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Headline Archives
The headlines below do not include our regular weekly features:
Each of which can be seen at it's respective archive page.
Here's what was New at Chessville
between 1 June 2004 and 30 September 2004:
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(9/29)
Champion of Champions: IM Ronald Burnett from Tennessee is the
US State Champion of Champions. John Henderson reports from
Seattle: "Thirty-eight USCF state champions from Eastern and Western
states competed in separate Swiss style Blitz qualifying tournaments on
Saturday, September 18 and Sunday, September 19, hosted by the ICC. The
finalists from the Eastern conference were Ronald Burnett (Tennessee)
and Edward McHugh (Connecticut), with the Western conference finalists
being Mark Ginsburg (Arizona) and Oleg Zaikov (Oregon)..." |
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(9/29)
Images of Caissa: Images
from the collection of Riccardo Andreis. Chess collector Riccardo Andreis has amassed an amazing
collection of chess images. While primarily focusing on his
philatelic interests, he also has quite a few images of old prints,
magazines, post cards, and photographs of famous chess players...Today's
group includes, among others, four World Champions: Bobby Fischer,
Mikhail Tal, Vassily Smyslov, and Boris Spassky. |
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(9/26)
The Lopez Grip - Part Three:
In our final Bits and Pieces column Martin looks at the line beginning
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 b5 5.Bb3 Na5. For his earlier looks
at the Ruy, see:
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(9/26)
Review:
Understanding Your Chess by IM James Rizzitano, reviewed by Rick
Kennedy. "In 1989, Rizzitano decided to take a year’s vacation from chess. As every Russian schoolboy knows, however, life is what happens while we’re waiting to make our move, and the time away from the Royal Game grew to 14 years...A couple years ago, Rizzitano began to consider returning to chess. He was faced with the question, how to get back in fighting shape? He decided to follow the time-tested advice given by Botvinnik (and others) of studying in depth and annotating his own games. The result of Rizzitano’s self-examination is Understanding Your Chess..."
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(9/25) Purpose of our
Think-Tank and future Business Model of FIDE (a) and (b): The
Action Committee for a Democratic FIDE continues their pursuit of reforming
FIDE - "...at the outset of what we intend to post in the next week (just 5
weeks before start of the FIDE - Congress in Calvia Mallorca), we like to
clarify our aim..."
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(9/24)
Review: Brilliant Chess Studies by Anatoly Kuznetsov,
reviewed by Prof. Nagesh Havanur. "This book offers 450 endgame studies covering a span of 160 years from 1837 to 1997.
The author, Anatoly Kuznetsov
(1932-2000), was a
well-known composer in his own right, and a number of his studies are also included. The endgame study in Russia has followed two schools of thought..." |
(9/23)
Annotated Game:
Tyler Hughes vs Pete Karagianis, 2004
US Class Championships. Tyler Hughes, the 2002 Colorado Elementary
champion and the 2002 National Elementary Blitz Champion, winner of the
Expert Section of the 2004 US Class Championships, analyzes his third round
encounter with Iowa state champion, Pete Karagianis. Hughes writes:
"This game was very complicated - it started off as a normal Evans gambit,
Black began to catch up in his development, then I found an unexpected
resource, he found a tricky defense and the game quickly became one of the
most complex games of my life...I decide to sacrifice [my queen] for two minor pieces."
(9/23)
Eulogy on the demise of FIDE -
Commerce: by the Action Committee for a Democratic FIDE. "Having
carefully listened to critics and admirers of our FIDE President Kirsan
Ilyumzhinov over the past 2½ years, we respectfully submit our assessment of
the current situation. Some say that we should repay Kirsan Ilyumzhinov
US$10 million, if the USCF goes ahead with its Motion of No Confidence in
Calvia. Others have entirely different ideas. Here a summary of what was
discussed...."
(9/22) Scholastic Forms: more
free scholastic chess training materials from Professor Chester Nuhmentz Jr.
(aka Jim Mitch), including Tour of Champions, Chess Scrabble, Correspondence
Forms, and more. The Professor's free materials now include six
Chess Score Sheets And Game Analysis
Forms, six Introductory Chess Exercise Material Forms, seven Pairing Sheets
and Puzzles for Tournaments Forms, and three Miscellaneous Items.
Check these out today, and find what you need for your scholastic group!
