Is there a program that anyone may know of that can convert from co-ordinate notation i.e. 1. e2-e4 e7-e5 2. g1-f3 b8-c6 3. f1-c4 d7-d6 4. d2-d4 c8-g4 5. c4xf7+ e8xf7 and change it into PGN format (or more commonly known as algebraic

The suggestion of Preston Ware is a good one, but will have to wait until I can get copies of the books of the relevant American Congresses. In the meanwhile, I did a little research on the player James Mortimer, whose life was somewhat more public than Ware's (except perhaps for Ware's brief notoriety in 1880); a brief piece on Mortimer will appear in my next post. Jerry Spinrad

It says on site that GM Michael Adams is from England but how come they are using a different country's flag: http://wcclibya2004.com/news/f1/02.jpg What country is that flag from?

http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,94689,00.html German software pirate gets prison term for Microsoft fraud Suspected leader of Europe's largest-known counterfeiting network convicted in fraud case News Story by Scarlet Pruitt

As some of you know, I enjoy writing brief biographies of players, preferably from the mid-19th century. It is a good time for me to write now; just back from a productive trip, with some summer break still left. My last such attempt was on a player I had never heard of (Isaac Trabue) proposed by Anders Thulin in this newsgroup. Since I enjoyed the subject last time, does anyone have a new person...

I would like to get in touch with him and was hoping someone might have an e-mail address for him. THANKS Russell Miller, Chelan WA

***************************************************************** 1) In the US the ambassador is Mr Ryozo Kato, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Japan to the United States of America, Embassy of Japan 2520 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington D.C. 20008 Tel: 202.238.6700 fax: 202.328.2187

From Reuters, released a few minutes ago: Japan Considering Deporting Ex-Chess Champ Fischer Wed Jul 21, 2004 04:17 AM ET http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=domesticNews&storyID=5727344 ***BEGIN ARTICLE***

A draw when Radjabov has the initiative? Doesn't feel like him if not for some hitherto unknown effect ...

Here's what Bobby Fischer was doing on July 21 in various years of his career: July 21, 1955: Fischer loses on time to Viktors Pupols in the 7th round of the U.S. Junior Championship in Lincoln, Nebraska July 21, 1956: Rest day at U.S. Open in Oklahoma City, Okla. Fischer's score after 5 rounds: 3.5-1.5 (two wins, three draws). Draws Anthony Santasiere in 6th round on July 22. July 21, 1960:...

It's been said that there's no online copy of Executive Order 12810. Here's one, taken from http://www.uhuh.com/laws/donncoll/eo/1992/EO12810.TXT: ***BEGIN COPY***

I have a better idea. Let's pay the Japanese government to keep him over there, preferably forever. I would second that one for sure. I'd still like to know when he beat Karpov or Kasparov that made him world champion to the present day? News to me..

Heil Dubya! ROTFLMAO! So, in the hypocritical words of "Isidor Gunsberg", " ... Cubans, Iranians, (North?) Koreans competitors were barred for political reasons, because of the difficult relations that the US has with the respective governments ... " while "Jewish players were barred from entry into Libya because of sheer bigotry." I get an unhappy kick out of these Europeans (including the...

in Japan ????

Latest news - the Japanese authorities have indicated they want to deport Bobby Fischer to the US, and he has appealed against their decision. Note that there has been no official talk of extradition. I believe this is because the US government wouldn't have a hope in hell of extraditing him, therefore they simply want the Japanese authorities to hand the prisoner over to US authorities to be...

GREAT video of Bobby Fischer on galuna.com http://www.galuna.com Check it out. Awesome actually.

Some of us hope that Larry Evans will say Bobby Fischer is not a criminal and that if anyone deserves to sit in a jail cell it would be those responsible for locking him up. ________________________________________________________________ "FIDE has made its decision. Players who refuse to be drug tested will not be able to play chess." -- Dr. Press, co-founder of the FIDE Medical Commission.

Due to natural patriotism, I would give Fischer the slight edge. Well, I usually can understand backing fellow countrymen, but not when that countryman is an embarrassment. I have no feelings of patriotism regarding Bobby Fischer, anti-semite, public celebrator of the 9/11 attacks, and now former fugitive.

I'm not an international or immigration lawyer, but I may play one on TV... with that disclaimer, here is my take on the Fischer story. (http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/07/16/fischer.japan/index.html) From what I understand, the following is all true: 1) You can violate a UN sanction and not violate US law 2) You violate a US law and not a UN sanction

The Tai Yuan GM tournament takes place in China 15th-26th July 2004. Participants: Dreev, Alexey g RUS 2690, Short, Nigel g ENG 2684, Ye Jiangchuan g CHN 2681, Lautier, Joel g FRA 2666, Lputian, Smbat g ARM 2634, Bu, Xiangzh g CHN 2620, Xu, Jung g CHN 2617, Zhang Zhong g CHN 2603, Ni, Hua g CHN 2583, Xie, Jun g CHN 2564. Prizes 20,000$ , 9 rounds, 90 min+ 30 secs. Does anyone know how many...