Scan a chess diagram (jpg, gif, bmp). Use Chess Scan intelligent as 'OCR' tool. Save the position as a computer readable file (FEN, EPD, PGN, BRT, TeX, ....)! It's simple and free. http://www.fairychess.com/ChessScan.html Any comment is warmly welcomed.

Here are some puzzles from Papa Nimzowitsch's games on his birthday: http://www.wtharvey.com/nimz.html

I invite you to read my latest article at The Campbell Report. "It used to be said that a woman's name should show up in a newspaper only three times in her life; namely, when she is born, when she marries, and when she dies. No female chess player ever violated that rule more spectacularly than Mrs. John W. Gilbert...". http://correspondencechess.com/campbell/articles/a051107.htm Important...

Greetings, Is there someplace on the internet that has the complete text of H.G. Wells Concerning Chess essay? I tried to find it but came up empty. Thanks! Condemned to the Games, Scott =======================================================

Can someone recommend the best book for studying the Pirc? I'm a class B player. Thanks.

My 8 year old grandson has been playing for 2 years and is pretty good. When playing the chess coach, the coach sometimes gets up and says, "Let's call it a draw." I've gotta get the kid to ask, "So, are you resigning? Or do ya wanna keep playing?" His birthday is in a couple of weeks. What's the youngest kid you know of that likes Fritz9? Or other recommendations? Thanks. -- Nick. Support...

Sam Sloan's Wikipedia entry on "United States, Early History of": George Washington was born when he was very young. Together with Ulysses S. Grant, Franklin Roosevelt, and his trusted advisor Sam Sloan, he founded the Untied States of Aremica in 1492. The first problem was how to win independence from Spain. This was accomplished by building the Panama Canal, which severed the land bridge...

Here is a little collection of puzzles from the games of the good doctor, Huebner: http://www.wtharvey.com/hueb.html

Bs'd What's happening with him?

The following position was taken from the book: " Chess Skill in Man and Machine" by Peter Frey. The book was printed circa late 70's early 80's Basically, the author presents research work done by de Groot on how GM's to club players perceived this postion. In the book the best move, and the one chosen by the GM's, was Bxd5. I ran this position through Crafty and Chessmaster and both engines...

Hi, At Kalten Kirchen chess club, there are annotated PGN files avalaible for many openings. Unfortunately, the comments are in german. Is anybody interested in translating them to either english or french ? http://www.sk-kaltenkirchen.de/html/modules.php?op=modload&name=UpDownload&file=index&req=viewdownload&cid=11 The final goal is to make them avalaible either from PC chess programs (Scid...

Could anyone recommend one, or a few, quality books on modern (20th Century) chess? Ideally a book that is a scholarly work (i.e., a proper history) and while dealing primarily with key players, events and developments in Chess may also include quite a few key games with quality annotation. Any suggestions?

On 30 Oct 2005 06:31:18 -0800, " wrote: After his release from prison, Whitaker once again became one of the top chess players in America... Reshevsky, Fine, Kashdan, Bisguier, Horowitz, Evans, WHITAKER?!? -- Neil Brennen GM Larry Evans once told me Whitaker had such a big ego that he was

I've listed the books below on amazon.com. Most are for sale at the lowest price, plus I'm giving away another book as a free bonus. Search for my seller ID, nju1, or go to books and search for The Pirc for the Tournament Player by Nunn, and you will see nju1 selling a used copy, then you can search for the other chess books I'm selling, most at the lowest price, some a bit higher, but all with...

Barry Popik From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Barry Popik is a rated chess master who is a candidate for election as Manhattan Borough President on the Republican Party and the Liberal Party of New York lines. Barry Popik was born in 1961 and raised in Rockland County, New York. He is a Manhattan resident since 1988.

Kingston said:"So, Sam -- when may we expect those "immediate corrections" you are supposedly famous for? Have you updated your Wikipedia entry to remove the errors? I realize that would not leave much, but a man's gotta do what a man's gotta do." Them thar is FIGHTIN WORDS. Sounds like your mouth wrote a check that your brain can't cash. Sam Sloan can still kick your ass on any side of a...

Kamran Shirazi From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Kamran Shirazi (b. 1952) is an International Master of chess from Iran. He came to America in the late 1970s and quickly became one of the most active players in the country, winning many tournaments. He was known for playing strange and unorthodox openings. As this was a period of rating inflation, the rating of Shirazi rose to over 2700 and...

Hello all, I am getting back into playing chess. I plan on purchasing a regular board, but for now I want to practice versus a computer board. Can someone recommend a good electronic chess board to play against a computer? I have seen them around but I want to make sure I get a good one. Thanks.

Dear Chess Friends- The final issue of the World Chess Championship Special just been mailed out. Our team has honor to do the extensive coverage of the WCC, complete 56 games annotated by leading Grandmasters, including World # 5 GM Ivanchuk. Special article "Chess Memorabilia Revisited" by Lawrence Totaro

CHESSCAFE DEAL & CLOSED SESSIONS The agenda for the upcoming Executive Board meeting on November 5-6 is your typical Federation travesty. More than half of it appears "CLOSED." Among the subjects that cannot be discussed before the Federation membership is the upcoming FIDE election. The Federation will likely announce support for Anatoly Karpov, an Order of Lenin winner who