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Tiger!
Bobby Fischer vs ??? 1920.1 Kevin Supports the Local Chess Book Economy ChessBase Player Encyclopedia BookUp Experts Wanted Frtiz8 March Update 1895.2 Merging Databases June 7 Fritz GUI Update Tactical Training How To Play "Real Chess" Automatically Inevitables
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Notebook US Chess in the 1970s 1917.1 Xplor's Super Nez Web Site
GAMES Akopian,V (2703) - Bareev,E (2734) [B19] 1.e4 c6 Gelfand,B (2700) - Radjabov,T (2644) [B31] 1.e4 c5 Fressinet,L (2595) - Bauer,C (2582) [C65] 5th Enghien-les-Bains Chess Tournament Enghien-les-Bains, FRA (2), 14.06.2003 1.e4 e5 Fontaine,R (2527) - Nevednichy,V (2569) [C41] 4th IECC Istanbul TUR (12), 12.06.2003 1.e4 e5 Iordachescu,V (2550) - Gurevich,M (2635) [C10] 4th IECC Istanbul TUR (13), 13.06.2003 1.e4 e6
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Volume 2 Issue 24
June 15th, 2003 In This Issue
"Life is a series of experiences, each one of which makes us bigger.... For the world was built to develop character, and we must learn that the setbacks and griefs we endure help us in our marching onward." – Henry Ford White to move and win - Find the
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from the editor... The Party continues! As Chessville embarks on our 2nd year, it's time to remember and thank all of the folks who have helped us during our first year. Last week we thanked you, our readers, today I want to thank some of the people who have helped us with content, organization, and so forth. First and foremost, I want to mention my founding partners, Evan Kreider and Kelly Atkins. Without them, there would be no Chessville today. Pablo Sierra has done a tremendous job with the News Section, bringing you news and games from all of the major tournaments. Did you see his Report from Budapest on the famous 1st Saturday tourneys? I hope I managed to remember all of the many many people who have helped Chessville become the success it has. Thanks to all of you!! Here are some of the many people I owe a deep debt of gratitude to: Diego Acosta; Cem Berk; Kevin Bidner; Chris Bird (Fantasy Chess); Randy Carson; Graham Clayton (The Mad Aussie); Peter Conner; GM Nigel Davies (Ask the Tiger!); Peter Dove; C. A. Escoffery; John Fernandez; Kevin Fonseca; GM Mikhail Golubev; IM-CC Keith Hayward; NM Dan Heisman (The Coach); Albert Hoogendoorn; Andy Howie; Sören Jensen; Paul Keiser; Rick Kennedy; Lev Khariton; Leopold Lacrimosa; Bob Long; Steve Lopez; Glenn McNatt; Russell Miller; Jim Mitch (aka Professor Chester Nuhmentz); László Nagy; the Online Chess League; Max Panfilov; Tony Rook; Davide Rozzoni; Steve Ryan; James Schroeder; IM Greg Shahade; IM David Smerdon; FM Jose Soza; Carl Tillotson; Jason Varsoke; Bill Whited; Lamarr Wilson; Bradley Zang; Lev Zilbermints; and all of the other contributors that I've forgotten to mention. Thanks to all of you for all of your help and support!!! To start the new year off right, we've decided not to make you wait until Sunday for new updates, instead we will post them on Chessville's home page as soon as they are ready. We will continue to list recently posted material here and on the Chessville home page; in fact, we will keep the last two weeks worth of updates available for you, right here. The New York Masters Game of the Week, with analysis by IM Greg Shahade. What a difference a week makes! Last week we had only one grandmaster, and this week we had five! Of our 14 player field, only 2 players were rated under 2300, so it was a VERY strong field this week. The average USCF rating this week was 2452, probably the highest in NY Masters history. This week's exciting game:
(4)
Yudasin,L (2692) -
Bonin,J (2440) [B12]
Review: MagnateGames Third Millennium Chess set. As you can see from the photograph, this is not a pocket set; it is more correctly termed a travel set. The pieces are magnetic, and the board is covered with a plastic laminate that makes it 100% waterproof - see the picture... and read the rest of the review of this excellent product. Problem of the Week: Tactical training with our weekly puzzle. OCL Update - Lots going on in the OCL these days: new Champions, new Board members, new tourney! New Links Added: Check out these three new sites we've added to our world-famous links collection! MagnateGames sells chess products, including an assortment of electronics, magnetic wood sets, clocks, and the Third Millennium Chess set (TMC), which is the subject of this review.
