Chess Forum / General Topics / September 2006

Between the use of databases and extreme memorization of openings in
tournaments, the landmark of computers beating the best players in the
world, the nasty politics of chess organizations, and kids spending any
free time watching TV and playing video games... is chess slowly but

Cynicism on March!
In the 5th volume of "My great Predeccesors" Kasparov analyses in
great detail the matches between Korchnoi and Karpov in Moscow, Baguio
and Merano.Among other things, I noticed that the match in Merano which

Since chess started dying, I began investigating Go. It turns out to be
a much superior game to chess, for reasons outlined here:
http://www.windwardchess.org/Images_index/Comparison_Between_Chess_And_Go.htm

The literal meaning of Islam is peace; surrender of one's will i.e.
losing oneself for the sake of God and surrendering one's own
pleasure for the pleasure of God. The message of Islam was revealed to
the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings on him) 1, 400 years

I'll bring up a motion to fire Hoffman, Lucas, Polgar, Alburt and Benko
immediately.
I would like to see more articles by Larry Evans, Raymond Weinstein,
Bobby Fischer and Bill Lombardy. I would like to bring back the best of

Web tip:
go to http://google.com
type in
pgn filetype:pgn

My new chess book is out. It is a reprint of the great but long nearly
forgotten classic "Collection of Chess Studies" by A. A. Troitzky,
with a new introduction by Sam Sloan.
This book is must reading for any serious tournament player because,

Dear Friends,
I'm writing you from Los Angeles, where I am working with my campaign
team to put together a genuine presidential bid for 2008.  Of course,
I am still amazed I ever survived my incarceration and I'm incredibly

The publisher Random House has a web-site promoting a new book, a
survey of chess history titled "The Immortal Game":
 http://www.randomhouse.com/doubleday/immortalgame/
 Among other features, there one can play through some famous games,

Now, Everyone is afraid playing Chess at GetClub.
Games Played at: http://www.GetClub.com/Chess.html
Nomorechess is praying for a draw
While others are beaten by Beginner Level itself.

Lately, larry parr has gone on a crusade against the Innes Pledge, which
is simply a statement to ignore the rantings and ravings of Phil Innes rather
than continuously fight in the mud. In other words, don't feed that troll.
The pledge has absolutely nothing to do with either of ...

I've been muzzled by Joel Channing and Bill Goichberg. The USCF
attorney was also behind the idea of getting me off the board if I
continue to recklessly attacking people. They told me to zip my mouth
or else. This really sucks big time. I was fairly elected by the people

Does anyone know the name of these chess pieces and a source for them:
All of the major pieces were on pedestals.
The rook was an elephant with a building on its back.
The knight was completely covered in armor; its horse had some kind of

The literal meaning of Islam is peace; surrender of one's will i.e.
losing oneself for the sake of God and surrendering one's own
pleasure for the pleasure of God. The message of Islam was revealed to
the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings on him) 1, 400 years

Polgar Life magazine
I am deeply disappointed in the current issue of Polgar Life magazine.
Other than the picture of Susan Polgar kicking a football on the cover,
there are only five pictures of Polgar inside the magazine and only 13