Hi all!<br><br>Am semi-active chessplayer trying to find source of the following quote:<br><br>"luck is when preparation meets opportunity"<br><br>I know a...
I am writing an article about the Danish.<br>Who can help?; I have all the usual stuff but lack 19th century opinions.<br><br>Did Morphy play it? Steinitz? ...
These Historical Elo's are a pleasant game but Keene and his friends use them to support their own projects, as well they may. <br><br>The Elo system, like the...
I am pleased to see Bill Hartston praised.<br><br>Like Keene, he was a top English player/writer/journalist but he did not get too carried away and now writes...
I suggest you obtain W. Lutes book on the Danish. Lutes is a strong postal player and a chess historian, and his book has an extensive historical introduction ...
>These Historical Elo's are a pleasant game but Keene and his friends use them to support their own projects.<br><br>That comment could use some ...
>Have you seen the Golombek history?<br><br>Yes, I also have the illustrated histories by Keene, Wilson, and Saidy/Lessing. I have to admit that I've never...
>I am pleased to see Bill Hartston praised<br><br>I can't remember where I saw it, but Karpov trashed Hartston's book on the 1978 Baguio match. The comment...
Not necessarily, but clearly you know all I do....<br><br>A pity really as Keene is such a good writer - and so very colourful in a dull chess world - when he ...
The mailing list archive for the Anand article has been broken ('That message is not available for display') since I sent it out, and it looks like MSN Listbot...
I am doing research on this Chess variant and looking for people who are familiar with this game and how it is played. Please contact me if you know anybody....
My latest site review looks at the UPITT events collection and CRM. The address of the review ['Chess History on the Web (2001 no.3)'] is...<br><br><a...
I have a question about the Yahoo service. Yahoo shows 20 members of this club, but only 9 people have ever posted a message. As far as I know any nonmember ...
Here's a chess question. I've been researching the FIDE world youth championships -- the under-10, under-12, ..., under-18 boys & girls events. One thing I ...
I am researching a book on the National Chess League, an attempt to boost chess as a team sport in the USA. Games were played by telephone between cities, and...