As you can see from the photograph, this is not a pocket set; it is more correctly termed a travel set. The pieces are magnetic, and the board is covered with a plastic laminate that makes it 100% waterproof - see the picture below.
The chessboard is 8˝ x 11 inches (279x216mm) opened including the capture panels, 8˝ x 5˝ inches folded, with 7˝ inch square (190mm) playing area and weighs 5 ounces (145g). One of the unique features is the fold; most folding sets fold between the 4th and 5th ranks; TMC folds between the d and e files. This allows you to hold the set like a book. There's plenty of space to store captured pieces along the sides, which also serve as convenient handles for holding the set by. A self-sealing plastic case provides clean storage and security against lost pieces when not in use. Every detail of this set has been carefully thought out, and carefully researched. When I talked with Dave from MaganteChess, it was clear that he has deeply considered every detail of his products, from the extra set of queens (graphically differentiated for promoting to knight, bishop, or rook) to the small magnetic squares left over from separating the pieces (used to indicate last move, if needed) to the shape of the pieces themselves, this third-generation set has the extra attention to detail that one expects of the finest products. Yet TMC sells on their web site for just $16.95 US, plus shipping. Lev Alburt, Gregory Kaidanov, Alexander Shabalov, and Hikaru Nakamura all have their own Signature Series TMC sets, which are limited in quantity, serialized and accompanied with a matching serialized certificate of authentication. A slew of accessories, from 3-D wooden magnetic pieces to 3-ring zippered pouches are also available. This is a highly functional quality travel chess set.
If that's what you're in the market for, check out
MagnateGames, and
look over the Third Millennium Chess set along their other products; this
much quality for this low cost is a rare combination, and is worthy of your
further investigation. Lots going on in the OCL these days: new Champions, new Board members, new tourney! The Spring 2003 tourney is drawing to a close, with the Under-1500 Section already concluded. The U-1500 Champions are The Knightmares, finishing just a single point ahead of their closest rivals, Simply Blunderful. The Knightmares, ranked fourth in the section starting out, consists of Scott Forest, Barrie Rouse, Darren Radford, Jose Alonso, Gertjan Verhaeren, and Gábor Memerscheimer. A new tourney - with a new concept - is scheduled for July: the Summer 2003 Individual Tourney! For the first time, you can now play in the OCL on your own, rather than as part of a team. This will be a five-round Swiss-style tourney with the following sections: U1500, U1800 and OPEN - Rating used will be the higher of either your FICS or ICC rating. Enter today, registration closes 00:00 FicsST July 12th. The
Board of Directors has undergone several changes, partially in
preparation for a brand new section coming this fall - the Under-2000
section. New Board members include Scott Forest, Director of Player
Services - Under 2000 Section; Scott Pletka, Director of Player Services -
Under 1800 Section; Magnus Franzén, Player
Representative - Under 1800 Section; and Frank Dodgen, Player Representative
- Under 1500 Section. For the full slate of officers, check out the
Board of Directors
page.
