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| Posted by wschmidt mailcafe.net 1/19/2007 13:29:58 Play online chess |  Subject: Novice Nook #45Message: I think one of the reasons this series of articles is worthwhile for beginning and intermediate players is that, while some of the material may seem repititious or simple, it provides a vocabulary and a broad overview of types of chess thinking that it may take a long time to acquire otherwise. I really don't know how many folks are actually reading along from week to week but I hope there are a number of lurkers out there who actually do go to the website to look up the article even if you're not posting here on the thread. Happy weekend all! ws -> www.chesscafe.com | ||
| Posted by ccmcacollister mailcafe.net 1/19/2007 14:25:12 Play online chess | I'm a faithful reader but sometimes poster ... Message: | ||
| Posted by cascadejames mailcafe.net 1/22/2007 21:06:59 Play online chess | another faithful reader Message: ——— Magnus Carlsen stands out from Corus — Magnus Carlsen, the 19-year-old chess grandmaster from Norway, won the Corus tournament in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands. Since October, Carlsen has won three elite chess events plus the World Blitz Chess Championship. His latest success will boost his 2810 rating to an estimated 2814, the second highest in history. This triumph was more difficult, as first Alexey Shirov of Spain and then Vladimir Kramnik of Russia held the lead. Kramnik defeated Carlsen in the ninth round but finished weakly with three draws and a loss to world chess champion Viswanathan Anand of India. However, Carlsen rebounded with two more wins for a score of ... Posted by thunker | mailcafe.net 2/02/2007 15:43:51 Play online chess Try thisMessage: ——— The Scotch Opening, part 5: a dynamic endgame opportunity — How does White do something with this passive position? Howell-Werle, London 2009. White to play. Concluding our brief survey of the Scotch (1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 d4 exd4 4 Nxd4), we look at the kind of dynamic endgame struggle that can arise from this old but still important chess opening. RB White's position after 1 exf5 Nxf5 2 Re1 (or 2 e4, or 2 Kd2) is so passive – and the e-pawn likely to be a long-term weakness – that White's best chance is to push with 1 e5. Assuming Black takes (1...d5 2 Na4 followed by Nc5 would give the white knight a great post ) with 1...dxe5, White has 2 Bc4, developing his bishop ... |