CHESMAYNE Chess Dictionary:-

                http://homepage.eircom.net/~reidr1/index.html


Believe it or not - it comes down to this…
Best `MEMORY' wins versus best `INTELLECT' wins.
It's YOUR choice?

2nd Accordians 1:1 a note from the editor:  Are you fed-up playing
traditional chess like a robot with brain-dead geeks?  These days the
competition has got so hot that if you haven't got your GM title by
your early teens - forget it.  Some of these kids start playing at 2,
3 and 4 years of age leaving late starters [6 to 11 years of age] at
a considerable disadvantage.  The best trained memories have an
unseen advantage [best memory wins].  It's like playing with a
handicap that is not visibly apparent at the start of a game - isn't
it?  The player who can memorize and recall Level-1 board positions
has a decided advantage even before a single move is made on the
board!  Even Judge Judy would raise an eyebrow!  Subtle but not very
obvious - and you are left wondering why you find yourself constantly
losing to Level-1 players - don't you?  `Random Chess' has tried to
address and solve this anomaly by changing the Initial Starting
Position [ISP] of the KI, QU, ROs, BSs and KTs.  Some have found this
helpful.  With the ISP randomized it is not possible to memorize
openings, gambits and defenses.  You have to think on your feet.  By
the way, 960 ISPs are possible using an orthodox chess set.  Please
see the section on blockers which gives examples of how to change the
board itself - new and quite exciting!  An orthodox chess set is used
but the squares on the board of various types are blocked-off during
play in order to alter the parameters of the ISP.

2nd Accordians 1:2 once you cop-on and get to figure this one out you
realize that you are actually being defrauded/cheated - a silent con
job that is never spoken or even mentioned by arbiters and the rule
makers [even they might not be aware of this problem and if they are
will usually keep silent].  The game is actually skewed!  Wake up!
Prove this fact to yourself: ask your opponent to play a game of
chess using Level-2 or 3 of traditional western chess [see examples
below] and you will find that you now have an even playing field once
again - a proper sporting chance of winning [best intellect wins].
You will find that their Level-1 rating does not transfer to Level-2
and 3!  Why?  Because their memory of Level-1 board positions is not
as useful or useless at other levels of play.  Do you see?  Of course
you do!  I just hope that this doesn't cause a riot in the chess
world - more than likely I think that a civil war is the only endgame
solution here [`memory' versus `intellect'], just choose your side in
this battle!  The last time a collapse of a chess system occurred [a
rare event indeed], was with Shatranj but this took a few hundred
years to play itself out and ended around the 1500s in Europe - and
took many more decades before it solidified into its present fixed
form - now identified as traditional western chess or `orthodox'
chess that is played on an 8 x 8 chequered board.  You will notice
that today 99.9% of people don't play or even remember the name of
the former game that was played from the 7th to the 15th centuries.
By the way, the other 0.1% are aficionados who do remember!  The
battle has faded into history and is now forgotten and buried or, so
it seems!  However, the skeletons are once again beginning to rattle -
  their graves are being reopened and the bodies are being exhumed.
One of the few things that we have in common with our ancient
ancestors is chess.  From the dawn of civilization most cultures have
played chess in one form or another.  The mummies of the Pharaoh's of
Egypt who played Senet around the pyramids some 3,200 years ago have
joined those who played Chatrang and Chaturanga in this never-ending
battle - the chess equivalent of "The Night Of The Living Dead"…….

2nd Accordians 1:3 what you need to realize is that your intelligence
is actually as good, if not better than your opponents - you just
aren't aware of this - and those in the know won't inform you - why
should they?   It's not in their interests to do so - is it?  Do you
find the wood-shifting boring, stale and repetitive?  You know there
is something wrong - at an intuitive level - something not quite
right - don't you?  You just can't put your finger on it exactly.  A
lot of people just give up playing chess because of the boredom
factor and the belief [false] that they won't make the grade or, are
somehow intellectually inferior than others.  Look - let's get real -
stop kidding yourself - stop burying your head in the sand - you know
in your heart-of-hearts that playing just one particular level of
chess is over - its time to get a divorce - it's time to move on.

