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| Posted by p-v-n uskidscompute.com 2/09/2003 18:58:17 Play online chess |  Subject: Question on openingsMessage: I have a file called eco.dat, that comes with one of the chess programs and contains a big number of openings. Each line looks like in this example: e2e4 b7b6, B00, Owen defence Everything is clear, except one thing. What does B00 mean? In general this is a letter from A to E followed by a number. Can someone explain this, please? Also, does the abbreviation "eco" mean smth? |
| Posted by myway316 uskidscompute.com 2/09/2003 19:11:32 Play online chess | ECO... Message: ...stands for Encyclopedia of Chess Openings,a 5 vol.set published and revised by the Yugoslav company that publishes the Infirmants. Vol.B,if I remember right, dealt with all Black responses to 1.e4 other than 1...e5 and the French. The codes go from B00 to B99,with the rarer,offbeat stuff like 1...b6 being covered first,hence B00. |
| Posted by myway316 uskidscompute.com 2/09/2003 19:13:31 Play online chess | Wrong spelling Message: It's Informants! ——— Giri Smashes Carlsen, but Nakamura Leads Tata Steel Chess Tournament — Round 3 of the Tata Steel chess tournament in the Netherlands produced a shocking result as Magnus Carlsen of Norway, the world’s top-ranked chess player, lost in 22 moves to Anish Giri, a 16-year-old Dutch grandmaster. Carlsen had White. Carlsen played very oddly and soon had a difficult position. He then blundered and resigned a few moves later. Afterward, he posted a message on his Twitter account: “Always nice to confirm that I’m still capable of blundering a piece in one move!” Giri now has 2 points and is tied for second with Viswanathan Anand of India, the world chess champion, and Ian Nepomniachtchi of Russia. They all trail Hikaru Nakamura of the United States, who ... |
| Posted by p-v-n uskidscompute.com 2/10/2003 00:40:29 Play online chess | Thanks... Message: ...I found the site you were probably talking about. ——— Four Lead Tata Steel Chess Tournament — After an exciting start Saturday in the elite section of the Tata Steel chess tournament in the Netherlands, Round 2 on Sunday was much tamer. Only one of the seven games was decisive — a victory by Ian Nepomniachtchi of Russia over Wang Hao of China — and it was not even the most interesting game of the round. That distinction went to a wild dual between Anish Giri and Jan Smeets, two Dutch grandmasters, whose game ended in a draw. The most eagerly anticipated game was undoubtedly between Viswanathan Anand of India, the world chess champion, and Vladimir Kramnik of Russia, his predecessor. Anand brilliantly beat Kramnik in a 2008 title match and ... |
| Posted by desertfox uskidscompute.com 2/10/2003 07:39:40 Play online chess | Informants Message: The original name is actually informator, but it was translated into informant. Yugoslav chess used to be quite strong before that country was tore apart. A site called Belgrade blitz still exists, but the site called Belgrade Gambit and other knightmares disappred lately, just like Kasparovchess. But unlike the latter I don't know for what reasons. Desertfox ——— Meteoric Rise for One Who Had Turned Away — Chess players earn ratings through their performances, and the easiest way to gauge improvement is to chart a rating over time. Ratings usually rise gradually as a player gets better. The exceptions involve young chess players whose ratings have not caught up to their development. Matthew Herman, a 24-year-old American, would seem to be an even bigger exception. For many years, Herman’s international rating was 2,149, the level of a candidate master, because he rarely played and almost never entered tournaments sanctioned by the World Chess Federation. But late last year, after competing in five tournaments, his rating jumped to 2,392. He also fulfilled two-thirds of ... |
| Posted by pureredwhiteblu uskidscompute.com 2/10/2003 22:29:11 Play online chess | Chess opennings Message: maskeret.com/mecca/openings.htm this one is ok www.csm.astate.edu/~wpaulsen/chess/intro.htm I Like this one the most. You have an option for... a list of opening moves network, or Index of all openings.. Hope this will help you out. Sincerely, PureRedWhiteBlu ——— Nigel Short maintains reputation despite age and loss of form — Nigel Short, at 45, is now the oldest chess player in the top 100 grandmasters in the world and has dropped far below his peak but the England No2 is still often invited to elite chess events. Short has the prestige of a player who met Garry Kasparov for the world title and won a match against Anatoly Karpov in the Russian's best years. He has built a reputation as an outspoken, energetic and entertaining personality who is popular with ordinary amateurs and who at the board is ready to use offbeat gambits. He has coached rising talents and given exhibitions in Third World countries. At present Short is in something of a form crisis after finishing last at the London Chess Classic and ... |
| Posted by p-v-n uskidscompute.com 2/11/2003 18:12:24 Play online chess | pureredwhiteblu Message: That was a very useful information ——— New and Old Chess Champions — As we enter the new decade, the chess world is ruled by a middle-aged man and a teenage girl. A twenty-something phenom presides over the world's chess ratings and a new book recalling one of the greatest chess magicians has been published recently. The Chess Champions. Vishy Anand steps into the year 2011 as the world chess champion. At 41, the Indian grandmaster can look back on his career contentedly. In 1991 in Brussels, he almost eliminated Anatoly Karpov from the world championship cycle. In the next 20 years, Anand won many major tournaments and world championships under different formats and time controls. How long can Anand keep the world title is ... |