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BATTLE OF TWO
WORLD CHESS CHAMPIONS
Reported by FM Paul Truong
(9/21)
Battle of Two World Champions:
September 18-19, in tiny Lindsborg, Kansas, 7-time World Chess
Champion Anatoly Karpov and 4-time
Women’s World Champion Susan Polgar squared off in
a
six-game triple challenge of Rapid Chess, Blitz Chess
and Fischer Random Chess. This historic colossal battle and unique
match marked the first ever official chess match between a Men’s
World Chess Champion and a Women’s World Chess Champion. Anatoly Karpov
and Susan Polgar have long been true ambassadors to chess. This time,
their mammoth battle was designed to help promote chess in the United
States. Photos, games, and more! |
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Susan Polgar Foundation
A non-profit 501(c)(3) organization
103-10
Queens Boulevard (Suite 1C), Forest Hills, New York 11375 |
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(9/21)
The Week
In Chess (TWIC): Congratulations to Mark Crowther, founder,
Editor, Webmaster, and jack-of-all trades at TWIC, which just turned TEN
YEARS OLD!! Writes Mark in the Introduction to
Issue
515 (20 September 2004):
I started TWIC 10 years ago on Saturday 17th September 1994. I loved
following chess results and games especially amongst the best players and
started sharing some of the news I got on the internet over 11 years ago.
I started the magazine so I could round up the news weekly rather than
posting daily. Almost immediately the amount of chess news available
snowballed and now a hobby has become my work. I consider myself very
lucky and thank all the people who have helped me over the years.
Thanks to the support of Malcolm Pein and the London Chess Centre this work
will continue for the next few years at least. Finally I'd like to
thank TWIC's readers whose encouragement over the years has made this most
rewarding work. Hope you enjoy this issue. Mark
Thanks Mark, for all you do for us chess addicts, and congratulations on
reaching this amazing milestone. Long may TWIC reign!!
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(9/19)
Review:
Decision Making at the Chessboard by Viacheslav Eingorn, reviewed by
NM Dan Heisman.
"Ah, how to start? Should the opening line of this review be:
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"If ever a chess book needed an Introduction, this is it!", or
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"This book would seem better if it had a different title", or
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"I had no expectations, but this book had me disappointed nonetheless."?
I think I will choose "Ah, how to start?..."
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WGM Rusudan
“Rusa” Goletiani |
(9/18)
North American FIDE
Open: Pictures from the North American FIDE Open, held September
4th-5th, 2004, at Stillwater, Oklahoma. These pictures are
courtesy of Lynn Irby. We hope to bring you a report on this event
as soon as possible, meanwhile, enjoy these photos of some of the
players. |
GM Walter
Browne
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(9/18)
Review: Chess Openings for Beginners by EE Cunnington,
reviewed by Rick Kennedy.
"It can be argued that the great dividing line among the masses of people who play chess in this country (not just "serious" chess players) is not master vs amateur, or even tournament players vs non-tournament players, but those who have read at least one chess book vs those who have not. It is this latter group, at least in part, that Chess Openings for Beginners
targets..."
Also, check out Rick's advice on buying computer
programs in:
The
PennyPinching PawnPu$her. |
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HB
Global Chess Challenge: With a guaranteed prize fund of
$500,000, Generation Chess is pleased to announce the richest open chess
tournament in history. This event will be held in Minneapolis,
Minnesota from May 18-22, 2005. |
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Expected to attract over 4000 chessplayers to the
Minneapolis Convention Center, and with a top prize of $50,000 you can
bet your rook pawns there will be plenty of top-notch talent from all
over the world. Chief Organizer GM Maurice Ashley has made sure
that with class prizes of $20,000 there should be plenty of competition
on the lower boards as well. Find out more about the
HB
Global Chess Challenge. |
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(9/17)
Interviews: Vladimir Kramnik and Peter Leko talk about their
preparation for their upcoming World Championship battle, the prospects
for reunification, the importance of computers in their preparations,
their clash of styles, and more.
"In 2000, you told me that your
victory against Garry Kasparov was psychological; how do you prepare
psychologically for this new opponent?
Kramnik: I
do not think I defeated Kasparov just because of psychological
resilience. The psyche is of course an
important part as in every sport especially in a World Chess
Championship match. But your general
understanding of chess, your preparation, your physical fitness, your
mental energy, your strategic and tactical abilities are very important
as well. It is complex: You have to be
strong in every field to become World Champion."
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The Lopez Grip - Part 2:
IM Andrew Martin continues his look at the Ruy Lopez in this month's
Bits and Pieces
column, this time focusing on the famous (infamous?)
Schliemann Defense: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 f5. (9/12)
The Lopez Grip - Part One: IM Andrew Martin's Bits and Pieces
column for September. "Any chessplayer of any standard can learn a lot from the
diverse, interesting positions reached from the differing variations of this
venerable opening. I present some of them to you now..."
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For the past year a private individual has sponsored
Martin's column here at Chessville. With this month's columns,
that sponsorship commitment is fulfilled. That means this
will be the last month you can learn from Martin's legendary opening and
analytical skills here at Chessville. Find out how you can keep
his great writing coming to this neighborhood.
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(9/12)
Review: Power Chess with Pieces - The Ultimate Guide to the Bishop Pair & Strong Knights,
by Jan Timman, reviewed by
David Surratt. "The bishop pair. Strong knight. Bad
bishop. How often we see these expressions in chess commentary, in
the notes given to master games, or as a passing reference in some
instructional text! Yet, do we really understand these concepts?