2nd Accordians 1:4 the general view in the chess world is "why rock
the boat - we're happy - we're winning - we have the best trained
memories [on average it takes 10 years to become a GM] - so, as long
as they don't find out about this we'll keep winning and keep our
titles and prestige.  We have no intention of changing the game in
any way whatsoever - it's been around for fifty decades in its
present `fixed' format and it is our mission to keep it that way -
locked and `fixed' for at least another fifty.  We really have no
interest in educating young people or, come to think of it - anybody
else for that matter.  After all we don't want to lose our central
control, grip and power over the game - why should we - we own it in
its present format!  The bottom line is that if the ISP is changed we
lose our jobs [unemployment] and control of the wood-pushers who play
our accepted version of the game.  By having `central control' we
make and tinker with the rules, change them as we see fit, present
awards, medals and badges, act as a censor and receive a nice salary
for keeping it that way - can you blame us - if you were in a similar
position you might do the same.  You now see the reason why we can't
and won't change - to do so would end in our demise - we would go the
same route as Shatranj did in the past - forgotten - never again
played - a footnote in the history books.  From our point of view no
alteration in the ISP will be allowed or possible - now or at any
point in the future.  No further progress in `orthodox' chess is
the `rule' [we just don't tell you about this secret hidden agenda -
and never mention it publicly - a taboo area].  Defectors are
marginalized.  So, future generations will play our `accepted
version' from cradle to grave.  Our angle is that GMs will come and
go but we will remain the power behind the throne.  We rub talcum
powder into our hands so that they feel like velvet and when we greet
people are treated like royalty.  We always wear a shirt-n-tie and
look business-like and never let the mask slip".

2nd Accordians 1:5 the above scenario applies not just to Level-1,
but to other levels of play as well - east or west.  If other levels
of play [ISPs] were common then all the books currently published
would become obsolete overnight!  When a well known chess player was
asked what he thought about changing the ISP of traditional western
chess he said his "view could not be expressed in parliamentary
language" - and that just about sums up the current view on this
subject.  In an ideal world  a true GM would be able to play a few
different levels of chess ie, Western, Chinese, Shogi 7 x 7, 9 x 9
etc - and be able to win consistently to retain the GM title - a
global chess player - a `real' world champion.  Having two QUs on the
board at the same time will not be viewed as promoting bigamy - using
a new triangular chess set will not be seen as ignoring tradition -
multiple levels of play will be the norm - babies from 18 months to 4
years old will take to it like ducks to water - 5 to 11 year old kids
will automatically become more creative in their chess playing and
everyone might just be that little bit happier!  A local chess club
will create their own level of play - if you can beat them on their
own board you really [really] will be seen as a winner.  Looking back
you will then be able to say what the wolf dressed in sheep's
clothing said to `Little Red Riding Hood' - "I feel absolutely awful
about granny".

2nd Accordians 1:6 traditional chess viewed as a sailing vessel is
now beginning to show her age.  She's starting to creak at the seams
and her motto of being unsinkable is now seriously coming into
question.  Traditional chess has been hauled out many times and
patched-up as best as could be over the last couple of centuries.  As
was the case with the Titanic she is now heading for the final voyage
with a full compliment of passengers - and YOU may be one of them.
The SOS signal has been sent and other ships are standing nearby to
evacuate all on board.  Life rafts are plentiful and available for
all who choose so that nobody will be lost with the vessel.  The new
generation of passengers has the option of abandoning ship before the
fated end.  Some have already jumped ship and are now safe in the
comfort zone.  As she heads silently on her steady course in the
black of night a looming unseen apocalyptic disaster lies in wait…….

2nd Accordians 1:7 the fact of the matter with chess is that the game
belongs to nobody and everybody at the same time.  The patent and
copyright is in the public domain and belongs to every nation, tribe
and creed.  And so the cycle goes on - a slow downward spiral to its
eventual doom - a particular historical scenario not just known to
the game of chess but in other areas of life as well.  Its symptoms
are well documented: people who won't let go of power even when they
know the writing is on the wall - [or, at least on your computer
screen] they being the major beneficiaries in one form or another.
It is commonly known as a sinecure, monopoly or a vested interest in
a particular obsolete system which is handed down to the next
generation - the `next generation' being their friends, group, party,
elect, close family members or successors to a particular throne.

