Does anyone know why the Hardinge-Simpole titles are priced the way they are? I wonder if the print runs might be very small. I ask because when I see a book like Modern Chess Brilliancies (just one example) for $30 I don't think you are going to sell many copies. Not because it isn't a good book, it is, but because a ton of copies are available on ABE books from previous printings, starting at...

why are u wasting our time posting this garbage here? do u really think anyone cares? get a life. Sam Sloan wrote: On Wed, 04 Jan 2006 19:53:50 GMT, (Sam Sloan) wrote: Ismail Sloan 1664 Davidson

Has anybody seen him recently ? Have just read that his father Frank Parr died 2 years ago. Regards

Hi... I've been recruited to help out at a local Middle School, providing chess instruction. I'm starting to put together a list of materials/supplies necessary, and one thought I had was a teaching board. I know you can buy the large scroll type boards, but the classroom has access to a computer and LCD projector, so instead of purchasing a teaching board which takes away from our meager...

Hi, I'm doing an introductory lecture on playing with/against the isolani. I have a bit of material but would be interested in more (games, positions, texts). Anyone with something interesting to share? Martin S

Possible !! See : http://www.jmrw.com/Chess/Tableau_echecs/pages/065.htm -- J'ai découvert que tout le malheur des hommes vient d'une seule chose, qui est de ne savoir pas demeurer en repos dans une chambre. Pascal (Pensées)

My reliable sources have informed me that Bobby Fischer will play a Fischer Random match against either Kasparov, Karpov or Benko. Benko would be the safer bet since he will lose to both Kasparov and Karpov. Perhaps he would like to consider Bisguier. Sam Sloan

http://observer.guardian.co.uk/review/story/0,6903,1681333,00.html May turn out to be interesting

a new Google Group... topic: Correspondence Chess http://groups.google.com/group/Correspondence-Chess Stop by and see what's happening! Of course as a brand new group, not much is happening yet. I just created it yesterday. :) Make of it whatever you will. Perhaps it will

I have an oldish copy of Dvoretsky's Secrets of Chess Tactics. While at the bookstore today, I ran across a copy of his newer School of Chess Excellence: Book 2 - Tactics. Is there any significant difference between these two books, or is the newer basically a rehash of the older? Thaks

I was just reading through the 14 or so remarks posted under the chess variant topic. Many people seemed to have been throwing stones at this poor guy. And, some of the remarks by the "chess elite" were incorrect. Here are some facts that I believe that chess players may not be aware of at the present time: The Gothic Chess Federation now has just under 20,000 paying members, about 1/3rd the...

hi im slowly getting back into chess and have a question regarding the different online servers. my question is, how does (if possible) judge the comparative strengths of the players at different sites. for example ive seen the starting ratings at different places range from 1000 to 1500. so in theory a 1700 player who started out at 1000 is stronger than a 1700 player who started out at...

I believe that I asked about this game earlier. I found out a bit more from the French library on-line, which has an article called Rousseau Joueur D'Echecs in the Annals de Societe. Apparently this game, which the author of the article clearly believes is authentic although I do not, appeared in La Palamede 1843, pg 41-42, as part of a fantasy of Marie Aycard called Jean-Jacques et le Prince de...

Randy, Randy, don't you know? Larry's the biggest USCF's foe. Randy, Randy, where have you been? You need to save us from the buddy of Keene. Randy, Randy, the USCF's not the same without you. You must have missed us and we sure miss you too. -------------------- Ouchy ouch! Another blow to Larry Parr's lame argument.

I just saw where my class (c) first prize has gone up to $25,000!!!!! Amazing and very tempting. If you have played in it please let me know your experiences... Thanks !!

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I am a beginning chess player and would like to buy a chess game for my PC so that I can practice. Does anyone know of a good one? I would like one that has beginner levels, so that I won't get frustrated by trying to beat a game that is unwinnable except by an expert. Thx

In the earliest days of the St. George's Chess Club, it was reported in "Bell's Life in London" (8 March 1840) that the membership included at least six M.P.'s. However, George Walker mentions no political bias: "It is pleasing to see whig, radical, tory, and conservative, here playing chess indiscriminately, and pitching party for the moment to Diabolus". Admittedly, this is eleven years...

This system for Black relies on the Barcza-Larsen and Keres Indian. If White chooses to transpose to the Sicilian we use either the Kan or 3..b6 against the c3-Sicilian. The Wade variation is used if White forces a French defense. Who used this: Leading Masters such as Larsen, Keres, Kasparov See WEB Site: http://www.storesonline.com/site/1005399 for ECO type variations

Hello, I am interested in any way to allow beginners to follow chess games. I mean for people who don't know how does a chessboard "work"(a1 to a8 etc.) . It could be a descriptive way for example, or anything else than 1.d2-d4 or with figurines. Has anyone any idea to get a very simple way to follow a chess game without a classical notation ? In advance thank you for any suggestion !