Cable TV Channel for Chess? -- I read in passing in an issue of New In Chess awhile ago about the idea of a cable channel devoted to chess. What do you all think? Would it fly? What would be on it? Would you watch? Heck, if Poker and NASCAR can be on there, why not chess. :good:...
Fav chess sites -- One of my fav. chess sites other than chessmaniac is chessviewer.com great site you can view live games and download the site as a screensaver also. I love this site. so much fun to watch. would love to see this site do that....
Games sharing -- would be nice if someone shared with me chess programs or very good chessgames also odes someone have games like Fallout 1,2 Heroes III...
Bobby & Boris -- Casting has started for a movie based on the 1972 World Championship....
Chess as a promotional tool... -- Here’s my challenge. I work at an advertising agency, and as a client promotion to educational institutions; we are using a chess set as a promotional giveaway. The concept is when the initial delivery to perspective new business is made, they are pr...
My GM Nephew -- I have a nephew who is very good chess player but I have not seen him since 40 years ago. His title in chess is GM/IM. His rating is more than 2500. He teaches chess and also a practicing physician somewhere in Brownsville, Texas. His name is Raymond...
CANCEL a GAME -- I wanted to know, how many moves does a person have, before he/she may CANCEL a Rated game. I was led to believe that is was a TOTAL of four moves. Not four moves per person. If any one has any info, please help out with this issue....
Chess books i borrowed whether it is helpful -- I borrowed a lot of books from the library and i was wondering if they would help me improve, i am a novice/intermediate player better then begginer here the books which i got Gary kasparov teaches chess m7 60 memorabl...
Games plan -- Alot of tatics and tips Ive read mention the word 'plan', 'having a single goal' and sticking to it etc. My question is, in a game where positions are constantly changing and the oppositions aims are unknown how are you supposed to be able to ...
Any help appreciated -- As a complete beginner and veteran loser I just wondered if anyone could give me some basic tips or advice that could at least delay the inevitable?...
It's awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwn!!!!!!!!!!!!!! -- Kramnik Topalov 12 games Sept-Oct '06 www.chessbase.com Hal and lula :)...
Play an inmate -- Would anybody here be interested in playing snail mail chess against an inmate in California? I'll send his address to anyone who's interested. Thank you....
Chess program -- dear all can anyone recommend for me a chess program to download which doesn't have any AI, but just allows you to make moves, create game positons, and then copy and paste the board positon as an image file? Thanks! ...
The Circus. -- I found this position in a book from Lasker (Emmanuel). Black has a lot of material advantage but its white's turn. How many moves needs black to win? [img=http://www.geocities.com/rotceh1974/circus.gif] WHITE TO...
An academic paper on chess -- Dear all, This is my first post on this community. I am a college student taking an independant study course in chess! I am currently in the process of researching for its culminating paper, and was looking for some advice. The topic ...
Women's World Championship -- 64 women playing in Russia (Ekaterenburg) www.chessbase.com Yelena Dembo also i don't understand why Susan or Judit Polgar don't play?...
A new club for sharing chess lists and items!!! -- Mates, I have created a new chess site for sharing chess lists and chess items. The site is a part of domain which is free, fully customizable and perfect for our list/chess items sharing. The address is: http://chessresources.mylivepage.com/ ...
Old books of chess you got -- I have just found out that you can order books that are not in your library in other libraries. so i just chose about 12 chess books. When i went to recieve them i got about 3 new books and the rest were old. the old ones i had wer...
Who taught you to play chess? -- I was taught by the granddad when I was 11. He beat me everytime for about a year before I finally got the best of him....
Longest Game -- please , can some one find which game was the longest game on this site on moves and days???????????????????????????????????????...
Female chess players -- As a female chess player, I was just curious to hear from other female chess players on this site. Are there many here? If there are, I was wondering if you could share some of your experiences participating in this rather male-dominated pastime. ...
Whats the cure for speed -- I seem to have this grave problem when i'm playing, that often i make a decision too fast, recently, I have been resigning when i though i was fucked. Most recently, I thought my queen was forked by a knight and resigned, only to realize right afterw...
chess notation -- I've been using algebraic chess notation for a while now so feel I know if fairly well. Recently, I was working out some variations through notation and started wondering, is there a special symbol for a forced move? I've never seen any, but if one...
Spotting and Avoiding Cheats!! -- Whenever I'm asked how to detect and avoid cheats on the internet, I usually suggest that one should have a good look at your prospective opponent's track record; see who they've beaten and lost to, and in how many moves. It's nearly im...
not much a chess discussion, is there? -- the subject basically sums it all up. I came here, and I thought I found it, looking for a wonderful group of chess devotees, but none. Does anybody know a chess site that talks about chess?...
Reviewing games -- I was wondering how people on here go about reviewing their games. I usually dowload the moves but dont find a list of numbers and letters much help. I need to see the game replayed again and was wondering if theres a little app someone that you can ...
addictive?? -- ??? is chess addictive???...and what isn't???:(...
Chess Computers -- I'm thinking of getting a chess computer for training. Anyone have any feedback about good ones and bad ones? I hear a lot about Fritz, anyone use it and like it?...
Is it cheating if... -- I'm testing the vox populi concerning use of computers for evaluation purposes. What do you think? Is it still cheating if you use a database or analysis program to evaluate your opponent's next move AFTER you have already made your own? You can't...
What makes me a bad chess player -- Im playing a game at the moment and it was during the last move that I relized what makes me soo bad at chess. Ive a few strong pieces attacking the opponent but at the same time they have moved pieces to counter my aggressive push foward. Now ...