2nd Accordians 1:8 everything keeps turning into something else.
This is the trick of the universe in order to renew itself, and stay
the same.  This is a recurring theme in symbolism, not only in the
form of magical transformations, but also in all the different
symbols which contrast the ephemeral with the enduring.  Change to us
is `fear'.  Various pressures are directed against anyone who tries
to push against familiar limits.  Because they are pushing, new
boundaries open.  Butterfly: symbol of change/transformation - it
follows the wind yet arrives at the flower - its flight is
spontaneous and free and does not wear itself out fighting the forces
of nature.  Edmund Burke: "A state without the means of some change
is without the means of its conservation".  "Change is the law of
life and those who only look to the past or present are certain to
miss the future" - J.F. Kennedy.  "Growth may mean change and change
can be painful".  "Many have become GM's - no one has become the
master of Chess".  Cauldron: Symbol of change, renewal, initiation,
transformations - full of boiling and bubbling substances.  "The
quickest way to change the world is to be of service to others.  Show
that your love can make a difference in the lives of people and
thereby someone else's love can make a difference in your life.  By
each of us doing that and working together we change the world one
inner person at a time."  Dannion Brinkley - NDE experiencer.

2nd Accordians 1:9 after 500 years traditional chess is gone by its
sell-by date and is just about played-out now.  Why not try, test and
discover the power of Chesmayne for yourself?   Easily identify any
chess piece on any chess board at a glance - no more Chinese and
Japanese hieroglyphics to deal with.  A plainly readable English
format makes the process simple and easy for you.  A whole new world
is now within reach!  Stop playing just western chess exclusively and
wean yourself away from a single level of play [best memory wins]
that we all know is gone over the hill and found dead in the water.
Now multiple levels of play are easily available [best intellect
wins] and no major surgical operation or ice-pick lobotomy is
required!  We have re-engineered the complete game for you with two
completely new notations and syntax to describe the moves on the
board as they are being played.  All the gang and the most commonly
used chess pieces - KI QU RO BS KT PA GU CN KN AD MR GE KM VC - are
now triangles with an identifying monogram and number [the common
denominator] and useable on any board - east and west!  Just print,
play, experiment and enjoy.  With a little experience you can design
and create your very own chess board and pieces on a few sheets of A4
paper that will cost you a few pennies!  Your feedback is
appreciated - thanks.  The samples in this text are just given as
examples to get you started.  You may also find the Zillions
gaming `system' [a must-have software program] useful for testing any
new chess game that you will create in actual play.

2nd Accordians 1:10 when you are standing at the base of a volcano
and the ground is shakin' you know what's gonna happen - something is
about to blow - get on the train before it leaves the station.  If
the molten lava doesn't get you the avalanche of melting snow, ice, a
forest of trees that break like matchsticks and boulders the size of
cars  will cause a mudslide with the consistency of wet cement moving
in your direction at around two-hundred miles per hour.  If it hits,
you will be buried alive - proper interment will not be possible as
you will be 100 feet under setting cement - your body preserved for
thousands of years in a sea of mud.  And if that isn't enough the
brakes on the locomotive have failed - now you are also a passenger
on a roller coaster as well!  It's time to take serious action -
jumping off is not an option - your only hope is if the train can
outrun the wave of mud moving downhill in your direction at an
accelerating pace…….

Choice-01:-

Stick to tradition: continue playing western chess and nothing else -
stay as you are - just go back to sleep? Train your memory and win
more. Generally the advantage goes to the player who has played the
game the longest number of years. Rating drops if you don't continue
practicing. FIDE titles very important - rating is critical. Winning
is everything. Competitive - winners peak like comets and then
disappear into obscurity and are forgotten. There's always somebody
higher up the ladder than yourself.  Chess viewed as a way to gain
prestige, titles, acclaim, renown, fame, the hand of the fairest
damsel/knight and money from defeating opponents. You are only as
good as your last win - losers become obsolete, their names are
difficult to remember and fade from the chess scene. GM title the
ultimate accolade - mentions in textbooks and encyclopedias. Lots of
photographs taken - much hand-shaking and meetings with important
people for reasons unknown to both parties - just because.  You may
add your comment in the Chesmayne forum if you like?  Now is your
chance to speak or forever hold your silence.

