I am wondering if there is way we get chess going in the workplace? In my own experience, the biggest problem is getting a chess club going is finding space to meet. Finding players, even in age of declining USCF membership, has never been much of a problem, at least not for me. In my area, around Princeton, New Jersey, there is a softball league in which teams from various companies play one...

It turns out that the decision to have Sherzer go on the stand, and admit wrongdoing was quite correct. It was a big risk, but it paid off for him. By essentially admitting to what the State accused him of doing, he allowed the jury to focus on the nature of the crime (even the Prosecutor admitted that Sherzer's actions might be interpreted as barely legal), and on the entrapment defense. I'm...

Is there a website that has statistics on what famous players favorite openings were/are? I remember that Schiller had a book called "World Champion Openings" that broke down the opening preferences of world champions. I'm looking for something like that. Thanks

Interesting list of the items found in Sherzer's Hotel Room. One of the notebooks was supposedly written by Scherzer in "Hungarian" (the language is known as Magyar) The black Doctor's kit bag is a nice touch... -------------------------------------------------------------------

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Hello, I was thinking of buying a new chess set and found Luxury Combo sets on Chesscenter web shop (http://www.chesscenter.com/shop/). Does anybody have any experience on that set? Is it worth the money? If you know any other good chess sets on the net I would be interested to know. Kennet

To say he's guilty would be to say that is because: 1. He and the girl were not married at the time of the meeting; and/or 2. He chose to cross state lines rather than having already lived in Alabama at the time he met the girl. In either case, even if you grant that he had the intent to have sex with her, that act, in and of itself, was not harmful to the girl, as the state of Alabama...

Coverage: http://venizelia.com Bets: http://www.chessbets.narod.ru 2 rapid games, 4 blitz.

This proves that a jury can sometimes make a correct decision! I did not think he could possibly be found guilty, but I've seen juries make some pretty bad decisions. Here's the story: http://www.nola.com/newsflash/louisiana/index.ssf?/base/news-4/1064529846228141.xml

Judit Polgar played some chess games with Yona Koshashvili...Does anybody have the games scores? ============================================================================ Sherzer panel begins review Supporters play chess while jurors weigh doctor's fate 09/25/03

Who has some information about the Californian player Bruce Kopet? Phisical appearence, playing strength, etc. etc. He used to be my correspondent, but no longer, and i would like to know more about him. He should be quite a charachter, selling chess books all the time. He told me he is a dealer in chess literature. Thank you for your feedback.

(LeModernCaveman) wrote in message ... To say he's guilty would be to say that is because: 1. He and the girl were not married at the time of the meeting; and/or 2. He chose to cross state lines rather than having already lived in Alabama at the time he met the girl. In either case, even if you grant that...

(AlforChess) wrote in message ... In Florida, we give our FCA Presidents free lifetime memberships in the FCA. Doesn't the USCF do something similar for its Presidents and past-Presidents? If not, it should. KidDon Actually, they should be charged at least double. Regards, al

Pediatrics? Gynecology? After his prison stint, he may find that he has an interest in Proctology.

When is the chess community going to come together, and make the effort needed, to allow Bobby to come home from his cruel exile? It is really a shame what has been done to Bobby!

It's absolutely a monumental chess book. Extremely well researched. Great games, and stunningly beautiful analysis with lots of verbal commentary. No computer dumps or variation orgies! Lots of diagrams too, so it can be read without a board. Garry is respectful in his praise of 19th century players while pointing out their weaknesses. None of his arrogance comes through, just his genius. It's...

(Miriling) wrote in message ... On 24 September 2003 (Larry Tapper) wrote in Message-id: 'Magyar' is *a* correct word for the language, but the editors of the Mobile paper made the right choice: it would have been pretentious (and also...

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...