This game ended in a draw in which Fine had knight and g- and h-pawns against Reshevsky's bishop. In BASIC CHESS ENDINGS (page 215 of the original edition), Fine gives an analysis including a missed win before the knight plus two pawns vs bishop position was reached. Averbakh seems to agree that the game was drawn after that point. Anthony Saidy reviewed the new edition of BCE on Jeremy...

Hi folks, I was wondering one day what would happen if Black took on e4 right away in the Cochrane gambit. I found that White has a number of winning lines. Some lines were surprising. Black has to really watch himself. Here is some analysis. 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nxf7 This is the Cochrane Gambit 4...Kxf7 5.d4 Nxe4? I wanted to see if I could exploit this early capture. If I can come

Weirdest thing I have ever seen in computer chess or just normal chess. 3r4/1k3P2/2n1qPP1/p3P3/1p5P/2B3R1/6BK/8 w - - 0 45 This position arose after moves of a game between Fritz 8 and Shredder 8. I was watching the game and could not believe that white lost. Black has just played 44...Bb2

Young chess students around the world will soon battle for the title of Internet Scholastic Chess Champion. Over $10,000 USD in prizes, trophies, and memberships to WorldChessNetwork.com will be given away to the contestants. The main qualifying rounds take place online at WorldChessNetwork.com between October 20 - November 30, 2004. Each child (or Junior) who will register to our tourney,...

Hi, I m an intermediate chess player. Could u please help me to improve my chess? Guide me to sites where I can get some help. Another question is about tournament Swiss-9 or 11 format Please let me know how this format schedule player matches. Thanks With regards Jatinder

I have just posted Sam Sloan's Chess Quiz #2 http://pub.alxnet.com/quiz?id=2150305 Please take it and give me some feedback. My previous chess quiz has been posted at http://pub.alxnet.com/quiz?id=2150304

Here are some puzzles taken from the chess games of strong players of the early 20th century. Except where noted, it's "White to Move and Win". a) http://wtharvey.com/d1928a.png Carlos Maderna vs J Cristia, Buenos Aires, 1928 2r3k1/pb2qpp1/1pn1pn1p/6N1/1PB5/P3P3/1BQ2PPP/3R2K1 w - - 0 1 b) http://wtharvey.com/d1928b.png White Mates in 5. Marmorasch vs Polani, Jerusalem, 1928 ...

I have just posted Sam Sloan's Chess Quiz #3 http://pub.alxnet.com/quiz?id=2150313 The World Chess Champion is: 1. Bobby Fischer 2. Garry Kasparov 3. Vladimir Kramnik 4. Rustam Kasimdzhanov

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Hi, I have a question for the Stonewall's theory specialists. I do not play it but I vaguely know that a usual way to get the Stonewall while avoiding the messy anti-Dutch gambits (1.d4-f5 2.e4,Nc3,h3,g4,Bg5 ..) is via Slav ( Meran) or QGD : 1.d4-d5 2.c4-e(c)6 3.Nc3-c(e)6 4.Nf3-f5..

After 31. Ke4 Black wins a pawn by trading down to the knight endgame. Surely it must be won for Black? He has majority on both wings. I wasn't sure my strategy of blockading the center would work but somehow it did. So where exactly did Black go wrong? I think 40...f5+ looks like a win but maybe there is some defensive idea I've missed.

I've only played it a couple times and it hasn't 'rated' me yet. When I have it analize my game, I see all the anotations as it goes, but when it's finished I cant get the comments to scroll past the 19th move(first page), I can mouse wheel through all the moves but the anotation stops at the first page. dont know what I'm doing wrong. here's my game:

I have just published a new database, 100 049 games played by the 100 highest rated (FIDE) players. The database can be downloaded from www.behind.chesslib.no - look for the download-link in the "Top 10 downloads" column to the left. All the best and good chess! -af-

Here are four of my best games of chess. The first is probably the best game I ever played, with a fantastic queen sacrifice followed by smothered mate at the end. My opponent was a woman chess player who often changes her married name. Her name at the time of this game was Gina Wolski. She is also known as Gina Sanchez. The second is a game I beat Grandmaster Walter Browne. It was published in...

Strater, Thanks for the incredible advice. Certainly one other agrees whole heartedly with you. I have already found the books on amazon.com and chapters.indigo.ca. I can get them in a about a week. Regards, Grahame

I have noticed that when Anand and Kramnik try to play the Zaitsev variation with Bb7 against Leko, he does not want to play the mainline with d4. Instead he wimps out with playing d3. What is the deal? Is the Zaitsev really that powerful of an opening for black? I thought Kasparov had already demonstrated methods to tame this opening during the Kasparov-Karpov contests of the 80s. thanks,

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 Nd7 11. Nc3 Nd4 12. Ba2 Nxf3+ 13. Qxf3 Bg5 14. Bxg5 Qxg5 15. Nd5 c6 16. Ne3 g6 17. Rad1 Rad8 18. c3 c5 19. Bd5 Bc8 20. b4 Nb6 21. c4 Nxd5 22. Nxd5 Be6 23. bxc5 dxc5 24. Rb1 Rb8 25. cxb5 Bxd5 26. exd5 axb5 27. d6 b4 28. a4 Rfd8 29. Qd5 Qf6 30. Qxc5 Qxd6 31. Qxd6 Rxd6 32. Rxe5 b3 33. Rb5 Ra8 34. R1xb3...

I had this wonderful book in english, but now I've lost it. I have a german version, but my german sucks. I know that there is a pdf-version somewhere, could someone please email it to me?

Here are some puzzles taken from the chess games of strong players of the early 20th century. It's White's move. a) http://wtharvey.com/oct1a.png White Mates in 3. Joseph Krejcik vs Mayer, Vienna, 1928 rn2k1r1/pp1qp1P1/1bppNn2/7p/8/7Q/PPP3PP/RNB1KR2 w - - 0 1 b) http://wtharvey.com/oct1b.png White Mates in 5. L Isaacs vs S Factor, Bradley Beach, 1928 3R4/p2R1rk1/6p1/2q1p2p/2r5/5PP1/P1Q3KP/8 w -...

Has anyone ever seen this move? If so, what is the name of the variation? Regards, Jeff