GM LARRY EVANS' NEXT BOOK.... "The Crazy World Of Chess" (296 pages) will be published this August. It can be pre-ordered from Amazon for $9.95. I have just seen the proofs and the book is a humdinger. The final chapter pays tribute to the late Arnold Denker, who had a low opinion of chess politicians. An excerpt:

Chess Players Rule! You make excellent executive decisions, relish complexity, and foresee what is most crucial and relevant. We, the devoted, daring, and driven members of the Exposition Park Chess Club consider you a kindred spirit. We warmly invite your participation in our chess club. This coming first Sunday of the month, November 4th, 2007, will be the occasion of a free,...

Thank you, Dr. Spinrad, for a fascinating article. You mention a story involving a lawyer, a piece of candy, and an off-hand remark by Morphy. I have never heard this story - would you mind providing some details? Regards, zdrakec

I have created my own blog where I am trying to create links to all other blogs where the lawsuit is being discussed. My blog is he http://samsloan.blogspot.com/ I have listed 14 other blogs where the lawsuit is being discussed. Anybody aware of any additional blogs that should be added to my list,

(d) Waiver of Service; Duty to Save Costs of Service; Request to Waive. (1) A defendant who waives service of a summons does not thereby waive any objection to the venue or to the jurisdiction of the court over the person of the defendant. (2) An individual, corporation, or association that is subject to service under subdivision (e), (f), or (h) and that receives notice of an action in the...

by Brian Mottershead on Mon Oct 29, 2007 1:16 am #76279 What Sam Sloan says is basically correct. I was asked by Bill Hall to prepare a report for him and the EB. I did, and I put it up password- protected on my private web site and sent the seven board members plus Hall usernames and passwords so they could access it. I also gave usernames and passwords to Brian Lafferty, who asked for a copy...

Hi, at the German website http://www.schachverband-sachsen.de you can take part in a poll regarding the chess novel of Stefan Zweig. The poll is initiated by a young woman interested in literature. Of course the questions are in German.

I find it amazing when those who are a queen down in the endgame claim that they are winning when the rest of the world can see that they are losing. Remember, during the Invasion of Iraq there was this official Iraq government spokesman dubbed by the press as "Baghdad Bob" who daily showed up for his TV interview in which he would claim that the American forces were being decimated, driven...

Ok, in the ongoing idea suggesting new ideas for multiple reasons, I am wondering about this one. I read in Games Magazine that the Chess960 world championship was decided with a final game of Blitz Chess960. On that note, I am curious what people's thoughts would be if you were to have regular chess have a final tiebreaker game be a blitz chess match, rather than the world champion retain the...

Ron Suarez has posted a very good discussion of what has been going on over at the USCF Forums for the past few weeks. I am reposting it here to preserve it, as it will likely be deleted from the Forums soon. Gregory Alexander has already responded with the same sort of rants and raves:

Lawsuit creates problems for local chess tournament Adam Young Issue date: 10/24/07 Section: News Though a $20 million identity-theft lawsuit involving Texas Tech, two Tech employees and the United States Chess Federation has not officially been served to the university, its accusations are blamed for $10,000 in lost sponsorship. A lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court in the Southern...

Why does chess software seem to look so Windows 95? (CT-ART, Chess Mentor, etc.) Seems to me they would sell a lot more if they made the interface look/ function better.

http://it.youtube.com/watch?v=PdMzP3-P6rM :-P There is an idea in there perhaps to be a bit more serious. - Rich

THE HAPPY TALK COMMANDMENT Do you have any evidence that Bill Goichberg told the editor not to publish your name? Evidence would be a statement by Goichberg, a statement by the editor, or something in writing. No? I thought not. -- John Hillery es. Your friend Jerry Hanken told me that Bill Goichberg ordered Dan Lucas not to publish my name in Chess Life and to remove my name from any...

Eric Moskow gives money to tournaments so that he can play in those tournaments. His FIDE rating is 2254, so he knows that he will not be invited to an All-Grandmaster tournament unless he sponsors it. Earlier this year, he played in the Gausdal GM-A in Gausdal, Norway, a tournament in which the LOWEST Rated player other than himself was Grandmaster Lajos Portisch, rated 2512.

During the 1970s, chess and backgammon went through a near simultaneous boost in popularity. I am curious if popularity might be somehow connected between the two, like perhaps the Fischer-Spassky chess match ended up rubbing off on backgammon in some way. Then, after the 1970s, both went into decline. Anyone see if there is a connection between the two? - Rich

As far as I know, nobody other than Gregory Alexander believes that the anti-Immigrant posts in Susan's blogspot were real. If they were real, why were they not posted here, on my Yahoo group or on rgcp? Similarly, Susan has repeatedly claimed that she and her children were threatened with harm. If this is true, why did not she go to the police? If she went to the police, what was the...

Guy Macon's suggested changes to USCF/FIDE rules There have been many suggested changes to he rules for chess, none of which has gathered any real support. Here are my suggestions,which I expect to receive an equally warm reception. grin ONE: Have the USCF adopt sections 1 through 5 of the FIDE laws of chess and abandon the present USCF rules that cover the same areas. Having two sets of...

Here is a game played between GetClub & Jester which was drawn. Game Played at: http://www.GetClub.com/Chess.html Easy Level was having Black pieces still it got winning position. But Jester Managed to draw the Game as White had no move to make. White: Jester Black Easy Level (GetClub.com)

http://bitsofbabel.blogspot.com/ TRIXIE: Help, I'm being abused! POWERPUFF: What's happening?