Forum Thread of the Week
Sunday February 29, 2004
In
Chess rating converter?,
knightpins93 asks, 'I have a steady chess rating at Yahoo! Games. How can I find my rating on the USCF scale?'
Given the proliferation of rating services the question ... Read More
Elsewhere on the Web
Saturday February 28, 2004
Chess provokes a battle of highbrow blogs! Tying together two recent Elsewhere on the Web items --
Not everyone likes chess
and
Is chess a game, a sport, ...?
-- the NewYorker.com article
Game Theory ... Read More
FIDE Top-10 Players (1975-2004)
Monday February 23, 2004
Since 1970, chess has used the Elo rating system to rank world class players. Using FIDE historical ratings we identify world Top-10 players over the last 30 years.
Forum Thread of the Week
Sunday February 22, 2004
In
Playing friends online
your chess guide posts an email message with a great question : 'What's the simplest and fastest way to meet your friend online for a game of chess ... Read More
Elsewhere on the Web : Chess for all ages
Saturday February 21, 2004
Local news stories show that you're never too young nor too old to play chess!
Chess player finds victory across a tournament board
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'Six-year-old Connor Kelly of West Linn likes tournament chess ... Read More
Chess 101 : How to Play Chess
Monday February 16, 2004
Want to learn how to play chess, but don't have the time? Learn to play in six email lessons, one lesson per day. After just 15 minutes per day, you'll ... Read More
Forum Thread of the Week
Sunday February 15, 2004
Make that Threads of the Week. This week was puzzle week.
Quiz = What Is It?
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'Will this be the hottest selling chess accessory of the year? The governor of California has ... Read More
Elsewhere on the Web
Saturday February 14, 2004
Random notes on that old question : Is chess a game, a sport, a science, or an art?
It's a game but is it sport?
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'Just what exactly constitutes a sport? Must ... Read More
Elementary endgames (Part 10)
Monday February 9, 2004
An introduction to endgame studies, especially the theme of domination. Our guide is Genrikh Kasparian, author of Domination in 2545 Endgame Studies.
Forum Thread of the Week
Sunday February 8, 2004
'Can a pawn be promoted to Q, B, K, R of the other color?' asks eitanrm in
Pawn promotion
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The answer comes from the FIDE Laws of Chess!
Elsewhere on the Web
Saturday February 7, 2004
A few weeks ago we linked to
chess films.
Now let's have some recent chess videos:
Chess in the classroom
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'America's Foundation for Chess (AF4C) is committed to the education of our children.'
2003 World ... Read More
Other Online Chess Play Sites
Monday February 2, 2004
Here we list a few sites which we failed to look at on our first round of reviews. Most of these sites are free; some of them have play for ... Read More
Forum Thread of the Week
Sunday February 1, 2004
In
Chess Life front cover problem,
Skvoznyak asks if anyone can provide the exact position which appeared on the cover of Chess Life 'about 20 years ago'. Can you help?