I just saw the announcement on Channel 5. The lead story on the 10 o'clock news tonight will be that the Morrow High School in Brooklyn won the natinal high school championship where 1200 kids competed and they were greeted by the President. If you live in New York City, be sure to turn on the Channel 5 News tonight at 10 PM. It could be an important story for us teachers of chess. Sam Sloan

Maybe they can let Fischer play Kasparov now to prove that Bobby is the world champion

Hello , a) in "Winning Endgame Strategy" by Beliavsky and Mikalchishin ; Batsford 2000 , you find on page 141 a statement that GM Shveshnikov belongs to the small group of GM's that regard the combination "R + N" as stronger than "R + B" . Can anyone confirm this by a quotation from Mr. Shveshnikov himself ?! (by the way : isn't there , in the "chess-folklore" , something like

Looking for a copy of My 60 Memorable Games. My son has asked for a copy of this book for Christmas. I understand it is out of print and I have been searching on the Internet. I'm unsure what edition, but maybe the 1969 edition? I know he does not want the Bratsford(sp?) edition. Thanks for any help! Cheree

Wired News http://www.wired.com/ has a story today about the new Kasparov movie. They panned it but I would still like to see it. Duncan

The main issue is to keep Beatriz from having her hands on the money. If Beatriz and Judy are co-Acting Executive Directors of the USCF, does Beatriz get to fire Judy or can Judy fire Beatriz? Who gets to sign the checks? For sure, this situation will not last long. It will be the Beatriz and Judy Show. Sam Sloan

Here are some puzzles taken from the chess games of one of the strongest players of the early 20th century. Except where noted, it's "White to Move and Win". a) http://wtharvey.com/h1928a.png Rudolf Spielmann vs Gawasi, Budapest, 1928 r1b1r3/1p2qpk1/p3pn1p/2b1N1p1/8/2PQ2B1/PP3PPP/1B1RR1K1 w - - 0 1 b) http://wtharvey.com/h1928b.png White Mates in 6. Rudolf Spielmann vs Eduard Glass, Vienna, 1928

Dear Chess Friends, I'd like you to visit http://www.pakchess.com , you find most products in lowest prices on the web. Karim

That seems like a long time to me.... Is it because they had so many elmination Matches to find out who will play the Champion. I think two years would have been better....

On Tue, 14 Dec 2004 17:03:55 -0500, "Tom Fermento" wrote: Have ANY of you idiots ever been to CROSSVILLE?? Have any of you ever seen DELIVERANCE?? I haven't been to Crossville, but I've been through the county and I've seen the move Deliverance. I don't see any connection.

On Tue, 14 Dec 2004 17:03:55 -0500, "Tom Fermento" wrote: "Jeremy Spinrad"One of these tough choices was on the move to Crossville. Several bids seemed to have merit, and they chose one of these reasonable bids. Have ANY of you idiots ever been to CROSSVILLE?? Have any of you ever seen DELIVERANCE??

I came across this article recently. Richard Moody Jr. of Berne, NY if you are reading this could you post the game (surely a game of such experience you must have its record still)? Those with Chess Playing Programming know-how might want to check this out at http://www.100megsfree4.com/farshores/03rm1.htm which gives the following (just for the record)... PARA NEWS :. COMPUTER CHESS GAME...

Does Fischer need any glory from Kasparov? Does he want to be his predecessor? Doesn't matter if Fischer wants to be Kasparov's predecessor or not - he is.

Hi Any recommendations for best chess-related book for a present for a good quality player (ex England international junior). Last year I got him Deep Blue and know he liked it. John

Sam Sloan wrote: Contrary to what others may suspect, I have no objection to her lesbianism. If she wants to be a bull dyke, she is perfectly welcome to be a bull dyke. I was the president of a gay rights organization at the University of California at Berkeley, the Sexual Freedom League. So, was your organization's slogan "If she wants to be a bull dyke, she is perfectly welcome to...

Gentlemen and Gentleladies, You have voted to move the headquarters of the U. S. Chess Federation to Crossville, a small town in Tennessee. If you have the funds, you will be putting up a headquarters building next to a gas company. If not, you may have a prolonged stay in an old church or, mayhaps, in a warehouse. You will be hoping to procure adequately trained labor in the vicinity. If...

Here are some puzzles taken from the chess games of one of the strongest players of the early 20th century. Except where noted, it's "White to Move and Win". a) http://wtharvey.com/h1928a.png Rudolf Spielmann vs Gawasi, Budapest, 1928 r1b1r3/1p2qpk1/p3pn1p/2b1N1p1/8/2PQ2B1/PP3PPP/1B1RR1K1 w - - 0 1 b) http://wtharvey.com/h1928b.png White Mates in 6. Rudolf Spielmann vs Eduard Glass, Vienna,...

J=FCrgen R. wrote: Sloan, you are an idiot. What makes you think these posts are from Beatriz Marinello? Who's willing to bet that: (a) these "death threat" posts are not only not from Beatriz Marinello, but, (b) they actually originate from Sloan himself?

"Harold Buck" wrote: If only that momentum would extend to other areas of society. Amen. I don't mind cell phones on city transit trains and buses, or even those in use by somebody walking down the street. They should be turned off during company meetings, however. Bill Smythe

Does anybody like the new Google Groups format? Google has just introduced a new format. You can see it at http://groups-beta.google.com/group/rec.games.chess.politics Perhaps I am just not used to it, but I do not like it. You do not see the links clearly and you only see a few recent posts. Right now, I want to find the postings of a few months ago where Leroy Dubeck demanded the resignation...