Chess Glossary : Clock Terms
Monday September 26, 2005
Two and a half years have passed since we last looked at chess clocks. We updated our Before You Buy articles by refreshing some obsolete info and by adding one ... Read More
Join the Discussion : Who will win the FIDE World Championship?
Sunday September 25, 2005
Our forum poll --
Who will win the FIDE World Championship? --
has closed and the results are in. Of the 62 votes cast by forum visitors, exactly half thought that Viswanathan ... Read More
Elsewhere on the Web : FIDE World Championship - Introduction
Saturday September 24, 2005
The start of the 2005 FIDE World Championship, San Luis, Argentina has finally arrived.
As we mentioned in our previous report on the tournament
(Elsewhere on the Web :
The Players, 17 September),
the ... Read More
Opening Tutorial : English - 1...e5
Monday September 19, 2005
The variation 1.c4 e5 of the English Opening is called the Reversed Sicilian. Because the Reversed Sicilian is a tempo ahead of the Sicilian, many beginning players assume there must ... Read More
Join the Discussion : Chess History
Sunday September 18, 2005
This week we forwarded and answered a few questions received via email.
In
History Questions,
a correspondent asked about chess players of the 16th-18th centuries, and in
Castling Notation
another correspondent asked about the origin ... Read More
Elsewhere on the Web : FIDE World Championship - The Players
Saturday September 17, 2005
The first round of the FIDE World Championship starts 28 September in San Luis, Argentina.
For each player we list the nationality, rating as of July 2005, and birthday;
plus links to ... Read More
Chess and the Inner City
Monday September 12, 2005
While preparing a review of 'Chess for Success' by Maurice Ashley, we received a press release about Salome Thomas-EL from the America's Foundation for Chess (AF4C). What's the connection? Maurice ... Read More
Join the Discussion : Diagrams
Sunday September 11, 2005
In
Diagrams,
PongLaw wonders, 'A variant on the DiagTransfer discussion thread: How do others on the forum go about making diagrams in Word?'
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What's the DiagTransfer discussion?
Send diagram pictures in Chess Forums :
We ... Read More
Elsewhere on the Web : Chess in New Orleans
Saturday September 10, 2005
The people of the great city of New Orleans, as well as the other victims of Katrina, need our support.
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A prayer for old New Orleans :
'I remember her as ... Read More
Tutorials for the Basic Concepts of Chess
Monday September 5, 2005
A few weeks ago we announced new About Chess tutorials for
Introduction to the Rules of Chess.
Now we have the same for our 'Essentials : Basic Chess Concepts', shown on the ... Read More
Join the Discussion : White to move and win?
Sunday September 4, 2005
In
1.g4,
your Chess Guide points out that 'According to the statistics on a Chessgames.com page, the Grob Opening is an overwhelming success for White.' How can this be?
Elsewhere on the Web : Chess for all Ages • Chess in the Military
Saturday September 3, 2005
Like it or not, chess is a war game.
As such it has long been a favorite of military personnel.
Of the many military championships held throughout the year, one of ... Read More