The following sequence of moves is from Kasparov's loss with black in Game 2 of the 1997 Rematch with Deep Blue: 36. axb5 axb5 37.Be4! Because it gains material, both Kasparov and the world expected Deep Blue to play 36. Qb6 or 37. Qb6. Surprisingly, Deep Blue rejected material gain for positional advantage just as a human grandmaster would, by playing 36. axb5 axb5 37.Be4! Be4 stunned...

After the publication of my appeal on March 9th, 2003 to support Bobby Fischer’s return to the United States I received many letters from chess players and fans sharing my stand. Among those letters I would single out the one from Rene Chun, the author of the article “Bobby Fischer’s Pathetic Endgame” in “Atlantic Monthly”. I appreciate Rene’s...

I want 2 create a chess varient w/new pieces my suggestion 8 pawns , 2 knights , 2 bishops , 2 rooks in addition I want 2 add extra pieces like 2 Archbishops a Archbishop would combine the powers of the knight and the Bishop(it could move as either) 2 Cardinals the cardinals would move like queens , 1 Empress the empress could move like a queen or a knight , it would combine the powers of the...

A recent article on Edward Winter's Chess Notes called 'Jews in Chess' started me thinking about an all-time Gentiles v Jews match. Here are my pairings. I think most of the matches would be fascinating! Gentiles Jews Bd 1 Alekhine Lasker Bd 2 Capablanca Rubinstein Bd 3 Smyslov Tal Bd 4 Schlechter Fine Bd 5 Karpov ...

On 01 Jan 2004 16:38:50 GMT, (Parrthenon) wrote: ABSENCE OF MALICE? By Larry Parr "Nowadays lawyers are replacing good moves on the chessboard." -- GM Larry Evans (2001). I don't know what the basis is for these threats or why Mr. Fernandez is

According to FIDE Which country has most Elo players? No - it's not Russia! 1 Germany: 6520 Elo players 2 Russia: 6090 Pit

I am looking for a handfull of players ranked between 1300 and 1600 to form a team for the Team Tournament 45 45 on FICS and ICC. We would be competing for the U1600 prize in a 6 round tournament lasting over a month. For full details please see http://stcbunch.org/nl20040131art3.html. The main idea I have in proposing this is to find a group of online chess friends that play around my level,...

i'm interested in chess ebooks.

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Hi all chess fans and polite posters from these newsgroups First of all, sorry for crossposting but I think what I'll write applies equally to the three ng's. Is it me or in the last weeks this newsgroups are full of spam, nonsense, cracking and other worthless **** posting? It is increasingly difficult to discern the useful ans serious posts from the nauseating volume of crap generated. My...

I'm just reading Garry Kasparov's brandnew Part II 'On my great predecessors'. GK about Fischer versus Tal at the Candidates Tournament, Yugoslavia 1959, 27th round: '''' Young Bobby was in a very determined mood (having lost to Tal on three occasions previously, he had publicly sworn to gain revenge) and quickly gained an enormous advantage. ''''

The program "Great Games in Chess History" by NM Dennis Monokroussos, which used to be on Chess.FM, has moved to the Chessbase Playchess server. It is scheduled to play today (Friday, Jan. 30) at 2 p.m. EST in their broadcast room. I hope Paschall, Tamburro, and Diesen will follow his lead. I always liked the flash presentations and the live game commentary.

"Jerome Bibuld" wrote in message ... Dear Mr. Innes, Heil Dubya! Dear Jerry, I suggest two things: One is that you contact the proper offices of those

I would like to buy some old Chessman comics. Does anybody have some or know where they are for sale? Chessman was the creation of International Master John Watson. I believe that the comic books were published by Bob Dudley. Sam Sloan

Where can I find a collection of games by Napoleon I? He seems to have been a keen chess player. Marco -- Posted via Mailgate.ORG Server - http://www.Mailgate.ORG

How does one say "en passant" in German and Russian? David Ames

I am average or below average IQ is it still possible 4 me to become a chess master ? or does that require above average IQ or genius ?

in the "User Statistics" section, 3 columns list, User, ELO, and Success (%) - how does this actually relate to your ELO if for example, a User's ELO is listed as 2200, but the success is 78%, does that mean the User's ELO is 78% of 2200? does anyone know ?

What's the difference between these two in terms of content? Target audience? If you could only choose one, which one would you choose?

Most "best ever chess games" lists don't get too much further than the early 1990s. Which games in the last decade will possibly be regarded as classics (either historically important, or because of brilliance) in years to come? A few possible candidates that come to mind: * Kasparov - Topalov (Wijk Aan Zee, 1999) 1-0 Reason: the amazing 15 move combination with a double rook...