Chess Forum / General Topics / November 2005

I'd appreciate any constructive feedback about this variant on which I
am working. You can email me comments directly via edwardibrown AT
gmail D0T com. Thanks for taking a look!
[Note: "ShuffleChess" is only a temporary label until we think of a

What is "en passant"?

Looking to buy a Heuer Analog Chess Clock.  The model was called the
"Chess Champion" and the housing was brushed aluminum with wood trim.
The buttons on top were red metal.  Prefer one in good working order.

What you think would had happened if chess player like Steinitz, Lasker
and Capablanca could have played against Fischer,Kasparov and Karpov?
Of course this question is theoricaly and assume that we could have all
them at their best moment as players and make them compete. The real

Igor Ivanov has passed away on Thursday, November 17 at 1:00 pm in St.
George, Utah. Many younger players may not have known Igor, but ever
since he came to Canada from the Soviet Union, he was a favourite of
many Canadians. He was granted his GM title in 2004 based on his

How to calcul the rating performance?
Thanks,
Eduardo Hercos Rodrigues

A US paper is running a glossy front cover of a survey on chess beauties
around the world - I tracked down the URL to
http://www.1wcbc.com/main.htm
Phil Innes

I'm considering taking on the task of converting a book over to a
chessbase format like the Bradley Loh file. Has anyone else done this
before that might have some pointers to help before I start? I'm
relatively new to chessbase aside from using the training programs and

Charles Weldon
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Charles Weldon (b. 1939 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin - d. 1993 in Belgrade,
Yugoslavia) was a chess master. He was also a professor of computer

Is it still possible to watch at past flash video from chess.fm ?
From the homepage I can reach just the very latest ones, and I'm not able to
find any useful link.
Thanks,

I'm looking for the chess book "My 60 Memorable Games" by Bobby
Fischer. Where I can I find this book? I couldn't find in most online
book stores and ebay.. :(
TIA!

NO THANKS
In Malaysia, Thanksgiving is a holiday that does not exist.
It is Thursday here and Wednesday evening Stateside. For lunch this
afternoon -- down in the Masjid India section of Kuala Lumpur with its

Now at alt.binaries.e-books...
My latest and last attempt; the embedded fonts make it a large file - but it
is only 65 pages.
You may need the font Diagram TT Fritz on your computer.

How to calcul a tournament category?
Thanks,
Eduardo Hercos Rodrigues

I'm curious to know if in the various nations, chess clubs are no profit
organizations, or if it's possible to make money with them.
Any contribution is appreciated.
frengo