If Fischer has been classified as an 'illegal immigrant' in Japan, now that his landing rights have been revoked retrospectively, apparently in response to a letter from the US consul in the Philippines that he was only told about at the airport last week (who would believe it was really written in December?), then why did the Japanese authorities stop him from LEAVING Japan? -- banana "The...

Hi All, Looking to see if anyone knows of a website that might have rules\instructions for the game in Spanish? Thank you in advance to all who reply to help!! JB

Is Bobby Fischer a criminal? In December 1992 the following article in the Lauderdale Sun Sentinel won a award from the Chess journalists of America. THE FISCHER INDICTMENT by GM Larry Evans and Larry Parr "The indictment of Bobby Fischer raises the issue of whether it was a criminal act for an American citizen to play chess for money in Yugoslavia.

A letter from the US embassy in the Philippines, dated 11 December 2003, states that Bobby Fischer's US passport was issued at the US embassy in Switzerland on 24 January 1997. That's more than 4 years after the US authorities issued an arrest warrant on 15 December 1992. Curious that in 1997 they apparently weren't interested in enforcing it,...

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.. Russian players to go easy on each other but put their full efforts against Fischer. As well as using their almost monopoly of the chess world to press for rule changes that would make it harder on him. IB one of the reasons this vindication never came to light in the media at large is the fact that as a person, he's a real asshole. This clown seems to have "missed" the fact that the...

Who is Kasimdzhanov? And how many of you know Khalifman before he became World Champion? We only get a steady diet of Kasparov, Anand, Kramnik, + the other round robin GMs (a few of which lost when playing Kasimdzhanov). These RR GMs are soft. In most games they only play a few moves and take quick draws. It is not surprising to me that an unknown with more fire in his belly wins because...

.. Does anybody besides Gordo need anything else but the transcripts of Booby Fissure's radio interviews to determine that Booby's insinuation that Jews control America is completely and utterly ridiculous? Probably you don't mean what you are saying here... Fischer's babble proves nothing.

Adams has done well to manage to event the FIDE WC match, but he still faces an uphill struggle, if history is any guide. Players with surnames beginning with a "K" have demonstrated themselves to be formidable players. Karpov, Kasparov, and Kramnik are the 12th, 13th, and 14th World Champions, respectively. Of course, one mustn't forget Khalifman, who won the FIDE title. and then there is...

Should GM Rustam Kasimdzhanov's victory at the 2004 FIDE World Championship tournament be considered a greater upset than Maria Sharapova's victory in the "ladies' singles" at the 2004 Wimbledon tennis tournament? --Nick

Adding the other groups -- "I ain't gonna play Sun City" and the world's best chessplayers should not play Libya, which banned the Israeli players from competing. Shame on the Americans who went! Everything you need to know about women. FREE! http://www.cybersheet.com/library.html

"nowonmai" escribió en el mensaje ... Quality, shmality. If your team wins the World Cup, who cares if they did it because of the other team's errors? I love the time controls used in this event, which otherwise would have produced 70% draws (Corus, Linares, etc., etc.,). The playing field is level, both ...

The Executive board of the Russian Chess Federation approved the membership of the men's and women's team which will participate in the World chess Olympiad. The membership of the men's team: Peter Svidler, Alexander Morozevich, Alexander Grischuk, Alexey Dreev. The membership of the women's team: Tatiana Kosintseva, Nadezhda Kosintseva, Alexandra Kosteniuk and Ekaterina Kovalevskaya. Phil Innes

"The Masked Bishop" wrote in message The real failure was his so-called friends, including chess leaders like Edmondson, Evans and Benko, who let the "psychotic" prowl the world without forcing him to get help. You can't "force" a person with mental problems to get help. Marco

America might win a case against Fischer for tax evasion, but Spassky was not prosecuted when he got back to France for playing him in 1992. See-- http://www.worldchessnetwork.com/English/chessNews/evans/040126.php ________________________________________________________________ "FIDE has made its decision. Players who refuse to be drug tested will not be able to play chess." -- Dr. Press,...

"Ray Gordon" wrote in message ... 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. Then why have Bent Larsen called 3.d4 a cheap bluff (possibly with descriptions like "coffe-house")? 6 Fischer 0 Larsen

Chronos Chess Clock, DiGiBlitz, Duel Timer Travel+ Anyone have a good comparison between the Chronos, DiGiBlitz, and Duel Timer Travel+ clocks? I've used the Chronos and it is pretty good. One feature I absolutely have to have is when one side's time runs out, the other side continues to tick. This allows both players' flags to "fall" just like the old analog clocks. I know the Chronos has this...

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Here you can read an interview with Kasparov : http://www.dachess.ru/material_list.php?news_id=1089874419 The interview is in Russian. Regards, Jerzy

Is the following position legal? Or is it white move or black or any? Here we go: Black: Ra8 Qd8 Ke8 Bf8 Ng8 Rh8 a7 b3 c7 d7 e7 f7 h7 White: