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| Posted by lighttotheright playcomputerchess.net 1/18/2008 04:16:52 Play computer chess |  Subject: Bobby Fischer Dies Jan 18, 2008Message:  news.aol.com
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| Posted by lighttotheright playcomputerchess.net 1/18/2008 05:59:36 Play computer chess | Message: ——— Exciting and Surprising Start to the London Chess Classic — If every round of the London Chess Classic is like the first round, then it is going to be a very exciting tournament. The chess tournament began Wednesday and three of the four games ended decisively. The most stunning result was the victory of the English grandmaster Luke McShane over Magnus Carlsen of Norway. Carlsen played some speculative moves and was punished brilliantly by McShane. The other two wins were also quite exciting. Michael Adams, one of the four English chess players, checkmated his countryman David Howell in 27 moves with a scintillating attack, while Vladimir Kramnik of Russia overwhelmed Nigel Short, the other English player, with a central pawn break that eventually led to ... Posted by ccmcacollister | playcomputerchess.net 1/18/2008 06:34:58 Play computer chess Not complaining ... Just FYI ... Message: gameknot.com
——— Women’s World Chess Championship Begins With Some Upsets — The first round of the Women’s World Chess Championship, which is being held in Hatay, Turkey, ended Monday, and a few of the higher-ranked chess players are already on their way home. The biggest upset was the victory of Betul Cemre Yildiz of Turkey over Pia Cramling of Sweden. Cramling was a semifinalist at the 2008 championship and is ranked No. 9 in the world among women. The manner in which she lost was also surprising as she simply used up all her time in the second game of her match before she could make her 40th move in a completely equal and uncomplicated position. Other upset victims included Lilit Mkrtchian of Armenia, who lost tie-breaker games Monday to ... Posted by greyrabbit | playcomputerchess.net 1/18/2008 10:19:40 Play computer chess ThanksMessage: Cheers Charlie ——— Chess: Battleground London — World chess champion Anand faces his nearest rival Carlsen at the London Chess Classic. The second edition of the London Chess Classic takes place at Kensington Olympia from tomorrow until 15 December. This year will be even stronger than last with the participation of the world chess champion, Viswanathan Anand from India. Anand was a frequent and popular visitor to England in his early career, but hasn't played a chess tournament here since 1995 and interest will be high, not least because he will be facing the player tipped to succeed him, the Norwegian chess prodigy Magnus Carlsen. Their meetings take on added significance with Carlsen's controversial withdrawal from ... Posted by eqj2 | playcomputerchess.net 1/18/2008 14:42:58 Play computer chess CheersMessage: ——— For 2nd Year, Younger Women Beat Older Men at Czech Event — In chess, men almost always outperform women, and younger chess players often beat older ones. But which group — women or older players — has the advantage when they face each other? The annual Czech Coal Chess Match provides a clue. For now, the answer seems to be women. In last year’s tournament, the women, all of them young, and whom the organizers called the Snowdrops, edged the Old Hands team of men, 16.5 to 15.5. This year, the women won even more decisively, 18 to 14, despite losing the last round, 3 to 1. The women were led both years by Humpy Koneru of India, who is No. 2 on the list of top women chess players. She was the tournament’s top scorer this year, with ... Posted by welinarias | playcomputerchess.net 1/18/2008 19:16:50 Play computer chess my condolensces...Message: Life and Chess will and must continue ! W. ——— Vishy Anand and Magnus Carlsen lead the field for London Classic — Last year's London Classic at Olympia attracted large audiences, so its 2010 version on 8-15 December, with the reigning world chess champion Vishy Anand now in the field, will be of great interest. Its added spice is the rivalry at the top of the world chess rankings between Anand, Norway's 20-year-old Magnus Carlsen, and Russia's ex-champion and current world No4, Vlad Kramnik. The global chess body, Fide, still hopes to persuade Carlsen to rescind his withdrawal from the May 2011 candidates matches and has announced a new date of 22 December for contract signing. How he performs in London, just a week before the contract deadline, may affect the talks and whether he can take ... Posted by suzyfromflorida | playcomputerchess.net 1/18/2008 20:47:26 Play computer chess I agree...Message: Posted by nathanman22 | playcomputerchess.net 1/19/2008 10:06:24 Play computer chess RIPMessage: -Nathanman22 Posted by iceshark | playcomputerchess.net 1/22/2008 00:23:23 Play computer chess Genius is goneMessage: Its a pity that he did not live longer here in Iceland because he was happy here and we Iceland peoble are proud of been saving him from the jail in Japan. He has now been buried in small village outside Reykjavík. His legasy in chess will live forever. Posted by invex | playcomputerchess.net 1/31/2008 16:00:54 Play computer chess Why is this thread here?Message: Posted by chessnovice | playcomputerchess.net 1/31/2008 20:13:54 Play computer chess ...Message: "Chess tactics, openings, game analysis, famous players, etc." I believe that this thread falls under the "famous players" part. Posted by chessnovice | playcomputerchess.net 1/31/2008 22:09:46 Play computer chess ohMessage: Nevermind. |