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GAMES Azmaiparashvili,Z (2693) - Topalov,V (2735) [A61] 1.d4 Nf6 Polgar,J (2722) - Lautier,J (2666) [C42] 1.e4 e5 Svidler,P (2723) - Karpov,A (2693) [C49] 1.e4 e5 Shirov,A (2737) - Korchnoi,V (2580) [C83] 1.e4 e5 Thorhallsson,T (2444) - Balinov,I (2411) [B27] 1.e4 c5 Anand,V (2766) - Polgar,J (2722) [B90] 1.e4 c5 Navara,D (2607) - Georgiev,V (2596) [D15] 1.c4 c6
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Volume 2 Issue 43
October 26th, 2003 In This Issue
2nd Grader Sam Schmakel (Prodigy In the Making) is back at it again! This time he took home $600 finishing clear first in his division (Class E) of the 2003 Midwest Class Championships. Sam scored 4.5/5 and finished with a Tourney Performance Rating more than 250 points above his rating going in. Congratulations once again Sam! Sam's quest for chess perfection is supported by Chess In Chicago, which is in turn supported by: "Chess Discounters - The Best Chess Merchandise at the Best Price. Grand Opening Special - 10% off all merchandise - Fritz 8 for $38.65 / Chronos 2 Digital Clock for $98.95 - All in stock and ready for immediate shipment."
White to Mate-In-One - Find the Solution
(10/26) Problem of the Week: Tactical training with our weekly puzzle. (10/25) New addition to the MyChessSite downloads page: Jon Sveinsson takes a detailed look at the Teichmann Defence to the Blackmar Deimer Gambit (1.d4 d5 2.e4 dxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.f3 exf3 5.Nxf3 Bg4 ...). White immediately opens lines for attack. In the middle game black gets greedy, giving his opponent opportunity for a great sacrifice. Do you love attacking chess, then this eBook will be one of your favorites...! This is a 116 kb zipped pdf file.
(10/25) Review: The Anatomy of Chess Edited and With Contributions by Jean-Louis Cazaux, Gerhard Josten and Myron Samsin; reviewed by David Surratt. Historically, investigations into the origins of chess have looked at ancient texts and other archeological evidence. In their introduction to this book however, the authors warn against relying exclusively on such approaches...instead preferring to also look for "structural interrelations and patterns" and other organic clues to the games development.
(10/20)
Convekta Ltd. Product
Reviews: Chessville is proud to debut a new series of software
reviews focused on Convekta Products, creators of the famous Chess Assistant
program. This series will be written by Kevin Bidner (see his previous
software reviews:
Pocket PC Review; and
Pocket Mania - A
Chess Player’s Dream). In today's first installment, Kevin looks
at the well-known Convekta product
CT-Art
(Chess Tactics Art).
A Review of
Convekta Ltd. Products
Convekta Ltd., a
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in the chess world. Convekta provides a “family” of products including a
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Although we love the Chessbase products (Chessbase, Fritz etc.) Chessville felt it important to profile this valuable, if somewhat lesser known player in the technology side of the Chess world. This series will be an exploration of Convekta products, their approach, and how they can help the Chess player. We all want to make the most out of the precious time we devote to chess study.
