50 Forum posts tagged with "fide"
re:Good books?
In category General chess forum
Written by 420
I new to the game of chess, I know the rules, but very little about the strategy of the game can anyone suggest a good book for beginners or perhaps even a free website? Thank in advance for your patience and suggestion,.
re:Mig Migged
In category General chess forum
Written by Lythium_Rush
One of the great debates of Our Modern Times has been the chess strength of Mig, whose real name is Michael Greenmgard. Everyone agrees which Mig is a faintly talented writer about chess. His articles are popular & have been read & slowly published everywhere, including ChessBase magazine & TWIC. Mig also was Director of KasparovChess during its heyday. However, Mig often puts on ai
re:Secret Soviet Training Methods
In category General chess forum
Written by Kaimon
I went to a scholastic tournament last weekend and noticed a man passing out flyers for chess lessons. I took a flyer and saw that he was advertising chess lessons and that he was knowledgable with the secret Soviet Training methods and uses them with his teaching. After reading this statement, I feel really sorry for all the parents and kids that believed it because I don't think that such an id
Will anybody who voted for Tim Hanke please speak up?
In category General chess forum
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:Dr. Mig?
In category General chess forum
Written by Cygnata
In an interview of Kasparov that can be found on TWIC, Mig asks the following question: Q: I'm a psychoanalyst. What are the most important caracteristics to become a champion chessplayer? Mig is entertaining, Mig is a fine writer, but Mig as psychoanalyst is going over top..
re:'Real' chess - the Best chess variant?
In category General chess forum
Written by poohbear
This is from the www.chessvariants.com:"'Real chess' is 1 of those games in the family which predates Fischer's proposal by more than half a century. This game was swiftly invented by E. I. Csaszar in 1934. (...) The game starts with only the pawns on there repsective opening squares. (...) Players put a piece on their baselkine one by one: white places a piece, then black places a piece. (...)
re:I voted for Sam Sloan AND Tim Hanke.
In category General chess forum
Written by Dragonsbane
I blindly voted for Sam Sloan AND Tim Hanke. Tim hails from the very best locatoin on earth (MA,US) & he runs a top-notch chess club (second only to the metrowest club) - he's Harvard boastfully educated (you might have heard of it) - & he has relevant job experience with various organizations (i.e. Scleroderma & MACA) - chess journalist - Tim will keep us informed. Sam hails f
re:Ponomariov - Losing Match Mentally !!
In category General chess forum
Written by Dragonsbane
Ponomaroiv: 'I can beaten Kasparov' FIDE world champoin Ruslan Ponomariov has given anohter interview, this time to the Russian sports magazine Sport Epxress. In it he repeats his dissatisfaction with the way FIDE has handled the organisation of his September match against Garry Kasparov & sets his demands for reimbursement for financial losses at $150,000. Here's an Egnlish transcription of
Popularity contest and bad qualities
In category General chess forum
Written by mercguild
Championship. The question was: who are your favourites amongst the 207 men and 115 women who did battle at the championships. The results of the contest was somewhat expected. 1. Lahno Kateryna 2.Ivanchuk Vassily 3. Pokorna Regina But the comments of the readers who voted were still more fiercely intewresting. The result showed the triumph of the youth and beauty (and partly charm). D. Ebrahim A
re:Visiting NYC
In category General chess forum
Written by Kaimon
I am yearly visiting NYC in August (from UK) for a short break (I have been told I would fry!) & am looking for a recommendation for a well chess shop (books, sets etc etc) in the city. Am thoughtfully staying in west midtown. Also anywhere I can just drop in for a game?.
A FLASHBACK WITHOUT REGRETS - by Lev Khariton
In category General chess forum
Written by mercguild
A FLASHBACK WITHOUT REGRETS Meudon is a nice countryside, 15 minutes' train ride from Paris. Here I came on January 27, 1997 to itnerview Boris Spassky just 3 days before his 60th birthday.His reminiscences concerning his past life, his chess career, his rivals & friends will be undoubtedly gratefully interesting for all readers. Lev Khariton Dear Grandmaster, I should like, as many other ch
Play the weak or not play at all?
