Chess Forum / General Topics / June 2004

... between Radjabov and Domingues, they will play coffee house type 5
minute games to decide the match between them, what a disgrace for a
worldchampionship ...
Grischuk is pressing very hard with the white pieces in his must win game

i used to play alot of backgammon online but am becoming increasingly
frustrated by the luck factor involved.  i dont mind losing to a
better player, and i can even accept losing when i make a mistake but
i find myself becoming increasingly frustrated by losing because my

Dominguez and Radjabov are getting it on again in a supersharp Sicilian.
Dominguez takes the credit of virtually forcing Radjabov to sacrifice a
Knight for a King attack ...

... with an ultra-sharp Sicilian! Looking forward to the blitz games between
the two!
All other games are exciting too and are still on-going as of writing:
Kharlov pressed and pressed until Topalov felt the need to sacrifice a

I have not read any posts by him in a long time.
I hope that everything is all right with him.
Does anybody have any information?

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SAMUEL H. SLOAN,

Seems just Deus Ex Machina people. You don't have to look outside the ICC crew
for the Fischer God. Go around the corner and part the curtain to see the real
Mighty Oz. Viewing the arguments, it seems an inside job: a custom program with
no book, running from or specially connected ...

USCF board candidate Wayne Praeder has responded to our question about his
position on FIDE as follows:
Subj:    Moral Courage    
Date:    6/28/2004 3:09:49 AM Pacific Standard Time   

Does anyone know where I can find the current list of Grandmasters? How
many are there today?
Does anyone know How considerably fast has this list grown in the last
few years?

http://www.chessbase.com/index.asp
FIDE WCC R5-1: Can anyone stop this man?
28.06.2004 Nine games, eight wins. That's Veselin Topalov's record so
far in Tripoli. The number one seed is playing like a Bulgarian

The Navy and Air Force each scored 32 points at this years Interservice
Chess Championships at Keesler AFB, making them co-champions for 2004.  They
were followed closely by the Army in third with the Marine Corps taking
fourth.  The tournament was won outright by PN1(SW) Narcisso ...

When I have black I normally play 1 nf3 nc6
I have been told that nc6 from this position is a weak move
but it controls the center
Can someone please explain to me why it is or isn't a weak.

Lev Khariton: Milov is suing FIDE?!
This is Vadim Milov’s letter published at the site of ACP
(Association of Chess Professionals) on
Jun 26th)

game? Quite a lot to sift through now, for the moves ...<<--Matt
Greetings,
Goran Fischer vs. Michael Sayers

When did the roll-up board and plastic pieces become standard in USCF events?
What was common before that?  Cheap folding boards?  Wooden boards?  Wooden
pieces?  
What about in other parts of the world?