Hello newsgroup :) There is something that keeps puzzling me.Often I would lose slow games against my computer or against humans on the ICC because I suffer some kind of blackout after 2 or 3 hours of playing( I am member of the Slow Time Control Bunch on ICC and we really play 90 30 games!)But this phenomenon also happened to me in OTB play: At some point i lose all my focus, all overview of...

How I beat a Child Chess Genius by Sam Sloan: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0316913391/qid=1057700610/sr=8-2/ref=sr_8_2/002-2389146-9920800?v=glance&s=books&n=507846

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On 3 Jul 2003 06:25:02 -0700, (Ivan) wrote: I was wondering if the Manhattan Chess Club is still closed. I went to the New Yorker hotel yesterday but I could not find the location where they meet. The club was on the 17th floor of the Hotel New Yorker. Also, could anyone tell me why they closed their club?

Where can i download a pgn or chessbase file or even something else containing all 960 starting postions of fischerandom? i found a website containing all of those positions, but in no downloadable format...? anyone have any ideas? thanks in advance yanks

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. d5 d6 4. Nc3 g6 5. e4 Bg7 6. Bb5+ Nbd7 7. a4 O-O 8. h3 a6 9. Be2 Rb8 10. Nd2 e6 11. dxe6 fxe6 12. Nc4 b5 13. axb5 axb5 14. Nxd6 b4 15. Ncb5 Bb7 16. Nxb7 Rxb7 17. Nd6 Rb6 18. Nc4 Nxe4 19. Nxb6 Bd4 20. Bf3 Nxf2 21. Qe2 Nxb6 22. Rf1 e5 23. Rxf2 e4 24. Qxe4 Re8 25. Re2 Rxe4 26. Rxe4 Qd7 27. Ra6 Nd5 28. Bh6 Bg7 29. Bxg7 Kxg7 30. Ree6 Nf4 31. Red6 Qe7+ 32. Kf1 Qe3 33. Ra7+ Kh6...

I have an opening rpertoire based on the Scotch gambit, but have been shown that one line I play is bad: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd 4.Bc4 Bb5+ 5.c3 dxc3 6.0-0 cxb2 7.Bxb2 Nf3 8.Ng5 0-0 9.e5 Nxe5 10. Bxe5 d5...... For move 11. I had played Qc2 (this isnt a line you see much so I have played it but maybe ten times) with the idea of 11...dxc4 loses to 12.Rd1 followed by BxN. After 12. Bf5!,...

Hello chess afficionados, I ask this because i really enjoy playing Caro.Not that i really know much about it, i just acquired a certain feeling by looking at master games and observing 2100+ players in my club playing it often.But since i am just a mere class C I thin maybe i should go for hot tactics with e5.Having white I like to set the board on fire with the scotch and i alos love the...

Assuming gambit players are slew enough to play correct gambits with enough positional compensation in any case wouldnt it more wiser for average players to deline gambits ? For example after e4 e5 f4 Bc5!? the not so well known Bardeleben (instead of the more wellknown d5, Falkbeer) there's not much special anymore in this position for white; last game in my CA7.1 database gave 0-1 in...

Hello! I am a 2000 ELO rated player trying to improve his opening repertoire via the use of commercial software. What would you recommend? Do you have any experience with these two software packages? Can Informants on CD ROM integrate with any of these? Any answers would be greatly appreciated!

That was a really strong open section this past week. There were over 35 GMs playing. I think there was a 10 way tie for first place so each person wins almost $3000. What is interesting is that the GMs that got 11th - 20th place will only get $80 since they have to pay their entry fee. I am sure Goicherg is very happy with this turnout. I somehow feel this format is not really as good as it...

On Mon, 07 Jul 2003 12:42:07 -0400, Dan Heisman wrote: I apologize to Sam Sloan. I was not correct when I wrote in the previous post in this thread that he did not play: He did act as a filler in the U2200 section on the final day (which I why I originally knew he was not in the primary event since he had not been there during the week and I attended every day...

Hi friends a little "off-topic" but i'm looking for a chess coin set from germany! pictu http://de.photos.yahoo.com/bc/seagram2de/lst?.dir=/&.view=t&.src=ph&.done=+ I hope some one can help! Please contact me by mail!!!

hello, "School of Chess Exellence 3 Strategic Play", is this the same book as "Positional Play" but in a newer version. I know that "school of ch. ex.2 tactical play" is a news Olms translation of "secrets of chess Tactics"(out of print) regards dirk

Q to the group, I'm looking for the score a Sicilian played in the US Championships during the 1960-1970 period. White was played by R Byrne and I'm not sure if Black was L Evans. White played a series of line clearance sacrifices to bring out a mating attack - couldn't find it in US Championships by Soltis or on the Chessgames.com database. ? Have the wrong players ? I recall Byrne wanting to...

I know of three books (although you did not acknowledge others who recommended books) The first two have already bee mentioned. The Inner Game of Chess by Soltis actually addresses one of the things you mentioned in the first chapter. That you can not visualize the whole board at once. It also has excersizes to help you improve your vision. I would recommend using the technique in that book, but...

In "The Sicilian Pelikan" Svesnikov lists: 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Nxb5 axb5 12. Bxb5 Bb7 13. exf5 Ra5!? 14. Qd3 Bg7 15. Qc4 Here it says 15 .. Rxb5 16. Qxb5 Qa5+ 17. Qxa5 Nxa5 is satisfactory for Black, but it says 15.. 0-0 !? "promises even more". After 15 .. 0-0 16. Bxc6 Rc5 it looks like White has the...

(Ralph Betza) wrote in message ... ... The venomously negative reaction to what I said is interesting. I am FM, and of course NM. That puts me in the top 1% or so of chessplayers, although when I go out and play chess in the real world I often play against such strong players that I feel like a weakling. The usenet respondents who...

hi guys, i'm pretty new to this newsgroup, so maybe this has been talked about already, but does anyone know how the ratings in Chessmaster correspond to the real ELO rating? and what about the yahoo-rating? I mean, if i have a 1500 rating in chessmaster or yahoo, what's my real ELO likely to be