I'd be grateful for your views on a question which has arisen at our club. One of the disasters that can happen in chess (and similarly in other games) is, say, your queen is en prise and you obviously have to move it next move. But thinking where to move it to make you think of some plan in which its new square will assist. You think of a superb plan but in your haste to execute it forget to...

I saw games of Chrisf Played at http://www.GetClub.com/Chess.html He played three games with Master Level and made same sequence of moves in each game and win 3 games with Master Level. (It is a big Cheating) Playing Same game from start to end is wrong as Computer knows opening till 4 moves after words it plays same move.

wrote: I could affiord to offer a 100,000 prize fund and hold a rival world chess championship match. however, I don't feel like risking more than 10,000 or 20,000 dollars on a first time tournament. I feel like maybe I should hold some US Chess Tournaments, but the Chess Nazi has banned me, so I am up a creek. Let me ask anthoer question? For a 10,000...

For some time, I have recommended and used a cracking little programme called CLUELESS. It's ideal for real beginners who have just learned the rules, because you could guarantee that they could beat it -- on the lowest level, it makes moves at random (usually the only merit of the chosen move is that it is legal). If you haven't seen it, it's at Now, the programme is just for DOS, really,...

Eventually we have done what so many readers were hoping to see. Today we are proud to announce that the almost complete history of the Women's Olympiads is available at olimpbase.org. It took a lot of effort and dozens of chess enthusiasts contributed to this unique deed. So far only a pruned version is available. There are no reviews, game selections, photos, names haven't been standarized...

Bill Goichberg is a well known tournament organizer. But Bill does have a checkered past. He did many illegal things to advance CCA. I'm going to expose Bill soon because he's now against me. He wants to vote to recall my election victory. He thinks I'm immoral. I'll take down anyone who's against me. Who's immoral now? You'll be next! Vote for me in the next election and I'll go after the rest...

Hans Kmoch once told me that Alekhine was so fearful of Lasker that he avoided playing in any tournament with him from 1924, when Lasker, 54, won the great New York Tournament, until Lasker was in his late 60s. Records seem to bear this out. -- Ian Burton (Please reply to the Newsgroup)

wrote: It is true, as people claim, that in 1997, i had a negative net worth. In the last ten years, I have put together a nice multimillion dollar fortune for myself. You didn't see me posting on R.C.P.G. while I was working. However, I have retired now, so I can do this FULL TIME. My convertable assets (i.e. a direct relation to money) sit at around ...

Here are some chess puzzles taken from the games of Elena Tairova, at 16, the youngest female grandmaster. All puzzles are 'White to move and win' except where noted. a) http://www.wtharvey.com/tairad.png Tairova vs Katrina Skinke, Budva, 2003 r1bq1rk1/p3p1bp/n1p3p1/4P3/1p3nP1/3B1N2/PPPB1N2/R2QK2R w - - 0 1 b) http://www.wtharvey.com/tairae.png White Mates in 4. Tairova vs Anna Gordiyenko,...

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