Choice-02:-

Progress, evolve, play global chess: experiment with differing levels
of chess ie, Levels-1, 2 and 3 and try Chinese, Japanese, Burmese,
Thai, Cambodian etc. Better intellect will usually win. You will
become a more mature player. Less parochial view of chess. FIDE or
other titles unimportant - rating not viewed as critical. Chess
viewed as an `organon', an educational tool - even spiritual. Become
clever, creative and artistic: make your own game with your own set
of rules and award yourself a title ie, Knight Magnifico!
Appreciation of past masters ie, Weubens etc.  Less competitive - a
lot less!  Mastery of the game within reach - GM title awarded by
default - a natural process - in time!  The beginning or ending is
not critical - the journey is more important - the quest - the goal.
History & origin of chess not an issue any more - complete
understanding of the people, arbiters and organizations who play the
game and the inner workings of chess become known to you -
penetrating insight!  Jump in IQ, EQ and SQ the norm.  You may
comment in the Chesmayne forum if you like?  Now is your chance to
speak or forever hold your silence.

"Finally, I think the Chess industry doesn't want us to know about
other games. If, for example, Shogi becomes extremely popular in the
US, I think most of the people playing it will be people who were
already interested in chess. Which means the people who make chess
sets, publish chess books, and play professionally will be losing
out. It's already tough enough to make a living in chess as it is.
When people talk of changing the rules so that knowing book openings
isn't useful anymore, this is a threat to the livelihood of people
who are successful in chess because they've devoted years of their
lives to learning these same book openings [memorization - best
memory wins]. And I don't think it's a good assumption that world
class chess players will necessarily be world class Shogi players
(altho I would guess some of them would be).  The analogy that comes
to mind is Michael Jordan: he is the world's greatest basketball
player but he couldn't make it in minor league baseball".

Dear HSCA group,

 

I have banned "brittney-steele953 @ filmstoseehere.com" and deleted that message.  I have also changed the membership settings to "restricted" so that Mr Donohoe or I will have to approve new members before that can start posting messages.

 

We don't seem to be getting much mileage from our group.  Have you found my new (May'05) website www.chess.jliptrap.us ?  Please check often for updates.

Would you like me to e-mail this group when I update that site?

Jim Liptrap 

Dear HSCA Group
I have removed "ziggy.milam" from our group. He/she/it joined
anonymously on-line November 4.  This is no place for spam.

The purpose of this group is to promote chess in Houston.  We haven't
had much activity recently.  Are you checking my website for upcoming
tournaments?
http://www.chess.jliptrap.us

Merry Christmas

Jim Liptrap
jliptrap@...

They range from beginneer (know how the pieces move, castling, en passant,
can intentionally checkmate, to fairly strong for their age.
We group them by ability.
Jm Liptrap


----- Original Message -----
From: "Stacia" <mtaylor95@...>
To: <hscagroup@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, January 31, 2005 7:43 AM
Subject: Re: [hscagroup] chess club organization


>
> Thank you so much for all of your helpful suggestions. Also, thanks for
> the invitation to events. Once we become organized, we would love to
> participate. Are the children involved highly skilled or are they novice
> as well?
>
> Sincerely,
> Stacia Taylor
> Northwest Houston Homeschoolers
> http://home.houston.rr.com/nwhoustonhs/
>
>
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>
>
>

Players range in strength from "just learned the moves" to "Expert"
level players.

Bruce "Mr.D." Donohoe

-----Original Message-----
From: Stacia [mailto:mtaylor95@...]
Sent: Monday, January 31, 2005 7:43 AM
To: hscagroup@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [hscagroup] chess club organization


Thank you so much for all of your helpful suggestions. Also, thanks for
the invitation to events. Once we become organized, we would love to
participate. Are the children involved highly skilled or are they novice

as well?

