Aryeh Davidoff: Here is Lev Khariton's latest column at 200 Words at www.pakchess.com What is unfolding now in Linares can be justly called the nightmare of modern chess. One has to be a Tartakower of chess journalism to find a more fitting definition of Linares: TABLOID! A tournament, once controlled by the stern Mr.Rentero, has obviously got out of hand, and the top-flight grandmasters are...

.... the player who is knowing for doing a lot of positional sacrifices. Any ideas? thx in advance.

I`ve read the news on TWIC about planned FIdE Champs : http://www.chesscenter.com/twic/twic.html#news185 or in Russian : http://www.sport-express.ru/art.shtml?81747 What do you think about organizing FIdE WCC in Libya ?

I found out the other day that Furman's colleagues jokingly called him the 'World Champion playing white'. Apparently he was very hard to beat when he was white. Does anyone have any figures? Who might have this title today? Alan

Aryeh Davidoff: Please, read Lev Khariton's comment at www.pakchess.com Karpov withdraws in Benidorm (December 1st, 2003) This is what I have just read at TWIC by Mark Crowther: The Russian GM Anatoli Karpov, former world champion, withdrew yesterday from the Tournament of Stars, which is being contested in the Hotel Bali in Benidorm. The reason was that he was declared losing

Chess Cafe readers have chosen Chess Strategy In Action as the Book Of The Year.Agree or disagree?If you disagree what should have been chosen.

I'm in the market for a higher end ($80+ USD) digital clock and would like some comments from folks that have them and use them pretty regularly. I am a former high-school and college player (back in the old BHB clock days) who took a two decade hiatus and am returning to some OTB play. I'm looking for a clock that can take the pounding of a two minute game but is flexible enough to handle...

"Gunny Bunny" wrote in message: http://www.edcollins.com/chess/why-pay.htm snip Members have a permanent name people will recognize. How about that! When you sign on as a guest, no one will recognize you. Actually, I can around this quite easily. The dozen or so members of ICC I chat with on a regular basis I add to

I note that actual IM and GM commentators don't see the possibility in chat groups, and comment instead on any precedent in the openings, any deviations (which are certainly the result of days of study, not 20-ply Fritz). Today for example we have not one but two fascinating Chelyabinsk Pelikans - probably an opening you shouldn't even try unless rated 2000 - the dynamic complications are...

I've been out of chess for a long time. Are USCF ratings earned now comparable to ones earned 30-35 years ago? (My brother-in-law said that below the 2000 level, USCF ratings are very inflated compared to what they used to be, but I don't know if he is right.) Replace you know what by j to email

"Keiko" wrote in message ... The following sites are making extensive use of SPYWA www.chessanytime.com I recently tried chessanytime.com, but found it inferior to FICS = www.freechess.org in many ways. In comparison to FICS, chessanytime.com: - has no compensation for lag - has a very limited graphical interface

"Keiko" wrote in message: 1. www.instantchess.com may be your best choice 4 playing online chess on the Internet snip You make no mention of FICS = www.freechess.org? It's free, and surely is better than instantchess.com, especially when used with a free graphical interface like iNemesis www.ideabuilders.com/public/ -- Gregory Topov

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That's the problem with you guys!!! (American & Canadian) YOU THINK THE WHOLE WORLD IS AMERICA... Use ChessBase... I don't know any single serious player using Bookup. They all use Chessbase software. "Dan Scoones" wrote in message ... After reading all the slag aimed at Mike Leahy, I just thought I'd

Anyone have any experience with the eChess turn-based (email) chess website echess.co.za = turngames.com? There seem to be a huge number of registered players there, and I'd love to get some feedback about the site from players more familiar with it. My emails to the webmaster go unanswered. Thanks for any comments anyone can offer about it! -- Gregory...

I have written a chess engine and put it available for free download in address http://www.math.hut.fi/~mnummeli/needle/ It does not yet play good chess as there are many known issues to be fixed like inferior evaluation function, too much time consuming move generation and just a beta-test-level opening book, but I think it can be a good opponent for beginners.

Awwwww. Two trolls in love. They found each other. Look how cute they are filling this NG with all their love and emotions for each other. I have to admit........it is touching. EZoto

Mark Weeks has finished his fifth and final article comparing and contrasting online play sites: http://chess.about.com/library/weekly/aa04a24.htm I found his assessment fairly balanced, although the services were often judged on the basis of the java clients - eg FICS was judged overly harshly on the basis of JavaBoard, whereas if Weeks had downloaded and tried a graphical interface perhaps he...

Can Shirov finally score a full point from Kasparov today.A pawn up at this point.Is it going to be enough to score the full point?Rooting for you Shirov.

I am curious if any one knows why the move sequence 1.e4 c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Qf3 is called the Goldman (Spielmann) variation of the Caro-Kann? I cannot find any references to Spielmann (or Goldman, for that matter) having ever played it. The earliest game I have is Smyslov-Flohr, 1950.