Chess Forum / General Topics / July 2008

What is the default Elorating for unrated players.
In an Eloregistered and rated tournament: If player A with a Elorating of
2000 plays a player without and Elorating, how should that game count
towards the rated players Elo rating. Is there a default value for the

Bobby Fischer's Conquest of the World Chess Championship
Reuben Fine (1914-1993) is remarkable not merely for having two
successful careers, but for achieving top levels and being world
renowned in both fields.

This month only 30% improvement was possible but today a problem was
found and now the game plays Twice Stronger moves.
So now you will find a very tough opponent. I played a game between
Jester & Beginner Level and it took 73 moves to win against Beginner.

Did Steinitz really lose on time in game 6 of his return match with
Lasker, 1896, a loss rejected by Lasker?
This is mentioned on p111 of "2010" by Alex Dunne but not in the BCM
reports of 1896.

While searching for something else, I stumbled on a Bankruptcy filing
for "HOAINHAN M TRUONG". This is a Chapter 7 Bankruptcy filing.
This is definitely OUR Paul Truong. His address is the same as the
address of Susan Polgar, 67-76 Booth Street, Apt. 1E, Forest Hills NY

Abusive Remarks and New Controversy on Susan Polgar Blogspot
The following was posted on the Susan Polgar blogspot before 9:00 PM
yesterday and is still there more than 14 hours later. Since Susan
instantly deletes anything she does not like, it is clear that she

Amazing Polgar Gripe and a Repeat of History
There is an amazing new development over on the Polgar censored
discussion group. Suddenly, Susan Polgar is saying that she wants to
be sent to Beijing China to represent the US in the World Mind Games

Beat by a Computer on eBay
Boy am I really pissed off. I have been trying to buy a particular
edition of a book for a year. Finally I saw one listed on eBay. So, on
July 8, 2008 I placed a most generous bid of $150.03 for the book.

Help Bot (White) Played: 1. e4 c5 2. Bc4 there is no opening after
that.
Help Bot win the game by trapping a Knight with his Bishop. I went to
search for this line and found only people with low rating play Bc4.

                            Sam Sloan
                            1664 Davidson Ave., Apt. 1B
                            Bronx NY 10453-7877
                            Tel. 917-507-7226

I didn't feel too bad when mainframe computers could beat me.  And
when I got whipped by desktops and laptops...., well, they're are
strong as mainframes once were.  But it's harder to feel OK about
losing to the cell phone.  If the flashlight beats me, I might

Halloween Gambit: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nxe5?! Nxe5
I taught this gambit as the opening and Easy Level lost a knight for a
Pawn and lost the match to Chrisf.
Is this opening good enough or I should remove this Opening from

Just curious as to what is known. There was plenty of chess before the
automaton came to the US, but I do not know of game scores. I have an
1827 game in which a Philadelphia lady beats the automaton (I am
guessing that this is what Wikipedia means when referring to the 1st

I just got back from the World Open in Philadelphia. On July 6, 2008,
yesterday, just before leaving the playing site, I met the Great Ed
Trice. This meeting was made possible by Dan Heisman, whose name is
often mentioned in connection with Ed Trice and the "My 61 Memorable

A friend has a Dutch coin from 1646 that was found in a shipwreck off
South East Australia. It is a unique coin. No other has been found
like it. He believes it to be worth $90,000 because the same coin from
1645 is worth that. He wants to auction it on eBay.