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| Posted by dannyboy14 uskidscompute.com 2/10/2003 18:46:13 Play online chess |  Subject: what are the best chess defencesMessage: lately I have been thinking what the best defence is. |
| Posted by myway316 uskidscompute.com 2/10/2003 18:51:04 Play online chess | defense to what? Message: you have to be more specific. |
| Posted by myway316 uskidscompute.com 2/10/2003 18:51:30 Play online chess | defense to what? Message: you have to be more specific. ——— A poisoned pawn that hasn’t lost its kick — Next time you’re dining in Gibraltar, think twice before ordering the pawns. Two sharp games showcasing the notorious Sicilian Poisoned Pawn Variation top the menu today, served up at the just-concluded Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival, held on the British island at the entrance to the Mediterranean. Black found the antidote in the first game, but the poisoned offering — which famously proved indigestible even for Bobby Fischer in his Reykjavik chess match with Boris Spassky - proved highly toxic for French GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave a round later. Young women’s world chess champion Hou Yifan gave one of the greatest performances ever by a female chess player in an open tournament in Gibraltar, losing in ... |
| Posted by myway316 uskidscompute.com 2/10/2003 18:51:51 Play online chess | defense to what? Message: you have to be more specific. ——— Carlsen is cool but not complacent — Top chess players certainly aren’t clones. Magnus Carlsen, the world’s highest-rated chess grandmaster, is intense at the chessboard but seems to instinctively sidestep the storm and stress that buffeted chess champions such as Bobby Fischer and Garry Kasparov. When asked whether he or Levon Aronian, the world’s second-ranked grandmaster, was the better chess player, Carlsen said he didn’t know but pointed out — for what it was worth — that his rating was a few points better than Aronian’s. Carlsen doesn’t obsess about such things; he simply goes about playing chess. With strong support from a family that often accompanies him when he plays, an income of more than $1 million a year, and ... |
| Posted by amleto uskidscompute.com 2/11/2003 16:15:10 Play online chess | you dont have to be... Message: that explicit! ——— Hou Yifan Defeats Judit Polgar at Gibraltar Chess Festival — There was a changing of the guard at the top of the world chess rankings a few years ago, led by Magnus Carlsen, the current No. 1. But Judit Polgar’s spot at the top of the women’s list has been secure. The best woman chess player in history, Polgar, 35, has been No. 1 for 20 years, and no one had ever come close to challenging her. Until last week, when Hou Yifan, the 17-year-old women’s world chess champion, turned in a spectacular performance at the Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival, which ended on Thursday. Hou’s results will put her on the cusp of the top 100 among all chess players, and it seems only a matter of time before she joins Polgar, now No. 32, to become just the second woman in that ... |
| Posted by myway316 uskidscompute.com 2/11/2003 18:52:39 Play online chess | Sorry about the reps... Message: ...but my piece of junk computer is playing all kinds of games with me! ——— Chess Champ Hou Yifan in the Limelight — Levon Aronian's brilliant victory at the prestigious Tata Steel chess tournament in Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands, would normally be the topic of our conversation. But it was a young Chinese girl, Hou Yifan, 17, who stole the limelight. The women's world chess champion shared first place at the powerful Tradewise Chess Festival in Gibraltar, one of the world's strongest open chess tournaments. Hou was in the lead going into the last round, but was caught at the last moment by Nigel Short. They both scored 8 points in 10 games and the English grandmaster grabbed the title in a blitz playoff. But Hou faced much tougher opponents. Facing six grandmasters rated above 2700 points - a barrier reserved for the best 40 chess players ... |
| Posted by r_lawrence uskidscompute.com 2/11/2003 23:37:18 Play online chess | if you want something easy ... Message: just go with the Benko gambit, or the Budapest gambit. ——— Levon Aronian shrugs off losses to triumph at Tata Steel Wijk aan Zee — Levon Aronian shrugged off an early loss to the chess world No1 Magnus Carlsen and a late defeat by a tail-ender to win first prize at Tata Steel Wijk aan Zee this week with impressive authority. The Armenian world No2's 9/13 total was a point clear of Carlsen, Teimour Radjabov, and the Italian 19-year-old Fabiano Caruana who shared second prize. The elite chess events which make up the chess equivalent of a Grand Slam include Moscow's Tal Memorial and the London Classic as well as Wijk. Aronian was subdued in London, but he tied first with Carlsen in Moscow and his overall rating is closing in on the Norwegian's. Aged 29 and at the height of his powers, Aronian would have been a good bet to capture ... |
| Posted by r_lawrence uskidscompute.com 2/11/2003 23:42:33 Play online chess | I'm kidding Message: You can define BEST many ways .. those two are quite complex tactically and have lots of room for work in new theory. I like the French Defense against e4 .. very solid, although somewhat restrictive. Against d4 I like Queen's Gambits |
| Posted by justholdingon uskidscompute.com 2/12/2003 14:09:53 Play online chess | Best defenses Message: Although I may not be in the same league (skill wise) as some of you: I like the Caro-Kann, the "Orthodox" defense with the Queen's Gambit, and now and then -- some variations of the Sicilian (like the Najdorf Variation) I started playing at this site not very long ago. "They" started me out with "ELO 1200" --- I must have been playing weaker players -- and am now up to an even "1400". Lately, playing some "better" players --- so I WILL lose, eventually! |
| Posted by kingofpawns uskidscompute.com 2/12/2003 14:57:57 Play online chess | I think ... Message: EDMASTER plays the best defense OTB as he puts it: I EDMASTER WILL CRUSH YOUR SKULL OVER THE CHESSBOARD! |
| Posted by justholdingon uskidscompute.com 2/12/2003 15:35:53 Play online chess | Reply to "King of Pawns" Message: I'm not very used to this site -- but, by looking at the "handles" "EDMASTER" and "King of Pawns"; I assume it's the same person. And, if we were to play a game: You probably WOULD: "CRUSH MY SKULL OVER THE CHESSBOARD" I played you (as you know) a couple of times at the "itsyourturn" site --- and you took me fairly easily ------ |
| Posted by kingofpawns uskidscompute.com 2/12/2003 20:23:52 Play online chess | Hi justholdingon! Message: I'm not EDMASTER and I'm sure he would not want us confused! I'm glad to see you here. This is a great site with some really good players. As you will see, Brunetti is about to crush my skull in one of our games and maybe the other one eventually. |
| Posted by justholdingon uskidscompute.com 2/13/2003 14:24:49 Play online chess | Short note to "King of Pawns" Message: Hi there: at least that's cleared up (confusion - by me - about two names in one message) I will find out, eventually, how to correspond directly (privately) with others -- like you. Thanks for your last note. |