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(8/8)

Why Chess Programs Find Good Moves, But Barely Understand Chess After All;  by Thomas Hall

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Chess History:  Chess Olympiad Trivia by Bill Wall

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Nuestro Círculo #314:  9 de agosto de 2008, Maestro ruso Emmanuel S. Schiffers (1850-1904)

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Chess Cartoon:  from Gary Gifford, this one is "A Few Boards Short"

(8/4)

News - Les Femmes des Eches:  JanXena with her monthly look at the Women in Chess

(8/4)

Download The Works of Damiano, Ruy-Lopez, and Salvio, on the Game of Chess by J.H. Sarratt

(8/3)

The Sicilian Exchange Sacrifice: GM Nigel Davies (Tigerchess) looks at an important strategic theme

(8/3)

Corus Diaries 2008 - The Caruana Kid: The final chapter of Dr. Alberts' coverage of Wijk ann Zee

(8/2)

Alekhine's Parrot: chess events around the world

(8/2)

Chess Training:  Jim Mitch uses a game by Gata Kamsky to help sharpen your chess vision

(8/2)

Editorial:  The Black Hole In Chess Ratings Part III by Russ Mollot

(8/1)

Review:  UltraCorr (CD), Edited by Tim Harding, reviewed by Prof. Nagesh Havanur

(7/30)

Free DownloadChess In Iceland and Icelandic Literature by Willard Fiske

(7/27)

Triple Penguin:  NM Brian Wall (Going to the Wall)

(7/27)

UCO - Bird's Opening with 2...Bg4: ICCF-IM Keith Hayward analyzes 1.f4 d5 2.Nf3 Bg4


 

(8/3)  Problem of the Week for 2008.08.03
Tactical training with our weekly puzzle









White to move and draw

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(8/3)  Chessprint for 2008.08.03
"for the sheer joy of chess"









White mates in three

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Chess Tactics Quiz Book

by IM Vaidyanathan Ravikumar

Reviewed by Michael Jeffreys


 

Chess Tips
for the
Improving
Player

by FM
Amatzia Avni

Reviewed by
David Surratt

 

Two Books by Dr. Alexey W. Root, WIM: Children and Chess and Science, Math, Checkmate
Reviewed by
Rick Kennedy

My Best Games Volumes Two

by Viktor Korchnoi

Reviewed by
Prof. Nagesh Havanur

Hooked On Chess

by Bill Hook

Reviewed by
Rick Kennedy
 

My Best Games Volumes One
by Viktor Korchnoi

Reviewed by Prof. Nagesh Havanur
 


Tigerchess
GM Nigel Davies

(8/3)  The Sicilian Exchange Sacrifice
 

Keene on Chess
GM Raymond Keene

(7/20)  Magnum Force
 

Chess Lesson
of the Month

IM Igor Khmelnitsky

(7/13)  King in the Corner - Trapped or Safe?
 

The Road Not Taken
ICCF-IM Keith Hayward

(7/27)  Bird's Opening
with 2...Bg4

 

Peter's
Problem World

Peter Wong,
FIDE Master of
Chess Composition

(7/6)  Shortest Proof Games Part One
 


Going to the Wall
NM Brian Wall

(7/27)  Triple Penguin
 

The Whites
of Their Eyes

Andy  Hortillosa

(4/27) 
On Mastering
Tactics Part 2

 

Recon64:
Move Prediction Exercise


Jim Mitch, Ph.D.
(aka Professor
Chester Nuhmentz)

(8/2)  ChessVision
 


Alekhine's
Parrot


(8/2) 
For and Against
Sam Sloan

 

Les Echecs
des Femmes
JanXena

(6/29)  July 2008
 

The Search for
Dragons and Mythical
Chess Openings

Clyde Nakamura

(7/11)  Chiodini's Gambit  1.e4
e5 2.Nf3 Bc5 3.Nxe5 Nc6

 


The Chess Reports
Bob Long

(7/26)  Issue #60
 


Bill Wall's
Wonderful World of Chess

with Bill Wall

(7/13)  Chess Around the
World - and Beyond

 

A New York
Chess Player

Larry Tamarkin

(6/29) Four Rated Games at The Marshall, May 15. 2008
 

Inside Avni's Mind
FM Amatzia Avni

(6/22)  Luck In Chess
 


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Pablo's Chess News

by Pablo Sierra

Important current, future,
and
past chess news & events

  • FIDE Grand Prix Baku (July 31 - August 14 / Sochi, RUSSIA)
    Round 8: Cheparinov & Radjabov (5/8) keep the lead; Ivanchuk Wang & Kamsky won today // Official site
     

  • 6th Staunton Memorial Tournament (August 7 - 18 / London, UK)
    Round 1: Timman, Van Wely, Adams & Werle won today // Official site

     

  • 11th Chess Festival Olomouc Chess Summer (July 30 - August 8 / CZECH REPUBLIC)
    GM Section: FM Nils Grandelius (6.5/9) won the tournament // Official site - Results

     

  • Chess Classic Mainz (July 28 - August 3 / Mainz, GERMANY)
    GRENKELEASING Rapid World Championship: Vishy Anand beat Magnus Carlsen (3-1)

    ORDIX Open: Ian Nepomniachtchi (9.5/11) won this strong open event
    FiNet Chess960 Open: Hikaru Nakamura (9/11) won the event // Final standings
    FiNet Chess960 Women´s Rapid World Ch.: Alexandra Kosteniuk beat Kateryna Lahno
    Livingston Chess960 Computer WM: Rybka keeps the title after beating Shredder (2.5-1.5) // Official site

     

  • 5th North Urals Cup (July 27 - August 3 / Krasnoturinsk, RUSSIA)
    Antoaneta Stefanova (4.5/7) won the tournament, Sebag & Ushenina finished in 2nd place // Official site

  • Biel Chess Festival (July 19 - August 1 / Biel, SWITZERLAND)
    Evgeny Alekseev beat Lenier Dominguez in the tiebreak for the title // Official site


Biel 2008; left-to-right: Leinier Dominguez, Etienne Bacrot,
Alexander Onischuk, Yannick Pelletier, Evgeny Alekseev, Magnus Carlsen

  • New England Masters (August 11 - 15 / Rhode Island, USA)
    Official site

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