.. Sam Sloan wrote: I have just spoken to Tokyo and confirmed that Bobby Fischer is in jail at Narita Airport, Tokyo, Japan. I just hung up the phone after speaking to my good friend, the Dali Lamma. He said that Fischer was detained on a mere technicality, because his U.S. passport had been revoked.

In a 20 Questions format interview, GM Susan Polgar talks of her life in chess, past, politics, and future. http://www.chessville.com/Editorials/Interviews/20Questions/PolgarS.htm Phil Innes

http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110005100 Stop the Moral Equivalence Suicide-bombing and hostage-taking vs. democracy BY GARRY KASPAROV Wednesday, May 19, 2004 12:01 a.m. EDT It is said that to win a battle you must be the one to choose the battleground. Since the Abu Ghraib abuses were revealed, the battleground has been chosen by those who would blur the lines between...

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Hi! he plays, as white: 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 We'll hear about how the system is "playable," but the fact is, 3. d4 is "theory" for a reason: it's the OBVIOUSLY BEST MOVE. He just handed

On 12 Jul 2004 14:18:16 -0400, wrote: Rumor has it they always play 1g3 or 1... g6. Even when playing go. William Hyde EOS Department Duke University

If they couldn't in the past find sponsership for a Shirov-Kasparov Match, who in the world would even consider sponsering a match between Khasimzdhanov-Kasparov. Corporations aren't going to be beating down the door for this one. I for one woiuldn't take bets on the match even being held. Kasparov will go strait to the winner of Kramnik-Leko.

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Hello, I am a chess parent and my daughter played in the US National Elementary chess championships in Pittsburgh. I am writing to inquire about what the rules are regarding homeschooled chess players. What school team can chess student who are homeschooled join? One of the parents at the tournament had told me that there was a school from Maryland who has students that were homeschooled from

Hello All, Has anyone read "Bobby Fischer goes to war"? Got it for my birthday, and it seems good so far. Muggs

Overall, I got the impression that K was playing the half hour chess game as a half hour chess game, i.e. tailored to reality, whereas A was trying to play the half hour chess game as a classical chess game, i.e. not tailored to reality. Therefore, A had a winning position and would have certainly won under regular time control. But K got practical chances that A did not take into account in his...

"Ray Gordon" wrote in message ... he plays, as white: 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 We'll hear about how the system is "playable," but the fact is, 3. d4 is "theory" for a reason: it's the OBVIOUSLY BEST MOVE. He just handed

On Sunday, July 11th, the Exposition Park Chess Club hosted a free, unrated, three-round chess tournament at the Exposition Park Library http://www.lapl.org/branches/06.html] in Los Angeles. The tournament consisted of one quad and a Swiss System section of six players. This latter section was assisted by Christophe Carter who acted as the tournament's house player. The names of the winners, and...

James Pechac has died The entire chess world will be saddened to learn that Jim Pechac died on July 8, 2004, apparently of cancer. He was 56. Pechac was a chess enthusiast and long time chess organizer in Central Ohio. He was also a numbers guy who served two years as VP of Finance of the United States Chess Federation. His devotion to chess was such that it is mentioned in the second

There are more players and officials in the WCC in Libya than people in the audience. A picture on the Chessbase web site shows a mere four individuals in the audience. No wonder that there is a lack of sponsors too! I wonder if the organizers track the size of the off-site audience who watch the games via the Internet. I don't see any numbers published in this regard. Or is the size of the...

On 12 Jul 2004 13:48:09 -0700, Kevin L. Bachler wrote: Edmondson -- who lucked into Fischer Edmondson did not luck into Fischer. Your statement is amazingly mis-informed. First, Edmondson had to get the Soviets to agree to let Fischer play

I have written some math workbooks. One of them is a collection of mathematical chess puzzles, math puzzles, and word problems. I believe my idea of creating mathematical chess puzzles for elementary students will be helpful to students. More details, see Math and Chess web site at www.mathandchess.com