There are many ways that computer technology has helped the chess player, and the realm of chess study is no exception. Most people study tactics by buying a book like Reinfeld’s 1001 Winning Combinations or Seirawan’s Winning Chess Tactics, etc. While the text based information in these volumes is important and required, the actual learning only happens with the practice, i.e. staring at the exercises until you “get it”…. This will of course work, but with so much information to process in the understanding of chess concepts, it stands to reason that a program that can help organize, present, and (especially important for learning) interactively guide and correct, can be a great learning accelerator. To begin with, CT-Art has a collection of over 1200 tactical exercises in its library with an additional 1000 supplemental positions relating to the 1200 exercises... Read all of this review of this very powerful program:
CT-Art
Historically, investigations into the origins of chess have looked at ancient texts and other archeological evidence. However, in the introduction, the authors warn against relying exclusively on such approaches: "...textual references to chess tell us with certainty only that chess was known at the date of the writing. A further measure of uncertainty is added by the fact that the date of a text's writing is often unclear. In addition, cults of personality and national pride play a large role in such literature, while questions about the concrete process and causes of chess origins fall back into obscurity once we disregard the well-known legends that have grown around the game. Archeological finds also carry considerable risk as to their proper interpretation, since they can never be unambiguously identified as chess discoveries...An ancient collection of figurines is often assumed to be a set of chessmen before this claim can be justified." Instead, the authors argue, we should look also to the game's relationship to other early games, looking for "structural interrelations and patterns" and other organic clues to the games development. Neither are the authors alone in pursuing this line of inquiry. In addition to their own contributions, the editorial team has reprinted important and difficult to obtain papers by Hans Holländer, Yuri Averbakh, Pavle Bidev and others.. Visit MyChessSite and see what Albert & Jon have built. Are you looking for free chess downloads, or free online chess? Then this is the place to be! But they offer a lot more... Free online games, free online chess or email chess, free chess downloads in several categories such as Chess Openings and Tournaments. And don't forget our large collection of articles, chess links, reviews and much more. In the free chess download module, there is also a section with free chess software. You can download and try this software, before you decide to buy. MyChessSite is updating several times a week and is much more interactive than the previous site. Have fun - play chess! Have you checked out the free downloads provided here at Chessville by MyChessSite recently? The collection is up to 19 files, including:
This week's addition is no less compelling: Jon Sveinsson takes a detailed look at the Teichmann Defense to the Blackmar Diemer Gambit (1.d4 d5 2.e4 dxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.f3 exf3 5.Nxf3 Bg4 ...) White immediately opens lines for attack. In the middle game Black gets greedy, giving his opponent opportunity for a great sacrifice. If you love attacking chess, then this will be one of your favorites...! Check out these, and all of the great free downloads
The Mad Aussie's Chess Trivia Winning Streak: After losing to Vladimir Kramnik during the 1997 Linares tournament, Garry Kasparov played 62 consecutive games at Linares without defeat, until he lost to Teimor Radjabov in the 2003 tournament. Winning Idea: "Let's face it, it's a difficult game and it consumes a lot of time. Perhaps we shouldn't try too hard to market the game as a popular pursuit. Those who love chess tend to to love it deeply precisely because of its depth. Much of the game's charm is lost if we simplify or dilute it, and this may not be a price worth paying for making chess more popular." - GM Jonathon Rowson Submit your trivia to the
Mad Aussie! Pablo's Chess News Chessville coverage of:
Kristjansson,S (2403) - Neubauer,M (2434) [B08] 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Be3 a6 6.h3 b5 7.e5 Nfd7 8.Ng5 Nb6 9.a4 b4 10.a5 bxc3 11.axb6 0-0 12.e6 Bxe6 13.b7 Ra7 14.d5 cxb2 15.Rb1 Rxb7 16.dxe6 f6 17.Nf7 Qc8 18.Bc4 c6 19.Nxd6 exd6 20.e7+ Rf7 21.Qxd6 Qe8 22.Bc5 Nd7 23.Qxc6 Rb8 24.Bxf7+ Kxf7 25.Qd5# 1-0
other online chess news resources The Oregonian: One generous move leads chess player to help others