Sincerely,
Stacia Taylor
Northwest Houston Homeschoolers
http://home.houston.rr.com/nwhoustonhs/



Yahoo! Groups Links

Thank you so much for all of your helpful suggestions. Also, thanks for
the invitation to events. Once we become organized, we would love to
participate. Are the children involved highly skilled or are they novice
as well?

Sincerely,
Stacia Taylor
Northwest Houston Homeschoolers
http://home.houston.rr.com/nwhoustonhs/

Thanks for your interest.  Our group actually provides tournament
organizing services to area schools.  We would welcome your
participation in our events, which are open to K-12 students in the
entire region.  Our next event is the Regional Championship next
weekend. Our web site is www.hschess.org - you may also find my club
site useful... www.hschess.org/macchess ... Let me know how I can be of
assistance.

Bruce Donohoe

-----Original Message-----
From: jyun [mailto:jyun@...]
Sent: Friday, January 28, 2005 2:26 PM
To: mtaylor95@...
Cc: hscagroup@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [hscagroup] chess club organization


This site has lot of helpful imformation
http://www.uschess.org/scholastic/index.php#Free


-----Original Message-----
From: staciared2 [mailto:mtaylor95@...]
Sent: Friday, January 28, 2005 2:15 PM
To: hscagroup@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [hscagroup] chess club organization




Hello,

My name is Stacia Taylor and I am associated with Northwest Houston
Homeschoolers. We are in the process of starting a chess club for our
9-12 year olds. Most of the Moms are very novice and we are looking for
advice on what makes a club successful; things that work or don't; how
often to get together to play; etc.

I know this is for schools so I sincerely hope you do not mind my
posting with questions.

Any help would be immensely appreciated.

Sincerely,
Stacia Taylor
Northwest Houston Homeschoolers http://home.houston.rr.com/nwhoustonhs/






Yahoo! Groups Links










Yahoo! Groups Links

Also try the links from http://liptrap.topcities.com/links.htm
How far Northwest? Do you wish to hire a chess instructor (weekly $60 for an
hour with up to 8 students, or open to negotiation)?
Jim Liptrap

----- Original Message -----
From: "staciared2" <mtaylor95@...>
To: <hscagroup@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, January 28, 2005 2:14 PM
Subject: [hscagroup] chess club organization


>
>
> Hello,
>
> My name is Stacia Taylor and I am associated with Northwest Houston
> Homeschoolers. We are in the process of starting a chess club for our
> 9-12 year olds. Most of the Moms are very novice and we are looking
> for advice on what makes a club successful; things that work or don't;
> how often to get together to play; etc.
>
> I know this is for schools so I sincerely hope you do not mind my
> posting with questions.
>
> Any help would be immensely appreciated.
>
> Sincerely,
> Stacia Taylor
> Northwest Houston Homeschoolers
> http://home.houston.rr.com/nwhoustonhs/
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>
>
>
>

This site has lot of helpful imformation
http://www.uschess.org/scholastic/index.php#Free


-----Original Message-----
From: staciared2 [mailto:mtaylor95@...]
Sent: Friday, January 28, 2005 2:15 PM
To: hscagroup@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [hscagroup] chess club organization




Hello,

My name is Stacia Taylor and I am associated with Northwest Houston
Homeschoolers. We are in the process of starting a chess club for our
9-12 year olds. Most of the Moms are very novice and we are looking for
advice on what makes a club successful; things that work or don't; how
often to get together to play; etc.

I know this is for schools so I sincerely hope you do not mind my
posting with questions.

Any help would be immensely appreciated.

Sincerely,
Stacia Taylor
Northwest Houston Homeschoolers http://home.houston.rr.com/nwhoustonhs/






Yahoo! Groups Links

Hello,

My name is Stacia Taylor and I am associated with Northwest Houston
Homeschoolers. We are in the process of starting a chess club for our
9-12 year olds. Most of the Moms are very novice and we are looking
for advice on what makes a club successful; things that work or don't;
how often to get together to play; etc.

I know this is for schools so I sincerely hope you do not mind my
posting with questions.

Any help would be immensely appreciated.

Sincerely,
Stacia Taylor
Northwest Houston Homeschoolers
http://home.houston.rr.com/nwhoustonhs/

Happy 2005 all,

Never too late for New Year greetings.

