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| Posted by cjjpeterson uskidscompute.com 8/09/2006 18:08:22 Play online chess |  Subject: Favorite chess booksMessage: Then of course their is my favorite chess-based novel. "The Eight" by Katherine Neville. I would recommend this book to all those chess lovers out there and all those who love good books. cjjpeterson | ||||||||||||||||||
| Posted by tugger uskidscompute.com 8/10/2006 04:32:32 Play online chess | Message: my 60 memorable games by bobby fischer, and practical chess endings by irving chernev the first is an excellent fully annotated book by the great fischer, and i would recommend it to anyone who wants to improve their tactical play and understanding of complex moves, and the second is a very useful endgame book, which gives many examples of different endgame positions, such as Q vs pawn on seventh rank, or R+B vs R. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Posted by ccmcacollister uskidscompute.com 8/10/2006 05:17:15 Play online chess | My Favorites are: Message: I hadn't heard of "The Eight" and perhaps must read it! Thanks for the info, cjjpeterson ——— A chess lesson from the late Vasily Smyslov — How did the great Russian grandmaster win this game? Vasily Smyslov, the former world chess champion who died in March, was often described as a master of the endgame and brilliant positional player, but great chess players are able to change their style according to the demands of the position. I've been going through his games and found strategic masterpieces but also blistering attacking play. Earlier in this game he sacrificed a piece to activate his forces and followed up by advancing his h-pawn – one of my favourite attacking methods. But it takes skill to finish the game. RB This may be a very famous chess position but it's not one that I ever remember seeing and ... Posted by lucasbeauchamp | uskidscompute.com 8/10/2006 07:36:36 Play online chess *The Defense*Message: ——— Two Weeks in Philadelphia — For some chess players, July 4th is more than a holiday, it is the time of year for the World Open, which has been held in Philadelphia, or the surrounding area, every year since 1983. The World Open, which is run by the Continental Chess Association, is usually the largest chess tournament of the year, mostly because it has the biggest prize fund. This year’s is guaranteed to be $175,000 and could be as much as $250,000, depending on how many people play. That is less than in some previous years (the record was $358,000 in 2006), but the economic downturn has probably had an impact. Every year, more than 1,000 chess players compete; last year there were 1,350. The tournament lasts ... Posted by bittersweet_ballad | uskidscompute.com 8/10/2006 07:53:49 Play online chess Message: Apart from that I recently bought the book by Alekhine (My most memorable games, or something) and the big fat book by Susan Polgar's father (don't remember what the name was). I haven't read them as yet - a friend highly recommended them to me. I hope they're as good as he said they were! ——— Magnus Carlsen: King Among Chess Kings — Imagine Usain Bolt, the fabulous Jamaican sprinter and world record-holder, running a 100 meter dash against some of the world's best contenders and winning by 20 meters. This is how the Norwegian chess superstar Magnus Carlsen dealt with the opposition at the elite Kings tournament in Medias, Romania, last week. Undefeated, with five wins and five draws, Carlsen left his nearest rivals two full points behind, scoring 7,5 points in 10 games. It was an amazing display of chess dominance. Carlsen, 19, is the world's top-rated chess player and his new rating is projected at 2826, some 23 points above the second-placed Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria. Nobody, except Garry Kasparov, ever ... Posted by tag1153 | uskidscompute.com 8/10/2006 10:12:56 Play online chess 'Bobby Fischer Goes To War'Message: tag1153 ——— Women’s Chess Grand Prix Off to Very Fast Start — There has been figurative blood on the walls at the Women’s Chess Grand Prix in Jermuk, Russia. In the first two rounds of the chess tournament, which is a round-robin, meaning each competitor