Does anyone know where i can get some good annoted games online to have a look at ? Failing that, whats the best book a peasant like me could buy that has a load of annoted games in ? Failing that .......... log onto letsplaychess.com and invite me for a game and then annote it for me afterwards ..... ( jonnywildboar ) inventor of the wildboar variation.

Based on Shirov's form in the past few years, this might be as competitive a match as Kasparov-Short was, but (just as in that match), the games would have high entertainment value. I think it's likely that Shirov would rise to the occasion, get over his Kasparov complex, and play a competitive match. Note the rough justice of the above proposal. Bonus: no short draws! More to the point: I'd...

(Sam Sloan) wrote in message ... I just received a report that Frank Niro is back in the USCF office in New Windsor and apparently wants his job back. What does anybody think about this? As long as we are beating dead horses, we were led to believe that Niro was working for nothing when he was interim ED. Was he in fact not...

Are the rumors true that the USCF is about to file bankruptcy? If true, I am curious what this means to the members and tournaments

There was a recent posting on the chesstalk.com bulletin board on this subject. I would be interested to know if anyone was aware of self-published games collections from non-masters. Who has done it? How did they prepare their games, i.e. format, etc.? How did they go about printing their work? Also, has anyone seen any of these that are particularly well done?

Where can I d/l a working copy of 9000 pse.

Unfortunately, by the time these events are held the players and their qualifications may have lost some relevance. Kramnik has hardly played, and turned in a rather lackluster performance this past month. Kasparov has lost to Karpov and drawn a computer after wimping out. Pono won a crap shoot known as the FIDE championship. Leko may very well be the strongest among them. Any of these clowns...

Orwell or Botvinnik? 200 Words by Lev Khariton It is no secret that today we are living with a host (I would say a myriad) of myths that we ourselves have built up over the years. For example, George Orwell, doubtless an outstanding writer and in no less degree a visionary, in his iconoclastic utopia “84” predicted the break-up of the Soviet Empire. He is being remembered now, the year of his...

On Wed, 27 Aug 2003 09:42:16 GMT, (Sam Sloan) wrote: Just for the case that someone likes to have a less onesided view and a view that at least makes a bit of sense in contrast to the - once again - completely ridiculous statement of the original poster, who supports his view with a statement from one of the involved sides (ROTFL).

(Sam Sloan) wrote in message ... snip I do have some ads on my websiite and I get a small amount of money from them. Amazon Books pays me an average of $25 per months for what they sell on my website. That may not seem like much, but it is $25 more than anybody else I know gets. Suppose the USCF sold a $15 book through...

On 27 Aug 2003 11:03:09 GMT, (John Fernandez) wrote: There was a 48 hour extension agreed to. Kasparov's giving a press conference on Russian TV today. However, FIDE statutes are clear - Ivanchuk would be the replacement. However, it's pretty clear everyone's going to make an effort to have this match happen (except Ponomariov the whiny Ukranian brat)....

Hey guys have you checked out the multiplayer portion on the demo for Majestic Chess? It is pretty awesome. I really like the 3D chessboards and I can't wait to challenge against the 24 different personalities. Seems like a pretty comparable game to Chessmaster, what do you guys think? http://hoyle.sierra.com/majestic_chess.html

Is Peter Leko still dead? "Sam Sloan" wrote in message ... I just received a report that Frank Niro is back in the USCF office in New Windsor and apparently wants his job back. What does anybody think about this?

Has anyone seen an art print by the name of "Waiting on Black"? If so please email me any information you may have regarding how to obtain a copy. Thanks Chris

On Thu, 28 Aug 2003 12:17:10 -0400, "Tim Hanke" wrote: Most of Sam Sloan's description of my ideas is either outright falsehood, or extremely misleading. I guess Sam acts this way to get attention. I plan to present an income and expense budget for my plan to the Board. I will also post this income and expense budget on the Web, so reasonable people can comment...

Hi Christian, quick question: Why is the book so expensive in Europe ? I'm interested to buy it but the official price in Europe is EURO 23.45 which is about $26.30 ! (calculated with the current exchange rate 1 EURO = $1.12) Price at amazon.com is $16,07. To be honest: I won't pay $26.30 for a book which I could get 40% cheaper in the US ... for $16 I would buy it immediately but

Another poster mentioned a Canadian provincial leader who was a former chess federation member; let me introduce a US politician-chessplayer you may never have heard of. John J Crittenden, an attorney general under 3 presidents, governor of Kentucky, and possibly the most important influence in keeping Kentucky in the union during the civil war, was quite an important legislator. He proposed a...

"Nick" wrote in message ... "As chess became popular in Europe, many of the latter games fell into disuse and eventually were forgotten. Some, such as the Welsh game of 'gwyddbwyll' aor the Irish game of 'fidchell', disappeared so completely that it is nearly impossible to reconstruct the play of the game. ...

USCF Fires 17 staff members, but no big deal I was shocked to read that on August 20 the USCF fired 17 members of its staff, but on closer look it might not be that big a deal. In my postings last month entitled "Problems with Frank Niro" I predicted that Chess Life Editor Peter Kurzdorfer would be fired and my prediction has proven correct. Peter Kurzdorfer never came into the office. He...

I'd appreciate any opinions about the program Chess Genius. Thanks.