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About Us
We want to be the most
indispensable, first-stop
chess site for all the chess players on the Internet. "It's generally - but erroneously - assumed that the best teachers are
the best players, and that the best players can easily communicate the
secrets of the game. Actually, the best teachers are often just interested
amateurs." While Masters, IMs, and GMs may have the fancy titles, high ratings, fame, and the greatest respect of the chess world at large, it is the “chess proletariat” which overwhelmingly comprises the largest percentage of the chess information consumer demographic. That is why Chessville has been created by and for the aspiring chess amateur. We at Chessville firmly believe that titled players, while clearly achieving high levels of chess ability, do not necessarily make the best chess teachers, although some titled players certainly are good teachers. That is why our primary contributors (of instructional materials, advice, game analysis and annotation, book reviews, etc.) are experienced and reflective amateurs. We believe that such players understand the game more than sufficiently to provide instruction to the “average” chess player. More importantly, they better understand what it is that the typical chess amateur wants and needs, and can communicate the relevant information as well or better than most GMs. We at Chessville make no claim to authority, nor do we attempt to rest on the laurels of official titles or ratings. Rather, we intend our instruction and information to stand on its own merits. We are also devoted to providing instruction at a variety of levels, from explaining basic rules to the total beginner, to teaching higher-level chess theory and offering playing- and study-advice to the more advanced player. It is also our aim to create, over time, a comprehensive chess-information resource, including one of the largest and best-organized collections of chess-related web links, an ever-growing collection of chess games for use in your database, and an attractive and easy-to-use discussion forum in which chess players of all types and levels may ask questions and share information. We sincerely hope that you will find our site useful and enjoyable. If you have any questions, or would like to provide feedback, please Contact Us. Sincerely, The Chessville Team David Surratt, Publisher & Newsletter Editor Jens Madsen, Editor Pablo Sierra, News Editor Phil Innes, Business Manager Kevin Fonseca, Forum Host Address correspondence to: Chessville Kelly Atkins is not associated with Chessville, in any capacity whatsoever, effective 17 August 2003. What Others Say About Us... April 2002: The Best of the Web for Chess says "A very good and growing site, with one of the most comprehensive links pages anywhere on the web." June 2002: GM Jon Levitt writes "Just wanted to say that you have an impressive new website filled with plenty of enthusiasm and fresh content. I look forward to watching it grow." June 2002: GM John Emms writes "Congratulations - great site and newsletter!" August 2002: The Campbell Report - Correspondence Chess reviews Chessville, saying in part "Chessville is an ambitious new email publication that looks very attractive...The target audience is the beginner and intermediate OTB player, but everyone will find material of interest here...The people responsible for the site are enthusiastic and anxious to provide a great resource to the chess community so things can only get better." October 2002: GM Alexander Baburin writes "Your newsletter is great - keep it up." December 2002: Chesslinks Worldwide names Chessville it's "Site of the Month."
February 2003: USCF Senior Master Jude Acers writes "You really are world class. Long may you run." March 2003: The Chess Drum says "Chessville.com has certainly done a great service and is one of the most comprehensive chess sites in the world!"
May 2003: Chess Express Ratings names Chessville the "2003 Best Chess Web-site"
Chess Kamikazes: "The place for chessplayers who aren't buttheads. One of the finest all-around chess sites on the Web, Chessville features tutorials, discussions, editorials, and a weekly e-mail roundup of the Web's chess highlights." Daaim Shabazz of The Chess Drum: "Keep up the great work. I look forward to the newsletters each week and is one of a handful of chess sites I rely on." May 2004: Chesslinks Worldwide names Chessville it's May Site of the Month. October 2004: Steve Lopez (ChessBase Workshop, ChessBase): "If I was going to post to any other message boards, Chessville would be at the top of my list. I once referred to it on my old homepage as "The chess site for players who aren't buttheads". And I'll stand by that comment, any time, anywhere. Yes, I've taken some heat from a few posters there, but the signal to noise ratio is always much better than most other chess message boards. And Kevin Fonseca (arguably "Mr. Chessville") was one of maybe a half-dozen people who actually gave enough of a damn about my sudden departure from the full-time chess biz to actually ask me about it instead of making wild, unfounded public claims and insinuations. So for that reason (and for many others) Chessville is aces in my book." November 2004: Just a note of thanks for your excellent newsletter. I'm the scholastic chess columnist for ChessCafe and find your newsletter very informative and helpful both with my column and for general chess news and instruction. Keep up the good work! Best wishes, Steve Goldberg, Scholastic Chess columnist, www.chesscafe.com; scholasticchess@chesscafe.com May 2005: John Watson (Review #70 Lives and Games, Part 2) says, "Also worth browsing through are the many full-length articles at http://www.chessville.com/reviews/reviews_index.htm . The section doesn't seem to be quite current, but in any case Chessville itself is a fun and very extensive site."
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