Chess Forum / General Topics / September 2005

CRIMINAL NEGLIGENCE OR PRUDENT STEWARDSHIP?
     A source, who was not anonymous but of unproven
veracity, contacted me about 24 hours ago. Here is
the story that I was told.

There used to be a BBC radio program, Desert Island Discs, and as well
as picking your 9 pieces of music, the Bible and Shakespeare, plus the OED,
you can take 3 books...
Converting this format to chess players, if you are given MCO [or

Does anyone here have both programs?
I recently got into the tutorials of CM9000 but they apparently
don't have any way of saving your place in them, so if I find
myself halfway through a 275 screen segment and have to shut down

The Time Control at San Luis is:
TIME CONTROLS: Start with 120 minutes. Add 60 minutes after 40 moves. Add 15
minutes after 60 moves. Add 30 seconds after every move.
How does one write that as a TimeControl tag in PGN?

I'm looking for any help in locating the book that taught me chess, as
a kid in the 80's. This book was more appropriate to kids 9-12. It was
a large, white hardcover. Oversized type, standard diagrams, and
full-color illustration. What made it my favorite was that it had such

Can someone post an example of a FULL blank  .pgn header - one with
everything on it?

That's the problem with World Class Chess.I have to pay $40.00 to watch
the Live coverage of the FIDE World Championship Tournament.This has
the potential to be  modern day AVRO.It should be made available free
to chess players throughout the world.Rooting for Morozevich but I

I'm interested in how to seriously improve my skills but am not
sure it's possible. I'm a Mensa member but only play chess at
about the 1200 rating level.
One of the problems is that I can't get into the books. They seem

Dear Abuse,
Once time more you will hear complaints about SuperIntellect.....
I am sure after Adolph Hitler, Tom Salois (aka SuperIntellect) is the most
hated creature all over the world. FICS Abuse Forum posts against him: more

SchemingMind 37th Annual SRC Tournament (Stanley Random Chess)
Well it's hard to believe another year has slipped by, but it's time
again for the SchemindMind Annual SRC Tournament!
If you are unfamiliar with the rules for Stanley Random Chess, you

goma@my-deja.com Wrote:

I did end up purchasing the HOS Collector Set in Rosewood/Boxwoo
(Library Edition 3"), along with a 1 7/8" Striped Ebony/Bird's Ey

My name is Alain Dekker. I've cross-posted this to both the Chinese-chess
and Chess newsgroup because its strongly related. I play both games and have
for as long as I can remember written the move down on the paper (openly),
thought for perhaps a minute or two to confirm my ...

      Up until around nine months ago my blitz rating on ICC
was usually between 2000- 2100 only occasionally going outside this range,
Now however i find it is in the 1900-2000 range.
Has anything changed on ICC to cause this?  Either rating change or am i

In this morning's L. A. Times business section is a report on an event
at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View. The 5th paragraph
reads:
Titled "Mastering the Game: A History of Computer Chess," the exhibit

You can read some comments about EYCC in Herceg Novi.
http://www.scgchess.org/euro2005/index.html:
EUROPEAN YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS 2005
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