I'm a nervous wreck. Who would think a Ruy would still hold such games after all its time on the planet? She's winning, she's not winning, she's losing, it's unclear, she's winning -- she won! What a game! This was Round 3 in the Essent tourney. She leads the tourney by a full point. Wilma

I'd like to quote Alan O'Brien's posting from Bulletin Board at www.chesscafe.com: "The book (My Great Predecessors) also has one major advantage over my Faber paperback of Fischer's My 60 Memorable Games: it folds flat" Great, Mr.O'Brien! You've hit the nail on the head!And most likely, folding flat is Kasparov's book only advantage! Aryeh Davidoff

And is she really not going to play in the Corus 2004 tourney? Surely she was invited... Wilma

Dear Relatives, Friends and Associates in the World of Chess: Heil Dubya! When I was in the sixth grade, I had a teacher, Mrs. Wilson, who used to tell us how wonderful it was to live in the United States. her favorite reason was that, while people had to carry identification at all times in other countries, we could walk the streets with no identification at all and, as long as we...

In article , says... NOTE: This message was sent thru a mail2news gateway. No effort was made to verify the identity of the sender. -------------------------------------------------------- Opinions on "Plastic Collector" series from House of Staunton vs. one of their wood sets? For tournaments?

I was thinking of joining the USCF for fun and a rating to work with. I'm located in Phoenix, and according to the research I did online, it seems that every rated event is cash-prize tourny that would require me to cough up 15 or 20 bucks. The USCF membership fee is understandable, but is it going to cost me a fortune to get my rating up? Secondly, I have exausted every problem on the...

I'm planning a scholastic team chess event. We've never held a tournament like this before, although we have participated in them. Other than the standard rules for chess & team chess... do you have any recommendations to make sure things run smoothly? Any particular things to watch out for from a tournament director's perspective? Thanks in advance! Kate Taylor

is it memorising ? tactic exercises strategy or openings ? im about 1500 elo seems when i study openings, my middlegame is worsening if i study tactics, my opening is bad etc.. any comment on that ?? tx

One thing for sure, Alex Sherzer now knows who his friends really are. For example, John Fernandez, who has repeatedly proclaimed himself to be a friend of Sherzer, is difinately not his friend. Fernandez was the first to blast the news of Sherzer's arrest all over the internet and has been proclaiming since day-1 that Sherzer was guilty. So, Fernandez is definitely one on the losing end of the...

Heil Dubya! In two days, I shall go to court. This is the final appeal I shall make on this bbs for help in meeting an attorney who might take the case on a pro-bono basis. When I was in the sixth grade, I had a teacher, Mrs. Wilson, who used to tell us how wonderful it was to live in the United States. Her favorite reason was that, while people had to carry identification at all times in...

EADE'S LIBEL CHARGE: GOSPEL TRUTH OR BIG LIE? By Larry Parr Some readers have been following the Eade-Sloan libel brouhaha. Jim Eade claims that Sam Sloan libelled him in Chess Life in a candidate's statement. Moreover, Mr. Eade has often repeated this charge, referring to Mr. Sloan as "Scammie" and using other language that is either nasty hyperbole or accurate description.

Heil Dubya! In two days, I shall go to court. This is the final appeal I shall make on this bbs for help in meeting an attorney who might take the case on a pro-bono basis. When I was in the sixth grade, I had a teacher, Mrs. Wilson, who used to tell us how wonderful it was to live in the United States. Her favorite reason was that, while people had to carry identification at all times in...

The Lion is a "fairy" chess piece that appeared sometime after Anthony Dickins introduced the "Grasshopper" in 1912. I have not been able to find who first published a Lion composition. Both were based on the Cannon, a Chinese Chess (Xiangqi) piece that first appeared in the ninth century. The Lion (L) moves on the lines a Queen moves, except that it must first vault over a piece of either color...

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(Bruce Draney) wrote in message ... I am fairly surprised that Sherzer and his attornies would agree to allow him to testify in his own defense. Once he answers questions he gives up his 5th Amendment rights of self incrimination and must answer any and all prosecution questions under oath. Perhaps his attorney...

I saw a movie recently where two guys were playing chess. White checked Black and Black responded to the check with checkmate. I thought this would be highly improbable in a master level game but thought I'd ask. I assume the checkmate would have to be a discovered check of a trapped King. Any knowledge of such a game?

Does anyone have any idea how Kiril Georgiev, formerly a strong Bulgarian GM suddenly became Macedonian? Thanks in advance

Many years ago, I read somewhere that one of the reasons Fine declined to take part in the '48 tournament was that he lost a training match to Herman Steiner. Is this true? Were the games ever published? Are the games available? Thanks in advance..!! warm regards, GreyHipster p.s. I remember how nearly everone, including me, hated Fine's book on the Fischer/Spassky match. Now it seems to...

(AlforChess) wrote in message ... Of course it's Khalifman. Regards,al I think that Ponomariov is weaker than Khalifman. Pono is the weakest World Champion ever, although he may have had a chance to beat Paolo Boi

August BCM says "Rona Petrosyan, widow of world champion Tigran, died recently. She was highly instrumental, as a Muscovite, in fostering her husband's career when he came as a raw youth to the capital. She also moved heaven and earth to get the two-volume Pergamon book of his collected games published. The story of her slapping the face of Suetin, blaming him for Petrosyan's loss to Fischer, is...