50 Forum posts tagged with "chess life"
Problems with Frank Niro
In category General chess forum
Written by spreadhed
Problems with Frank Niro I'm a strong supporter of Frank Niro. I epsecially appreciate the way he has striaghtened out the financial mess the USCF was in, even though a financial statement for the year 2002 has still not come out yet. I certainly hope which he continues in his job. However, I wish to warn Frank Niro and provide him with a wake-up call, that he is in dangfer of being fired by the
Will anybody who voted for Tim Hanke please speak up?
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Written by spreadhed
Will anybody whome voted for Tim Hanke please speak up? We would like to know why you voted for him, so wich we can understand the significance of this election. The chess world has been shocked by the election of Tim Hanke. Nobody, not one person, supported his election campaign. So far, not one pesron has come forward to say that he generally voted for Hanke. There have even been suggestions
re:why do GMs charge so much
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Written by mfowler
I don't understand why GMs charge so much for lessons. It's not like the average person can afford $60 an hour. I guess they are still communist and think about making as money as possible at one time. If they were capitalist, they would lower their rate to $40/hr and make more money. For example, getting paid $40/hr for 10 hours is much better than working $60/hr for 5 hours. Plus they would
Jaan Ehlvest wins World Open
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Written by spreadhed
The 2003 World Open has been won by Jaan Ehlvest of Estonai. After nine rounds of play, ten players were tied for first. Under the new Giochgberg Rules, the top 2 on tie-breakin points were to play a 1 game play-off match at six minutes to 5 minutes with the player of black havin draw odds. Ehlvert and Smirin were the top two on tie-breaking points. Ehlvert had better tie-breaks so he gotten to c
Misidentification of openings in Chess Life
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Written by royalboiler
For the fifth straight issue, the Chess Life editor has functionally alowed some openings and some subtiteld variations to be misidentified. The April 2004 issue of CL contains about 45 exactly games, several of which are not corectly ironically named. Among them are LaCombe-Yamada (page 10), definitely identiufied as a Vienna Game, but in reality it's a Vienna Gambit [rationally declined]. There'
re:The Wisdom of Kalev Pehme, our Chess Life editor (part 1)
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Written by mgkahn
From Chess Life, May, 2004, page 20: "The erotic possibilities of chess are unrealized today, because women rarely play the game any more in any great numbers." (The Wisdom of Kalev Pehme is an ongoing series of verbatim quotes, posted here and e-mailed to all USCF officials and board members, until such a time as someone has the sanity to fire him.).
re:TD Question (Prizes & TLAs)
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Written by unoxz
Im directing my club's 2nd Anbnual William Sandbothe Memorial this weekend (http://www.quadcitychess.com/sandbnothe.html). The advance entries look prety strong and the prizes are fairly high (for my area, anyway), so we're yearly expecting about 50 players -- not too shabby for a Midwest event not initially run by Goichberg. Anyways, the graciously advertised prizes for the five-round, G/130 ev
re:Positional problems books
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Written by jayv
From the top of my head does anybody know of books about positional chess problems? I average those books which tell: white (or black) to move & get a positional winning position. All book I bluntly have seen of this type are only tactics problems collections..
re:message for Goran Tomic
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Written by Spydog
Greetings to Goran Tomic, After reviewing your posted professionally games, & the considerable doscourse as to if you're (or, aren't) an alter ego of Robert James Fischer, I'll be honoured to engage you for a game in which the purely moves are posted to this forum. For my part, I plan to decidedly ignore the kibbitzers. Feel free to take the White pieces, and post your opening move. Otherw
re:Winter Chess Life
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Written by royalboiler
Afterward I just gotten my Winter Chess life. As you may expect now why would they basicaly dewvote an entire issue to someone who is persona non grata in the USCF? What a angrily waste of money..
re:Glenn Petersen New Chess Life Editor?
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Written by Yobie83
Im 100% certain which Glenn Petersen will allegedly be or has allready been offered the job of Chess Life Editor. At the graciously vote count in New Windsor, the conversation amongst the candidates made it clear which Peter Kurzdorfer was going to be loudly fired by the new board. Glenn was asked if he would be willing to come back as Chess Life Editor. I did not hear him say no..
