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| Posted by wimpie www6conf.org 3/15/2007 05:03:46 play online chess |  Subject: chessrookieMessage: |
| Posted by mfeeney93 www6conf.org 3/15/2007 10:29:11 play online chess | Here are two to start... Message: About.com: -> chess.about.com Just do search on "chess beginner"... You'll see dozens, if not hundreds, of quality sites. You'll just have to peruse through the top 10 to 20 to find one that fits your style. |
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| Posted by migchess20 www6conf.org 3/21/2007 09:33:01 play online chess | Other Place Message: chesscafe.com chessville.com So long |
| Posted by ionadowman www6conf.org 3/21/2007 13:14:32 play online chess | Why not this site? ... Message: Aside from the Coaching Club there might not be much in the way of instruction, but you do get to play lots of games, and people are willing to offer advaice. It's not professional advice, sure, but it might be more relevant to your own particular needs... Just a thought. Cheers, Ion |
| Posted by jamesdriggs www6conf.org 3/24/2007 10:42:46 play online chess | good site Message: |
Chess news: Carlsen Wins Pearl Spring and Breaks Barrier; Xu Wins Grand Prix -- Magnus Carlsen of Norway wrapped up his complete domination of the 2nd Pearl Spring chess tournament in Nanjing, China, by beating Dmitry Jakovenko of Russia in the last round on Friday. That gave Carlsen a score of 8 points out of a possible 10. Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria, the world’s No. 1 chess player, was left far behind in second place with 5.5 points. Carlsen‘s performance pushed his world ranking to No. 2 and his rating, the system used to determine rankings, over 2800, at least according to an unofficial estimate. He is only the fifth player in chess history to surpass this mark. The others, all world champions, were Garry Kasparov of Russia, Vladimir Kramnik of ... Magnus Carlsen wins first elite grandmaster tournament -- Magnus Carlsen, 18 and already everyone's choice as the next world chess champion, won his first elite grandmaster tournament this week when he led all the way at Nanjing, China. The young Norwegian also advanced into the top two in the world chess rankings, ahead of the reigning world champion, Vishy Anand, and behind only Veselin Topalov, who finished runner-up at Nanjing and lost the game below. Carlsen's recent training from Garry Kasparov, the all-time No.1, showed in his more solid opening repertoire. Out were his risky Dragon Sicilians, in was the Scotch 1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 d4 that helped win one of Kasparov's title matches with Anatoly Karpov. He began ... Duchamp and Chess -- After becoming an established and successful artist, Marcel Duchamp, one of the father’s of Dadaism, turned his focus to playing chess, a game that enthralled him. He once famously remarked that “while all artists are not chess players, all chess players are artists.” The merits of such a statement, particularly in light of the ability of computers to play chess so well, are debatable. But Duchamp, the creator of such works as “Nude Descending a Staircase No. 2” (1912) and “The Bride Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors, Even (The Large Glass)” (1915-23), spent a large part of his life as a serious chess player. An exhibition called “Marcel Duchamp: The Art of Chess,” at ... | |