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Evan reveals Everyman's publishing schedule: 249.1
TRCSPOT (236.11): I tried to look into the Wing Gambit but it is hard to find any info on it. Do you know of any good sites that may explain it?
Calinth asks (112.4): "I am looking for training technique that helps me to clearly visualize a position in my head. Not just reconstruct it on a board but actually work with it. I can seem to visualize a position in my head but ..."
Shirov Rocks (236.8): I have to agree with GM Larsen's contention that the Open Sicilian is the rough equivalent to a cheap trap...My point is that anti-Sicilians are mostly fighting weapons and should be handled like swords, not like shields.
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Join the discussion about chess videos: 223.20
Neverstop reveals IM training tips (112.5): "When I took lessons for IM Jesper Hall he made us do the following exercise..."
Meet John Marountas, the man behind DigiChess: 240.1
Chess & Boxing, Chess & Martial Arts: 244.1
Books: "I would like a book that "flows" smoothly, provokes the reader to think about/evaluate his or her chess game, and is at the B-Class-Expert playing level." See what Forum members suggest:: 250.1
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July 7th, 2002 In This Issue New: Text Announcement of The Chessville
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Janitor Jim Janitor Jim is a friend of mine, whom I got to know almost by accident. I always have a chessboard set up in my office, and one day I noticed that someone had played 1.e4. I wasn't sure who, but I played 1...e6, and the next day another move had been made. Since that day almost three years ago, we've played about two dozen games. Now Jim is a real nice guy, but he wouldn't know a passed pawn from an outpost square. Our games tend to be very one-sided; I show him very little mercy! These games, because of their very one-sidedness, are perfect for showing some of the mistakes novice and beginning players make. My goal in presenting these games is to show you what some of those mistakes are, and maybe help you to "see" another way of thinking about the game. My first leap in playing strength came about only after I was exposed to new ideas and concepts, and to how experienced players thought about the game. Sometimes (often!) I didn't understand what I was reading, but just hearing the idea expressed, the fact of that idea's existence, expanded my horizons. I hope to do the same for you with this series of Janitor Jim's games. Read the entire introduction and see our first game! The Online Chess League: Are you looking for a slow time control team tournament? Are you unsatisfied with other online tourneys you have played in? If you answered "YES!!" to both of those questions, then we have the tournament league for you! The Online Chess League was founded by and for players like you: players who prefer slow time controls and healthy competition, and the chance to meet many great people. If you're looking for a team, no problem! we'll find you a slot. If you are already a member of a team, then sign up your team today! Chessville is proud to introduce a whole new neighborhood:
The Online Chess League (OCL). OCL has been organizing online Team
competitions for more than a year now, and our membership continues to grow.
Teams are comprised of 4-6 players in three different sections: Open,
Under-1800, and for the Summer 2002 tourney a new section, the Under-1400.
Games are played primarily at ICC and FICS using a standard time control of
60 minutes with a 15-second per move increment. Online Chess League: Standard time control team tournaments! Janitor Jim - Instructional Games for Novices: Highly instructional annotated games aimed at the novice and improving intermediate. Basic Opening Strategy: The first in a series of lessons for novices on how to open a chess game successfully.
Book
Reviews
Basic Opening Strategy What's the proper way to start a chess game? In this
tutorial, we'll learn a bit about the goals of opening play and the general
principles which guide opening moves...There are two schools of thought on
how to conduct the opening phase of the game: Classical and
Hypermodern. The following diagram illustrates (in an admittedly
simplistic fashion) some potential differences between the two...
Read the article here.
Chessville TWIC #400 July 8th, 2002
The Chess Cafe Who exactly is Madame Nahed Ojjeh? Chessbase The French respond to FIDE's response to the French... Lev Khariton on Frank Marshall (1877-1944), including the famous "Shower of Gold " game. Don't miss this one! Mig on Chess #171: Working For A Living Chess Siberia Boris Schipkov annotates Kempinsky-Yagupov [D45], Batumi 2002 Boris Schipkov annotates Kotov-Bondarevsky [A90], Leningrad 1936, plus 2 others Vote for June's Best Player & Best Game - see the games! Pakistan Chess Player Lev Khariton's 200 Words: Strong opinions on Reunification! Robert Byrne in The NY Times Christiansen-Charbonneau, Richmond BC, Canada, 2002 Lubomir Kavalek in The Washington Post Kramnik-Anand - Advanced Chess, Leon 2002 Chess Sector - Ukrainian Chess Online PGN Files: Ukrainian Championships U12, U16, U20 ChessMate Tania Sachev and Deepan Chakravarthy win Asian Junior Championship, Sri Lanka; Official Site: http://asianjuniors02.tripod.com/main/id3.html Tim Krabbι's Open Chess Diary New Entry 179: July 5th Seagaard Chess Reviews The Big Bird PowerBase CD ECO B 4th Edition World Chess Network Larry Evans on "Fischer's Victim" Mark Taimonov The Scotsman John Henderson's near daily chess column Tell us about your favorite site that you would like us to keep an eye on for you. Write: Newsletter@Chessville.com Chess teaches foresight, by having to plan ahead; vigilance, by having to keep watch over the whole chess board; caution, by having to restrain ourselves from making hasty moves; and finally, we learn from chess the greatest maxim in life - that even when everything seems to be going badly for us we should not lose heart, but always hoping for a change for the better, steadfastly continue searching for the solutions to our problems. Benjamin Franklin
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Not all artists may be chess players, but all chess players are artists. Marcel Duchamp
On Morphy: In the handling of open positions, nothing new has been found after
Morphy! Mikhail Botvinnik
Alas, Morphy did not bother to explain the superiority of his method.
Only the powerful mind of another chess giant, Wilhelm Steinitz, could
systematize the profound positional rules that created a new outlook in
chess progress. Garry Kasparov Morphy was probably the greatest genius of them all. Bobby Fischer
To Check or Not to Check? Always check; it may be mate. Al Horowitz
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