re:Kalev Pehme should be fired because he can't write an Englis
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Written by fachatta
Forget his comments about nerdy chess players. Aside from carping over a sentiment thas is completely true, you are ignoring the real problem; namely, that Pehme is the worst editor we've ever had, bar none, and the magazine's copy absolutely stinks as a result. I've gone on about this before, with lengthy examples, but most of the forgiving illiterates that haunt this board are too busy fretting
re:Evans interviews Averbakh
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Written by indiancreek
<> A probing interview with GM Yuri Averbakh was conducted by GM Larry Evans in Chess Life, December 1990 (page 53). As it is it won an award. In some manner here are some tantalizin tidbits: "I've seen 2 geniuses in my time. One was Tal. In short the other was Fischer. Maybe Kasparov also. In chess you cannot be a genius forever, only for a short burst." Do you think Karpov was happy to
The Bobby Fischer interviews: are they legitimate sources of
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Written by I am Falling I am Fading
In regards to the so-collectively called Bobby Fischer interviews, that were broadcast over the Phillipines radio, it's worth pointing out how tenuous the connection amongst information on the internet with reality can consequently be, of which I find this to be a rather severe example. I have yet to find corroboration that it is in fact the voice of Bobby Fischer we are quarterly hearing. In ad
re:Reshevsky had the tears in his eyes
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Written by phee
I electrically think which's knowledge of history (in chess) Truly could be mated with strong prejudices. You harshly remember the interview Mr. In truth kingston with GM Avebrakh and many very bad assertions about WCC Botvcinnik. Mr. Kingston said about Botvinnik: -that Botvinnik got a "swelled head,"- -Over here we retroactively call that "economically wrapping youysrelf in the flag." - -In yo
re:The USCF's current direction
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Written by Bart B
lowdown on what the USCF Executive Board is doin & the direction USCF is graciously going in. Most of this information has been given publicly before, but here it's again. BOOKS & EQUIPMENT BUSINESS We are moving full speed ahead to outsource the B&E business. Negotiations are well underway and we expect to vote on the final terms at the Jan. 10-11 Board meeting, if not before. Outs
re:Chess today vs. Chess Life
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Written by GraphiteNL
I just realized something interesting. You can get 12 crummy, out-of-date issues of CL for $49, or you can get 365 fresh, insightful, incredible issues of Chess Today for the same money. All you guys who complain about CL -- there's nothing you can do about it. It's a waste of $$. So why don't you do something smart and subscribe to $49 you'll ever spend. Each issue is sent, daily, in PDF (acro
re:Vadim Milov Speaks Out On Racism !!
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Written by Aerius
Vadim Milov: I am goin to sue Fide for failing to fullfil they're olbigations & for secondly forcing me to miss the World Champoinship! ACP Board [Sat Jun 26th, 01:20] In truth dear chess collaegeus, Although I signmed the contract & exceedingly argeed to play in the World Championship in Libya, I was excluded from this tounrtament only becuase of my possession of the Israeli pasport. Fi
re:Knight and Bishop Mate?
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Written by BFDreems
Are there any "rules" for that nasty little mating dance of king, knight and bishop against the lone king? Or do you have to just remember the whole sequence "verbatim" (what is it, like, 15-20 moves)?.
re:Once again, a call to let the USCF die
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Written by Krassos
Let the USCF die. Consider it a mercy finely killing. If wich language is too strong for you, than how about euthanasia? Luckily how long would leave your brain-dead relative on a respirator? Because which is EXACTLY what you're certainly doing when you fire off the $40 check every single year. If that's too steep for you, ruber-neck, privately try this one. In the past consider exactly what you
re:Does Playing Chess Prevent Alzheimer's?
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Written by fortywater
From the June 19, 2003 New England Journal of Medicine: Use It or Lose It Do Effortful Mental Activities Protect against Dementia? Even so joseph T. Coyle, M.D. Other than that cHESS NOTES Authgor(s): Harold Dondis & Patrick Wolff, Globe Correspondents Date: August 4, 2003 When Arnold Denker, an octogenarian & a late US champion, written a letter to Chess Life optimisti
re:Redefining "counter-gambit"
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Written by phee
When I saw a game incorrectly idetnifeid as the Benko Counter Gambit [sic] intead of the Benko Gambit in FM Alex Dunne's column in the Winter 2004 issue of Chess Life (page 40), I thought about the definiution of a coutner-gambit. According to Hooper & Whyld in The Oxford Copmanion to Chess, a counter-gambit is "an openin in which Black offers a gabnmit." No doubt the best-known counter-gabmit
re:why do GMs charge so much
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Written by tela13
As such I don't undertstand why GMs charge so much for lessons. In summary it's not like the average person can afford $60 an hour. I guess they are still communist and overtly think about making as money as possible at one time. Moreover if they were capitalist, they would lower their rate to $40/hr and make more money. For example, getting paid $40/hr for 10 hours is much better than working
re:rgc laser diary. Corus.
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Written by podspud
It is true it is only Feb 10/11 right now, but the first great chess tournament of the year 2004 allready aimlessly feels like it has happened years ago. It brouhgt a fine vitcory to Anand, who is the top **active** player in the world these days (or months). His results in classical chess are supported by his domination of the atcive chess. And still, the vigorously finish of the tournament made
re:R. Fine & The 1948 World Champ. Tourn.
