Here's a game I recently completed at http://net-chess.com. I documented my thinking process throughout the game both to force myself to actually ponder each position and in the hopes that the stronger players here could point out how I could be thinking better. Any time you can spend on analysis is appreciated. This is also my first attempt at PGN; please let me know if the formatting...

I've been using Fritz 8 (Mar 5 2003 version) to analyze some of the blitz games I play on FICS. This program does a great job at pointing out all the obvious (and not so obvious) tactics I overlook in my online games. Using Full Analysis and choosing fritz8.cbh as the Reference-DB, I often get recent game continuations in the commentary as well as opening moves labeled as novelties. I also...

How do you create a study plan for chess improvement ?

"Kym" wrote in message ... I've just been invited to ChessWorld.net (www.letsplaychess.com). I'm playing one game as guest. Seems ok, is it worth being a member? Any members wish to comment. TIA, Kym I love it. I play there exclusively. I never have time for serious OTB games, so I tried web-correspondence chess, and I'm hooked. ...

Folks, there's something on my mind in a last few days: what's the best chess game you even seen? What I meant is prettiness of moves and combinations, regardless of player's ranking (all players with great visions are welcome)... This could be an interesting, I think. Anybody?

"drummerman" wrote in message ... Is there such a concept as chess plagiarism? I was going over some games in John Walker's, Chess: Attacking the King, book. The game on page 123 titled "Storming the Castled Position with Pawns" looked familiar. The game is a Benoni-Indian from Kotov-Bastrikov 1954. Walker...

Is this opening any good? 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. e4 Bg7 4. d4 d6 5. f3 e5 6. d5 Nh5 7. Be3 f5 8. Qd2 Qh4+ 9. Bf2 Qe7 10. O-O-O O-O 11. Nge2 Nd7

Actually, I'm not sure if it's a Danish or a Goring, or perhaps common to both. After 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 ed 4.c3 dc 5.Bc4 cb 6.Bxb2, I played the natural-looking 6...Nf6. When I went to look up the variation later, I could not find mention of it in any of my references, the main lines being instead 6...d6 or 6...Bb4+. I assumed the move is so obviously bad that it's not worth commenting...

I'm still waiting for mine. Has anyone seen a copy?

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The phrases "piece coordination" or "coordination of forces" occur in annotations and discussions by the chess learned. 1) During the course of a game how does one evaluate (score) coordination of one's forces? 2) Can masters look at a position and spot which side has better coordination?

I'm no expert on this matter like Mhoulsby and Russell Reagan seem to be but I just think a computer has to calculate everything whereas in some positions, for humans, it is 'obvious'. For example a 16 move mate in some positions might be easier for a human to calculate, indeed the computer might not calculate that far, it may only be programmed to go 8 or 10 moves ahead. So how can a human...

I bet this book must of been a best seller in the soviet union: http://shop.store.yahoo.com/doverpublications/0486298442.html Who knows maybe after I read this book, I will understand how to beat a 2700 GM.

(Ivan) wrote in message ... During the the 1970s and 80s, I noticed that Gary Kasparov would play the Kings Indian Defense or the Benoni very frequently. However in these present times, this does not happen anymore. Any reason why he has chosen not to play these openings anymore ? Bayonet attack. b4!

does anyone know where i can get a copy of this book in english or spanish. electronic is fine. cheers

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Harialbth wrote in message = ... Hi, =20 Thanks to everyone who helped me get started with fritz 7. Now I'm looking to get an opeing book. I was able to locate the one for fritz 8 can i use that with fritz 7. If not, does anybody have any idea where i might be able to find an opeing book for version 7 ? or even...

Here is a tournament game (1h 45m/40moves + 30m) I played today against a player with 1750 rating. It's a draw. please do some analysis. any mistakes of Black player (which I was)? 1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. cxd4 d5 5. exd5 Qxd5 6. Nf3 e6 7. Nc3 Bb4 8. Bd2 Bxc3 9. bxc3 Nf6 10. Bd3 O-O 11. Qe2 b6 12. O-O Bb7 13. Bg5 Ne8 14. c4 Qd7 15. Rad1 h6 16. Bc1 Nf6 17. Rfe1 Rfe8 18. Bb2 Rad8 19. Bb1...

5rk1/pp3pbp/1qb3p1/2p1n1B1/4P3/P1N4P/1PPQBPP1/2KR4 b - - 0 20 game continued 1. .... Bxe4 2. Nxe4 Nc4 and white lost by playing 3. Qc3 ?? obviously this was a game between 2 rather weak players is black's first move ok?

is there a link to a pgn site that has tal's greatest tactical blows. i wouldn't if any body else played games too, but what i would like to see is good tactical blows that i could probably hope to find if i play solitaire chess:-) thnx -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- better post than mail.