became famous for doing this at his local club but this is the first time this has happened at a grandmaster level tournament that I am aware of. Ask former WC Ponomariov. http://www.rediff.com/sports/2003/oct/13chess.htm