One of the classic postings by Beatriz Marinello was in my own email group. Here is what she wrote on August 22, 2004: "I am not afraid of the challenges, since August our Board has been demonstrating a hands-on approach, but we need help. Therefore, we recognize the importance of engaging new leaders, doers and ideas. But also we need to drive away the people who has been milking the USCF...

Who has studied this book? Which level is it? Comments are welcome regarding this book.

recently i seem to have been contacted by all sorts of local chess players asking about starting a club. one woman spoke to me about her daughter's interest on returning from college, and another woman, conspicossuly overhearing the conversation spoke about her own, and her daughter's interest - for an hour! then there are two dads who both have 7 year olds - i am circulating a dvd maurice...

Why would anyone vote for this convicted criminal Sam Sloan?

If I'm elected, I promise not to take a penny from the USCF. I'll pay everything from my own pocket. I won't even take a free lunch from my friend Don Schultz and Frank Brady. Vote for me and I'll provide all male members over 11 with free viagra! Read me lips! Free viagra to please all the mamas out there! Sam Sloan

A lot of bytes are wasted on the discussion about the USCF+CL versus GM Larry Evans. Such discussions are futile, aimless and illogical. Sure, the top USCF bureaucrats will always put their own stinky political interest ahead of the needs of the USCF membership, ahead of the interest of the US chess playing public, ahead of the iointeresty of CL. My whole sympathy is with GM Larry Evans,

Don't vote for me or Mike Goodall. We're both losers.

A4C - Your Turn Based Association - at http://www.anyone4chess.com Has just opened registration for another 7 round Swiss tournament, sponsored by WCN - World Chess Network, the tournament is of course free and the 1st and 2nd prizes are free one year memberships (Gold and Silver) on the WCN network. If you are interested in this type chess and you like the chance to compete in a...

The full set of 34 Bobby Fischer radio interviews can be streamed for free he http://bobbyfischerpage.tripod.com/

There is a fellow named Ze Frank who has begun a public chess game with his online viewers. About Ze: He's very creative, clever and quite funny (he actually has a neuroscience degree from Brown, but presents himself as a sort of "Gen X" scruff). His website is www.zefrank.com and every weekday at www.zefrank.com/theshow he posts a short video of whatever he feels like... he comments on the...

ENVOI I have hung around until just about the last possible minute because I will be both travelling and working on the new edition of Dato Tan's memoir for Australia. Lynn Pan, who is the best known Chinese writer of non-fiction in Asia (authoress of Sons of the Yellow Emperor and The Encyclopedia of the Overseas Chinese) gave some great quotations for the next back cover of

Somebody from Mahwah NJ is selling some very rare chess books. What a library this guy must have had. No relation to the seller but the books he is selling are like looking in a museum. some of them are 70 years old showing pictures of players like Lasker, Capa etc etc. Definitely a chess time capsule. EZoto

The senior open will be played in Nashville at the end of August. Although I am 3 weeks too young to qualify, I request a special exemption for the event. I have two teenage daughters, and one is learning to drive. I can assure you that this experience is worth at least 3 weeks in the aging process. In addition, I am willing to submit a medical form testifying to my unhealthy life, and can get...

i was trying to find a chess prgram that allows a player to set up the board from scratch to any mid game position desired, and then from there play a computer oppenent. does anybody know if this exists anywhere? thanks kevin

Any comments on the "Tactical World of Chess", a chess tactics book by GM Leonid Shamkovich from the early 1980s? It is highly recommended in Lev Alburt's beginner's chess series. Thanks

by Eugene Znoskoborovsky. Who has studied this book to completion and did it help your game? Comments are welcome regarding this book. Thanks..and Cheers!!

In game 5 of the 1921 Lasker - Capablanca match in Havana, http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1241495 Capablanca commented after black's (Lasker's) last move, "It will be noticed that it was Dr. Lasker's forty-fifth move. He had very little time to think..." This does not make any sense. The times for this game, as given twice in Capablanca's book on the match we Capablanca...

Now the game will prevent double pawn formation. I hope it will give a better game. Play Chess at: http://www.softtanks.com/chessgame/Chess.html 1. I feel the Opening is complete as it memorizes opening moves. 2. Now it plays Middle Game quite better. and understands basic rules of Middle Game. a- Centre Play

I have this vision of me lying in bed playing chess on ICC via a PDA application. (sad, I know). I have ADSL and I wi-fi (802.11) router giving wireless internet access throughout my house. Does anyone have a phone/PDA to recommend for this, taking into consideration what ICC client software is available? Thanks.

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