faces each of the others once, 11 of the 12 games have been decisive. So far, Nana Dzagnidze of the Republic of Georgia and Lilit Mkrtchian of Armenia are the co-leaders with two points each. Tatiana Kosintseva of Russia, the winner of the Third Grand Prix in Nalchik, Russia, is in third place with 1.5 points. The winner of the Grand Prix — a series of six tournaments organized by the World Chess Federation — will become the challenger for the world chess championship, which ... Posted by ccmcacollister | uskidscompute.com 8/10/2006 10:57:20 Play online chess Question re Luzhin ...Message: (Or anyone?) Do you know whence comes the name The Luzhin Defense? Just wondering if there might be a real GM name there or City, or "?!" . Or if/what there might be any connection to Don Maddox, who used the Nik "Luzhin" on Leisure Linc years ago? (Its not some colloqueallism for "Losing" is it!?) Thanks for the novel info, I must read That one then. Even tho I thought Roger Zelazny was The Best! :) And has written some Chess related story/ies ... such as The Unicorn Variation, which is a short story. *** tag1153 Yes, I read that too, just last year. It was interesting. Of course I lived thru the Original match and coverage, so not too much was new to me but it was a bit fascinating all over again :) What a wild and wooly match that was! Even better than the Karpov-Kasparov WC that was aborted by Campomanes. We do get our Drama from Chess (and "Dear Abby" said Chess players were Boring! !????) *** }8-) PS// I am now thinking, for the first time seriously, of writing my first Chess Book. & pondering what subject matter to tackle. I'd like to be done sometime this year, so that will limit it :) ——— Carlsen Wins King's Chess Tournament by Wide Margin — The Kings Chess Tournament in Romania ended Friday with a bang, not a whimper, as Magnus Carlsen of Norway, the top seed, won the chess event with one of the most impressive performances of his short career. He finished with 7.5 points, two more than Teimour Radjabov of Azerbaijan and Boris Gelfand of Israel. Gelfand had trailed by one point before the last round, but he lost to Radjabov, while Carlsen beat Wang Yue of China. Wang ended up in last place with 3 points. It was a strange last round as Black won all three games. Over all, there were more wins with Black in the tournament (8) than with White (7). Though Carlsen, the world’s top ranked chess player, has ... Posted by cairo | uskidscompute.com 8/10/2006 11:23:12 Play online chess WhenMessage: -My System by Aron Nimzowitsch -My 60 memorable games by Robert J. Fischer -Pawnpower by Hans Kmoch and without board and pieces, I can warmly recommend: -Russian Silhouettes by Genna Sosonko -The Reliable Past by Genna Sosonko -My Great Predecessors I to VI by Garry Kasparov Best wishes Cairo Posted by cjjpeterson | uskidscompute.com 8/10/2006 12:21:16 Play online chess Great booksMessage: Good luck with your book ccmcacollister. cjjpeterson Posted by thunker | uskidscompute.com 8/10/2006 12:31:45 Play online chess Might I add...Message: "The Ideas Behind the Chess Openings" by Reuben Fine for opening theory "The System" by Dr. Hans J. Berliner for more advanced theory. The first two are a bit dated, but the theory is still sound. "The System" is a great read that gives a fresh viewpoint on game as a whole, although his section on "chunking" still exceeds my grasp, even after re-reading it several times. It's a good book especially on the Queen Pawn style openings... I also concur with cairo about Kmoch's book. Nimzovich's book is good, but I found it a bit diffcult to follow his writing style. Posted by gothicgirl | uskidscompute.com 8/10/2006 14:06:29 Play online chess my favorite chess books...Message: ...are these: - all the books, having been published by Mark Dvoretzki and Arthur Jussupov - the books about Endgames by Edmar Mednis - think play like a grandmaster/ play like a grandmaster by Kotov - the biography about Alekhin by Kotov and some more... Posted by calmrolfe | uskidscompute.com 8/15/2006 06:56:54 Play online chess Message: Gems of the Chess Board - P Wenman (Published 1940) Batsford Chess Openings - Kasparov & Keene The Chess Mind - Gerald Abrahams |