Jeremy Silman advises against making threatening moves hoping your opponent will miss the threat, but the World Champion missed a one move mate. So I'm rethinking this advice. If the WC can miss a one move mate, who knows what my opponent might miss? That must rank as the worst blunder in WC history, perhaps in Grandmaster chess period(?). I don't recall ever seeing a grandmaster miss a one...

wrote: OK, I show some moeny. I am in the process o a 50,000 upload. Here is before, in one account. I really don't need all of this money, and I tend to cut down and invest it. I have about a 1 million dollars in real estaet that I can sell, and more money. Here is my primary cash account. Welcome, Marcus Refer to me as ...

wrote: Hi guys! Don't pull down your pants yet for a FIDE drug test, but I just incorporated in Wyoming. My Wyoming Corporation (the Charleston Chess Association, Inc.) wants to compete against Bill Goichberg. I therefore as a corporate officer apply in the name of the corporation for an affiliate ID with the United States Chess Federation.

I'm a hobby chess player, around 1100, maybe less, maybe more a little bit. I want to improve up to 1800 (or more if it's possible, I just want to keep my target realistic). Chess is my hobby, so I don't want chess trainers or go into tournaments, I just play for fun with my friends... What is the best way to do that? Just play as much as I can? What books are recommended for an 1100 player?

wrote: OK, I am retired, so all I do all day long is count money. I have the rest of my life to complete this project. Marcus Dear FIDE President Ilyunzhinov:

This is a chess discussion group.I am surprised there has not been a mention of the Kramnik-Deep Fritz Match.Kramnik drew with the White pieces today in 47 moves.

Hi, over the years I have managed to collect a number of chess variant sets including: Shogi (Bird, Chu, Tai, regular, and others) Chinese chess Korean chess Makruk (Thai) Shatrank

Cunning Chess Players Win! Are you hopelessly straightforward and trustful? We, the subtle, convoluted, and bold players of the Exposition Park Chess Club http://chess.expoparkla.com/] very greatly desire the attendance of wily chess players. This coming first Sunday of the month, Dec. 3rd, will be the occasion of a free, unrated, open, three-round chess tournament. Cash prizes will...

Overlook a mate in one? I suppose one of those cases where a guy just crosses moves in his mind and not the board. ...Kg8 is dead equal. I guess Kramnik played that move in his mind and then oops!!!! EZoto

Is there a later version of Chess Live than 4.2 ???? Where can I download it from? I could not get to uschesslive.org !! Thanks. Locksley

How many chess games are there?...and who wins? http://members.iinet.net.au/~ray/Chessgames.htm www.iinet.com.au/~ray

I just wrote an article on goal setting specifically geared towards chess. If you have so time give it a read and let me know what you think. I'm also starting a training regiment that I am going to record on my site. Any input would be greatly appreciated. http://growwithchess.com/2006/11/achieving-goals-chess-pursuit.html http://growwithchess.com/chess_training/chess_training_main.html

I was just reading the blurb advertising Chess Cafe's monthly special. It's "How to Think in Chess" by IM Jan Przewoznik and Marek Soszynski. Chess Cafe credentials the latter as a "a trained professional thinker". You can't make stuff like this up.

Rec.games.chess readers may be interested to know that today marks the 68th anniversary of the great AVRO tournament, which concluded on this date in 1938 in Amsterdam, Holland. This was the strongest tournament ever in chess history to that date, with the world's best 8 players competing: World Champion Alexander Alekhine, former champions J.R. Capablanca and Max Euwe, future champion...

"Ian Burton" wrote: "Terry" wrote Do the players miss fish like me that are no longer allowed to play as guests? Probably. Does anyone know what happened to ICC's "anonymous option"? It would have allowed registered players to play without an ID. -- Ian Burton

Chess attracts me, I am so passionate about the game. I can tell you the history of every piece and master. It is possibly the perfect game, the best game. I feel so strongly about it. Yet I cannot play myself out of a paper bag. My abilities fall short of my emotions of the game. Which makes it even more frustrating. I have played and examined games, even sponsored my school's chess club (If you...

Or is that just something people do on TV?

he played real fast as white . think fritz willl open D-2 to D-4 ? one game then a day off....

Does anyone know what ranking Jessie was in the world and Europe at the time of her death? I found a reference a few weeks ago but can't find it again. I am also looking for anything related to Jessie, photographs, film, etc. I''ve just started a bibliography and have all the national press stuff, all reports in ChessMoves and BCM, etc. Really interested in

DR. ELO'S LETTER TO GM EVANS June 19, 1987 To: Larry Evans Reno, Nevada Dear Larry: