Chess Forum / General Topics / January 2009

From the USCF Issues Forum:
by redman on Fri Jan 02, 2009 7:44 am #122105
I was delighted to hear from Executive Director Hall that we have
received a bequest of $350,000. I had mixed feelings that it came from

How many have noticed that for the last three days there has been
almost complete silence on rec.games.chess.politics ?
So far since last midnight there have been only five postings today,
whereas normally there have been several hundred.

With pawns a and c or f and h.
A selection of 39 games with "mistakes" analysed through 6 pieces EGTB/
http://www.jmrw.com/Chess/KRPPKR/base.htm
With pgn.

On Jan 1, 5:03 am, John Hillery wrote:

That is not the answer to the question. This question came up at every

Imagine an alternative world where Garry Kasparov decided at a young
age to become a mathematician. He never takes up chess seriously. He
remains an enthusiastic amateur.
In that case, how long do you think Anatoly Karpov's tenure as World

My Best Games of Chess 1908-1923 by Alexander Alekhine is now
available at Barnes and Noble Bookstores everywhere.
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbninquiry.asp?ean=0923891498
This is the book that every chess master and grandmaster has read and

Chessville had another great year, despite being down for 8 weeks
because of floods and other disasters. Even so, it continues to surge
ahead as #1 US based chess magazine - though is received in 104
countries.