I have had a chess teacher now for over a year (about 15 months). When I first starting taking lessons, my USCF rating was 900. Now it is 1322 (ICC = ~1600 blitz), although I haven't even played OTB in a few months. It is probably higher than that now. In the beginning I tried to supplement my chess teacher's teaching by reading a lot of different kinds of chess books, but that just created...

Is this study correct ? Kasparián G. 2 ième prix Schachmaty v SSSR 1948 White wins Position : White : King b3

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"I would bet that I would survive the opening with a playable game, although he might eke out a win in the endgame." aha...ahaha...haha..cough cough he's gotta be kidding Patzerifically, Samer

Then i'ts error in translating this book to my language. Txnks Tom. "skoonj" wrote in message ... My version of the book (Cadogan Algebraic, page 7) says that 1. g5 draws due to 1...g6. This seems correct. "White can win by 1. f5. Black's best answer would be 1...g6. (The student should work this out)."

I don't understand why GMs charge so much for lessons. It's not like the average person can afford $60 an hour. I guess they are still communist and think about making as money as possible at one time. If they were capitalist, they would lower their rate to $40/hr and make more money. For example, getting paid $40/hr for 10 hours is much better than working $60/hr for 5 hours. Plus they...

Below you can find the 2 games with some comments on some of the moves. I have choosen 2 games won by black (in both games white is Ballon, F) even though my Cochrane Gambit gamebase contains more winning games for white. If you play this opening, make sure you don't sit back as white trying to develop pieces. It's an edge on play to justify your choice of opening. Both players have to beware...

are there any free online opening references ( like i have seen a site specifically devoted to the DDG ) that discusses the various openings. ( or at least 1.e4 for white ) as that's what i play. thnx abi

The Morra gambit has a bad reputation, I know it has been discussed in this group extensively. These are some lines which are good for Black apparently:

With my new toy http://www.maskeret.com/mecca/elo_fide.htm and the K factor supplied by the good people of rgcm I plugged in these values (from ICC) for Bologan at Dortmund Your initial ELO 2650 Your K coefficient 10 Your score 6.5 Tournament Type R Your opponents ELO 2774 2774 2785 2785 2648 2648 2739 2739 2574 2574

I would like to put some studies of well-known composers such as Kasparián, Rinck, Troitsky, ... in my personnal website. Am I allowed to do that or are there permissions or rights ? Thanks

I play a lot of internet chess on FICS, usually using Winboard or Chess Machine. I'd like to learn the names of the openings that my opponent and I are using. Ideally, I'd like to find some program or add on that would show a little window. As the game progressed it might indicate something like "White-Queen's gambit" or "Black-French Defense". I'd like to see the names, not ECO codes. The...

Hi, I was playing black and surprised to see my 2000+ rated opponent play this... I finally won the game, but could somebody analyze and see if there were interesting attacking lines available? 1. d4 {0:03} Nf6 {0:07} 2. e3 {0:01} g6 {0:09} 3. Bd3 {0:08} Bg7 {1:07} 4. c3 {0:05} d5 {1:32}

"Tailgunner(BernardZ)" wrote: Has any study been done on whether a weak player with a strong computer helping him is much better then the strong computer alone. If they act as a team is there any significant increase in rating? About 10 years ago, there were experiments by the mathematician Ingo Althöffer who used two different computer programs. The human part of his so called...

1N6/8/1B6/1b2k3/1P6/2K5/8/8 w - - 0 8 Thanks

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Hi, There is a local chess club that meets every week and most of the players are much weaker than my playing strength. I have played every single player and can beat them in both blitz and long games with ease. I was wondering if it is a good idea to keep going to this club or if it in reality I am doing more hurt to my chess since all i am doing is playing much weaker players. Should I...

I cannot but agree with Mr. J.Storm’s understanding of Garry’s literary effort: ”Kasparov's new book is just another attempt to compete with Fischer, who is and who remains hor concours. My Great Predecessors is not and will never be My 60 Memorable Games. Kasparov should stick to what he, as a great collective champion, does best, which is applying the fruits of opening research...

How do you choose an opening that is right for you?

Hi, I notice that my blitz rating varies greatly from 1450-1800, whereas standard stays in range 1800-1900. Is this common practize? Or is it a fact that when I play lots of blitz rating goes down....more.. thanks, note: Blitz = 3 0; standard is 30 5 or longer....