Do you know when to exchange, which pieces to keep on the board, when to
head to the endgame?..." |
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(9/10)
Review:
Chess Lessons for Beginners by EE Cunnington, an ebook from Chess
Central, reviewed by Rick Kennedy.
"I admit that I was intrigued by the idea of a chess e-book, and I was happy to review Chess Lessons for Beginners, by Edward E. Cunnington, from Chess Central -- especially when I learned that it contained a selection of 22 annotated games.
I was not familiar with the Rev. Cunnington, but a little research showed he was England’s Fred Reinfeld
at the turn of the 19th century..."
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(9/9) Gothic Chess Miniatures:
Ed Trice, Gothic Chess's creator, brings you more Gothic Chess Miniatures.
If you missed his
introductory
article on Gothic Chess, you might want to check that out first.
Gothic Chess employs two new pieces, on a 10x8 board:
a chancellor, moving like a rook or a knight, and
an archbishop, moving like a bishop or a knight. |
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(9/5)
Review:
Rethinking the Chess Pieces by Andrew Soltis,
reviewed by NM Dan Heisman. "Andy Soltis once wrote to me that
he authors two types of chess books: the quick opening guides that help
him make a living and all the other serious stuff. His
Rethinking the Chess Pieces is definitely of the latter type.
In fact, this book is so “serious” that it can only be recommended for
the serious player – it is definitely one of those new books catering to
high-rated players wishing to follow the edge of theory. The
previous statement requires me to back up a bit. Historically,
chess books, to make a gross simplification, have been written for three
levels of audiences..."
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(9/4)
Official Jude Acers Tour Web Page: Learn more about the world
famous New Orleans chess master's World Tour! See where he will be
next, and learn how your club or organization can take advantage of this
fantastic opportunity to have the legendary
Cajun Bad Boy in your neighborhood! See and read reports from recent
appearances by Mr. Acers.
Don't miss out on this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!
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(9/3)
Review: Chess Informant 89 reviewed by Prof. Nagesh Havanur.
"Discerning readers of the Informant have observed its
increasing preoccupation with opening theory in recent years. Almost every
theoretical novelty played by professionals and amateurs alike is included here. While all of them may not stand the test
of time the recognition of such innovation is praiseworthy. The following
game is of some theoretical importance..." |
(9/2)
Princess of the King's
Game: A brand new
Kennedy
Kids story,
with that old time feel, "unburdened" by game moves and diagrams. In
Princess of the King's
Game Mary Elizabeth is once again fencing with her arch-nemesis - her
brother Jon!
“How did you do at your simul, today?” my
brother Jon asked, with his usual wicked grin. “Just fine,” I told him. I started
to fill Marty’s dog dish with dinner. “I mean,” said Jon, coming closer, “you
utterly destroyed everyone, didn’t you?” I smiled as I freshened up
the water in the bowl. “It wasn’t that kind of an exhibition..."
Check it out today, and enjoy the other
great
Kennedy
Kids
stories, with Big Brother Matt, Mary Elizabeth, and Jon, all from the
creative mind of Rick Kennedy.
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(8/29)
Review: Find the Winning Move by Gary Lane, reviewed by Mike
Rosensaft. "Because the field of books on tactics is so dense,
a new volume has only one chance to survive: to provide something
that the others lack. Lev Alburt
tried to highlight his extremely useful Training Chess Pocket Book by
placing a striking model on the front. Gary Lane, though, has
opted for a more tame strategy and has just made his book more fun to
read..." |
(8/27)
Winning Percentage Expectancies:
Calculate your winning expectancy based on the difference between your
rating and your opponents! Or maybe Kasparov's winning expectancy
against Kasimdzhanov? We've revised this important part of
Chessville Reference Center,
which also includes such useful information as Annotation Symbols, an
explanation of FEN notation, Algebraic & Descriptive notation, and much
more!
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Susan Polgar Foundation
A non-profit 501(c)(3) organization
103-10
Queens Boulevard (Suite 1C), Forest Hills, New York 11375 |
“CLASH OF THE TITANS”
BATTLE OF TWO
WORLD CHESS CHAMPIONS
(NEW YORK, NY; LINDSBORG, KANSAS) The United States Chess
Federation is pleased to announce a six-game Clash of The Titans Chess
Battle between 7-time World Chess Champion Anatoly Karpov and 4-time
Women’s World Champion Susan Polgar. |
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The legendary World Chess Champions will compete in
the most exciting triple challenge of Rapid Chess, Blitz Chess
and Fischer Random Chess. This historic colossal battle and unique
match will mark the first ever official chess match between a Men’s
World Chess Champion and a Women’s World Chess Champion. Anatoly Karpov
and Susan Polgar have long been true ambassadors to chess. This time,
their mammoth battle is designed to help promote chess in the United
States. |
(8/23)
Learn more
here! |
(8/23)
Inaugural Annual Susan Polgar National Invitational for Girls:
Check out this lavishly illustrated report from Paul Truong on this first of
it's kind event, aimed at boosting chess for girls in America.
