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| (4/17) Review:
Chess for Children by Murray Chandler & Helen Milligan, reviewed by
Rick Kennedy. "When I received Chandler and Milligan’s Chess for
Children to review, I realized that chess literature today is a far
sight different than it was when I was first learning to push pawns.
Back when Morphy and I were still in knickers (ok, ok, maybe Bobby
is a better choice), my Chess the Easy Way, by Fine, was a
helpful book, but easy it was not. I still remember
Horowitz’s Chess for Beginners, because it had photos of the
chessboard and pieces (as well as diagrams) to illustrate positions.
This review called for a little research..." |
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(4/17) Celebrities and
Chess: From Bill Wall's Wonderful
World of Chess we bring you another of his fascinating compilations - of
celebrity chess players. Bill tells us about famous names from the
film industry (Bogart and Becall), sports (Lewis and Holyfield), music
(Beethoven and Bono), writers (Shakespeare and Steinbeck), politics (Castro
and Carter), art (Dali and Duchamp), even some Nobel prize winners and other well-known
personalities. Check them out today!
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(4/16)
Alekhine's Parrot:
Welcome to the
weekly leader of chess events around the world. Chessville
welcomes your Feedback to TheParrot on this week’s news
where selected letters will be featured. This week: hoodwinks and
hooligans!
TheParrot Squaawks tiredly,
about chess politics - as usual.
Read yesterday's headlines in
TheParrot's Archives.
Read what other readers thought about last week's
Squaawk |
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(4/16)
Nuestro Círculo #140: en Español!
Nuestro Círculo, un boletín semanal de ajedrez editado en Argentina en lenguaje
español. 9 de abril de 2005,
dedicado a Giulio Cesare Polerio (1548-1612)
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(4/15)
Grand Opening -
Chessville's General Store! Chessville, in affiliation with Chess 4 Less,
announces the Grand Opening of our new storefront! |
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(4/10)
Review: Latest Trends In the Semi-Slav: Anti-Meran by
Konstantin Sakaev & Semko Semkov, reviewed by Rick Kennedy.
"Assessing this new title is more of a challenge, as the line in
question – 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 – is
very topical and hotly debated, from the gung-ho 7.g4!? to the more
classical 7.Be2 and 7.Bd3. ...GM Sakaev and IM Semkov have done a
great job of bringing together relevant games and resources – and
they’ve tossed in a whole lot of their own ideas, experiences and (re)evaluations." |
(4/10)
The Psychology of Chess Skill:
by
J. Corey Butler, PhD. "Why not study
the way chess masters and grandmasters think, and then use this knowledge to
guide our studies? What follows is a brief review of the research that
has been done on chess and cognition, as well as some recommendations for
improving play..."
Check out this latest addition to the
Study and Playing Advice page in our Center Squares
feature.
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Bobby Fischer - Freedom &
Celebration: See the latest batch of photographs and news from
Iceland - Bobby on the plane, arriving in Iceland, visiting old friends -
and new ones, interview excerpts, and more. Further, we've revamped
our Fischer Freedom Watch page and split it into three parts, so you can read the
entire saga - from the beginnings of the Freedom process in December, right up
through the present. Start with the
Fischer Freedom Watch - Part One,
then go on to the Fischer Freedom
Watch - Part Two, and finally, finish up with the
Fischer Freedom Watch - Part Three.
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APRIL SPECIAL!!
Chess Exam and Training
Guide:
Rate Yourself and Learn How to Improve
(4/5)
IM
Igor Khmelnitsky is offering the following April only special deal
for Chessville's readers: take $5 off of his book, Chess Exam and Training
Guide: Rate Yourself and Learn How to Improve (2004, IamCoach
Press) - a finalist (top 3) of the ChessCafe Book of the Year
award in 2004.
Not only do you save $5, but your copy will be personally
autographed by the author, "+ extras." This book normally
retails for $24.95, but for the rest of April only, get your
autographed copy ("+ extras") for just $19.95 plus $3.95 S/H/I
($23.80 total) or $29.80 for non-US orders. Order your copy
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 (4/3)
To check or not to check?: IM Igor Khmelnitsky
takes us through a look at this important tactical question, and provides
some surprising answers along the way. "If you happened to witness
group of Russians playing blitz or analyzing position and if you are also
proficient in Russian to understand their witty comments, you may hear
something like this (translated in English) - "Grandmasters don't make
checks!" or "Come on! Stop bothering my King!" or "No one ever died from the
check!" These sayings emphasize how little is the respect stronger
players have for checks made without a good reason. To the contrary,
beginners, especially kids, love to make checks, and why not - after all -
there is no checkmate without the check!" Check out this latest
installment of our popular and instructive series,
Center
Squares!
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(4/3) Review:
The Story of a Chess Player by Jaan
Ehlvest, reviewed by Rick Kennedy. “The Grandmasters, they are
different,” said F. Scott Fitzgerald. “Yes,” replied Ernest
Hemmingway, “They win more games.” "The life story of GM Jaan
Ehlvest makes for interesting reading, ... for anyone who would like a
peek into the life and thoughts of a gifted chess player" |
 (4/2)
Icelandic Editorial: In
response to the vitriolic leader appearing recently in the Washington Post,
one of Iceland's most dignified newspapers posted this editorial:
"Bobby Fischer has not come to Iceland because of his opinions. They are
his, and he is responsible for his words just as any other Icelander is.
When Mr. Fischer became World Champion, Americans were eager to cloak
themselves in this eccentric chess genius’ victory over the Soviet chess
dynasty, but since 1992 their intransigence toward him has been
unalloyed..."
(3/31)
The Age of Learning Chess: Bill Wall's
latest article on the age
to learn chess. "What's the best age to learn chess? No one
really knows. Perhaps the earlier, the better. Maybe there is no difference
at a very young age (for example, age 4) and a young age (for example, 10).
And who did the chess masters learn the game of chess from? Here are
some the ages and who taught the masters the game of chess..."
See Bill Wall's Wonderful World of Chess.
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(3/27)
Review: Emil Josef Diemer 1908-1990 A Life Devoted to Chess
by Alan Dommett, reviewed by Rick Kennedy. "Shortly
after completing my review of Kaj Björkqvist’s
Romantic
D-Pawns,
An opening repertoire for White,
I discovered Emil Josef
Diemer 1908-1990 A Life Devoted to Chess (2003) by Alan Dommett.
Without wishing to put words in Professor Björkqvist’s mouth, it would
nonetheless seem to me that those chess players who enjoyed Romantic
D-Pawns and the gambits within will now find that A Life
Devoted to Chess is what the good Doctor might have ordered next…" |
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