Chess Forum / General Topics / January 2007

First Campaign Statement by Sam Sloan
Ever since I took office on the board last August, I have fulfilled or
tried my best to fulfill every campaign promise I made. I have opened
up and started an investigation into why the USCF lost two million

The first ten are on Amsterdam
There is the Café de Laurierboom who has succeded to the Café Gambit now
closed.
http://www.jmrw.com/Chess/Wijk_aan_Zee_2007/index.htm

If they try to get rid of me, I'll sue. I'll take down the entire
federation with me. You'll never get rid of me. This is my federation.
I've been a member for more than 50 years. I'm the most important
person in the USCF. If you don't like me then form your own chess

My book, Chess Puzzles for the Casual Player, Vol. 1 has been reviewed
by chessville.com!  See the review here: http://www.chessville.com/
reviews/ChessPuzzlesfortheCasualPlayerVolume1.htm
Kevin Houston

My book, Chess Puzzles for the Casual Player, Vol. 1 has been reviewed
by chessville.com!  See the review here: http://www.chessville.com/
reviews/ChessPuzzlesfortheCasualPlayerVolume1.htm
Kevin Houston

2 days left for Jan winners at GetClub Chess.
Current Toopers (at http://www.GetClub.com/Chess ) are
1st nomorechess : Points Awarded 17
2nd bjoern : Points Awarded 6.9

With a manager like this, you can
play against the best too; see:
http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=3633
Regards,

Have had Chessmaster 10th edition for about a year now and really enjoy it,
but it #$%%#@ freezes all the time during a rated game!!
It won't let me move my piece, but my clock runs in the background. When I
finally can move the piece, two minutes have gone by! I've lost a bunch ...

My LaTeX-based scoresheet package, which includes pre-made printable
Postscript files, has been revised to include additional headers, a
better result line, and column shading.
The first page accommodates headers, results, signatures, and 80 moves;

On Friday a new book was released in Bulgaria called "Toilet War - A
chess drama in 13 acts." It is by Zhivko Ginchec, the press officer of
the Bulgarian team in Elista, and describes the "biotechnological
attacks" Veselin Topalov was subjected to by the Kramnik side. In the

Approximately how many openings are there in chess?  This would include
the various subcategories of the major openings. A friend asked me that
question and I hesitated to even guess.
Can anyone in the vast chess audience answer this?

Where is the best online place for me to play strong opponents?
I am currently 1700-1800 on FICS (standard games, not blitz or
lightning). I guess it would be good for me to play guys in the 2000+
range? I don't know what 1700-1800 on FICS is in FIDE terms.

[quote="lblair"]Which specific Bill Goichberg allegation(s) forced Sam
Sloan to allege a past relationship with Susan?[/quote]
   * Subject: Matsler follow up
   * From: Chessoffice@xxxxxxx

Is there any term for the exchange of a queen for rook?  Since these
are major pieces, it seems to me that "major exchange" would be a good
term.

I've noticed in several games on playchess.com, my opponent's lag
seems to increase greatly toward the end of the game, especially when
time is critical and the position tense.  Is it possible to manipulate
lag in some way so as to, effectively, gain extra time?  Or is this