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Bits and Pieces |
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with
International
Master
Andrew Martin |
(8/22)
The Essential
Centre-Counter Part Three: IM Andrew Martin's
Bits and Pieces column
for August. Says Martin, "I am very pleased this month to be
able to present some extracts from my forthcoming book on the
Centre-Counter. There is no opening quite like it and my researches
show that 2....Qxd5 is perfectly playable at any level. It is in fact,
a very good weapon for the average player to achieve good results with and
it's relatively easy to master."
Part One looked at the
line 1.Nf3 d5 2.e4? dxe4 3.Ng5 Bf5! 4.Nc3 Nf6. Next, in
Part Two he examines
1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5 4.Bc4 Nf6. In today's concluding look at the
Center-Counter, he examines the line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5 4.d4 c6.
(8/20)
The New Clothes of
the Emperor: FIDE-REFORM - Open letter to the President of FIDE
& current leadership. A new group, the Action Committee for a
Democratic FIDE, offer their ideas for reforming FIDE. From abolishing
the infamous anti-doping regulations, to a complete business and
organizational overhaul, read their recommendations to FIDE, which have so
far gone unanswered.
(8/19)
Annotated Game: Larsen-Ljubojevic, Milan 1975. Annotated by Prof.
Nagesh Havanur, based on Ljubojevic's
notes in Informant 20 and the book Best Games Of Young
Grandmasters By Craig Pritchett and Danny Kopec. This game has
been excerpted from Prof. Havanur's review of Informant 88.
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(8/19)
Review: Chess Informant 88,
reviewed by Prof Nagesh Havanur. "The verdict is out. The Award for The
Best game and The Most Important Theoretical Novelty from the Games of this
Volume goes to Anand-Bologan Dortmund 2003. While one does not argue with
the distinguished GM Jury which includes Yusupov, Timman, Lautier and Anand
(He awarded 10/10 for his own game for the Best TN!) one can not help
feeling that fighting games like the following also deserved
recognition..." |
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(8/18)
Gothic Chess: This
fascinating chess variant involves an 8x10 board, and two new pieces -
the chancellor and the archbishop. The variant's creator, Ed
Trice, takes you on a guided tour, first of chess history, and then on
both Henry Bird's and World Chess Champion Jose Capablanca's efforts to
alter the traditional game, and then on his further refinements on the
game, to what we know today as
Gothic Chess. |
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(8/13)
Review:
Reuben Fine - A Comprehensive Record of an American Chess Career, 1929-1951,
by Aidan Woodger, reviewed by
David Surratt.
"A thriving chess life that helped nurture World Championship-caliber
players, who consistently placed well in international competitions and
repeatedly won the Chess Olympiad. No, I'm not referring to the
former USSR, but rather the USA of the 1930s. This was a golden
era of chess in the US, when names like Sammy Reshevsky, Arthur Dake,
Isaac Kashdan, Herman Steiner, Fred Reinfeld, and others excited the
imaginations of chessplayers all over the country. None shown
brighter than Reuben Fine..." |
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(8/11)
Interview: with
Alexander I. Karjakin, Sergei Karjakin's dad. At the age of twelve and seven month, Sergey Karjakin, born in Simpheropol
(Crimea, Ukraine), became the youngest International Grandmaster in the
world. Freelance chess journalist Nikolay Kovytev recently talked with
Sergei's father, Alexander, about Sergei's reaction to his sudden fame,
his daily routine, coping with school, and more. |
(8/10)
En Español: Chessville está encantado
de ofrecer Nuestro Círculo, un boletín semanal de ajedrez editado en
Argentina en lenguaje español. Cada semana su editor, Roberto
Pagura, nos ofrece varias partidas anotadas, información sobre jugadores,
figuras históricas del ajedrez, entrevistas y editoriales además de las
últimas noticias ajedrecísticas argentinas. Nuestro Círculo se
reproduce con permiso expreso de su director, Roberto Pagura. |
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Chessville is pleased to present Nuestro Círculo, an
Argentine-based Spanish language weekly chess newsletter. Each week
the Editor, Roberto Pagura, provides a variety of annotated games, player
profiles, historical figures, interviews and editorials, along with events
from the Argentine chess scene. Nuestro Círculo is reprinted by
permission of the Director, Roberto Pagura.
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(8/9)
Readers Squaawk Back: TheParrot's most recent Squaawk about
Tom Braunlich's article,
Scholastics and the
Soul of Chess, is generating some fairly lengthy & strongly opinionated
responses from readers already! Read the Squaawk and excerpts from
these responses
here, or read the full length versions
here.
(8/8)
Jon's
Mailbox: Another
The Kennedy
Kids story
from the creative mind of Rick Kennedy. Readers share their ideas with
Jon on how to "swindle" his next win against big sister Mary Elizabeth.
