Seems to me, with crafty and all the other chess engines out there. They all use an opening book, no problem. Now the fun is the end- game. At present I have 95% of the 5 piece tablebases downloaded/calculated in nalimov format that crafty and chessbase progs like. Now this is the question, as time goes by, the tablebases gain another piece. Eventually they are going to make it to 32, so...

I would like a program that "weighs" each move (good move,bad move,neutral move)and suggests better ones as I replay some of my games that I have recorded.I wish to analyze the "turning points" in the game and what each of us could/should have done at those points.I have Chessmaster 7000 but am not sure whether this program can do this.Would Extreme chess bebetter? Thanks in advance to all and...

Hi, I am looking for chess players WHO are interesed to the best available software aimed to improve your chess skillss:: CHESS METOR 3.0 versione DeLuxe. Go and give it a look at its site (http://www.chess.com/ChessMentor_deluxe_11sc.html) and then (as I believe...) if you are interested like me to have it, please send me an e-mail he

How does 'Junior 9' compare to 'Junior 8' with attacking styles? For engines this strong, I would rather just choose the one that will offer me the most entertaining games.

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.

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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....