Here's a little collection of puzzles from short games beginning with 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.h4 - the Allagier & Kiesertisky Gambits (ECO C39): http://www.wtharvey.com/c39.html

Hello, is there anywhere a very new version of the ECO opening database with the latest variations and opening names available, perhaps as a free pgn file? Thank you very much in advance for any hints. -- Regards, hpm

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I'm curious about the Explain All Moves pane. Does Fritz use the engine to its *maximum* strength when suggesting moves on this pane? That is, assuming I give the Explain All Moves pane enough time, on any given turn does it report (via the first item in the list) what move the engine would make on its *strongest* setting?

How do I determine who plays white and who plays black? As far as I can tell, all I can do is flip the board and force the computer to move, or take back the computer's move and make my own, depending on the situation. But when I do this, the game still reports that the engine is playing on the other side.

Ok, Someone must have done this before but I'm having a hard time. So any help is appreciated. I'm trying to get a PGN file into Excel form so that I can manipulate the variables and have them be separate columns. I've tried importing the data but it keeps treating everything as one column. Is there a simple way to import PGN into an Excel file so that each bit

Is anyone aware of why a tablebase of all 32 pieces hasn´t been done yet ? ´s Rafael

I need help. CB 9 has been giving me all sorts of problems and the suggestions that CB hq has sent me have not helped much. I'm thinking a few clean uninstall and reinstalls might help. But I find that CB isn't listed in Windows XP's Add/Remove programs panel. What?? How do I uninstall the program? At first Chessbase tried to send suggestions, but now they haven't responded in a few days. ...

how does one exclude statistics and moves from weak (class players say) players from appearing when using the "reference" tab while playing out a game?

I've had to remove and then re-install Chessmaster8000 on an machine running XP. All seemed ok, but when I run the program all the text from the click boxes e.g. 'Login', 'Quit' etc on the opening page are missing and, going to the GamesRoom all the dropdown menu headings 'File' etc are missing. When I removed the program a dialogue box game up detailing 'cm800.ttf' perhaps I clicked on the...

At talkchess.com (http://216.25.93.108/forum/viewforum.php?f=2), oneguy asks the following question: --------quoted text-------------------- "On this list http://www.husvankempen.de/nunn/cegtrating4040best.html How is Rybka beta 100 points higher than all professional engines?

Hello: I like to collect and play Chess Programs. For my Commodore 64, I have Sargon 2 & 3, and Chessmaster 2000. I would like to know if any other Chess Programs were written for the Commodore 64? And where could I find Chessmaster 2000 for DOS? Thank you!

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I have CM9000 and it can't save my place in the tutorials, which makes it so that I can't use them. Does 10th Edition allow you to save your place in the tutorials so you can come back to it? If so, I might buy it. Also, does 10th Edition still have the 2D Mohagany board set that I prefer?

Scary to think someone would foist these chess secrets on an unsuspecting world. It has new moves unleashed, old theories obliterated, and thousands of sample games to prove it. It's a systematic and scientific refutation of every principle that chess conservatives hold near and dear. Best of all, it will turn you into a winner!

I really hope Sam Sloan will get you. You deserve it.

No truce for you. You must be punished severely. Your day will come soon. Say bye bye to your little birdie. Sam Sloan Permanent Member of the USCF ESC

tito at talkchess.com wrote: ... I Know all that, but isn't possible to give partial results? The best would be to say how many games played before to post here! 100, 200, 300??? If you want to use tournament results to show that one engine is better than another engine, then the table below gives the needed number of games for 95% confidence. (view with fixed width font) minimum games ...

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Ambassador wrote: I say this because I know, as a FIDE Delegate, what is coming next. I ACTUALLY WON A USCF ELECTION (Regional Vice Presdient) as a write in candidate. Sam Sloan has never won a chess election, and will never win, becasue he keeps on LYING. I was also elected VP of the TExas Chess Association.