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Hi, Kramnick (Chess Life, June 2004), has made an interesting point about Fischer Random Chess, regarding the lack of aesthetic balance of random starting arrays when compared with the familiar RNBQKBNR. Kramnick may well have a point (and who am I to argue?), however playing FRC should be a valuable learning experience for developing chess players because of the opportunity it offers to avoid...

should begin in the next few hours with live games http://www.chessindia.org/pune/ Anand is not there, but India's #2 Sasikiran is there, Kasimdzhanov is there, and an interesting mix of other players, category 16. I hope for the sake of the planned Kasparov-Kasimdzhanov match that Kasimdzhanov will do a LOT better than in the recent tournament in the Netherlands. The bids for the match will...

I would like to create a chart that maps out, like a tree, various branches to an opening. I can print out the visually easy-to-follow diagram and take it with me when I practice without a computer. Basically as I learn a new opening and learn different ways it can go, I can practise and prepare myself by knowing what I like to answer to various moves my opponent might make. Any suggestions? Or...

Hello all, I am looking to trade a "like new" copy of Seirawan's Pro Chess DVD for a book published by Everyman/Batsford/Gambit/Olms. If you are interested, please send me a proposed trade. I'd be willing to sell the DVD for $18 (I pay shipping) if you can pay by money order.

What software are you chess players using to connect to ICC through proxy servers at work and at school? Thanks.

The Icarus interface is supposed to connect through a proxy server. My problem is that I need to set explicitly the port number for the connection to be port number 80. It seems that I cannot change the port number from the default value of 5000/23. I've gotten Yahoo Messenger to work flawlessly though the proxy server but the Yahoo software exlicitly asked for a port number (80) to use with the...

It's true! My www.chess.fm radio show "Ask the Renaissance Man" returns Thursday nights from 9-10 PM Eastern starting tomorrow, Sep 9. Listen to the show on the web radio and ask questions on any chess topic by logging on to www.chessclub.com (you do not have to be a member to ask questions) by "tell phillytutor xxxx" . I will queue the questions and answer them on the web radio in the order...

hello, i'm thinking of buying "Chess: The Art of Logical Thinking." have any of you read this? does anyone have any opinions on this book, is it worth it, is there a better book? thanks

Three highly sought after chess classics for sale that are hard to find: Technique for the Tournament Player - Mark Dvoretsky & Artur Yusupov EBAY Item Number: 5918951710 Link: http://tinyurl.com/6jzxp The Test of Time - Garry Kasparov EBAY Item Number: 5918955077 Link: http://tinyurl.com/42zrh

I've had a number of requests from people here to post this game; it was in a simul against IGM V. Akobian, played outdoors on the Santa Fe Plaza in Santa Fe, New Mexico, at the end of August. I was a bit reluctant as my lack of skill will show! But what the heck - I did hold on for 43 moves and over 4 hours. I hadn't played a "serious" game in over 30 years. Fritz 8 comments in brackets,...

On 08 Sep 2004 16:40:52 GMT, (Fifiela) wrote: Apologies to Sam Sloan for having some of my facts wrong. Richard Peterson did server as Treasurer under Tom Dorsch a few years ago. I had forgotten that Tom came back on as president after I left the board and I paid little attention to CalChess for a few years. As much as I slammed Sam, he was right on some of the...

Hi All, I'm looking to trade an "as new" copy of Seirawan's Pro Chess DVD (~$25) for another chess book. I'm pretty much interested in any book by gambit or everyman that I don't have. I'm especially interested in: 1) Nimzo-Larsen Attack 2) Davies books on Gruenfeld or Alekhine

He got hung again?

Three highly sought after chess classics for sale that are hard to find: Technique for the Tournament Player - Mark Dvoretsky & Artur Yusupov EBAY Item Number: 5918951710 Link: http://tinyurl.com/6jzxp The Test of Time - Garry Kasparov EBAY Item Number: 5918955077 Link: http://tinyurl.com/42zrh

Gents, Young chess students around the world will battle for the title of Internet Scholastic Chess Champion. Over $10,000 USD in prizes, trophies, and memberships to WorldChessNetwork.com will be given away to the contestants. The main qualifying rounds take place online at WorldChessNetwork.com between October 20 - November 30, 2004. The final 8 (eight) students remaining in each of the two...

Three highly sought after chess classics for sale that are hard to find: Technique for the Tournament Player - Mark Dvoretsky & Artur Yusupov EBAY Item Number: 5918951710 Link: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=5918951710&ssPageN ame=STRK:MESE:IT The Test of Time - Garry Kasparov EBAY Item Number: 5918955077

Does anyone have the score of this game in their database. I can't find it anywhere. Thanks David

I just came from the General Membership Meeting of Calchess. Elizabeth Shaughnessy was re-elected President. The new treasurer is Richard Koepcke. Richard Peterson did not show up. The actual amount stolen by Richard Peterson is about $30,500. When Eric Hicks took over as Editor of The California Chess Journal, from Frisco Del Rosario, the magazine went from a bi-monthly publication to...