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  Viswanathan Anand - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Anand is one of only four players in history to break the 2800 mark on the Elo rating system, and he has been among the top three ranked players in classical time control chess in the world continuously since 1994 and the best rapid chess player in the world over much of that period.
Anand won three consecutive Advanced Chess tournaments in Leon, Spain after Garry Kasparov introduced this form of chess in 1998, and is widely recognized as the world's best Advanced Chess player, where humans may consult a computer to aid in their calculation of variations.
The Chess Oscar is awarded to the year's best player according to a world-wide poll of leading chess critics, writers, and journalists conducted by the Russian chess magazine 64.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Viswanathan_Anand   (1086 words)

  
 ChessBase.com - Chess News - Grandmaster Chess and topical essays
John Nunn is well known to our readers, since he regularly contributes commentary on the chess world and offers thought-provoking pieces such as ‘How to Talk to Aliens’ (nothing to do with offering draws to chess players, by the way).
In 2003 he retired from international chess, and since then he has been busy producing some of the best chess books in the world at Gambit Publications.
Large sums of money are very rarely at stake in chess, and most grandmasters are not followed by hosts of young, adoring fans who might be tempted to indulge in cold cures if their heroes are caught in the act of so doing.
www.chessbase.com /newsdetail.asp?newsid=2760   (2726 words)

  
 Chess Notes by Edward Winter
Rice donated huge sums to chess activity far beyond his gambit, and he was regarded, at least in the United States, as the chess world’s leading patron.
I received my education in chess when what was called the modern school was all dominant, and I was taught that all forms of King’s Gambits must be eschewed as unworthy of a serious votary.
Caxton’s chess (1476) is now of less interest: it is not the first book published by Caxton; it is not the first book published in English, and it is not the first book with chess content.
www.chesshistory.com /winter/index.html   (9964 words)

  
 Sports News - Chess   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
A final round of one-over 73 saw Daniel Chopra finish tied 41st in the PGA Championships at Medi...
Chess, game of skill between two people that is played using specially designed pieces on a square board comprised of 64 alternating light and dark squares in eight rows of eight squares each.
The vertical columns on the board that extend from one player to the other are called files, and the horizontal rows are called ranks.
www.worldtabletennis.com /s/chess   (908 words)

  
 The Chess Variant Pages: Miscellaneous information and other links
Magnetic Chess, invented by João Pedro Neto and Claude Chaunier, is August's Recognized Chess Variant of the month.
Interview with Ralph Betza, the grandmaster of chess variant invention.
A new chess notation, proposed by mathematician Missoum.
www.chessvariants.com /imisc.html   (560 words)

  
 Castles & Kings - books for advanced chess players - Grandmaster   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
What John Nunn gives you is how Grandmasters look at positions and the amount they calculate before making their moves.
This book is a must read for anyone interested in chess, or the history of its players, including many great American chess players who are not known that well.
I am hardly a beginner, but some of the tactical ideas in chess are new to me as I have either never encountered them or I never had them shown to me. This book does a lot to shed light on some of them.
www.castlesandkings.com /books/advanced_chess_books.htm   (647 words)

  
 Chess softwares
Your chess coach, mentor and opponent, Fritz 9, is easy to use and fun for player all abilities.
With 30 levels, On Hand Chess will challenge and entertain you whether you are a chess champion or a beginner.
Graduate Chess is a program for Pocket PCs, aimed at helping players improve their chess game.
www.usefulchess.com /store/chess_softwares.html   (658 words)

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