Dear rgcm, I wrote this note to Don Shultz, VP of USCF, in another newsgroup concerning the title. Can anyone answer item (c) particularly? Thanks, Phil Innes ---------- Dear Don, I see that you are horning in on the highly lucrative chess book review market :) And doing so very well - I look forward to your full review.

I returned to tournament play recently after a few years absence. I noted a warning about cell phone ringers was fairly effective among actual players but not among spectators and those who had finished playing. There also seemed to be an increase in spectators, parents, siblings and relatives. I have nothing against children watching games in progress if that is what they are doing. But why...

1.d4 Nf6 2.g4 Nxg4 3.e4 Have just added a page on this to my new website http://www.chesstipster.com Leads to very interesting play. I am just starting a links page so if anyone wants to exchange links send an email

Here are some puzzles taken from the chess games of strong players of the early 20th century. Except where noted, it's "White to Move and Win". a) http://wtharvey.com/g1928a.png Akiba Rubinstein vs Jacques Mieses, Bad Kissingen, 1928 r5r1/pp2q2k/1n1p3p/2pP1p2/2P1nP2/7P/PBQ3BK/4R1R1 w - - 0 1 b) http://wtharvey.com/g1928b.png Akiba Rubinstein vs Aaron Nimzowitsch, Berlin, 1928

The last round of the Russian championship is an anticlimax in terms of result, because Kasparov clinched the title in the penultimate round, but in terms of games, this last round nevertheless produced very interesting games. Kasparov overpressed in his Sicilian Najdorf specialty and landed in a worse endgame with a pawn down, but Grischuk offered a draw that Kasparov accepted. A somewhat lucky...

Does any of this add up to a dilemma & is number obsession a recognisable 'condition'?.. You may be fine as long as your number obsession doesn't evolve to obsessive counting and trying to assign numbers to things.

(RMille9601) wrote in message ... I think the Lasker-Steinitz world championship in 1894 the games were COPYRIGHT and sold to newspapers, wire services, etc. during the match. Spectators had to sign a paper saying they would not distribute the game scores, etc.. I need to know the exact wording of the "contract" for the...

In article , Sam Sloan wrote: The opening moves were 1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. Qxd4 Nc6 4. Qd3 This did not look like a book opening, so I doubt that the offending player consulted a book during his long absence from the board. That's a great opening, one of the most underestimated anti-sicilians. White aims to set up a Marcozy Bind; I call it the...

Nakamura v Kudrin is developing into a very exciting very tactical Gruenfeld Indian. Kamsky is still rusty and drew early. The on-line replay engine is the best I have seen by a large margin, fast and beautiful, wonder whether not all tournaments and matches may want to use it?

I am putting together our club's website. (I recently posted on this topic. Thanks for the replies.) I think we're ready to get the site up and running but I'm having a problem finding a decent hosting company. As I understand it the only issue is the site requires FrontPage Extensions. As for bandwidth it's not going to be much beyond a personal homepage. streamline.net were suggested but a...

How did Kramnik get Draw Odds?? I am sure that many chess players are upset as I am that Kramnik was allowed to keep his Birdbrain "World Championship" by DRAWING the match with Leko. Leko led for most of the match, took a draw in a position where he could have played for a win, only to lose the last game and allow Kramnik to draw the match and keep the "world title". I thought that draw odds...

Q: What chess move keeps you warmest during the winter? A: Rad8. -- alt.flame Special Forces "Three cheers for war in general!" -- Benito Mussolini

After Brissago and Moscow, the games here in San Diego feel a little like coffeehouse games, but hey, I enjoy coffeehouse and even busker games too! Nakamura and Gata Kamsky played enjoyable games worth replaying http://www.uschesschampionship.com/games/livegames04.htm

FYI: This material is now on the web! http://www.geocities.com/verdrahciretop/src4.html http://www.geocities.com/verdrahciretop/src5.html From: "Gregory Topov" Newsgroups: rec.games.chess.analysis,rec.games.chess.computer,rec.games.chess.misc Subject: Obituary to a brilliant player you probably never knew Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2004 23:26:25 -0500 Obituary to a Famous...

Round 10 standings: 1 Kasparov 7.0/9 2 Grischuk 5.5/9 3 Dreev 5.5/9 4 Motylev 5.0/9 5 Korotylev 4.5/9 6 Morozevich 4.0/9 7 Epishin 4.0/9 8 Timofeev 4.0/9 9 Bareev 4.0/9

Chess Targets Politics By Lev Khariton Russia’s Championship wrapped up in Moscow with another convincing victory for Garry Kasparov. After the lapse of two insipid years he has shown that he still has the lustre he used to demonstrate in the not-too-far-away past. However, we must not overestimate Kasparov’s chess strength

"Sam Sloan" wrote in message ... Benko book, Best Chess Book Ever Written Totally, I agree with you it`s one of the best chess books. Finally, Benko includes a selection from his life-long hobby, which is inventing end-game problems and compositions. Benko provides 300 problems and their solutions.

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I have 2 chess books to trade 1) Correspondence Chess-by Hanon Russell 1980 really for historical interest, & 2) The Sicilian Flank Game by O'kelley de Galway 1969 : this one is too advanced for me I got them in a ebay group and don't want these. Both in excellent condition no markings in them, Carol M

"Why must I lose ro this idiot?" is used as a tagline to various postings in rgcm. I believe Nimzovich's original remark, in German, was "Gegen diesen Idioten muss ich verlieren!" Now I only took a year of college German, but it seems to me that the force of the German-language remark is more like "I *would* have to lose to this idiot!" David Ames