I have a friend who performs about 2400 elo after only 2 years and a half since he learned chess. How good is it, even in front to the typical GM carreer?

Our Rook House BLOG site is going to revisit the 1992 Fischer-Spassky match over the next few weeks. Every Monday, we will post a new article and game from the match in chronological order for your analyzation and enjoyment. http://www.rookhouse.com/blog/

FROM THE NEW YORK POST By YOAV GONEN December 4, 2007 -- The Education Department is letting stand a Bronx principal's decision to bar her chess team's coach from traveling to this week's national championships in Houston. PS 70 Principal Kerry Castellano has declined to say why she wants to bar longtime coordinator Jonathan Alejandro.

VOICE OF DISSENT Our Struggle Against Tyranny I was treated reasonably well in jail this past week. But I didn't dare eat the food. BY GARRY KASPAROV Sunday, December 2, 2007 12:01 a.m. EST

New Book Just Out: Elista Diaries, updated to include games from the 2007 World Chess Championship http://www.ishipress.com/elista.htm This classic work, considered to be one of the best match chess books ever written, has been expanded to 414 pages to include an in depth analysis of all the games from the Anand-Karpov Match and four of the games that carried Anand to the World Chess...

From THIS CRAZY WORLD OF CHESS by GM Larry Evans (page 80). Not Keene On Testing Never in history has any illegal substance enabled anyone to win a single game of chess. Yet FIDE is now pushing for universal drug testing on the pretext of getting chess into the Olympics, thus making it eligible for government funding in many nations.

Three Anecdotes about Koos Nolst Trenite - Intending others to be decent to each other - What is 'Zero Tolerance' actually 5 March 2006 {HRI 20060305-V1.0} (Issued 7 Dec 2007) ...

Has the USCF Issues Forum Closed Down?? Nobody can seem to get access to the USCF Issues Forum today. Perhaps it is as computer problem. On the other hand, manipulation and abuse of the USCF Issues Forum is a central issue to the Sloan vs. Truong lawsuit now going on in federal court and perhaps the lawyers told them to close it. Even before this, three board members, Channing, Polgar and...

Hi all I'm, a beginner currently playing at Gameknot.com , which someone recommended to me. 1. Is there any significant difference between the free versions of gameknot, and other similar sites such as redhotpawn.com? (i just use it recreationally with friends overseas, and not to match up with a community of very good players) 2. Are there any free sites with more attractive sets/pieces,...

Échecs amoureux - Marguerite d'Alençon et son frère François d'Angoulême jouant aux échecs - (XVIe s.) Gérard Portielje (1856 - 1929) Avec le jeu d'échecs Filippo Pella (1886 - nd) Fresque sur le thème des échecs salle de jeu du château de Carimate, propriété de Bernabò Visconti .(1925) Abani Sen (1905 - 1972) Chess Players Giovanni Garinei (1846 - nd) Gioco di scacchi René-Georges-Hermann Paul...

After a long time strong player Bonsai was beaten by Easy Level. Now Easy Level will give very tough challenge to even strong Players. Recorded Game: http://www.getclub.com/playgame.php?id=DM12802&game=Chess 3 days back Nomorechess was down to king vs king+knight Game with Beginner Level. This shows that GetClub Chess game has improved a lot. Play Chess at: http://www.GetClub.com/Chess.html

Has Gotta Kamsky found his form again? Is he really that good at chess? How come Gotta keeps beating all these GMs. If Gotta qualifies for the next candidates match, then he will be playing mostly young people.

I have been trying to find an illustration or photograph of the following early chess set in England. It is unusual says Eales, because it was meant as a players set to be used, not an ornate one. If anyone can aim me at an on-line picture, I would appreciate it. Thx Phil Innes After John Flaxman (1755-1826), Mid 20th century The opposing sides in blue and white, with gilt decorations, the...

Eva Veronica, wife of FIDE Chess Master Asa Hoffmann, died yesterday, December 3, 2007. She was 70 years old and that was her birthday. Eva was an amateur photographer who met FIDE Master Asa Hoffmann at a chess tournament around 30 years ago. She has supported him for years allowing him to devote almost his full time to chess. Of Russian origin, Eva sometimes appeared in gangster flims...

Good chess picture http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=160186842660&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT&ih=006

The problem is that Gregory Alexander has done a lot of volunteer work for Susan Polgar. However, as far as I am aware, he has done no volunteer work for the USCF, other than his disastrous stint as moderator of the USCF Issues Forum. When I was on the board for 12 months, I was entitled to nominate two people. My second nomination was for Richard Shorman of Northern California, who has taken...

Here is a few I can think of End games that are drawn. 1. Bishop+King -- King 2- Knight+King -- King 3.( 2 ) Knight + King -- King 4.( 2 ) Bishop + King -- King 5. Knight + Bishop + King -- King Play Chess at: http://www.GetClub.com/Chess.html

On Sunday, Dec. 2nd, 2007, 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 two quads. There were, therefore, a total of eight players who were attracted to our tournament. The names of the players, together with their winning scores, were...

In Warlock Chess the rooks are replaced by "Warlocks", otherwise it's the same as orthochess. This new piece can change movement capability by using up a move to transform itself. A Warlock rook can change into a Warlock cannon by turning the rook upside down, or vice versa. The Warlock cannon uses Korean Cannon movement: it moves as a rook after having jumped a piece. If it cannot jump then it...

Please, if anyone could reccomend some good chess books, I would be grateful.