To: Neil Brennen,<br><br>SCM: << Does anyone know of a list of the top 100 best chess players of all time? Actually, I would like a list for (at least)...
>I have no animosity towards Mr Sloan, I just feel the need to point out his lies on USENET.<br><br>I just happened to see recently your anti-Sam posts from...
My latest site review ['Chess History on the Web (2001 no.9)'] looks at 'Breve storia degli scacchi' ['Short history of chess'] by Andreas Vogt. The site can ...
<< I love what Jeff has done; total enjoyment; Elo without the inflation? What do others say? >><br><br>I assume you refer to Jeff Sonas. I loved...
Dear Bojan,<br><br>Yes I did, they are in a cage in my living room as I write. They make soft parrot-noises when I say the name "Bojan". <br><br>They are birds...
I am spending too much time on USENET; when my views of Sloan are quoted worldwide, it's a sign it's time to stop.<br><br>BTW, if anyone wants to see a USENET...
Whitaker is very dead, not just departed.<br><br>'Icon' is probably a misunderstood word. There are so few colourful people in chess, than God for the few who...
>Who would everyone like to see written about??<br><br>H.J.R.Murray. Is there a bio of him somewhere in the huge universe of chess literature? It should be...
Murray must have rated quite a detailed obituary notice in BCM, but I don't have his dates to hand. His library is hardly likely to on display today. Maybe...
>Maybe it's in the Bodleian? <br><br>Yes, but that's all I know. The OCC has three paragraphs on Murray (1868-1955). The next time I have access to BCM...
>Or perhaps a complete list of all players who have been rated over 2600?<br><br>I did a list of players >2700; it had ten names. The simple, ...
How seriously do you want yourself taken?<br><br>Have you read Warriors of the Mind by Keene & Divinsky?<br><br>Is Helen of Troy better looking than Britney...
To: Mark,<br><br><< I'm curious as to your opinion on what possible use such a list could serve. I see only endless discussions on whether no. 65 is ...
Hi Steven!<br><br>>I'm simply looking for a list of players so as to better understand the history of chess, and I'm also hoping to use such a list as a...
To: Mark,<br><br><< the careers of 100 players adds up to a lot of games to study. >><br><br>I don't expect a student, or even myself, to ...
"How seriously do you want yourself taken?"<br><br>Dear Bojan,<br><br>This seems a little harsh. The Parrots in my living room started to squawk when they ...
"Has anyone else used a chess engine to examine the tactical ability of past masters?"<br><br>I know of a number of such re-evaluations of master games. John...
>John Nunn has been involved in this for some time.<br><br>Neil - Do you have a reference - book, magazine, or Web page? I hope his work on 'My 60 Memorable...
Hi Steven! <br><br>>Have you seen Kramnik's "My Life and Games" (2000)? On game #173 he does a parody of superficial commentary<br><br>Thanks, that's a good...
Nunn has been using computers to bust games for a while. See his revised editions of Golembek's Capablanca, and the Greatest Chess Games of All Time, with...
Nunn uses this system unlike Dvoretsky who uses his noddle; Dr John has done so for some time. The Burgess/Emms/Nunn best ever book suffers from too much...
Who has played a game that they'd like to see printed in my fanzine The Chess Parrot ......light notes appreciated; irregular openings a house speciality; free...
Bojan - Have you ever done an article on Weissman's Defence (1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Ng8)? I have some old correspondence games using this 'positional gambit'. ...
>What do others say? Something has to be lost if we think machines know all the answers, surely? <br><br>When working on the Karpov - Korchnoi matches, I ...
Re: 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Ng8<br><br><< Petrosian played this once. Joel Benjamin named it after his own City. >><br><br>The second edition of ECO B (1984)...
I asked Jeff Sonas (www.chessmeterics.com) for his list of the top 100 chess players. He was very gracious to send me his list. I also found a historic list of...
What is the meaning of the tables of statistics on pages 426 & 427 of Chess Informant 80 (or pages 370 & 371 of Chess Informant 79)? And which Chess Informant...
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