My latest site review ['Chess History on the Web (2001 no.17)'] looks at the PGN files that come with Chess Informant's 'Chess Is Chess' CD. The review is ...
"As usual,I am happy to do an EG Winter and put you all straight."<br><br>Does anyone have any comments on the Parr/Evans/Winter squabble? It just flaired up...
To: Mark,<br><br><< ..The player whose name keeps popping out as the best of all time is Em. Lasker. Comments invited. >><br><br>FWIW ... I'm not...
"In addition, Fischer's unsportsmanlike conduct tarnishes his victories, since it creates some doubt as to the degree Fischer won on talent and to the degree ...
Dear Mark,<br><br>I recognize other sports do this sort of ranking. I don't think it does any good but start debates/arguments. <br><br>I am not shocked that...
There was a post in the Deja incarnation of this club which said the Chesslab historical games were derived from the 'CD Ultimate Game Collection by Chess For...
To: Neil,<br><br><< Could you point out instances of "unsportsmanlike conduct" by Fischer in tournaments? >><br><br>Even Fischer himself apologized...
<< Bobby is, and was, ill. >><br><br>True enough. Nonetheless, in '72 Fischer was one of, if not "the", strongest players in the world. My point is...
"IMO such behavior qualifies as "unsportsmanlike conduct."<br><br>Yes Steven, it does. But where is it that anything like this happened in tournaments? Aside...
"Bobby is, and was, ill."<br><br>And it was swept under the rug by the chess establishment in the US. Brady's sugar-sweet biography is an example of...
I think that Spassky lost the match, not that Fischer won it.<br><br>And Fischer-Karpov 1975 would have been a lot closer than many think.<br><br>Neil Brennen...
This is in answer to a question by Steven about Philidor games. <br><br>Quarterly for Chess History #4 has 80 games by Philidor, many annotated from period ...
To: Neil,<br><br><< But where is it that anything like this happened in tournaments? Aside from disputes with organizers such as at the 1967 Interzonal I...
"Fischer's unsportsmanlike conduct tarnishes his victories, since it creates some doubt as to the degree Fischer won on talent and to the degree his ...
Dear Steven,<br><br>All four volumes of Quarterly for Chess History are available from the Chess Cafe, British Chess Magazine, and a number of European book ...
Neil,<br><br>Is it in English (just for clarification)? And could you give me some idea what the contents of the first three volumes have? Your description of ...
Dear Steven,<br><br>All volumes are in English. The one drawback of the series has been the quality of the English and the proofreading of the translation. It...
Dear Bojan,<br><br>BCM has it for 21.99. For a 300-500 page hardcover, that is not unreasonable.<br><br>I see I can buy recycled Gufeld for 15.99, a whopping...
Steven, <br><br>>How many tournaments did Fischer play in on your list of 200? <br><br>It's CI's list, not mine. The tournaments (and no. games) ...
Neil - You exclude 1967 Sousse, but that is the most damning example of 'unsportsmanlike conduct' by Fischer in a tournament. It can't be dismissed so easily. ...
licenser,<br><br>>Has anyone looked at basing the qualification of a tourney for this "super" category as say, something along the lines of, a certain % of...
"In addition, Fischer's unsportsmanlike conduct tarnishes his victories, since it creates some doubt as to the degree Fischer won on talent and to the degree ...
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