Dear Ben: Alex made a poor judgment. There was no doubt about it. Regardless how the trial goes, his reputation has been damaged. However, as long as I have known him since the junior days, he has been one of the nicest person in chess. He has a long list of friends who will testify on his behalf starting tomorrow. Some of these names have a lot of credibility in the chess world. I am not...

I have setup a chess wiki that serves as a user supported knowledge base of Chess Openings. Anybody can add pages of content or edit existing pages. Vandalism is avoided through version control. Wikis are fun and when the content grows, everybody benefits!! Happy Wiki-ing. http://chess.sf.net/openings/ No knowledge of HTML is required and the wiki was designed for "dummies" - just read the...

(RSHaas) wrote in message ... Mensa operates 10 chapters in Texas. The one covering Houston has 1100+ members and would receive from Mensa HQ just under $10,000 per year. Hmmm, I wonder how many of those Mensa members in Houston work for NASA? It doesn't take a Rocket Scientist to figure out that Texas has more lunk heads per...

Greetings, In regard to the so-called Bobby Fischer interviews, which were broadcast over the Phillipines radio, it is worth pointing out how tenuous the connection between information on the internet with reality can be, of which I find this to be a rather severe example. I have yet to find corroboration that it is in fact the voice of Bobby Fischer we are hearing. In addition, there has been...

Hmmm, and I thought that Russia, alone, had over 200 Grandmasters. On the other hand, the reporter, Joe Danborn, seems to be relying on the U.S. Chess Federation to privide them with accurate info... ________________________________________________________________________________ http://www.al.com/news/mobileregister/index.ssf?/base/news/1063876524196260.xml Sherzer is one of about 200 chess...

I had always believed that Morphy never lost a match, and beat some players even at remarkable odds. However, I ran across a couple of articles which cast doubt on this, and I wonder if someone could clear them up. In the New York Times, Feb 28, 1863, an article says de Riviere beat Morphy 3 of 5 games in a friendly match. I didn't really put too much stock in this, because I had read that...

I have several database collections of chess games on CD * both over the board and correspondence games. I have one also for endgame studies. But does anywhere there exist a CD with a collection of chess problems? chiffres --

You know that the Government might have gone too far when they receive a lecture from some newspaper in *** Mississipi*** on the importance of protecting the civil rights of a defendant. http://www.sunherald.com/mld/thesunherald/news/editorial/6297935.htm Posted on Mon, Jul. 14, 2003

My www.c-h-e-s-s.com weekly counter stats usually go like this : _______ _/ \_ S M T W T F S _______ _/ \_ S M T W T F S with weekends scoring under 10 visits usually, then back to a steady

Double Standards Doubled? By Lev Khariton Today almost everyone knows about "double standards". This expression has definitely a negative ring whether applied to the strategic policies of the world's governments or the views expressed by individuals. However, time and again we notice that nothing seems to remain frozen and even double standards tend to expand, that is they double,...

I have known Alex for a long time. I would be the first to tell him what he did was not smart. In fact, I did. However, as he told me when I visited him, many facts cannot be told by him until after the trial. He is not able to defend himself in this forum. Therefore, he asks for everyone to hold their judgment until we know the facts and not as newspapers have reported. His life and his...

The Wall Street Journal has published a new article of Garry Kasparov, the world's top-ranked chess player: KGB State http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/subscribers.html Gerald Schendel Kandern/Germany

Assuming that the prosecution is right, that Alex traveled to Mobile with the intent of having sex with the 15 year old girl, does he deserve to go to prison? After all, he never actually met the girl. Who knows, he may have changed his mind at the last moment. It doesn't quite seem right to me that the mere planing of a crime should be met with such severe punishment. Of course if the encounter...

Does anyone know of any free or commercial chess fonts that properly map to the Unicode codes reserved for chess pieces?

Hi, Are these books worth buying? I have not heard of either of these authors: Mark Dvoretsky and Arthur Yusupov. Who are they? Which are of these books are worth buying: Book 1: Endgame Book 2: Tactical play Book 3: Strategic Play

Aryeh Davidoff: Chess Players and Chess Fans, Please Support This Appeal! Appeal by Lev Khariton To the participants of the chess tournament in Linares, all chess players and chess journalists, all chess fans... On March 9th Robert James Fischer, the 11th World Champion in chess

I recently bought a couple of chess sets for the school. They were all inclusive - triple weighted pieces, board and bag with pockets for pieces and a clock. The board and pieces are decent but the cases have turned out to be a disappointment. They are pretty cheaply put together and the zipper broke on one of them after 2 weeks. I have been all over the net trying to find a decent travel case...

Are these videos any good?? What about the homemade openings that he prescribes you to play?

Hi all, I'm new to chess and looking for an excellent start..... that's where you guys come in.... Where do I start? -NET

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