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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.

 

Chess TV? (247.1)

 

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

 

 

 


 

July 7th, 2002
 

In This Issue
Janitor Jim
Online Chess League
New At Chessville
Basic Opening Strategy
Pablo's Chess News
New On The Net
Kelly's Quotes

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Janitor Jim
Instructional Games For Novices

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!

Online Chess League

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.

The camaraderie of playing as part of a team is one of the greatest benefits of playing in the OCL. Getting together online with your teammates, analyzing each other's games, and helping each other prepare for upcoming matches can all be a part of the experience. In OCL you'll make new friends, learn about chess, and improve your game.  We're not finished transferring all of the OCL's history from it's former temporary site, but come visit what we do have, and register for the Summer 2002 tourney today!  Registration closes July 17th.

New At Chessville

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
     The Taimanov Sicilian, by FM Graham Burgess
     The Sicilian Sozin, by GM Mikhail Golubev
 

Basic Opening Strategy
by Evan Kreider

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.
 

Pablo's Chess News

Chessville
    Recent Chess News  News & Notes, including Chessville
    coverage of:
      
Sparkassen Chess Meeting from Dortmund
      
FIDE's July Ratings List
       
Australian Masters 2002

The Week In Chess (TWIC) The Most Complete Tournament News
     TWIC #400 July 8th, 2002



WorldChessNetwork.com
has exclusive live coverage of the USA vs Peoples Republic of China Match, July 10-15, in Shanghai.  Each round will consist of 10 games: six of the top male players, two of the top female players, and two of the top junior players from each country.

New On The Net

The Chess Cafe
     Susan Polgar's debut column looks at the 1988 Women's Olympiad
     Book Review: The Art of Chess, by Colleen Schafroth
     Endgame Study: O. Votruba Shakhmatny Listok 1930
     Seirawan on 1997 Rematch Garry Kasparov vs Deep Blue, Game 5
     Carsten Hansen reviews Openings CDs on KID, Sicilian, and Bird
     Gary Lane's Opening Lanes
     Skittles Room: Tim McGrew on The Rousseau Gambit

Russian Chess
     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

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Kelly's Quotes

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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On Morphy:

In the handling of open positions, nothing new has been found after Morphy! – Mikhail Botvinnik
 


Morphy's games served as guiding lights for Steinitz and others who were keen enough to see that Morphy's wins came from more than just flashy tactics and poor defense by his opponents. – Mig Greengard

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

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Always check; it may be mate. – Al Horowitz

Refrain from useless checks. – Larry Evans

The King should not be checked to death, or it may escape alive. – William Pollock

Patzer sees check, patzer makes check. – Bobby Fischer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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