(8/7)
Interviews: We've added an
index page to make it easier to locate interviews with such chess luminaries
as GM Larry Evans On Bobby Fischer, legendary Russian GM Mark Taimanov, 4-Time World Chess
Champion GM Susan Polgar, USCF President Beatriz Marinello,
President of the Association of Chess Professionals GM Joel Lautier, and so on.
(8/6)
Scholastics and the Soul of Chess:
Is the Scholastic chess movement actually bad for chess? Read
what Tom Braunlich has to say, in this
surprising editorial. "The USCF often points with pride at having now
grown to over 90,000 members. What often isn’t said is recent growth
is all scholastic...Only some 36,000 are adults. Yet, as the article
shows in detail, nearly all of these scholastic kids drop out of chess
before high school ends. There is virtually no transfer of scholastic
to adult memberships. In fact, real adult membership in the USCF has
been on a steady decline for years, and the average age of adult members has
been rising steadily..."
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(8/6)
Questions Answered:
Chess legend Jude Acers answers selected reader's questions. Find
out what he thinks about chess computers, the best chess newspaper
column, the best books for beginners as well as aspiring players, his
step-by-step plan for moving from Class-A to Expert in a year, his
vision for the future of chess, and more! |
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(8/1)
Review:
ChessBase Magazine 97; reviewed by Prof. Nagesh Havanur. "A
rich chess feast awaits the consumers of this CD. There are the long
awaited games from Dortmund 2003. These games should be seen and
enjoyed along with the fine Multimedia Report carried in
CBM-96. (You can check out the
remarkable encounter between tournament winner Viorel Bologan and Teimour
Radjabov in Chessville’s annotated games section.) Biel 2003 marked the return of Alexander
Morozevich, who won the tournament ahead of Bacrot and Smirin (Ed. A feat
that Moro just repeated at the Biel 2004 tournament..."
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(8/1)
Annotated Game: Bologan-Radjabov, Dortmund 2003. Prof Nagesh
Havanur looks at this tense struggle in the Rossolimo Variation of the
Sicilian Defense. This game has been excerpted from his review of
ChessBase Magazine 97.
 (7/31)
Interview: Grandmaster Larry Evans On Bobby Fischer. Courtesy
of the
World Chess Network and
Ten Ton Hammer
we bring you Former Chess Life editor Larry Parr's interview with
five-time U. S. champion Grandmaster Larry Evans. First Parr sets
the stage with a synopsis of Fischer's past & present. Then he
interviews the man who for many years was one of Bobby’s closest
friends,
Grandmaster Larry Evans, himself a chess prodigy.
The piece concludes with a transcript of Evan's and USCF Secretary Don
Schultz's appearance with CNN's Paula Zahn. |
(7/31) Online Chess League
Presents
The 2004 Summer Individual Tournament
Looking for some serious individual
competition? The
OCL
usually runs team events, but once a year, when the weather's hot & your
teammates are on vacation, you get the chance to go it alone. But
hurry! The OCL's summer Individual Tourney closes August 10th.
Sign
Up Now!! Check out the
OCL home page to learn more about this great way
to make new friends while getting in some serious standard time control
chess!
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(7/31)
Review:
Chessmaster Biz Secrets by Lou Kent, reviewed by Phil Innes. "Chessmaster
Biz Secrets by Lou Kent arrived in the mail as a review title, and I
was puzzled not to find any biographic information on the author.
None. No business C.V. and no chess
credentials? Am I really going to read this book? I don’t
think so, but I will pick a few chapters, 1, 11, 21, 31 and maybe, if it
goes well… The preface begins with a Fischer
quote..."
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(7/28)
Wilhelm Steinitz in
the Old Town: A plaque in honor of the
first world chess champion Wilhelm Steinitz was dedicated by the
president of the Czech Republic, Vaclav Klaus on June 30th. The project for the plaque
was established four years ago, 100 years after Stenitz’ death.
We've got more details, and lots more pictures! |
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(7/25)
Chess Books:
Rose's Rant #4 takes a look at chess books, how many do you need, and
which ones? If you haven't followed Tom from the beginning, read
Excuses and Fear
to start with, then the rest of
Rose's Rants. "In
an ideal world I'd load up my Mac notebook with tutorials and electronic
manuals but, from what I've seen of multi-media teaching, it just
doesn't yet work that well. And most of the chess material that is
available is aimed at relative beginners. Books though, cover all
levels of ability, and every aspect of the game..."
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(7/25)
Review:
Learn Chess in 40 Hours - A Self-Tutor for Beginners and Advanced Players
by Rudolf Teschner, Reviewed by David Surratt.
"Rudolf Teschner is an Honorary FIDE International
Grandmaster and a popular chess author, who for 38 years was editor of the
magazine "Deutsche Schachzeitung". The book cover claims that "well
over 100,000 copies" of this title's German edition were sold, and that
"145,000" have been sold overall already. Who am I to argue with that
many chessplayers? Still, I have some reservations..." |
(7/23)
For
Want of a Pawn, a Kingdom was Lost: Another
Kennedy
Kids story,
this time from the pen of Matt Kennedy! Christmas, the Delaware River,
and a chess set. What could be missing?