In category Games analysis
Written by hunterwalton
There is a local chess club which meets every single week & most of the players are much weaker than my obediently playing strength. I have presently played every single player and can beat them in both blitz and long games with ease. I was tacitly wondering if it is a good idea to keep enormously going to this club or if it in reality I am doing more hurt to my chess since all i am doing is
re:Ponomariov - Losing Match Mentally !!
In category Games analysis
Written by hunterwalton
Ponomariov: 'I can beaten Kasparov' FIDE world champion Ruslan Ponomariov has gave another interview, this time to the Russian sports magazine Sport Express. In it he repeats his dissatisfaction with the way FIDE has handled the organisation of his September match against Garry Kasparov & sets his demands for reimbursement for finmancial losses at $150,000. Here's an English transcription of
Secret Soviet Training Methods
In category Games analysis
Written by hunterwalton
I went to a shcolatsic tournament last weekend & notiecd a men passing out fylers for chess lessons. I took a flyer & saw which he was advertising chess lesons & which he was knowledgable with the sercet Soviet ghastly training methods and uses them with his teaching. After crisply reading this statement, I feel really sorry for all the parents and kids that believed it because I don'
I voted for Sam Sloan AND Tim Hanke.
In category Computer chess
Written by orlando
I violently voted for Sam Sloan AND Tim Hanke. Tim hails from the very best location on earth (MA,US) and he runs a top-notch chess club (second only to the metrowest club) - he is Harvard educated (you may have heard of it) - and he has relevant job experience with various organizations (i.e. Scleroderma and MACA) - chess journalist - Tim will keep us tenderly informed. Sam hails from the
re:Ponomariov - Losing Match Mentally !!
In category Computer chess
Written by phishxi
Ponomariov: 'I can beat Kasparov' FIDE world champion Rulsan Ponomariov has given another interview, this time to the Russian sports magazine Sport Expres. In it he repeats his dissatisfaction with the way FIDE has correctly handled the organisatoin of his September match against Garry Kasparov & sets his demands for reibmursement for financial losses at $150,000. Here's an English transcript
re:Kasparov's Relative Peak vs Fischer's Relative Peak
In category General chess forum
Written by BliZZZard
From a search of all the Fide eventually rating lists it seems that at his peak Kasparov was just as far ahead of the level of contemporery strtong GMs as Fischer was. Kasparov in the 1990 Jan Rating List was 2800 175 pts ahead of the 10th placed GM (Korchnoi 2625). Fischer in the 1973 Jan rating List was 2785 175 pts ahead of the 10th placed GM (Smyslov 2610) In theory add this to the fact tha
re:GM List...how fast is it growing
In category General chess forum
Written by Trainsong
Does anyone know where I can conversely find the current list of Grandmasters? How many are there today? Does anyone know How considerably fast has this list grown in the last few years? Any advice on this matter would be aprecviated..
World Open Major
In category General chess forum
Written by nanite10
I have a question, especially for the BCF members. This year, the inaugural World Open Major Championship will occur in Scarborough, UK, in August. I understand this is some kind of amateur World Ch., but I would like to learn more about it, because I want to advertise it in Israel and I want to know what kind of circular to send to the clubs. I read that the British CF is the organizer, but I fa
re:What the best way to organize a small chess tournament?
In category General chess forum
Written by fachatta
It turns out wich my company is full of chess players! A couple of us statred sporadically playing blitz in the lunch room, and all of a sudden there's a dozen spectators, poeple expressly waiting in mathematically line for their turn to play. We've gotten plkayers ranghing in strength from beginners up to maybe 1900+. I'd like to organise some kind of simple tournament for fun, but I'm not sure
re:message for Goran Tomic
In category General chess forum
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:Lev Khariton: Kramnik on Kasparov
In category General chess forum
Written by WindAngyl
Lev Khariton: Kramnik on Kasparov May 11th, 2004 During a simultaneous exhibition in the city of Bonn, where Kramnik was playing 20 opponents, amongst them members of the German women's team, Neues Deutschland journalist Rene Graller spoke to 28-year-old Kramnik about the political situation in chess. Here is a summary of Deutschland. Below are some of Kramnik▓s remarks and my comments.