I just joined the group. My profile is at:

http://www.blogger.com/profile/5897142

I would like to tell you about an interesting variant of Chinese Chess.


XingHua XiangQi 兴化象棋 is a chinese chess
variant.

XingHua XiangQi follows International Chess rules. Objective is to
enable Chinese Chess (XiangQi) players to learn XingHua XiangQi so
that they will be able to play chess internationally. It should be
also very easy for non-Chinese International Chess players to play
XingHua XiangQi. Join this group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/xhxq/
to get a free download to learn to play the game. Also you may post
your messages to

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Hope you will join us there. Also hope you have some interest in
environmental issues.

Help us help you, and you are helping your children, your
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Hi to all,
You are invited to view the Chesmayne Chess Dictionary.
New keywords and articles are most welcome.

WEB PAGE:
http://chess-dictionary-chesmayne.net

USER GROUP:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chesmayne

-----Original Message-----
From: Brett Bothwell [mailto:brettrubicristian@...]
Sent: Monday, March 08, 2004 7:42 PM
To: hscagroup@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [hscagroup] Adult Chess Club Sponsor Workshops

I am not agreeing to go or anything at this point, but if I were to go...

I would be interested in finding a way to teach my high school kids beyond the basics. I have kids from 400 to 1300. I have a USCF rating of 1060 or so, but I can play up to 1400 relatively well. I can teach and work with the lower level kids easily enough - that becomes based on their willingness to learn. BUT, when they get to the point where they can beat me at least one out of five times or so, I begin to lose the ability to teach "new" stuff. It becomes more a situation in which we learn together, which works pretty well, or I just send them off with a book, which doesn't always work well. I don't know what exactly a class could entail for this situation other than telling me to get better so I can teach them... At least point, I often learn as much from the higher rateds as they do from me and though that is useful and helpful... it is not as effective as when I work with lower rated players.

 

That is my 2 cents anyway,

Brett Bothwell

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B B R R E T T N NN R R U U B B I
BBB R R EEEEE T T N N R R UUUUU BBB IIIII

I am not agreeing to go or anything at this point, but if I were to go...

I would be interested in finding a way to teach my high school kids beyond the basics. I have kids from 400 to 1300. I have a USCF rating of 1060 or so, but I can play up to 1400 relatively well. I can teach and work with the lower level kids easily enough - that becomes based on their willingness to learn. BUT, when they get to the point where they can beat me at least one out of five times or so, I begin to lose the ability to teach "new" stuff. It becomes more a situation in which we learn together, which works pretty well, or I just send them off with a book, which doesn't always work well. I don't know what exactly a class could entail for this situation other than telling me to get better so I can teach them... At least point, I often learn as much from the higher rateds as they do from me and though that is useful and helpful... it is not as effective as when I work with lower rated players.

That is my 2 cents anyway,

Brett Bothwell

----- Original Message -----

From: N Bray

To: Jim Liptrap

Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2004 3:31 PM

Subject: Re: Chess

Jim, Thank you so much for getting back to me so quickly!  The regional scholastic tournament is a real conflict!  Unfortunately, we are stuck with the February 21st date as the date has already been communicated and the school has committed the space/custodians etc. 

 

We will go ahead and order WinTD, thanks so much for that feedback.  Re what we would pay a director, we most likely can afford whatever the director thinks is a reasonable rate as we are charging a fee to register and we have funds available from the PTO.

 

And finally, any other tips you have re good websites or instructional material to get this club more focused and 'educated' would be much appreciated. 

 

Thank you again SO MUCH Jim!  Nancy

 

Regarding what we are paying

Jim Liptrap <jliptrap@...> wrote:

Hi,
Glad to hear you're started on a club.
Yes, WinTD is my choice. Read the instructions. Run a "sample" tournament
for practice first.

Yes, an experienced director would be a good idea. The timing is
unfortunate.
February 21 is the Regional Scholastic Championship. Our directors will be
there.
February 29 is the Houston Open Tournament. Most of our directors will be
playing in that one.
March 6. I am out of town, but some of the other directors may be
available.
I will inquire of some who might be interested. What payment are you
offering?

