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| Posted by luke666 uskidscompute.com 8/19/2002 16:22:59 |  Subject: Tutoring? :)Message: I am not the greatest player in the world but i have been told that i have a foundation. I enjoy playing chess and i wish to improve as everyone does. My rating is around 1000/1100 at the moment and i try to play players of a higher calibre so i can learn from them but this is only getting me so far and i would be greatful if anyone of a high rating could take some time with me playing games and give me some advice and tactics. Yours hopefully, Luke. |
| Posted by tulkos uskidscompute.com 8/19/2002 17:27:27 | what constitutes a high rating? Message: |
| Posted by luke666 uskidscompute.com 8/19/2002 17:31:03 | Higher than mine :) Message: No, n e body who can teach me something would be greatly appreciated. ——— Shaking Things Up by Tweaking the Rules — The holiday season is always a busy one in the chess world. This year, two chess tournaments stood out by using new rules to make the competitions more exciting. The more unusual of the two ideas was incorporated into the Donestia-San Sebastian Chess Festival in Spain, where José Raúl Capablanca, a Cuban who was world chess champion from 1921 to 1927, earned his first big international triumph 100 years ago. The chess festival, which ended on Thursday, held elimination matches in which the competitors played two simultaneous games against one another. If a match ended in a tie because each player won a game or both were drawn, it was followed by a playoff of two simultaneous rapid games and ... |
| Posted by taoistlunatic uskidscompute.com 8/19/2002 18:49:32 | let's play a game. Message: I'll challenge you, and show you some of what I learned so far... ——— On Chess: Stars’ games built upon idiosyncrasies — One of my favorite chess quotes is the Indian proverb “Chess is a sea in which a gnat may drink and an elephant may bathe.” Each great player of the game thrives according to his predilections. Bobby Fischer, more than anyone of his time, was obsessed with certainty. He combed libraries, documents and books to uncover the hidden truths of his beloved game, in addition to crunching more hours of original analysis than anyone could imagine. His great knowledge of chess typically helped him take control of the board with crushing effect. He hated the unknown and tended to falter in unclear chessboard situations, particularly in his early encounters with Boris Spassky. Spassky, on the other hand, was often ... |
| Posted by luke666 uskidscompute.com 8/20/2002 10:33:40 | Thx Message: Thx m8. N e 1 else genouress enough is also welcome to show me the ropes :) ——— Wang Yue takes first prize at Hastings with show of subtle superiority — Eight world chess champions have won first prize at Hastings in the world's longest running chess tournament, launched in 1895 and held annually since 1919. Nowadays most top grandmasters prefer to play in winter for big money at the London Classic, Wijk aan Zee, Moscow and Gibraltar, but Hastings holds its niche and is kept alive and well by Hastings borough council and volunteer organisers. The list of previous winners includes many names from Russia and Eastern Europe, and this week the fastest rising chess power also made its mark. The top-seeded Wang Yue, 24, is China's No2, is ranked in the world top 50, and was nearly 100 points ahead of his nearest Hastings rival in the chess ... |
| Posted by victord uskidscompute.com 8/20/2002 10:40:49 | ...---... Message: Was just about to send a challange...then I noticed that '666' .... fugetaboutit .. never mess with the devil ——— Nakamura crushing competition — St. Louis' own Hikaru Nakamura is crushing the competition at the Super-Grandmaster chess tournament being held in Reggio Emilia, Italy. Hikaru has been playing often of late and has more than made up for his bad performance in Moscow at the Tal Memorial (last place) with back-to-back fantastic results! Last month, Hikaru was able to clinch clear second at the London Chess Classic, ahead of world No. 1 Magnus Carlsen. Hikaru is doing even better in Reggio after starting out with a scintillating score of five points out of six games against the world's best. After a draw against Fabiano Caruano of Italy in round seven, Hikaru had a slight misstep in round eight as he lost to Alexander Morozovich, the chess player just ... |
| Posted by luke666 uskidscompute.com 8/20/2002 10:44:37 | The devil isnt that bad ;) Message: forget my 666, im as harmless as a polo! ——— Kaidanov's chess homework pays at Eastern Open — Kentucky GM Gregory Kaidanov is perhaps better known today as a chess teacher than a competitor. But he gave his students an object lesson on the value of doing one’s homework while winning the 39th annual Eastern Open, held last week at its traditional home at the Westin Washington hotel downtown. With 2½ points in the chess tournament’s final three rounds, including victories over fellow GMs Alexander Ivanov and Magesh Panchanathan, the affable Kaidanov posted an undefeated 6-1 result, a half-point ahead of Ivanov and New Jersey IM Dean Ippolito. A total of 170 chess players competed in the event’s four sections. Kaidanov revealed after his critical Round 5 win over Ivanov that he had worked out fully ... |