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| Posted by evader23 mailcafe.net 10/26/2005 03:28:14 play online chess |  Subject: Online DatabaseMessage: |
| Posted by daverundle mailcafe.net 10/26/2005 04:25:45 play online chess | chess data bases Message: |
| Posted by evader23 mailcafe.net 10/26/2005 05:11:15 play online chess | Message: Any others out there |
| Posted by velvetvelour mailcafe.net 10/26/2005 05:19:43 play online chess | Message: Beyond that, do a google search as there are tons of archived games in .pgn and chessbase format uploaded on the web. |
| Posted by daverundle mailcafe.net 10/26/2005 05:33:58 play online chess | chessgames.com Message: |
| Posted by tyekanyk mailcafe.net 10/26/2005 09:08:57 play online chess | chessbase.de Message: |
| Posted by daverundle mailcafe.net 10/27/2005 04:39:15 play online chess | chessgames.com Message: |
Chess news: Playing for the World Title, Minus Any Fireworks -- Before a world chess championship match, players spend months looking at their opponent’s games and studying opening systems, often with the aid of chess computers and databases. They also hire trainers, who are called seconds, to help. It is a time- and labor-intensive process. That is one of the reasons that fans look forward to the chess matches. They want to see what the players will do and what new ideas they have discovered, particularly in the openings. The current world chess championship match between Viswanathan Anand of India, the titleholder, and Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria has been as closely contested as predicted. But there have been no eye-opening innovations. Game ... Anand's missed opportunity -- The chess World Championship is on a knife-edge. But Anand could have made a mark in this game. Anand and Topalov go into the 12th game of their chess match today with scores level. If drawn, tie-break rapid games will be played on Thursday. Topalov's declaration before the match that he would neither offer nor accept a draw has clearly had a liberating effect on both players, resulting in one of the most entertaining world chess championship finals we have seen in years. All the games have been long and hard-fought, so it's hardly surprising that tiredness is affecting play. Anand missed several chances to win in game 9, Topalov had a promising endgame in game 10 but ... Title Match Is Tied With One Game to Go in Regulation -- There is one more regulation game left in the World Chess Championship match in Sofia, Bulgaria. If neither Viswanathan Anand of India, the titleholder, or Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria, win on Tuesday, they will have to go to overtime. On Sunday, they drew Game 11. It was the seventh draw in the match, though, like some of the other draws, it was not without drama. Anand had White and opened with the English — the first time in the chess match he had done that. No doubt he switched openings to try to catch Topalov off-guard, but it did not work. The players followed well-known theory for 10 moves, and then Topalov deviated from earlier games, though it was a minor ... | |