Of special interest will be the new opening tables mode. Bob Pawlak (remove 1et.tw to e-mail) Chess Assistance http://www.chessassistance.com Chess Reviews http://www.chessreviews.com

I am looking for an elo rating calculator program. EloCalc doesn't fit my needs and I don't want to use one online. It needs to be a downloadable program. Been looking for awhile and have turned up nothing. Any help anyone can provide is greatly appreciated. Thanks very much. Regards, Jeff

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I intend to study the Mac Cutcheon in depth. Could you please suggest a few books on the French defence where it is well documented? Jean-Louis Ricard

Is there a way I can get Fritz 8 to annotate games and create an annotated pgn file without the $nn characters in it? Where nn is a number, such as $11. thanks Marty

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Are the books in the 4 volume set analyzed with text or do they use the informant style with just a bunch of variations and codes ? I like how they did the super tournament series which uses detailed text for analysis. is that how the books are set up ?

This is another case of Sam Sloan being the underdog challenging the corrupt USCF. I hope that Sam triumphs over evil.

Which defense gives black better chances against white?

Even when they're simple and thematic. Not a particularly hard position to solve. White to play and win. I suppose the only real challenge here was finding it over the board in a blitz game. 2rq3r/pb3pk1/1p1bpn1p/4N1p1/2PP3P/3Q2B1/P1B2PP1/R3R1K1 w - - Solution

I heard some guy from DC caused a fight during the last round of this weekend tournament.

Where can I find the final standings from the Youth Action national tournament held this past weekend in Hershey, PA ?

Here are some puzzles taken from the chess games of strong players of the early 20th century. All puzzles are "White to Move and Win". a) http://wtharvey.com/f1928a.png Ilya Rabinovich vs S Gotthilf, Leningrad, 1928 3r4/pp3p1k/2p2Q1p/3qP3/8/5R1P/P4PPK/8 w - - 0 1 b) http://wtharvey.com/f1928b.png Richter vs Carl Ahues, Berlin, 1928 r2q1b1k/1ppb2pp/3n2PN/p1pP3P/2P5/5Q2/PPBB4/4R1K1 w - - 0 1 c)...

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Need a recommendation for best opening training software and or books or any other method for that matter. TIA! -latemate

Is this drawn or won for black! thanks in advance

Which is better? Is it better to play 1.e4 on the first move or 1.d4/1.c4 to lead to closed positions on the first move? Since Kramnik is now playing 1.e4, does that mean that it is better? Why did he change?

Cramling got her Grandmaster title in 1992, after scoring her first norm in 1989 (``I defeated my brother when I scored that norm too,'' she laughs). ``Becoming a Grandmaster was indeed my greatest dream, but I feel I should have completed the title long before that.'' In 1983 she was ranked No. 1 among women in the world, and held that position for two years. Her highest rating was 2545 in...

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