(7/21)
Mad Aussie's Historical Chess Trivia:
A fresh batch of chess curiosities for your amusement and education.
From 77-year old GMs, to your favorite Who Am I? quizzes, the Mad
Aussie has it all! Check out all the previous trivia columns beginning
with
Part One.
 (7/19)
America's Foundation for Chess
2004 Summer Newsletter: America's Foundation for Chess
(AF4C) is a non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization
whose AF4C is committed to the education of our
children. By making chess a larger part of America's cultural fabric —
accessible in schools and in popular culture - AF4C hopes to elevate the
profile of chess in America so that it will soon become a regular part of
every child's classroom experience.
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GM Sergey
Ivanov
(7/18)
The Most Difficult Thing In
Chess: GM Sergey Ivanov with a
Lesson Learned for July. The game shown
below is a perfect illustration of Emmanuel Lasker's wonderfully deep
thought, which was formulated by him almost a century ago: "The most
difficult thing in chess it is to win a winning position".
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(7/18)
Review:
Fischer, Kasparov, and the Others, The Best of CHESSDON and Much More
by Don Schultz, reviewed by Phil Innes.
"Don gets going like a James Bond movie:
The Manipulator Ilyumzhinov, FIDE’s Chess City in the distant Kalmyk
Republic, the KGB are all over the place hardly distinguished from other
uncouth Soviets, plus The Terror. I was surprised he didn’t quote
Tolkien, “Mordor, in the East where the shadows lie.”
This is from the preface alone, and stops
immediately when we enter the sunshine of Chess USA in Chapter One by way of
a little mention of Fischer..."
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(7/17)
Links Update: We added 25 new
additions to our links collection a week ago, which now numbers more than 1280
great chess sites from all over the world. During the last week we've
added more than 30 more, for a total of nearly 60 great new chess sites for
you to enjoy and learn from. Find out about chess clubs all over the
world, exotic chess sets, online playing sites, training sites and services.
Or maybe the Orangutan Opening is your thing, or computer chess sites like
Shredder & HIARCS might interest you. Take a look at all of the
new sites we've added to our
comprehensive
Links Directory.
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GM Susan Polgar
Polgar Chess Center
The Official Training Center of the
2004 U.S. Women’s Olympiad Team
103-10 Queens Boulevard
Forest Hills, New York 11375
718-897-4600
www.PolgarChess.com |
(7/14)
20 Questions with
Susan Polgar: Chessville is honored to present the latest in
our series of
20
Questions interviews with the movers and shakers of the chess world, 4-time World Chess Champion and 3-time Olympic Champion
GM Susan Polgar. See what she has to say on topics like her
upbringing, her goals and aspirations for promoting chess, training with
the World's #1 Garry Kasparov, the state of chess (and chess politics!)
in the US, training secrets, the use of technology in chess, and much
more.
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Bits and Pieces |
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International
Master
Andrew Martin |
(7/11)
Reverse Gear:
IM Andrew Martin's
Bits and Pieces
column for July. "I don't know if you've ever tried playing your
favorite Black opening with the White pieces. Never quite seems to
work out does it? Not the same at all. Perhaps the most extreme
example that I ever saw..."
(7/11)
Links Update:
25 new
additions to our links collection, which now numbers more than 1200 great
chess sites from all over the world.. From online playing sites to
discussion forums, from scholastic sites to shopping sites, from local clubs
to national sites, we have something new for everybody here! In fact,
we have so many new links we weren't able to fit them all into today's
update! Look for more great new chess sites next week!
(7/4)
Reviews:
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The Steinitz Papers Edited by Kurt Landsberger; and
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The Collected Works of Wilhelm Steinitz (CD) Edited by Sid Pickard.
Reviewed by Mike Rosensaft |
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Wilhelm Steinitz defeated Johann Zukertort in 1886 to
become the first World Chess Champion and, quoting Larry Parr, “introduced a new
positional style of play . . . where he dominated and utterly befuddled the
strongest field at that time.” Steinitz was an extremely quirky,
sometimes unreasonable, but always interesting man. I dare say that he
would have had a mouthful to say about this review as he regularly referred
to book reviewers as “Editorial Thieves”... |
(7/2)
Clash of the Champions
"Clash of the Champions"
Battle of Two World Champions
On September 18-19, 2004, seven-time World Champion Anatoly Karpov and
four-time Women's World Champion Susan Polgar will battle in an exciting
six-game match in Lindsborg, Kansas - the triple challenge: two games of
Rapid Chess, two games of Blitz Chess, and two games of Advanced Chess.
For more information, including how you can be a part of this exciting chess
event -
click
here!