Jim Liptrap



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> Hi there Mr. Liptrap. A friend of mine and I started a chess club at West
University Elementary School in Houston this year. We have 100 members from
K thru 5th grade. We are NO where near as organized as you are and our kids
by-in-large are beginners. We are running a tournament at the school at the
end of February for the members of our club to get them used to tournaments.
An outside experienced coach who had originally agreed to run the tournament
is no longer available. We have started to look into purchasing software to
run the tournament ourselves (WinTD Chess Estima software has been
recommended by the TH Rogers coach). Our questions to you are, 1) do you
know anyone else who might be available to help us run the tournament and 2)
do you have any suggestions on tournament software.
>
> Thanks for your time Mr. Liptrap. Both of our kids have attended the
fabulously well run tournaments at you school, and we know your input would
be quite valuable. Nancy Bray
> --------------------
> Email: nabrays@...
> Name: Nancy Bray
>
>

Be sure to check the schedule for January events at Village School
and Klein High School's famous "Winter Scholastics" -- see you there.

Mr.D. - Bruce Donohoe

This is a nice Idea.  I agree and think it is worth pursuing.  The only
problem is that I and others most likely to be good at such a thing are
often busy with the event or with our team.  Let me look into the idea,
as it had great merit.
Thanks!
Bruce

-----Original Message-----
From: Curtis Thetford [mailto:curtis@...]
Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2003 9:58 AM
To: hscagroup@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [hscagroup] A suggestion

I hope that it is correct to use this forum for this kind of post...

I have been attending HSCA events with my daughter for the last year
now and we have enjoyed them thoroughly.  A thought occurred to me
though that these events could be used not only for competition, but
education as well.  Perhaps for an event scheduled to start at
9:30AM, mini-seminars could be offered starting at something like
8:45 for students.  There could be three seminars running in
parrallel at three different levels that could each cover one topic
for about 30 minutes and students could determine which one they
would be interested in based on their abilities.

There would be some logistical problem (namely finding places to do
it), but I would expect that with all of the chess coaches attending
the events, it should be possible to find three volunteers per month
to teach the seminars (and H.S. students could probably even be used
in some of the beginner classes).

It just seems like an idea like this would provide a greater
incentive to attend the event (and be on time!) and help strengthen
chess in the Houston area as well.

Regards,
Curtis Thetford



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I hope that it is correct to use this forum for this kind of post...

I have been attending HSCA events with my daughter for the last year
now and we have enjoyed them thoroughly.  A thought occurred to me
though that these events could be used not only for competition, but
education as well.  Perhaps for an event scheduled to start at
9:30AM, mini-seminars could be offered starting at something like
8:45 for students.  There could be three seminars running in
parrallel at three different levels that could each cover one topic
for about 30 minutes and students could determine which one they
would be interested in based on their abilities.

There would be some logistical problem (namely finding places to do
it), but I would expect that with all of the chess coaches attending
the events, it should be possible to find three volunteers per month
to teach the seminars (and H.S. students could probably even be used
in some of the beginner classes).

It just seems like an idea like this would provide a greater
incentive to attend the event (and be on time!) and help strengthen
chess in the Houston area as well.

Regards,
Curtis Thetford

I have taken off the moderation option so that posts will again
appear instantly.  I also point out a change in registration
procedures.... Jim Liptrap will be organizing the HSCA this year and
entries will go to him.  I will continue to assist as primary floor
moderator and Chief TD.

Mr. D.

All messages are now subject to moderator approval.  Sorry for the
inconvenience.

Mr.D.

What about those John Cooper "Pawn Pounders"!!!  In the Elementary
Team competition held at Sharpstown Middle School, they took first
place team with an absolutely perfect 16-0 performance!
A master played in the open section and expert hopeful Brad Sawyer
led his team to a 2nd place finish, only loosing to the Master's
team. Bay City Coaches played well and saw the return of former
organization head Lloyd Hunter, who agreed to take fourth board for
their team after one member was unable to make it.  Sharpstown and TH
Rogers did well in Middle School and Willowridge and Austin took
honors in the High School section.