small correction, as my last message wasnt very clear "Freedom" defense after Nc6. The e7 knight can go to c6 after c5 and the b8 knight can go to d7. yep, i meant the line e4 d6 d4 Ne7 3. Bc4 Ng6 and then:

Has any one ran across this move in the Tarrasch Variation 1.e4 c5 2.c3 Qa5!? 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.d4 cd4 5.b4Qc7 6.b5 Ne5 7.Ne5 Qe5 8.Qd4 Qc7 9.Be3!? this move i had not ran across in any games in all the databases i went too. Has anyone played this move? Chuck

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Does anyone out there have Gambit Revue 1995? I'm looking for a copy of the article by van Duijn, about his gambit, in Gambit Revue #3 or 1995. Thanks.

Message-ID: For reference- what are the simple definition for: 1.) General expressions 2.) Problem-forms 3.) Figure-theme's a) Activity of a single piece b) Activity of multiple pieces 4.) Chess-theme's

A position from one of my games: 8/pp2n3/2p4P/4k1P1/6P1/P7/1PP5/2K5 b - - 2 1 Black to move The question is: what happens after 40...Kf4 if the black king goes after the pawns. Is there enough time to come back to stop White's queenside rush? --

Besides Polgar's fabulous book... are there any other chess puzzle books that are worth buying? -- Kate ¸.·´¨¨)) -:¦:- ¸.·´ .·´¨¨)) ((¸¸.·´ ..·´ -:¦:- -:¦:- ((¸¸.·´

Message-ID: For reference- what are the simple definition for: 1.) General expressions 2.) Problem-forms 3.) Figure-theme's a) Activity of a single piece b) Activity of multiple pieces 4.) Chess-theme's

Message-ID: For reference- what are the simple definition for: 1.) General expressions 2.) Problem-forms 3.) Figure-theme's a) Activity of a single piece b) Activity of multiple pieces 4.) Chess-theme's

You are playing Chess, alone, nude. Suddenly and without warning, Deep Blue attacks !!!! What do you do?

You should read "Bobby Fischer goes to war". It's a great little book about the 1972 match (which occured 2 years before I was born). I read it and can't believe that I did. I already knew everything that happend during that match from the several books that were written about it 30 years ago. Just a rehash of old news. Fischer was used to getting his way because he could. He was a spoiled...

Leopold wrote Sorry, but you are the stupid blithering idiot if you truly believe what you wrote. Americans are and have always been independent minded thinkers and do not goose step with the rest of the world. That's what has made this country so great! It is because of our Yankee ingenuity that has kept us safe since 9-11. Or did you not notice that there where no major bombings in the...

After the moves 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Bd3 with the idea of 5. ... g6 6.c4. I'm trying to look for something better than a maroczy bind. I've come across 5. ... e5 have found the following: 6.Bb5+ and back has two options, both of which seem reasonable:

Hello All, I'm currently rated around 1500. I want to improve my tactical abilities and reduce errors. I make blunders when I play real tight games against higher rated player. may be the lower rated players just dont spot those mistakes! I want to improve my game and reach a 1800 level in 6 months. What would your advice be to me? I put in 2 to 4 hours a day for chess. Any pointers to useful...

"Shane Maven" wrote in message ... Some of my favorites annotations I came across: I'm following the game with great interest, and much laughter. Anyone who can read this without cracking half a smile, has a heart of stone. http://schemingmind.com/game.aspx?game_id=5786 ...

What is mentioned below, is possible under Tools Options List "Start notation from search criterion". In this case, CA lists the selected games starting from the search position and also opens them in View mode at this specific position. However, this was not really my question. My question was more like: can I indicate a move in game 1 (e.g. move 12 for Black) and a move in game 2 (e.g....

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Maybe they can let Fischer play Kasparov now to prove that Bobby is the world champion

On 15 Dec 2004 05:46:40 GMT, (Miriling) wrote: Subject: What is the Difference between a TD and a TN? On 14 December 2004 (Sam Sloan) wrote in Message-id: -snipped- TN or theoretical novelty generally means a move in the openings which

Here are some puzzles taken from the chess games of one of the strongest players of the early 20th century. Except where noted, it's "White to Move and Win". a) http://wtharvey.com/h1928a.png Rudolf Spielmann vs Gawasi, Budapest, 1928 r1b1r3/1p2qpk1/p3pn1p/2b1N1p1/8/2PQ2B1/PP3PPP/1B1RR1K1 w - - 0 1 b) http://wtharvey.com/h1928b.png White Mates in 6. Rudolf Spielmann vs Eduard Glass, Vienna, 1928