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

Morozevich turns in his best performance in years winning the Biel Grandmaster Tourney with an 8/10 performance 1.5 points ahead of Ilia Smirin and Etienne Bacrot 6.5 each..Yannick Pelletier 4.0..Chris Lutz 3.0 and Viktor Korchnoi rounding out the field with 2.0...www.bielchessfestival.ch....E-JAY

Here are some puzzles taken from the chess games of strong players of the early 20th century. Except where noted, it's "White to Move and Win". a) http://wtharvey.com/aug1a.png White Mates in 3, George Koltanowski vs Arthur Durkelblum, Antwerp, 1923 b) http://wtharvey.com/aug1b.png White Mates in 5, George Renaud vs A Bertram, Paris, 1923

Solve Chess Problems! You are among the elite. You can actually think! We, the devoted, driven, and daring members of the Exposition Park Chess Club actually like that. We warmly invite your participation in our chess club. This coming first Saturday of the month, August 2nd, will be the occasion of a free, open, unrated, three-round chess tournament. Cash prizes will *NOT* be awarded, but the...

Jim Kerr wrote in message ... I am in the beginning stages of doing the research on a biography of Sultan Khan. If anyone has any information on living people who interacted with him, please forward me whatever information you can. I could also use any leads on difficult-to-find or out-of-print articles or books...

Something fun: Fictionwise (http://www.fictionwise.com) has audio / video presentations of Maurice Ashley's "Road to the Chess Grandmaster" series in 10-15 minutes segments for about $1 each. Each segment is a complete, annotated game from GM Ashley. Buy them all & get close to 2 hours of grandmaster commentary for $8. I downloaded them as mp3 files (audio only) and then uploaded to my...

I like to play ONE minute games at Pogo Chess. Each player has 60 seconds to play. You either checkmate the other guy, or he runs out of time. It seems to me that most of the high rated players (rating: Purple or Red) are all fakers. These are a group of rather nasty Jewish kids --perhaps a dozen using a dozen different Screen Names. They ruin the games for White people, with their cheating and...

Subject: Games of former N.E. champion Milton Kagan (Miriling) wrote in message ... I am seeking games of former New England champion Milton Kagan, who died in Massachusetts on Sept. 6, 2000, at age 81. If anyone has Kagan games in databases or in game collections, I would appreciate it if you could forward...