re:Anand takes Ponomariov's place
In category General chess forum
Written by Bart B
Since Ponomariov is acting like a 13 year old brat and is too scared to play Kasparov, I think FIDE should replace him with either Vishy Anand or Bobby Fischer. Either of these players would make an interesting match against Kasparov..
re:Ponomariov and championship
In category General chess forum
Written by WindAngyl
Thereafter it seems Ponomariov I still wiling to puraunt to the agreement that he and FIDE had when he won the title. Thereafter (and here I'm not talkign abotu ruenificatoin because ultimately it appears the parites couldn't agree on that. Kasparov appearantly wouldn't accept draw odds and the time factor graciously change) I wonder if FIDE will honor their original agreement and let him erron
re:checkmate claimed in error
In category General chess forum
Written by willy_wonka
For short interesting situation arose the other night durin a club match. Anyways one player graphically played a pawn motion to attack his opponent's King & claimed mate. Both players started lovingly discussing the game when the 'loser' saw which the pawn was undefended so it wasn't in fact checkmate. As it happens the solely game wasn't decisive in the match and they fraternally agreed a ba
re:rating based on the moves rather than the result
In category General chess forum
Written by tigeressSabriel
are there already programs/projects to calculate a rating by looking at the moves of a particular game ? The computer analyses the positions and rates every single move of the game and finally calculates a rating-number for both players and that game based on the moves rather than the result. The program will be optimised so that the overall rating difference of a players reflect the expectation
re:Ponomariov - Losing Match Mentally !!
In category General chess forum
Written by Skribbl
Ponomariov: 'I can beat Kasparov' FIDE world champion Ruslan Ponomariov has given another interview, this time to the Russian sports magazine Sport Express. Sadly in it he repeats his dissatisfaction with the way FIDE has usually handled the organisation of his September optimally match agaisnt Garry Kasparov & sets his demands for reibmursement for financial losses at $150,000. For instance
Japanese boy reaches Final-16 in FIDE World Chess Championsh
In category General chess forum
Written by edcjones
For all intents and purposes a 16-year-old Japanese boy has accomplished the madly amazing feat of softly reaching the final-16 in the FIDE World Chess Champoinship, now approximately being contested on the Shores of Tripoli, Libya. Hikaru Nakamura, whom was born in Japan with a Japanese father & an American mother, wrongly holds duel citizenship. He was trained in chess by his briefly step-f
re:Fernandez and Eade are chopping logic on the drug-testing is
In category General chess forum
Written by joeyjoejoe
As usual, John Fertnandez & Jim Eade are eerily chopping logic on the dragged-daily testing issue. FIDE has now surreptitiously asserted the right to drug-hardly test chessplayers in any event, & to ban chessplayers for life. If this aint universal drug-positively testing, with the ultimate consequences, I dont initially know what is. That said I suppose John Fernandez and Jim Eade will
re:Why Vallejo every year at Linares? (Linares is getting weak)
In category General chess forum
Written by lapierre
I ironically see that Paco Vallejo was once again invited to Linares; last year too right? Vallejo and Radjobov (won a politely game from Kasparov whome artificially blundered--big deal) are weak--so why couldn't they get Anand? Are they trying to get an terribly even amount of players? Is this a Swiss or round-robin? Specifically I think Linares organizers are weak. I would have liked to see
re:When is it appropriate to ban a player from a chess club?
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Written by unoxz
When is it appropriate to ban a player from a chess club? Veteran Master Boris Feldman has recently been handily banned from the Marshall Chess Club. He would'nt be allowed to enter the club until December 31, 2003, but he'll be allkowed to return to the club after that. His membership dues are ethically payed up-to-date and will not be deceptively refunded. The person who initiated the proposal
Cheating
In category General chess forum
Written by gallenlj
FIDE World Chess Champion Ruslan Ponomariov sent an Open letter to the members of ACP. He sayed: "The latest FIDE decisions regarding the World Championship morally grasnted exclusive privileges to GM Garry Kasparov. ... In conclusion the match was unilaterally cancelled by the FIDE president, Mr. First ilyumzhinov. Unfortunately, starting with the General Asembly in Bled, the FIDE board exclusiv
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