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| Posted by ccmcacollister mailcafe.net 1/07/2006 15:42:36 Play online chess |  Subject: GM Boris Spassky , fmr WC of ChessMessage: ***** He is reputed to be a great gentleman at the board; and is certainly one of the Great players of all-time, in my book. One who, it seems to me, does not often receive the degree of recognition for strength of play that is deserved. Perhaps due to the fact and nature of his WC loss to RJF, and having subsequently gained something of a reputation for contentedness to draw ascribed to his tournament play in later years. In his play, I consider him to be one of the great generalists. Those players who exhibit a profound grasp of all aspects of the game, and having a very objective style that can bend to meet whatever type of position is at hand and handle it well. Much like Fischer, actually. Yet Spassky can attack with the best of the tacticians as well, as some of the games I plan (hope) to present here will clearly demonstrate. And to that point, here is the first link to one of them ... Spassky-Evans 1962 in which Boris trails by several pawns but brings home the point with his fantastic activity, in pursuit of his rival's King. ************************************ -> www.chessgames.com ************************************* As usual, I'd welcome and indeed request you to add any comments, annecdotes, games, annotations, opinions, or any other matter you would care to. Please do. [I'll only talk to myself for so long ... before getting bored with the Forums again!] * * * {I'd like to say Thanks to mlazar for the many interesting & insightful comments and discussions we've had via PM. Wish you were posting, Mike! } * * * Regards, Craig A.C. }8-) | ||||||||
| Posted by ccmcacollister mailcafe.net 1/07/2006 15:56:29 Play online chess | B.Spassky as defender . . . Message: RUY LOPEZ / Smyslov Variation *** -> www.chessgames.com | ||||||||
| Posted by ccmcacollister mailcafe.net 1/07/2006 17:09:01 Play online chess | A brilliancy with Bronstein Message: ****** -> www.chessgames.com ***** And a Sicilian Defense, Scheveningen Variation; Fischer-Spassky 1972 from the WC match, and one of the featured games in RJF's '60 Memorable...' This game struck me the first time I saw it for the ease by which WC Spassky navigated the opening and invested a pawn to turn the game from one where WT would entertain hopes of his K-side space advantage being turned to attack upon BL's King, into one where BL is the one hunting his opponent's King; after switching from his Q-side theme to play with great pressure and energy upon the K-side instead. To be able to switch the field of attack thusly is often a useful and decisive ability found in those with mastery in the game of Chess. *** -> www.chessgames.com *** }8-) ——— Muammar Gaddafi finds he has a chess mate in Kirsan Ilyumzhinov — Muammar Gaddafi v Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, Tripoli June 2011. The Libyan dictator and the president of Fide, the global chess body, met in a bizarre gamelet which sparked condemnation and mystery. It was viewed as a disaster for chess but a public relations coup for Gaddafi – think Drake, bowls, and Plymouth Hoe. Technically it was a mismatch. Gaddafi had to be prompted on how to move the pieces, and Kirsan, an expert chess player, made a theatrical long queen move then hastily shook hands on a draw. It's all on YouTube. He also played with Gaddafi's son Mohammad – he of Olympics 2012 ticket fame – who is the real man in Libyan chess. Fide called the visit part of "Africa year 2011" and ... Posted by gloomy_den | mailcafe.net 1/07/2006 20:46:04 Play online chess Spassky never remembered his games.Message: In the Soviet Union there was a tradition - grandmasters analysed games of young chessplayers to decide, if one deserves master title. And one grandmaster showed to Spassky some games and asked him to estimate skills of the player. Spassky didn't hesitate and said that it is too early for this player to become master. He didn't remember that it was his own games, the worst ones, specially selected for this event. ——— Viva Las Vegas — I spent the last week in Las Vegas for the annual National Open Chess Championship, held at the South Point Hotel and Casino. As usual, the chess tournament was well attended, with more than 600 players in the big event. Actually, I shouldn't call the event a tournament. It was really a full-on chess festival! Most chess tournaments are, well, chess tournaments. The National Open is a chess festival in the truest sense of the word. There is a chess camp, blitz tournament (five-minute games), quick tournament (10-minute games) and the aforementioned regular tournament (which lasts three days), as well as a big scholastic event, which draws more than 150 scholastic players. In addition, two or ... Posted by daverundle | mailcafe.net 1/08/2006 02:58:56 Play online chess a friend ofMessage: He said he was impressed with the way these superstars of chess at the time conducted themselves and by how keen they were to talk to, demonstrate and discuss with him and the children any aspects of chess. He would confirm i am sure ccmcacollister your impression of one of the great Russian GM of all time in my opinion, I have never forgiven my friend for actually meeting the man! ——— Chess: Pawn power — How an apparently innocuous pawn move can invite trouble. DK: Last week Ronan introduced our new theme: pawn storms. This position doesn't obviously fit with that, but read on… RB: I don't know this line of the Closed Sicilian but doesn't 1…Bb7 seem the logical continuation? I would expect White to follow up with 2 Re1 when Black should probably turn his attention to getting his king to safety, starting with 2…g6 (or 2…e6), and all looks pretty secure. But I know that Dan likes to try to open up a king that hangs around in the middle, so after 1…Bb7 is there any way for White to take immediate advantage of Black's under-developed kingside? What about a quick advance of ... Posted by odonata | mailcafe.net 1/09/2006 12:06:34 Play online chess The chessclubMessage: Our club has a website (I'm the webmaster), when the event occurs I'll place pictures on it. -> www.users.skynet.be And yes I can confirm from what I heard that he's not only a great player, but a great person too, he's a true gentleman, not at all a bulldog like Kasparov. ——— On chess: Teacher makes game fun, fun, fun — Chess can sometimes serve as a big brother. "It helped us stay out of trouble, especially after school," said Luis Garcia, 23. "It kept us safe." Garcia is a former student to Patrick Neely, a retired teacher, veteran chess guru and longtime surfer who runs a "Surf 'n' Chess" program at an elementary school in Glendale, Ariz. His disciples immerse themselves in an environment of chess, Beach Boys tunes and other oldies in the school cafeteria. Neely's program confers benefits in addition to keeping kids off the streets. "It makes you think. It's strategy," Garcia said. The chess novices are also taught respect for themselves and others. They shake hands with their opponents and wish them well before ... Posted by ionadowman | mailcafe.net 1/14/2006 02:40:13 Play online chess Boris Spassky...Message: I've seen Spassky in action, in Wellington, 1988, but never got to speak with him... Ion ——— Disqualified by Evidence on a Phone — A German master was disqualified from his country’s chess championship tournament this month, done in by his cellphone. Officials determined that the master, Christoph Natsidis, 23, had consulted a computer program on his smartphone during his game against the grandmaster Sebastian Siebrecht in the last round. Natsidis made repeated trips to the bathroom, for 8 to 10 minutes at a time. Siebrecht offered him a draw, which Natsidis accepted. Afterward, a tournament referee asked to see Natsidis’s phone and found a chess program on it with a position from the game. A message sent to Natsidis’s Facebook page asking him for comment was not answered. Natsidis’s disqualification cost ... |