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Review: ChessBase Magazine 96,
reviewed by Prof. Nagesh Havanur. "Before I deal with the
contents of this CD let me express some reservations about the use and abuse
of this magazine. Each CBM CD comes along with an attractive brochure,
which offers an introduction to the current issue, a sample of its features
and announcements of new products. This supplement serves as an
excellent pathfinder in navigating the CD. Hence, I was rather
surprised to read Mig Greengard’s virulent diatribe against unnamed critics
of the book
Garry Kasparov On My Great Predecessors
in the brochure.
What is its connection with the CD?" Find out -
Read the Review! |
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(6/30)
Alekhine's Parrot:
Welcome
to the new 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. |
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(6/30) More
Acers On Tour: Read the report (and see the pictures!) from
his latest stop in Santa Rosa, California, in this report by
Keith Halonen. "Acers has given over 1,000 such exhibitions
in 46 states and 4 foreign nations. At the peak of his tournament
career, Acers was #43 in the world, sporting a World Chess Federation
rating of 2554." |
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(6/27)
Interview: Chessville plays
20 Questions with
United States Chess Federation (USCF) President
Beatriz Marinello.
The strongest chess
player to become President of USCF since GM Max Dlugy, and first ever woman
to hold the post of USCF President, airs her thoughts on topics from her
vision for the future of the USCF, to the balance between amateur and
professional chess, the uses of technology in promoting chess, Hikaru
Nakamura's chances of becoming World Champion, the value of the Association
of Chess Professionals, retaining young chess players in the game, and the
Women's Olympiad selection controversy.
Read
20 Questions with
Beatriz Marinello. |
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(6/27) 2004 National Open:
Tournament report from Leopold Lacrimosa. Held at the Riviera Hotel &
Casino in Las Vegas Nevada, tournament participants included GM’s Jaan
Ehlvest, Alexander Shabalov, Alex Yermolinsky, Ildar Ibragimov, Gregory
Serper, Dimitry Gurevich, Pavel Blatny, Emil Anka and Vitali Golod of Isreal
who entered with a rating of 2788! Along with a host of IM’s, FM’s and
many players who were trying to grab some scalps from these titled players.
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(6/26)
Peter Svidler's Games
Database: 1040 games (through 2002) by the World's #6 rated
player and four-time Russian Champion. Svidler is also the current
Chess960 (Fischer Random) World Champion. Watch him battle
the other great chess players of our time, including Kaparov, Karpov,
Khalifman, Adams, Ponomariov, Anand, J. Polgar, Short, Shirov, and many
others. Also check out the
Peter Svidler Official Site, by Pablo Sierra. News, biography,
games, picture gallery, etc. There are even two annotated Svidler
games to play through! Find this 207 KB zipped pgn file on
our
Games Collections by
Players page. |
(6/23)
Correspondence Chess Forms:
Professor Chester
Nuhmentz, aka Jim Mitch, offers this free
PDF file that contains 5 forms made especially for correspondence
players. Included are a Move Planning Sheet, Variation Analysis Sheet,
Score Sheet and Time Log, a 50-move Score Sheet, and a Diagrammed Score
Sheet, developed with advice and suggestions from members of
Stan's NetChess.
This is a 376 kb PDF file. Also check out these scholastic chess
resources from the Professor:
Scholastic Chess
Instruction;
Developing Basic Pattern Recognition; and
Scholastic Chess Club Meetings. Find the Correspondence Chess Forms
on our Downloads Page.
 (6/20)
The Man in the Red Beret
- Jude Acers visits Birmingham: “He is the
greatest!” exclaimed one of Alabama’s star scholastic chess players, Jeffrey
Byrd. Jeffrey had presented to Jude a copy of
The Italian Gambit;
A Guiding Repertoire for White 1.e4
by Jude Acers and George Laven
(Review)
for his autograph and mentioned to Jude in
passing that Alekhine was his favorite player. Jude, chess’ goodwill
ambassador to the world, rattled off a half dozen-web sites where Alekhine games could be found and books where the world champion’s best games are
annotated.
Jeffrey’s parents couldn’t keep up with writing down all the information
that Jude so enthusiastically communicated. Alabama’s up and coming
chess star listened with wide-eyed fixated attention. Jeffrey clutched his
copy of the Italian Gambit as if it where prize gold. A fan of the "Man in the Red Beret"
forever. |
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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! |
(6/19)
OCL Hall
of Champions: The 2004 Winter Tourney Final Standings are in,
and the winners have taken their place of honor among their peers from
events past. Congratulations to
Open Section winners Resistance Is Futile (Keith Hayward, Sonny Kamberi,
Don C. Aldrich, Aldo Lopez, Rory Chambers, Bob Kraemer); Under 1800 Section
winners
The Zuggernaughts (Jason Varsoke (CPT), Brian White, Thomas
Codispoti, Michael Walsh, Al Gottschalck, Doug Letcher); and
Under 1500 Section: Blundering Bishops (Doug Wiggins Jr., Gertjan
Verhaeren, Thomas Heinlein, Michael Waldorf, Kenneth Beam, Gustavo
Mata).
