I was wondering if anyone has any statistics on the pieces that are on the board when a checkmate occurs. Thank you

Most interesting Table of Contents but I worry that my software programs way not be the most suitable to follow along with you book. What computer software do you suggest I have to get the most form your book? I have Fritz8, Chess Assitant 7.1 and ChessMaster 9000 thanks Jim "Christian Kongsted" wrote in...

Hello, Could anyone let me know if there is any Canadian company that sells chess set/pieces/accessories (besides CFC) to the public? I have checked at local stores, but the selection is not many to choose from. I have gone through the web, but many of them are from the US and the shipment cost + tax alone can be close to what the price is. I am looking for tournament approved chess pieces and...

Dear chess friends, I'm looking for burial locations of chessmasters. (See http://www.androom.com/dead/chess_kerepesi.htm for a few pictures of the graves of some Hungarian players) I'm looking for - name - place (city, village) - name of cemetery - if available a more exact location of the tomb

I just put up a Lithograph from the 1978 World Open, up for bidding: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3546492323 John Fernandez

UNITED STATES CHESS FEDERATION Minutes of the Executive Board Meeting August 22, 2003 Members Present: Beatriz Marinello, President Stephen Shutt, Vice-President Timothy Hanke, Vice-President of Finance

Does anyone know where to find one? Something to assess one's chess strength, giving a rating and other statistics perhaps...A very good chess test can be found at http://www.very-best.de/ChessTestPortal.htm but it's not downloadable :( Thanks

Can someone please post some famous chess players from Ukraine please?? I have a foreign exchange student from Ukraine in my class that plays chess coming to visit. And I want to find a way to start a conversation with him and make a new friend. thank you

An intersting tidbit: The First Saturday Web Site states that an Alex Lenderman, from the USA, has earned an IM Norm in the August "First Saturday" IM Tournament. The site also says that Lenderman is just 13, and gives his rating as 2219. In earning the IM norm, he had a TPR of 2513, by scoring 10.0

"Sam Sloan" wrote in message ... On Sat, 16 Aug 2003 13:09:08 -0400, "StanB" wrote: "Sam Sloan" wrote in message ... I have moved to Brooklyn. Here is my new address:

How to Play the Opening in Chess by R. Keene is out of print. Another book shows 'Openings in Modern Theory and Practice' published 2002. Is the latter an update of the former? Thanks in advance for any input/ Rudy

Blitz has taught me to play badly much faster. Tom

(Nick) wrote in message ... -remove- (Mhoulsby) wrote in message ... From: Briarroot Date: 22/07/03 21:43 GMT Daylight Time Message-id: Houlsby (Nick's Lickspittle) can't tell you. Just...

On 10 Jun 2003 16:56:40 -0700, (Nick) wrote: I am not a USCF voter, so Tim Hanke's USCF political career is no business of mine. I have *not* made any comments endorsing any USCF political candidate. But that does not preclude me from expressing my views on Hanke's posts directed to me or about me. I am running for re-election as Secretary of the Chess Federation...

I am selling my some of my collection of British Chess Magazines tonight on ebay for just .99p each. I have a lot more so if your interested in a particular issue please dont hesitate to contact me. You can view them at http://members.ebay.co.uk/aboutme/romford2415/ Best regards Diane

"tomic" wrote in message ... It seems that you'll find out the last. Sponsors are ready. Organizers are ready. Millions euros are ready. It's only waiting for Fischer acceptance! By the way your comment about Fischer's Random is really strange. Have you heard about Chess960 Matches in Mainz? Leko, Adams, Swidler are not...

These lists are very informative and thus helpful for improving players, such as myself. Have you ever heard of the maxim: "Attack yourself and defend your opponent first, before you attack your opponent and defend yourself"? This would apply to looking ahead before you make actual moves, and not apply to making moves on the board. Who would really make a move to weaken his/her own position...

I have not posted yet on this because I now have an enormous amount of output. I will probably have to give a very brief summary and put the deatiled data on a web page. Let me know if there is any aspect of these ratings for 1836-1863 which you would particularly like to see discussed. Jerry Spinrad

The Fall Team Tournament begins on Monday, September 7, at the Hackettstown, NJ chess club. Registration starts at 7:00 pm sharp. Unlike our other tournaments, late arrivals are NOT guaranteed a spot, so please come early The tournament runs 11 or 12 rounds, until the week after Thanksgiving. Entry fee is $14. We have a great club and very friendly players. Our Summer Holland tournament drew 26...

It seems that a lot of people tell me that they got better from playing and not reading any books. Or maybe just read 2-3 books. what is the deal? How come so many people say you need books to get better?