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Sam Sloan "judgment". by Sam Sloan
On 9 Oct 2003 21:57:20 -0500, Bruce Draney wrote: It has been well established that Eade had virtually nothing to do with this tournament and the organizers were Koepcke and Peterson among others. I have been away in South Carolina for a week because of court hearings about my brother's court cases against my mother, so I have missed the latest slanders by Bruce, but I...
October 11th 03 03:18 PM
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looking for the moves of a famous chess game by Sterten
I'm looking for a a chessgame played in an international world-champion level competition, in which a black pawn, protected by a knight and a rook approaches the queening square, and white concedes. It must have been played before 1988, probably published to a wide audience in USA, maybe one of the players was Bobby Fischer, but I'm not sure. "world-champion level" sounds like candidates...
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October 11th 03 08:40 AM
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Current state of MSA by TR
Am I right to conclude that ratings are updating frequently (daily?) on the MSA area of the USCF site, but that tournament history is not currently being updated? Thanks.
October 11th 03 07:21 AM
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Corrected typos. by
(Earlier test contained two typos. This is the corrected version.) I'm conducting an experiment for college on behalf of the gifted program. The following is an IQ test which I'm administering to various individuals. The scores will be quantified later. The designers of the test are gifted individuals whose names will remain anonymous. The test is genius level,
October 11th 03 07:15 AM
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CCN, Issue #98, Is Released by John C. Knudsen
Issue #98 of Correspondence Chess News (CCN) has been released. In this issue: News By Grayling V. Hill Rooks in the ring By Marius Ceteras Internet Chess: The Game's Melting Pot
October 11th 03 06:42 AM
by John C. Knudsen Go to last post
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Who was the WEAKEST ***WOMEN'S*** World Champion of Chess ever? by Isidor Gunsberg
Who was the WEAKEST ***WOMEN'S*** World Champion of Chess ever? My opinion is that either L. Rudenko or Olga Rubtsova were the weakest. Zhu Chen is also quite weak. Zsuzsa Polgar would crush Zhu if she played her.
October 11th 03 12:51 AM
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Jury finds Maryland chess star innocent in Internet sex case by Nick
(LeModernCaveman) wrote in message ... David wrote: It was not found that he did something legal. It was found that he was not responsible for doing something illegal. He did not do anything illegal. Yes, that's what the jury decided.
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October 11th 03 12:09 AM
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Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave by Nick
(Jerome Bibuld) wrote in message ...(to John Fernandez): ... "'The best thing for being sad', replied Merlyn, beginning to puff and blow, 'is to learn something. That is the only thing that never fails. You may grow old and trembling in your anatomies, you may lie awake at night listening to the disorder of your...
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October 10th 03 11:10 PM
by Nick Go to last post
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Feeble tacticians among Top chessplayers by Laird
I recently read Euwe's book - The Developement of Chess Style. The author says that players like Steinitz,Tarrasch and Reti were feeble chess tacticians,in the meaning of Top chess players standards. I'll be very interested to know the names of other Top chess players relatively feeble tacticians.
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October 10th 03 10:11 PM
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Why is the French Defense so popular?? by Antonin Dvorak
It seems very popular in tournament chess, any reason why?
October 10th 03 05:56 PM
by Bj?rn Revil Go to last post
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Heaven versus Hell by Wilma
Satan challenged God to a hell versus heaven chess match. "Don't be silly," God said. "We have all the great players up here. You wouldn't stand a chance." "Don't be so sure of yourself," replied Satan. "We have all the TDs." Wilma
October 10th 03 03:38 AM
by Martin Wilber Go to last post
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Who testified for Sherzer's behalf??? by Ivan
In this article it says that several players from the chess community including JUDIT POLGAR!!!! testified for Alex Sherzer. Who else was there? I guess Larry Parr probably was not there. http://www.al.com/search/index.ssf?/base/news/1064308693313560.xml?mobileregister?nmet
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October 10th 03 03:13 AM
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IQ by
(Earlier test contained two typos. This is the corrected version.) I'm conducting an experiment for college on behalf of the gifted program. The following is an IQ test which I'm administering to various individuals. The scores will be quantified later. The designers of the test are gifted individuals whose names will remain anonymous. The test is genius level,
October 10th 03 03:08 AM
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ANY GOOD TOURNAMENTS COMING UP IN U.K. by chessplayer
Can anyone please tell me if there are any good tournaments coming up in U.K. I would prefer open tournaments. Also, if there are any upcoming tournaments with team events. Since me and my team members will be touring U.K. in November can you tell me if there are any such tournaments in November or December. Also, if there are any good websites which will carry such information about tournaments...
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October 9th 03 11:06 PM
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Opinions on "The Chess Artist: Genius, Obsession, and the World's Oldest Game", by J.C. Hallman by Isidor Gunsberg
Has anybody read the this book? If so, what do you think of it? The Chess Artist: Genius, Obsession, and the World's Oldest Game by J. C. Hallman (Author) I found the following on Amazon.com and bn.com
October 9th 03 05:59 PM
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OT: Just Wondering by Nick
Kevin L. Bachler wrote in message ... Personally, I haven't looked at other religions for some time. I do wish I had a better handle on them and on some things such as the coptic gospels. Mr. Bachler, "The World's Religions" (a revised edition of "The Religions of Man") by Huston Smith is a general introduction to most of...
October 9th 03 07:27 AM
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Jury finds Maryland chess star innocent in Internet sex case by Nick
"StanB" wrote in message ... "Paul Rubin" wrote in message ... StanB wrote to Paul Rubin: You sure are a noble dude where someone else's kid is involved. I say string him up by the balls. I see, he did something legal, but of which...
October 9th 03 06:14 AM
by Nick Go to last post
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OT: Core Values by Mhoulsby
Dear Jerry, From: (Jerome Bibuld) Date: 08/09/03 03:45 GMT Daylight Time Message-id: "nomorechess", snip
October 9th 03 05:52 AM
by Nick Go to last post
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Searching for game: Roman Pelts vs William Lombardy by Dave
World Student Team Championships, Krakow Poland, 1964. I have googled till my face turned green. Any help would be much appreciated. Dave.
October 9th 03 04:11 AM
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Dazed and Confused by Nick
(Liam Too) wrote in message ... I know him as NickBourbaki2. I was able to corner him into saying that Bobby Fischer is crazy, but of course, he was able to deny it and twisted it around by posting more than a couple of gigazillion lines of goobledygook. Lance Smith has just reiterated his *false statement*, which...
October 9th 03 02:27 AM
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