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(5Feb2012) Review:
The Amazing Chess Adventures of Baron Munchausen, by Amatzia Avni,
reviewed by Rick Kennedy. "Readers familiar with
The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchhausen
(Rudolf Erich Raspe, 1875) will know the good Baron as a raconteur par
excellence. He is a fellow who apparently has been everywhere, and done
everything. With style and aplomb, of course. Ah, but did you know that
he plays chess?..." |
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(5Feb2012)
Updates to
Chessville's Chess Links - the best chess links collection on the
web. New Linkmeister NM Bill McGeary has updated nine pages with new sites
for you to check out. See all of the links on our
Links Directory,
or see what's new on these individual pages, freshly updated:
Articles & Interviews,
Correspondence Chess,
Discussion Forums & Bulletin
Boards,
Computer Chess & Software,
Endings & Endgames,
General Sites,
Game Collections,
Events,
Federations. |
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(29Jan2012) Free
eBook:
The Chess Player's Chronicle: (New Series) Vol II - 1878 Edited by Rev.
C.E. Ranken. 234 pages. Published at London, England by W.W. Morgan;
includes articles, games, opening analysis, news, problems, poetry,
obituaries, Chess in Mexico, possibly the first public description of a new
mechanical Chess player created by Mr. C.G. Gümpel which the talented
inventor has named "Mephisto", an account of the discovery of the famous
Lewis Chessmen, reports from the International Tourney of Paris 1878, etc. |
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(29Jan2012) Review:
Slay the Spanish
by Timothy Taylor (Everyman Chess, 2011), reviewed by NM Bill McGeary.
"The Modern Steinitz Defense in the Ruy Lopez begins 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5
a6 4.Ba4 d6. Though it has been played by a number of leading players
including Keres, Capablanca, Alekhine, Rubinstein and Bogoljubov, the line
never became a real staple for them. It also never became a darling of
theory. This is difficult to understand..." |
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(29Jan2012)
Chess Cartoon:
Tony Lurie (A Lurie Sense of Humor) offers another pair of
chess-themed cartoons for your
entertainment - Ye Olde Chessyard and Chessable Soup. These are cartoon
numbers 50 & 51 from the artful & inventive pen of Tony Lurie hosted here at
Chessville; join us in celebrating Tony's milestone and appreciate the
entertainment he provides to all of us! |
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(28Jan2012)
ChessTV Episode
#362: At last back from their winter break! In this issue -
recent chess events (Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Congress, the 44th Annual
Liberty Bell Open, Hip-Hop Chess Federation, etc.); Alfred and Amelia in the
Opening School continue with part 7 of their look at the Nimzo-Indian
Defense; and Prof. Arne
Johansson (Chess History) with part 4 of his visit to the Nordic Museum. In
the introduction of a new segment, Albert looks at Chess and Machiavelli. |
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(28Jan2012)
Nuestro Círculo #495:
28 de enero de 2012, dedicado al G.M. letón Aivar Petrovich Gipslis
(1937-2000). ocho veces campéon de Letonia. Además de sus partidas y
biografía, podrás leer "Gimnasio de la mente" de Mariano Sigman, y dos notas
con partidas: "Torneo Tata Steel 2012" y "Finales en Parque". |
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(22Jan2012)
Lessons From
A Simul: A new
Chess Lesson of the Month
by IM Igor Khmelnitsky. "A few days after I got my latest book "Chess Exam
Matches: You vs. Fischer" from the printer, my good friend Nigel
Mitchell invited me to do a simul and a presentation of my book at the North Penn Chess Club
in Lansdale, PA, where he is one of the officers. I eagerly accepted,
recalling fond memories from my past tournaments there in the '90s..." |
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(22Jan2012)
Chess Cartoon:
Tony Lurie (A Lurie Sense of Humor) offers another 'toon for your
entertainment - Queen Move. This is the 99th in our collection of
chess-themed cartoons! |
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(22Jan2012) Review:
Vienna 1922 by GM Larry Evans (Russell Enterprises, 2011),
reviewed by Ken Surratt. "Vienna 1922 was one of those tournaments the chess
world dreams about, the kind now referred to as super-tournaments, and
featuring all (or almost all) the strongest players of the day. Alekhine.
Rubenstein. Tartakower. Tarrasch. Spielmann. Reti. Bogoljubow. Etc. Fifteen
of the very strongest players of the time, save only for Jose Capablanca and
Emmanuel Lasker, participated in this, the first great international
tournament since the end of the first World War..." |
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(22Jan2012) Free
eBook:
The British Chess Review Vol. I, Edited by Daniel Harrwitz. London,
1853; 392 pages. Includes games, matches, problems & endings, news, club
events, essays, a 'Chess In Scotland' column, poetry, excerpts from various
authors' works, etc., and includes games by Harrwitz, Anderssen, Löwenthal,
Boden, St. Amant, Szen, Staunton, Journoud, etc. Now more than 80 strong,
find this free download on our Free
eBook
page. |
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(22Jan2012) Review:
A Killer Chess
Opening Repertoire (New Enlarged Edition) by GM Aaron Summerscale and
Sverre Johnsen (Gambit, 6/2010), reviewed by NM Bill McGeary.
