Kasparov as a Martyr: Garnering Political Points? By Lev Khariton When I expressed my worries about Kasparov's physical survival in my postings at www.chesspro.ru most of the respondents were just trying to laugh me off. Are they really that indifferent about the life and health of their beloved champion? Why are they so cool when Kasparov, fighting,so to speak, for the democratic future of...

I am think about buying handheld chess game. Probably a touch screen LCD. What is the best one out there? I am having a hard time deciding. Thanks

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Does anybody know where to buy the FIDE Golden Book 1924-2002 by Willy Iclicki ? I found nothing on the FIDE website.

Sam Sloan wrote: If you have read Dante's Inferno, you will know that there is a certain place in Hell for certain kinds of sinners. That means that there is a special place in Hell for persons who try to tell chess players that they should for example give up the Sicilian Defense and play the Queens Indian instead. Sam, since the Sicilian is a defense to 1.e4, and the Queen's...

Hey all- I was a player (Albeit a somewhat non-studious one) that dropped out of the game a few years ago. My high rating was in the low-mid 1400's (I think 1435ish). I finally have more time, and I would like to start getting back seriously into chess. What would be the best way to start, what equipment/books/computers would you consider essential, and any openings that you would recommend?

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Is Kasparov Playing for the Fourth Result? By Lev Khariton In chess there is an expression "to play for three results", that is when the position is totally unclear only thre results may happen - a draw, a win or a loss. Kasparov seems to be playing for "the fourth result", a total kharakiri. Today he was badly beaten by Moscow's policemen when he came to a political meeting in defense of the...

The memo that has "IMPEACH HIM" written all over it. The top-level government memo marked "SECRET AND STRICTLY PERSONAL", dated eight months before Bush sent us into Iraq, following a closed meeting with the President, reads, "Military action was now seen as inevitable. Bush wanted to remove Saddam through military action justified by the conjunction of terrorism and WMD. But the...

I am trying to find a good defense to study. It seems like I always get killed playing black. I have been using the Karo-Cann but I am not having much luck. Any help?

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Goran, knowing of your crusade against masked communists and other evil-doers, I thought this might be of interest: http://www.worldchessnetwork.c=ADom/English/chessNews/evans/040=AD329.php. Could this be another case of Western collaboration with the notorious KGB agent Averbakh? Please investigate and report back to us.

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I agree with Taylor and Nick. This is just another example of Fischer exploitation. If the subject of Time's article had been Morphy or Steinitz I doubt it would have got past the editor. Did tennis make McEnroe crazy? Shouting 'faggot' during televised matches in front of millions of viewers is something Fischer never did. Fischer is a dissident voice politically, and also a dissonant voice...

These may be a very simple questions, but I am not 100% sure of the answers, I'm around 99.5% sure ;-) 1. When your rook is under attack, are you allowed to castle? I think the answer is no, is that correct? 2. If you do not have mating material, say only a king and you "win" on time, it is considered a draw is it not? Regards Jaco

Anand vs Kramnik is a Petrof, Adams vs Topalov is a Sicilian, and Polgar vs Ponomariov is a Berlin, but the relay is stuck! #%*&( !!!

Topalov vs Anand started off as a quiet Nimzo-Indian with Bb7, but then Topalov played Ng5 and Nxf7 not unlike what we poor hotshots sometimes do when we feel overconfident and play to overrun a patzer. But that "patzer" happens to be Anand! Oy, this game is so captivating, the other games have to wait for the next second!

Kasparov's Political Gamble By Lev Khariton Let's get things straight, guys! Even if you take me to the gallows I would never support the return to the times of the USSR! Then, I am not Kasparov's enemy, and I am not bearing any grudge against him. Those who support his involvement in politics, and more particularly,

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Since I started the "high-level chess too drawish" thread and was accused in another thread of being a troll, I thought I'd start this thread admitting, after the last two rounds in Sofia, that I might have been wrong. With the anti-short-draws rules in place in Sofia, the last 5 out of 6 games have been decisive. With 7 out of 18 games now having been decisive, it's starting to approach a...