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| Posted by spclpnngslknc uskidscompute.com 10/30/2008 14:04:20 play online chess |  Subject: pawn valuesMessage: Rook pawns: 0.90 Knight pawns: 0.95 Bishop pawns: 1.05 central pawns: 1.10. Is this correct? |
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Chess news: A Player Steps Up His Game and Wins the National Open -- Chess players often talk of the creative aspect of chess — the role of imagination in conceiving strategies. Sometimes the desire to execute an original plan can overwhelm even the desire to win. Mikhail Tal, a former world chess champion, wrote in his autobiography that he had lost more than a few games because he had chosen a “beautiful” combination, only to discover that he had miscalculated. To borrow a baseball metaphor, a grand slam for a chess player would be to play brilliantly, win the game and defeat a strong opponent when there is a lot riding on the outcome. That is what Timur Gareev of Uzbekistan did in the final round of the National Open in Las Vegas last Sunday. He trailed ... Carlsen Sprints Ahead at King's Tournament -- With a little good fortune, Magnus Carlsen is on a tear. Carlsen, the top seed, won his third game in a row at the King’s Chess Tournament in Romania on Sunday. This time, his victim was Ruslan Ponomariov of Ukraine, who was winning for most of the game. But then he blundered (23 Rf2? instead of 23 Kh1) allowing Carlsen to turn the tables. He was also a bit fortunate in Round 5, on Saturday, when he beat Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu of Romania. In that game, Nisipeanu had a small advantage, but Carlsen employed a nice feint and Nisipeanu took the bait (17 Qd5, he should have played 17 Nd5), after which his position was very difficult. Carlsen, a Norwegian, now has 4.5 points and ... Carlsen Express Rolls on -- The King’s Chess Tournament in Romania is turning into an exhibition. Magnus Carlsen, the Norwegian chess grandmaster who is the world’s No. 1 player, beat Teimour Radjabov of Azerbaijan on Monday, to run his winning streak in the chess event to four games. He leads the tournament with 5.5 points after seven rounds. Boris Gelfand of Israel, the only player not to lose to Carlsen so far, is in second place with 4.5 points, after beating Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu of Romania on Monday. Carlsen and Gelfand play Tuesday. Though Carlsen has won the last three chess tournaments he has played (Amber, Corus and the London Classic), the last time he was on a roll like he is now was ... | |