"This is a second edition
of “A Killer Chess Opening Repertoire”; the original came out in 1999. This
is a great book for aspiring players who have some time to spend working on
their openings as White, but don’t want to get involved with endlessly long
strings of theory..." |
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(22Jan2012)
James Mason: Wild Irish: A brand new
Past
Pawns by Robert Tuohey. "The Irish are reputed to be
imaginative, pugnacious, and resistant of interpretation. Now, to what
degree this combination plays out on the chessboard of Life, this writer,
himself a son of Erin, will not venture to assert. I will however
confidently claim that the above characterization does indeed apply to that
Gaelic great of the 64 squares, James Mason..." |
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(21Jan2012) Review:
Chess
Openings: New Theory by James
Alan Riechel reviewed by Rick Kennedy. "Of course, A fool
and his money are soon parted, and I am nothing if not a fool when it
comes to pursuing unorthodox chess openings, especially those presented by
little (or un- ) known authors via independent book publishing: self-,
print-on-demand or small press. In short, I did not even request a review
copy. I went ahead and bought the book. If this review were a
television commercial, it would immediately begin flashing the warning
“Review provided by a trained professional. Do not attempt at home.”..." |
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(19Jan2012)
Nuestro Círculo #494:
21 de enero de 2012, dedicado al al M.I. argentino Carlos Bielicki, nacido
en 1940 y consagrado campéon mundial juvenil en 1959. Además de sus partidas
y breve biografía, podrás leer las notas "Torneo Tata Steel 2012", "Dos
mujeres en lucha" y "Mar del Plata 2012". Acompañamos, además, el archivo NC
494.zip con las partidas de este número. |
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(15Jan2012)
Annotated
Game: Crema Catalana by GM Raymond Keene. GM
Keene looks at Short-Sveshnikov from the European Teams, Porto Carras 2011,
a Catalan opening. "For
the vast part of his career Nigel has been an adherent of 1 e4 but in recent
tournaments he has shown himself to be an expert practitioner of the subtle
Flank Openings..." |
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(15Jan2012) Free
eBook:
We mark the occasion of our 80th free eBook by offering you the
American Chess Magazine Volume I (Volume 2 had previously been made
available.) Spanning June 1897 (Vol I No. 1) through May 1898 (Vol I No. 12),
this eBook contains 688 pages. Published by William Bordsodi, New York,
Edited by L.D. Broughton Jr, with A.B. Hodges, J.W. Showalter, W.P. Shipley, E. Hymes, W.A.
Sinkman, F.M. Tweed, Walter Pulitzer, E.W. Engberg. Games, problems,
photographs, poetry, obituaries, tournament & match reports, chess clubs,
correspondence chess, book reviews, cartoons, etc. |
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(15Jan2012) Review:
Grandmaster Repertoire 5: English Opening
Vol. 3 by GM Mihail Marin, reviewed by NM Bill McGeary. "This
is the third book in a series from Quality Chess devoted to the English
Opening and it covers the lines starting 1.c4 c5. This could be the most
difficult Black response to write about. The reason for this difficulty is
rooted in a basic point of opening play..." |
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(15Jan2012)
Chess Cartoon:
Tony Lurie (A Lurie Sense of Humor) offers a trio of new cartoons
for your entertainment. Tony now has 48 chess-themed cartoons which join 51
others on our cartoon page. We certainly hope you enjoy them as we near the
100-cartoon mark! |
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(14Jan2012)
Opening School - The Evans Gambit: Krzymowski Production (ChessTV)
provides a 3-part video introduction into this aggressive opening system for
White, characterized by the moves 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4.
Wikipedia provides background information, and other Chessville and internet
resources finish up the lesson plan. Ready to rumble? Take a wild ride with
Captain Evans' famous gambit! |
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(12January2012) Review:
Paul Morphy: Confederate Spy by Stan
Vaughan, reviewed by Rick Kennedy. "I could hardly wait to pick up Paul
Morphy: Confederate Spy. The American chess champion from Louisiana, cast as
an undercover agent during the War Between the States! First, though, I had
to set aside my concerns about the author..." |
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(11Jan2012)
Nuestro Círculo #493:
14 de enero de 2012, dedicado al Gran Maestro argentino Miguel Angel
Quinteros, nacido en Buenos Aires el 28 de diciembre de 1947. Además de su
breve biografía y partidas, podrás leer las notas "Hastings 2012" y "Campeona
mundial" , ésta con una partida de la Maestra china Yifan Hou comentada por
nuestro amigo Petronio Pérez. Acompañamos, además, el archivo NC 493.zip con
las partidas de este número. |
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(7Jan2012)
Nuestro Círculo #492:
7 de enero de 2012, dedicado al Gran Maestro islandés Fridrik Olafsson,
nacido el 26 de enero de 1935 en Reykjavik, ciudad en la que se consagró
campeón mundial y murió el inolvidable Bobby Fischer. Además de la biografía
y partidas de Olafsson, podrás leer las notas "El ajedrez Argentino" de
Carlos Ilardo y "Match Euwe- Keres" con dos partidas comentadas del match
que disputaron en 1940. |
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