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| Posted by palermo nsa-hitachi.com 2/07/2003 14:23:05 Play online chess |  Subject: National teams.Message: Are there any team tables set up yet for national teams? Which country is rated highest-lowest etc.? Are there any results available? does anyone know or should i contact site? |
| Posted by manhattan nsa-hitachi.com 2/07/2003 23:24:52 Play online chess | re Message: look in www.e2e4.com |
| Posted by palermo nsa-hitachi.com 2/08/2003 12:14:26 Play online chess | National teams Message: thanks new yorker! ——— Who's the man? — When I was a much younger man, I saw a film titled "Who's the Man?" It was a light comedy, but throughout the movie, the two main characters would pronounce, "You the man!" to each other. In the chess world, this was never an issue. Well, not until recently. Since 1886, there was always an official World Chess Champion. The chess world always knew who "the man" was, until 1993 and the infamous Kasparov-Short match. Garry Kasparov, clearly the best chess player in the world and the World Chess Champion to boot, was to defend his title against the lesser-know British GM Nigel Short. Nigel was one of the top 10 chess players in the world, but nobody thought he could beat Kasparov. Kasparov and ... |
| Posted by lordoftherings nsa-hitachi.com 2/09/2003 00:53:43 Play online chess | e4e6.com Message: www.e4e6.com ——— On Chess: World-title foes differ on workouts — In an era of 14-year-old grandmasters and Internet-nurtured chess prodigies, 43-year-old Boris Gelfand of Israel is an anomaly. After 20 years of being near the top of the chess heap, he is playing a match — his first — for the world chess championship. It will take place against the current chess champion, 41-year-old Viswanathan Anand — also one of the older set — who has played several title matches. Anand insists that a rigorous conditioning regime — including trips to the gym — is a prerequisite for success at the top level. Gelfand has a more nonchalant point of view. “It strikes me,” he recently told journalist Yuri Vasiliev, “that the basis of success is a healthy way of life. You need to ... |