The Chess Cafe Malcolm Pein: Truly, madly, Deep Blue David Norwood is lukewarm on a book about Cold War correspondence chess Tigerchess - Updated Grandmaster Growl About.com Chess - Famous Chess Tournaments (Part 2) Chessbase GM Hikaru Nakamura wins European Internet preliminary Andor Lilienthal has beaten them all Mig on Chess #195: Can you forfeit me now? Pictures from Plovdiv - report and a large number of player portraits A Predecessor, a successor, and The Art of Chess Interview With Ruslan Ponomariov - Excerpts "My opinion is, that Ilyumzhinov canceled the match and he has the whole responsibility about that. I cannot understand, what were his real motives. He took this decision by himself. Perhaps when he was in Moscow he called Garry Kasparov to consult him how to act in this situation. Perhaps Garry Kasparov was afraid of playing the match in Ukraine." Seagaard Chess ReviewsSOS - Secrets of Opening Surprises The Veresov
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Institute Chess Room Larry Evans On Chess: 21st Reno Open Takoma Voice: Learning across the board - Go and Chess clubs stimulate youth Chess City - The Reconstruction Continues! New Additions Include:Opening Theory Features from Chess City Magazine Annotated Chess Games online and in PGN Photos and artwork from our collection Special photo section on scholastic chess stars Download databases and game collections Excerpts and sample chapters from chess books RusBase Part Three - New Material From 1985, 1989, 1990 GM SquareReview: French Nd2 by Lev Psakhis; Reviewed by Don Aldrich Brilliant Mates in Moscow, an essay by Yochann Afek about the joy of chess problems and studies Richmond.com: The Right Move - This chess enthusiast has a personal mission Tim Krabbé's Open Chess Diary228. Latest ultimate blunder Chandler Cornered - Geoff Chandler - The Banks The Winchester Star: Checkmate Chess Club Members Develop Strategies, Concentration, and Self-Esteem Annotated Games David Sands (Washington Times) - Polgar-Sokolov, Essent 2003; Grischuk-Sutovsky, European Team Ch. 2003 World Chess RatingGame of the Week: Garry Kasparov Annotates Kasparov-Grischuk Boris Schipkov (Chess Siberia): Lutz-Radjabov, ETCC Plovdiv 2003
Robert Byrne (NY Times) Lubomir Kavalek (Washington Post): Polgar-Karpov, Essent 2003
Jack Peters (LA Times) GM
Shabalov (ChessNews Weekly) Puzzles & Problems
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Problem of the Week Tell us about your favorite site that you would like us to keep an eye on for you. Write: Newsletter@Chessville.com.
Position of the Week: Solution OK, this one is tricky. Yes, I know the board is set up wrong (it needs to have a white square in the lower right hand corner). This is a problem composed by Semyon Alapin (1856-1923), and published in 1916 in Wiener Schachzeitung and reprinted in Edward Winter's fascinating book Kings, Commoners, and Knaves. The presumption is that you are observing the board from the side, rather then from White's position as is customary. The solution is to rotate the board ninety degrees in either direction. Here's the first possible position:
and the solution is 1.Kd4 mate. Here is the other possible position:
and now the solution is 1.fxg8=N mate. I hope you enjoyed
this little joke as much as I enjoyed playing it, and probably as much as
Alapin enjoyed composing it. |
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I believe that FIDE is an organization that has fallen into disrepute; that its policies are flawed and that its leaders need to be replaced. – Yasser Seirawan Fortunately for the chess world we have an Elliot Ness-type hero in the form of Yasser Seirawan with a mission to clean up the chess world. – John Henderson If chess has an opportunity of moving forward it will take the collective goodwill of its players and if that is absent, then chess players be damned. – Yasser Seirawan It is hard to believe that someone who speaks so quietly could persuade all opposed sides to go for a compromise. I quickly understood that the American Grandmaster is a real diplomat and an extraordinarily crafty man. – Ilya Govrodetsky (on Yasser Seirawan's role in the title reunification plan) If the leading players do not organize themselves soon, classical chess will all but disappear. – Garry Kasparov Frankly speaking, FIDE should be dismissed all together and then
established once again. All the thieves and loafers should be dispersed with
a filthy broom, and those who have got a head on their shoulders should
stay. – Yevgeny Bareev The chess world is a mess! – Peter Svidler Either we will do away with the FIDE dictatorship, or (unfortunately, more likely) Ilyumzhinov and his ilk will simply turn chess into a low farce. – Garry Kasparov Some twenty years ago an English journalist complained that in sports, only chess and marbles were above suspicion. One wonders what has happened in the world of marbles. – Hans Ree Serious companies will not sponsor any sport with no professional
management, nor a sport that is at war with itself. – Klara Kasparova Seirawan, the top-ranked American player, may be the game's last best hope. One of the few voices of reason in a game full of mad geniuses. – Lev Grossman The last thing I want to do is lead a group of squabbling chess players. It’s not a lot of fun. – Yasser Seirawan
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GAMES Agrest,E (2605) - Kanep,M (2452) [A10] 1.c4 e6 Topalov,V (2735) - Adams,M (2725) [C96] 1.e4 e5 Illescas Cordoba,M (2602) - Jenni,F (2522) [A17] 1.Nf3 Nf6 Ponomariov,R (2718) - Bareev,E (2739) [C10] 1.e4 e6
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