Anand lost again... More on http://Kramnikchess.narod.ru You can make serious money in section ChessBets with such results!

My copy of MY SYSTEM (published by McKay) has Nimzovich playing in two tournaments in London in 1927, with scores of (+7 -2 =2) and (+7 -0 =3). The former has been confirmed by several sources, while the latter seems to be a mistake. Any ideas what the +7 -0 =3 was supposed to refer to?

Don't forget that pattern recognition and viable plans based on arrangements is something grandmasters have greater expertise with. Here's what Yermolinsky says: 2200 vs 2000 better feels the flow of the middlegame, uptrends and downtrends, critical points 2400 vs 2200 better performs in the transitional stage from middlegame to the endgame and knows and plays the endgame better

NOTE: This message was sent thru a mail2news gateway. No effort was made to verify the identity of the sender. -------------------------------------------------------- The idea of online chess is to beat up stupid beginners and intolerant intermediate players until they vomit and give up chess for good.

Is this possible and if so, how is it done? I want to convert some of my tourney games, and placed them in themed folders. TIA

Thanks you guys. A new Live creationg, "The Morphy Horror Picture Show" a story on how a night at the Opera turned Brutal and then became chess history. The link is to long for me to post so just go to: http://www.academicchess.com and then go to the Morphy Horror link 2 steps above the red lips on the right hand side of the screen.

36 hours from now I'll be engrossed in my first round game at the Interservice Championships at Camp Lejeune, NC. (The individual players who place in the top six will represent the United States in the NATO Chess Championships held in Coppenhagen, Denmark next month.) As the lowest rated member of the six-man Navy team, I'm gonna need a TON of luck playing against the tough opposition in the...

Anand lost to Radjabov with white! More on http://Kramnikchess.narod.ru Bets for each game and the winner of event.

"Sam Sloan" wrote in message ... Mike Goodall wrote: "Most chess teachers are frauds who don't want to be exposed." "I know several veteran chess teachers who are 1400 at best. Why can't a 1400 teach an 800? For the same reason an 8th grader can't teach a 1st grader. I know some "teachers" stay just a chapter ahead of...

In an interview of Kasparov that can be found on TWIC, Mig asks the following question: Q: I'm a psychoanalyst. What are the most important characteristics to become a champion chessplayer? Mig is entertaining, Mig is a fine writer, but Mig as psychoanalyst is going over top. -- Ian Burton

Hi; I am worried how peope organice their opening ideas for a fast look. I mean: has any of you have a on-the-fly and fast "refresh ideas notepad" for openings?. How do you built it: word processor, special chess software,....? What do you put there? I am thinking on build an on the fly document to easy remember main points of my collection of opening variants ideas that I have in a lot of PGNs...

I would like to know what stronger players think is a good book (or small set of books) to build a solid foundation for playing chess. Most people want a quick fix, but I am asking for a book (or books) that when studied, will give a player a solid foundation for moving on to become a strong player. I am not exactly sure if this is a good example, but the Inner Game of Chess comes to mind. It...

I'm wanting to make some two dimensional chess board diagrams in .JPG or ..GIF format. You know, just the small standard green/white board which I can put the men on where I want. Anyone know how to do this? Thanks much!

I will be selling my complete collection of Chess Monthly magazines from 1990 - 2002 on ebay. Do you know of a chess based newsgroup that I am allowed to advertise on ? Best regards Diane

As per header. I know the game is thought to be Chinese in origin so I am wondering how in it's history it made such an impact in Russia to the extent that anyone not familiar would of thought it had originated there. Are there any good links to chess history? -- Stoneskin

Listen to Fischer's latest June Interview: http://home.att.ne.jp/moon/fischer/index.htm

"Andy" wrote in message ... Anyone know any good chess books that might suit an 8 year old ? Looking for something beyond simply the rules of the game but Ideally something they could read themselves and learn about the game. Thanks, Andy

How do you create a study plan for chess improvement ?

I only have his 15 games (1922, 1928, 1929 and 1932). If you want it, I will send you via e-mail. "hkonaszczuk" wrote in message ... I am looking information about polish - american chessplayer Samuel Factor (1892 Lodz - 1949Chicago). He played in US Open (WCA) in period 1921-1930, was a champion US Open in...

"Kym" wrote in message ... I've just been invited to ChessWorld.net (www.letsplaychess.com). I'm playing one game as guest. Seems ok, is it worth being a member? Any members wish to comment. TIA, Kym