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| Posted by gameknot_com uskidscompute.com 9/11/2002 23:41:07 |  Subject: USCF rating: 2000-2100Message: GameKnot seems to be getting quite a few high rated USCF players lately. :) Please challenge chuckventimiglia if you feel like you could be a good match against a player with USCF rating in the 2000-2100 range. |
| Posted by hijodelmatador uskidscompute.com 9/12/2002 05:42:01 | I'll take him... Message: if he wishes. |
| Posted by zoobrenok uskidscompute.com 9/12/2002 09:20:38 | i challenged him Message: let's see if he can bet me by move 20 :-) ——— Zhao Retakes Lead at Women’s Chess Grand Prix — Zhao Xue of China has once again taken the reins of the fifth Women’s Chess Grand Prix in Ulan Bator, Mongolia. One day after Antoaneta Stefanova of Bulgaria tied Zhao for the lead, the two players squared off in Round 6 on Thursday, with Zhao emerging victorious. She now 5 points. Nipping at her heals are the two top seeds, Humpy Koneru of India and Hou Yifan of China, who have 4.5 points each. They both won on Thursday to keep pace with Zhao. Stefanova is alone in fourth place, another half point back. Zhao handled Stefanova rather easily. She sacrificed a pawn in the opening to gain a lead in development and then proceeded to open up the position, winning her ... |
| Posted by chuckventimiglia uskidscompute.com 9/12/2002 11:10:05 | Hello Y'ALL Message: Thanks to GK for the initial post and thanks to you guys for making the challenge. I declined both challenges not because I do not want to play you but because the challenge was for 14 days/move. I like to keep my games at 3 days/move. If there is anyone out there looking for a good, cordial game at 3 days/move or less let me know. ——— Michael Adams's tour de force — Michael Adams is on course for the most emphatic victory in the history of the British Chess Championships. With three to play, Adams has 7.5/8 and the nearest challenger is IM Adam Hunt on 6/8. Hunt played a nice game to defeat IM Jovanka Houska and he must face Adams in round nine. Adams’ seventh win was over 2008 champion Stuart Conquest. Play continued into the sixth hour but Adams always held the upper hand after Conquest’s passive opening led to a weakness which Adams fixed, surrounded and then finally captured. At one point Adams had all five of his pieces focussed on the e5 square, behind which stood a backward pawn on e6 which duly fell. The white queen invaded ... |
| Posted by nelsonnewman uskidscompute.com 9/12/2002 11:25:54 | Hiya Chuck, Message: Good to see ya here, bro! I will challenge ya if its ok with you... at the pace we play, the game should be completed in two days! heh heh.. :-)) BTW, if you are into team play, its a good way to get quality matches.. Yeshua's Servants (my team) is always looking to strong players, so let me know, and I will put in a good word for you with the team captain.. :-) Nelson ——— In Europe, Chess Is King, but Not in the U.S. — Which country has the bigger, stronger national open chess championship: the United States or the Czech Republic? The Czech Republic, and it is not even close. The Czech Open, which ended Sunday, had 310 players and 39 grandmasters. The U.S. Open, which began Saturday, has three grandmasters and 160 players. The reason that the Czech Open was bigger was that most of the chess players were from other countries. For example, the winner, Anton Korobov, who was the top seed, is from Ukraine. And the players who tied for second through sixth were from Ukraine, Russia (2), Sweden and India. The U.S. Open simply does not attract many foreign chess players. But, the difference in ... |
| Posted by polisen uskidscompute.com 9/15/2002 12:50:43 | Hi Chuck Message: And welcome to the wonderful world of Gameknot. I'm sure you will find many friends and get a lot of great games in here. Right now i have tooooo many ongoing games myself, but as soon as i've plyed through some of them i will gladly play you any time you like to. Best regards, Peter sjoroos ——— Plain sailing for Michael Adams — Michael Adams recorded another trivial win to reach 5/5 and take a full point lead at the British CHess Championships being played at the University of Kent in Canterbury. Adams celebrated his return to the world’s top-20 on the live rating list with a victory over the Russian Alexei Slavin who qualifies for the chess tournament by virtue of being resident in London. Slavin sensibly tried the Colle System, a solid and normally risk-free way of building up a decent position but Adams showed how a world class chess player deals with it and disrupted the white buildup before there was even a hint of a threat to this position. ... |
| Posted by polisen uskidscompute.com 9/15/2002 12:52:31 | Sorry.. Message: I apologize for using my friends computer at work (and account ;-). The above message was written by sjoroos and NOT by my friend polisen. ——— The endgame: How can Black win here? — Black is on the brink of victory. But what is the crucial next move? RB This seems straightforward. What's wrong with the simple 1...d2, when White might as well resign? After 2 Kc2, Black has 2...b3+ to deflect the king from the queening square d1 and it's all over: 3 Kxb3 d1=Q or 3 Kd1 b2 with the same result. The only danger to Black here has to be stalemate, and with the a5 and c4 pawns blocked there's an obvious potential for such an outcome. What would happen if after 1...d2 White played 2 Be2. Would taking the bishop play into White's hands? If 2...Kxe2... well, I don't see any stalemate here. What am I missing? Since this is one of Dan's own chess games it's ... |