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| Posted by phishbone_69 uskidscompute.com 1/08/2003 16:49:35 play online chess |  Subject: chess on TV????Message: One of my friends had told me that there is a chess channel, or a show that comes on every once in a while. I live in the North East United states. If there is anyone from this area who knows where to watch chess, i'd apreciate it if you could let me know. |
| Posted by pureredwhiteblu uskidscompute.com 1/15/2003 22:32:17 play online chess | Chess on Tv... Found Message: www.chessshow.com it is a public access show in Portland. Or. That is the only one I heard of... |
| Posted by pureredwhiteblu uskidscompute.com 1/16/2003 04:35:49 play online chess | Found another Message: www.chesschannel.com/ |
Chess news: Moscow to host top-tier tribute -- The strongest chess tournament of the year, the Tal Memorial, begins Thursday in Moscow. World chess champion Viswanathan Anand of India, former champion Vladimir Kramnik of Russia, chess prodigy Magnus Carlsen of Norway and seven other stars, all ranked among the world's top 13, will compete in a round robin. The only notable absentee is Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria, ranked first in the world. Mikhail Tal was world chess champion in 1960 and a passionate devotee of speed chess until his death in 1992. As a tribute, the World Blitz Chess Championship will follow Nov. 16. The field will include all players in the Tal Memorial plus 10 more grandmasters. Last year, ... Chess Notes -- The US Chess League offers ample opportunities to examine games between highly rated chess players. Here is one in which Patrick Wolff annotates for himself, played on first board for the San Francisco Mechanics v. the Miami Sharks. In this game Wolff crosses up Julio Becerra, the 2006 Most Valuable Player in the league, by choosing as White a Two Knights Opening instead of a Ruy Lopez. The result is a closed game in which Black loses considerable time reconnoitering his Knights. White’s 27th move breaks what looks like a granite center and Black’s Queen Bishop Pawn becomes a target. In the end, Black has to choose between loss of a Rook or a King and so ... English and Bulgarian grandmasters continue feud during European Team Championship -- There is history between English and Bulgarian chess grandmasters. Four years ago when Nigel Short was a commentator at the world chess championship in San Luis, Argentina, some players told him of suspicions that Veselin Topalov, who won the title after a fast start, was receiving outside help. Short later called for an inquiry, though he did not join the cheating claim. Nothing was ever proved, but Topalov and his manager blamed Short for damaging the current world No1's reputation. So last year at Corus Wijk aan Zee Topalov's aide, Ivan Cheparinov, refused Short the traditional pre-game handshake, and was forfeited. After an appeal the game was rescheduled ... | |