1) Back in '72 I thought it would have been clever of Fischer to have played 1. d4 versus Spassky. Actually I think in one game he did reach a Q-side type position by transposition and won nicely. 2) There have been many rumors that you've played Fischer at least one or two speed games.. and beat him. Is that true? RSHaas

You can read an interview with FIDE world chess champion Ruslan Ponomariov on : http://www.etcc.chessbg.com/interviews?i=read&id=4 He confirms my suspicions that we should blame FIDE with its president Kirsan Ilyumzhinov for the cancellations of the matches ... What`s more Ponomariov points out the role Kasparov could have played in the cancellation of the second match in Yalta. It`s nice to...

In 1999 the Russian Federation Board Members challenged the USCF Board to a match which was, erm, declined. Now, three and a half years later, the gauntlet has been returned by a representative of the current board in proper Greek style. ROFL!!!@ Why did I ever get involved in this :( ? For serious chess historians, has there ever been a match between two

I hope that the women reading this can be objective in responding to my question, and don't think that I am a male chauvinist or something similar. To the opposite I am upset with that fact, so I am doing a researc on this. Thank you, Frank Lorenzo PO Box: 502 NYC, NY 10116

Kevin L. Bachler wrote in message ... In article , Vince Hart says: The problem with Pascal's wager is that you don't know the requirements, i.e., you don't know that a "belief is, in the end, a belief." Nor do I know if the universe is 4 dimensional or a 3 dimensional...

From My Archives: Letter to New in Chess As I have noted, more than once I happened to comment on Korchnoi's strange escapades off the chess board. I wrote the letter cited below to New in Chess in April 1966. It was my reaction to Korchnoi's weird remarks in his letter to the FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov. Dear Sirs, With all due respect to grandmaster Viktor Korchnoi, I can only regret

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All books are in good condition, and are paperback, and are in algebraic (Nf3) style notation, unless otherwise noted. key: (D) Descriptive (H) Hardback (DJ) Dust Jacket 17$ Secrets of Chess Tactics-Dvoretsky Training for the Tournement Player-Dvoretsky The Middlegame, Book One-Euwe and Kramer

Kevin L. Bachler wrote in message ... In article , StanB says... "RSHaas" wrote in message ... What is Pascal's wager? Isn't he the guy that said you couldn't find an honest man with a fishing pole? ...

A few pictures of the Marathon of Saverne. The winner is Mark Paragua (smiling) 30/32 before some GMI and MI http://perso.wanadoo.fr/jmrw/News/Marathon%20Saverne.htm

Kramnik is world champion after beating Kaspy, so why was Pono schedualed to play Kaspy for the WC? Tom

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Is there an inexpensive book or series suitable for weekly chess lessons? I am a high school coach (not that great a player, about 1600) and I would like to give individual lessons to some of my students. What I need help with is laying out the topics (what should come first) and finding appropriate materials. My best players are about as strong as I am, and we have a lot of under 1000 class...

are there already programs/projects to calculate a rating by looking at the moves of a particular game ? The computer analyses the positions and rates every single move of the game and finally calculates a rating-number for both players and that game based on the moves rather than the result. The program will be optimised so that the overall rating difference of a players reflect the...

When is it appropriate to ban a player from a chess club? Veteran Master Boris Feldman has recently been banned from the Marshall Chess Club. He will not be allowed to enter the club until December 31, 2003, but he will be allowed to return to the club after that. His membership dues are paid up-to-date and will not be refunded. The person who initiated the proposal to ban Feldman was...

Korchnoi Under Flohr's Fire In many of my comments I often criticize Viktor Korchnoi's recent public statements. Readers can remember my articles "Korchnoi Returns" when Korchnoi spoke with disrespect about Fischer) or "Korchnoi vs. Keres" with Viktor's wrong allegations against Keres. It is difficult to defend Korchnoi's escapades against these outstanding chess players. However, we must not...

I want to buy a book of Lasker's Complete Games, whether in one volume or not. The well-known book by Ken Whyld doesn't look very good; I thought the typeface was a bit small. I'd rather have a bigger book. There's also a book by Varnusz that got some bad reviews. There's also one by Soloviev. Any advice about which is the best one? Alan

Does anybody have "The Puzzle King" book in electronical format? Also, does anybody have electronical book "Chess mysteries of Sherlock Holmes"? If so, please send me it on mail. I would also appreciate any book with chess puzzles.

I think all of his opening books are wonderful. They clearly explain the plans and the ideas behind the openings. I have read 2 of his opening books and now going over a third. Reading them make me feel like a grandmaster.