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| Posted by penniwoma uskidscompute.com 9/09/2002 11:25:59 |  Subject: mentorMessage: I have come to the conclusion (well, i've known this for awhile lol) that I am quite a beginner at chess and need a lot of practice. I was wondering if someone might be able to take some time and perhaps mentor me in the finer plays of chess. Any takers? |
| Posted by absolutegenius uskidscompute.com 9/09/2002 12:55:07 | yeah Message: me to-i asked on the social chat forum. and penniwoma, someone there said that doormat coaches some people here. |
| Posted by brobishkin uskidscompute.com 9/09/2002 12:57:28 | Mentor... Message: If you are serious at chess, I will give you a hand... But let me warn you... Chess goes very deep in the depths of reason and there are no absolutes... Bro... ——— Boris Gelfand to challenge for world crown after beating Alex Grischuk — Israel's Boris Gelfand beat Russia's Alex Grischuk 3.5-2.5 in the candidates final in Kazan on Wednesday and will challenge for Vishy Anand's world chess crown in 2012. Gelfand is 42, Anand 41, and it will be the first time since 1934 that two over-40s have played for the unified world chess championship. Gelfand is only ranked world No 16, and Anand leads 7-0 in their decisive classical games since 1995, so the Indian will be long odds-on to win. Gelfand's success will be overshadowed by the record 90 per cent draw rate, 27/30, in the slow classical games at Kazan, where the eight chess grandmasters refused to take risks until the tie-breaks. Only four classical games, six in the final, were scheduled before ... |
| Posted by penniwoma uskidscompute.com 9/09/2002 13:03:30 | Message: absolute - Thanks for the info. I will check it out. bro - I've always wanted to learn how to improve my game of chess. I'm tired of getting my butt whooped every single time. Any help you could offer me would be greatly appreciated. ——— It's Anand vs. Gelfand for the World Chess Crown — Boris Gelfand of Israel won the Final FIDE Candidates Match, defeating GM Alexander Grischuk of Russia 3.5 to 2.5 in Kazan, Russia, on Wednesday. It is a culmination of his successful chess career. With the victory, he earned the right to challenge the world chess champion Vishy Anand of India for the world title next year. At 42, Gelfand was the oldest participant in the Candidates matches, but he showed a steady hand and good nerves in difficult positions and prevailed against the American GM Gata Kamsky and Grischuk. His chess match against Anand, 41, could be interesting. Both players have vast opening knowledge, strive for initiative, can defend well and love to play dynamic chess. It could ... |
| Posted by absolutegenius uskidscompute.com 9/09/2002 13:18:50 | yeah-me too Message: but i'm an absolute genius... ——— Chess: A queen and pawn endgame — Queens are tricky – exchanging down to a pawn endgame is often the easier option. RB: Isn't White winning regardless of what way he exchanges the queens? The a-pawn has already advanced and the black king is outside the queening square. Meanwhile, his own passed pawn can be intercepted by White's king before it promotes. If I had this position, I'd be very happy. But Dan wouldn't have picked this position if it was that easy. There must be more to it than I'm seeing so let's try to calculate: 1 Qg4+ – my favoured option because after the exchange the pawn on g4 gets in the way of both Black's remaining kingside pawns – 1...Qxg4 2 hxg4 and now ... |
| Posted by death_by_pawns uskidscompute.com 9/09/2002 13:32:42 | Message: I could teach someone! but it probably wouldnt do any good. I'm not good at teaching and there are lots of other people who are better than me. ——— Chess can put kids on level with adults — For most children, our modern industrial society is restrictive. Their social status and economic worth are postponed until adulthood. But chess can offer a rare entry into the adult world. Children who are reasonably good at the game can find themselves playing at least as well as, or even better than, educated adults. These adults - who might be doctors, lawyers, professors or other successful professionals - often become friends, providing access that is unavailable to most children or even adults of lesser status. It's no small boon. When future grandmaster and U.S. chess champion Yasser Seirawan of Seattle was 17, he told me with wonderment and appreciation about such relationships and ... |
| Posted by penniwoma uskidscompute.com 9/09/2002 13:51:03 | death_by_pawns Message: Any recommendations? ——— When Chess Grandmasters Fail to Live Up to the Title — There are drawn games among top chess players that are even more exciting than decisive victories, especially when they are riddled with errors and attacks. Two such games occurred in the semifinals of the World Chess Championship Candidates Matches in Kazan, Russia — one a face-off between Gata Kamsky and Boris Gelfand, and the other pitting Vladimir Kramnik against Alexander Grischuk. In the diagram below from Game 3 of the Kamsky-Gelfand match, Gelfand had just made a mistake with 28 ... Qh5 instead of 28 ... Qd7. Kamsky then should have moved 29 Bc4, which would have given Black two bad options. If Gelfand played 29 ... Rc4, then after 30 Qb6 Qf5 ... |
| Posted by kaf1 uskidscompute.com 9/09/2002 14:04:28 | An Improvement Plan Message: Perhaps it would be an idea to take a look at this link to Dan Heismans latest Novice Nook column www.chesscafe.com/heisman/heisman.htm |
| Posted by death_by_pawns uskidscompute.com 9/09/2002 14:06:00 | penniwoma Message: brobishkin I guess. He has already offered to help you. |
| Posted by penniwoma uskidscompute.com 9/09/2002 14:10:07 | kaf1 Message: thank you ... I will take a look at it. |
| Posted by zdrak uskidscompute.com 9/10/2002 00:04:55 | penniwoma Message: challenge me to a game if you want, maybe I can give you some pointers and some play-by-play analisys |
| Posted by frodan uskidscompute.com 9/10/2002 06:13:18 | ..hey everyone... Message: ..that article by Dan Heisman ,mentioned by kaf1 above is really great,evryone ought to benefit from it..... |
| Posted by penniwoma uskidscompute.com 9/12/2002 08:04:32 | zdrak Message: Will do! Thanks. :-) |
| Posted by penniwoma uskidscompute.com 9/12/2002 08:06:01 | zdrak Message: Well zdrak, my rating is so low it won't let me challenge you! lol |
| Posted by zdrak uskidscompute.com 9/12/2002 08:09:48 | Message: no problem, i challenged you |