Learn more about the
Online Chess League!! |
(6/17) First came
FIDE WITHOUT AZMAIPARASHVILI:
The latest in the war with FIDE, this Open Letter from International
Grandmasters Ana Matnadze and Lela Javakhishvili. "We would like to share
our deep concern regarding the situation in Georgian Chess Federation, the
conduct of the 2004 Women’s World Chess Championship and, in particular,
immoral and unjust behavior of Mr.Zurab Azmaiparashvili, the Vice President
of FIDE." Next came a response from the new Woman's World Chess
Champion, and Vice Champion (originals
and summaries). Here is
the reply from Ana
& Lela: "We remained rather surprised after we read their
address, as far as it can not be considered as a proper reply to the
questions and problems we posed; besides, we have certain doubts, that their
reply does not completely express their views, as far as we noticed very
familiar style in it..."
(6/17) Back Issues of The
Chessville Weekly: By popular demand we are making available all of
the back issues of The Chessville Weekly. Beginning with our
very first issue (June 9th, 2002) you can see how far we've come, and how
much we've grown! These are in zipped files, and they're pretty big -
200 to 300 kb each. You'll find them towards the bottom of our
newsletter sign-up page.
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A Rude Awakening - GM Alexander Baburin leads our
Lessons Learned
for June. "The following game was played in the last round of the
Four
Nations Chess League (4NCL). Before the weekend it was clear that my team
Wood Green would have to beat our main rival - Guildford - in the last round
to keep the title of 4NCL champion. However, Guildford unexpectedly
drew in round 10, so in round 11 we only needed a draw. That looked
plausible as we had higher rated players on almost every board and beat the
same team 7-1 a couple of years ago. Still, anything can happen in a
team match - and that's why they are played out and not decided on rating
count!"
This column is sponsored by
Chess eXpress
Ratings;
learn more about CXR in this
Review by someone who
actually uses their service.
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Bits and Pieces |
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with
International
Master
Andrew Martin |
(6/13)
Bits and Pieces Parts 3:
In the conclusion of Martin's look at Gunderam's Variation he
offers you four more examples for your edification, beginning with Mariotti,S - Savon,V,
Venice (3), 1974.
An Unusual
Weapon Against the Caro-Kann - Part 1
An Unusual Weapon
Against the Caro-Kann - Part 2
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(6/10)
Review:
CJS Purdy's Fine Art of Chess Annotation and Other Thoughts Volume One,
Revised Second Edition by C.J.S. Purdy, Reviewed by David Surratt.
"Cecil Purdy was quite an accomplished player in his day. An Australian,
he was an International Master (a difficult title to achieve in the days
before jet travel if you were from Down Under) and the first World
Correspondence Chess Champion as well. An excellent writer, he
aimed his annotations and writings at the average chess player as
opposed to the master player. Bobby Fischer is said to have
declared Purdy to be the finest chess teacher in the business, and many
others have echoed this sentiment over the years..."
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Joseph Grenner III
Age 9, Third Grade |
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Review:
Novosibirsk Sicilian B33 by Boris Schipkov, reviewed by Jens Madsen. "Boris
Schipkov, who runs the excellent website
Chess Siberia, has authored an opening CD on the Novosibirsk
Sicilian. The Novosibirsk is a topical sub-variation of the
Sveshnikov Sicilian characterized by the moves: 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4
cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.Nd5
Bg7. In recent years, the Novosibirsk has been endorsed
over-the-board by top-level players such as Veselin Topalov and Teimour
Radjabov..."
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(6/5)
Acers Remembers - La Carretera...The
Highway: Conclusion of Chapter Three -
Hurricane: REPASS TAKES REVENGE Fischer, Don L. Wagner, roly poly promo
wizard Frank Repass,
CAMERON THE CHESS DANGER GIRL,
Mr. Slim Harpo, THE GREAT McAULEY-- "hmm...hmmmm.... those knights
are coming in strong!" "Son when my rook gets on the seventh rank its
like a Hoover vacuum cleaner!" ...William "never ever resign
"Waguespack, Miller's Tale, The Road, ADDISON, David Compton -taxi
driver, ...and the dying Biko's blood
stains Anna Hahn's dress. It is all there. Fasten your seatbelt...as
the world famous New Orleans chess master takes you on an unforgettable
ride...it starts NOW. |
(6/4)
FIDE WITHOUT AZMAIPARASHVILI:
The latest in the war with FIDE, this Open Letter from International
Grandmasters Ana Matnadze and Lela Javakhishvili. "We would like to
share our deep concern regarding the situation in Georgian Chess Federation,
the conduct of the 2004 Women’s World Chess Championship and, in particular,
immoral and unjust behavior of Mr.Zurab Azmaiparashvili, the Vice President
of FIDE."
(6/2)
Fugitive Information: The latest
Perry the PawnPusher
saga from the creative mind of Rick Kennedy. "The
e-mail was short and to the point, sent by a well-known grandmaster:
Passing through on Thursday. Would like to discuss your New In
Chess article. You buy the drinks. I sighed. It was
happening again."
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