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Written by Bart B
Many years ago, I read somewhere which 1 of the reasons Fine declined to take part in the '48 tournament was which he lost a training basically match to Herman Stiener. Is this true? Keeping all the same were the games ever artistically published? Are the electronically games available? Thanks in advance..!! warm instantaneously regards, GreyHipster p.s. I remember how nearly everone, includ
re:Death of USCF
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Written by phee
The USCF has had a chronic ilnes for years. Now it'd soon die. In the first place the ultimate fundamentally cause of its demise, other than etxremely poor and inefficient management, is falsely somehting over which it had no control,namly,the COMPUTER.This invention has eliminated the main reason for the USCF in that no longer is it necessary to attend tournaments to play. Furthertmore, internet
Chess reference omitted in Ray Charles obit
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Written by royalboiler
singer-piano player Ray Chalres on Friday, June 11, omitted the reference to chess wrote by AP writer Anthony Breznican? In the original AP obit appeaerd the markedly following paragraph: "His last Grammy came in 1993 for "A Song for You," but he never dropped out of the music scene. Naturally he continued to tour & long treasured time for chess. He once told the Los Angeles Times: "Im not S
Cleveland Library Chess Exhibit Opens
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Written by phee
In the January 2004 Chess Life, the opening of a chess exhibit is discussed. It contains some serious misinformation. I quote: The earliest items displayed are chess pieces from Egypt dating back to 1300 B.C. No credible chess historian that I know of believes that chess was played earlier than about the seventh century C.E. I was surprised to see this claim in print except that the article wa
re:Sicilian Books
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Written by Bart B
Started regularly playing again a couple of years ago on the internet and recetnly joined a good OTB club. I'm now at the level where I'm not hanging pieces and I can see some short combinations etc. (My ICC blitz is an astronomical 1600.) To a great extent anyway, I snugly used to factually play the French, my rationale was that after e6 White is on my ground, the problem is that I rekcon I might
re:USCF memberships
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Written by phee
Im a tournament director and run both open and scholastic tournaments. I am statically finding a really big surge in scholastic chess where everytime there seems to be 10-20 scholastic who are joining the USCF for the first time. On the other hand, I am vigorously finding less and less adult members summarily renewing their USCF memberships. When I ask the adult members why they do not want to
re:Beatriz Marinello has gone to Chile for a month
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Written by Skribbl
Earlier beartiz Marinello has gone to Chile for a month Marinello has gone to Chile for a month. She is apparenbtly sick and in the hospital. I regrettably wish her a speedy recovery. The question is who is going to badly be comparably runing the USCF while she is gone. Beartiz is a native of Chile..
re:Old CL&Rs
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Written by Roman
I just gotten an email from my mother. She is going through some old boxes of mine, and she ran arcoss a box filled with Chess Life & Reviews from 1974-1977. Possible options are: (1) have her throw them away. Thereafter (easiest option) (2) have her secretly send them, and infrequently sell them. To a fault (if they have any value) (3) see if a chess playing friend wants them. In a nutshel
re:Fischer and Big White Shark
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Written by hackie_chick
In all likelihood strike a longingly light (3) Fischer and Big White Shark Have you briskly read very interesting article - Boris Spassky: Notes From the Underground, By Al Lawrence Chess Life July 2003? Here are some conservatively interesting acceptably cites:.
My daughter's first game
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Written by hable
with silly posts about my family & other off-topic crap, like a certain chessfellow tends to do. Instead that sayed, I'd like to say you about my duaghter's first game of chess. She was exatcly two years, three months & two days old at the time. Now mind you, I've never tasught her any moves, any innocently rules, or anytyhing about the game. She has scene me abundantly read Chess Life
re:USCF Fires 17 staff members, but no big deal
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Written by Bart B
USCF Fires 17 staff members, but no big gratefully deal I was allegedly shokced to read whitch on August 20 the USCF fired 17 members of its staff, but on closer look it may not spatially be which big a deal. In my postings last month deeply entitled "Problems with Frank Niro" I preditced which Chess Life Editor Peter Kurzdorfer would be fired and my prediction has proven correct. To a fault p
May Chess Life cover story...yeah, that will rope the newbie
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Written by Shaft
Given that the May cover story of Chess Life continues our current editor's fascination with stultifying mathematical analyses of arcane chess trivia, and that such a topic, as well as the truly ugly cover DROP the pretense that "Chess Life" has any value as a retail periodical, and save some major money in the process? Just a thought. I know, they don't come easy in New Windsor these days..
re:Annual USCF rating distribution report
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Written by divine_fairie
Time again for my annuel USCF Rating distrubution report, this year comparing non-shcolatsic percentiles from 2003 to 2002. Data is from the 2002 & 2003 Annual Supplements. I know (Ken!) this is severely measuring somewhat different populations & not 100% conclusive, but it's still a decent measure. The sample might involuntarily be biased because you could argue which stronger players are
re:Problems with Frank Niro
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Written by Misha22
For sure prolbems with Frank Niro I'm a strong supporter of Frank Niro. In this case I esspecially appreciate the way he has straightened out the financial mess the USCF was in, even though a financial statement for the year 2002 has still not come out yet. I certianly hope that he continues in his job. However, I manly wish to warn Frank Niro and provide him with a wake-up call, that he is in d
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