The Mad Aussie's Chess Trivia National Chess League: In January 1976, the United States Chess Federation ran the inaugural "National Chess League". These were matches played on 6 boards, with the moves transmitted by telephone. The 9 teams who entered finished in the following order:
Many of the top US players of the era competed, including Larry Christiansen, Anthony Saidy, Arnold Denker, Robert Byrne, Andy Soltis, Pal Benko, Edmar Mednis, Arthur Bisguier and Lubomir Kavalek. National Chess Day: US President Gerald Ford declared the 9th of October 1976 "National Chess Day" in the United States of America, "....to give special recognition to a game that generates challenge, intellectual stimulation and enjoyment for citizens of all ages." Submit your trivia to the
Mad Aussie! Chessville - Recent Chess News including Chessville coverage of:
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The Times of India Ivanchuk dancing! 25 tactical positions World champion Ruslan Ponomariov: 'I have lost $150,000' Problems in Paradise or 'Another day for you and me in Paradise' John Henderson Reports: Another big congress in Yalta? Pakistan Chess Player Korchnoi vs. Keres (How Korchnoi Plays Anti-Keres Gambit)
Chess Sector - Ukrainian Chess Online
Express India USA Today - Chess is child's play The Campbell ReportA selection of rejection letters from The Campbell Report by Neil Brennen The Guardian - Artists put a different slant on chess
Tim Krabbé's Open Chess Diary The Washington Times - Finally playing like a champ Seagaard Chess ReviewsChess Informant 85 & 86 The Sicilian Defence World Chess Network The Scotsman - 9th June , 2003 Larry Evans On Chess - THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT RusBase Part Three - New Additions for 1985, 1986 Annotated Games New York Masters Game of the Week, analysis by IM Greg Shahade
The Telegraph Chess Club Robert Byrne (NY Times): Sokolov-Radjabov, Sarajevo 2003
Lubomir Kavalek (Washington Post) Jack Peters (LA Times): Pullin-Diallo, Chicago Open, Oak Brook 2003 Jonathon Berry (Globe & Mail): Topolov-Ponomariov, Cuidad de Leon 2003 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
Rubinsteins 'Immortal game' Rotlewi,G - Rubinstein,A 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 e6 3.e3 c5 4.c4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Nf6 6.dxc5 Bxc5 7.a3
a6 8.b4 Bd6 9.Bb2 0-0 10.Qd2 Qe7! 11.Bd3 dxc4 12.Bxc4 b5 13.Bd3 Rd8 14.Qe2
Bb7 15.0-0 Ne5 16.Nxe5 Bxe5 17.f4 Bc7 18.e4 Rac8 19.e5 Bb6+ 20.Kh1 Ng4!
21.Be4 Qh4 22.g3 Diagram 22...Rxc3 23.gxh4 Other tries are no
better: 23.Bxc3 Bxe4+ 24.Qxe4 Qxh2 mate; 23.Bxb7 Rxg3 24.Rf3 ( 24.Bf3
Nxh2-+) 24...Rxf3 25.Bxf3 Nf2+ 26.Kg1 ( 26.Kg2 Qh3+ 27.Kg1 Ne4+ 28.Kh1 Ng3
mate) 26...Ne4+ 27.Kf1 Nd2+ 28.Kg2 Nxf3 29.Qxf3 (29.Kxf3 Qh5+) 29...Rd2+-+.
23...Rd2 24.Qxd2 24.Qxg4 Bxe4+ 25.Rf3 Rxf3-+; 24.Bxc3 Rxe2
25.Rf2 Bxe4+ 26.Kg1 Bxf2+ 27.Kf1 Bf3 28.Rd1 Nxh2 mate; 24.Bxb7 Rxe2 25.Bg2
Rh3-+ 24...Bxe4+ 25.Qg2 Rh3!! [ 25...Rh3!! 26.Rf3 ( 26.Rf2 Bxf2
27.Qxe4 Rxh2#) 26...Bxf3 27.Qxf3 Rxh2#] 0-1 |
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Wisdom... Middlegame goals are to; 1) checkmate the enemy king, 2) win material,
and 3) establish a winning endgame. In symmetrical positions, a single tempo can play a decisive role. The
first player to undertake aggressive actions can often force his opponent
into a permanently passive role. Knowing which pieces you want to exchange is a great help in forming a
plan and choosing the correct moves.
GAMES Akopian,V (2703) - Polgar,J (2715) [A30] 5th Enghien-les-Bains Chess Tournament Enghien-les-Bains, FRA (2), 14.06.2003 1.Nf3 Nf6 Korchnoi,V (2632) - Gelfand,B (2700) [E12] 5th Enghien-les-Bains Chess Tournament Enghien-les-Bains, FRA (1), 13.06.2003 1.Nf3 Nf6
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