Correspondence Chess
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Operators and Things (*)
Chess for All Ages &bull Feb 23, 2010
My most recent chess960 post, A Few Novel Ideas , got me thinking about a subject that is not limited to chess960: What factors make one player more successful at correspondence chess than another player. I came up with the… Full Story »
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Theophilus Thompson's Problem Book Uncovered!
The Chess Drum &bull Feb 20, 2010
Theophilus Thompson is recognized by most as the first Black player of note in the U.S. Born in 1855 in Frederick, Maryland, Thompson took to chess after seeing two gentlemen playing. He learned the moves from observing and was soon… Full Story »
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Before the Sicilian ....
Chess Express &bull Feb 18, 2010
Due to my editing duties with Australian Correspondence Chess Quarterly, I spend some of my time digging through archives of old magazines. When I look at the games published in the late 40's and early 50's I am intrigued by… Full Story »
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Another quick rating system
Chess Express &bull Feb 13, 2010
A few years back I posted about a Quick and Dirty Rating System . While going through back issues of the CCLA Record (the forerunner to Australian Correspondence Chess Quarterly) I found a similar but even more basic system. Calculations… Full Story »
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Chess Elite (iPhone) Community with Guides
www.playhaven.com via @99Games &bull Feb 9, 20101st Chess game with Push Notification and Elo Rating! Enjoy correspondence Chess at its best with this game and become the Grandmaster of iPhone Chess! The ultimate challenge has just arrived. ------------------------------------------ Play Chess Elite, Win a MacBook Pro. For… Full Story »
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How to Increase Newsstand Sales of Chess Life.
Chess Banter Forum &bull Jan 3, 2010
I have already told everybody how to get more news stand sales of Chess Life. Put Alisa Melekhina on the cover!! Take a look at the current Chess Life, with Ron Hames, age 70, on the cover. Who plays better… Full Story »
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Re: How to Increase Newsstand Sales of Chess Life.
Chess Banter Forum &bull Jan 3, 2010
On Jan 3, 12:20*pm, samsloan wrote: > I have already told everybody how to get more news stand sales of > Chess Life. > > Put Alisa Melekhina on the cover!! > > Take a look at the current Chess… Full Story »
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Should the USCF disband Correspondence Chess?
Chess Banter Forum &bull Jan 2, 2010
Since Sam Sloan has posted that a Life Member of the USCF was a convicted sex offender that only played Correspondence Chess. The member was convicted as a sex offender in 1991, and played Correspondence Chess with being allowed to… Full Story »
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Natalia Pogonina gives birth to a boy - Pogonina to play a match against the world
Chessdom &bull Dec 17, 2009Chessdom.com's commentator Natalia Pogoniana gave birth to a boy. Natalia and her husband Peter named him Nikolai. Our team wishes all the best to the family! In the next days Pogonina will play a correspondence chess match against the world… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Chess
- Correspondence Chess
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Correspondence chess
en.wikipedia.org via @fakedawn &bull Dec 15, 2009Correspondence chess is chess played by various forms of long-distance correspondence, usually through a correspondence chess server, through email or by the postal system; less common methods which have been employed include fax and homing pigeon. It is in contrast… Full Story »
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Taking the path well travelled
Chess Express &bull Dec 10, 2009
In Correspondence Chess, access to books and databases is pretty important. Certainly in almost every CC game I play, I will utilise both Chessbase and whatever opening books I have in my library, to improve my chances of winning. Sometimes… Full Story »
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ACIS: bold as love
Confessions of a Chess Novice &bull Nov 9, 2009
Or ACIS of evil. Or ACIS in the hole.Any way you pun it, Adult Chess Improvement Seekers (ACIS) are a staple of the blogoshere, and aren't going away. Also, it is quite clear that the Knights Errant aren't big enough… Full Story »
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Roscoe's Public Notes
aroscoe.net via @roscoeellis &bull Oct 24, 2009Last night I won this server based correspondence chess (CC) game when my opponent playing White resigned with his 26th move. The game started on 17th September of this year. Working through 25 full moves in little over a month… Full Story »
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ChessTwit
www.chesstwit.com via @t_kenan &bull Oct 14, 2009Welcome to ChessTwit. The best place to play correspondence chess with your friends on Twitter. Log in and get playing! Full Story »
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Topics:
- Chess
- Correspondence Chess
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5 Cool Websites to Play Chess Online !
sneerwell.blogspot.com via @tastylinks &bull Sep 30, 2009Chess is one of ancient game that is played since ages by intellectuals and common people alike. Playing chess requires skills and acquit concentration. It also helps in improving once strategies and decision making power. Chess is played between two… Full Story »
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A Note to Armchair Computer Analysts
Chess for All Ages &bull Sep 24, 2009
Yesterday, in A Grainy Day Photo , I used an image from Purdy's 'Extreme Chess'. Today I'll use a quote from the same source (p.92). I've removed a few references to correspondence chess that do not change Purdy's message. Chess… Full Story »
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5 Cool Websites to Play Chess Online
www.ekoob.com via @gaz4695 &bull Sep 21, 2009Chess is one of ancient game that is played since ages by intellectuals and common people alike. Playing chess requires skills and acquit concentration. It also helps in improving once strategies and decision making power. Chess is played between two… Full Story »
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2009 ICCF Congress
Chess Express &bull Sep 15, 2009
The 2009 International Correspondence Chess Federation Congress is currently being held in Leeds, UK. From an Australian point of view there were two awards of note. Firstly Shane Dibley is now a CC International Master, while Correspondence Chess League of… Full Story »
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"World Championship" starts soon
Chess Express &bull Aug 17, 2009
I've been caught completely unaware of the fact the the "World Championship" is due to start in Las Vegas on December 1. The "World Championship", for a purse of $6,000,000, is between GM Varuzhan Akobian and Stan Vaughan. Canberran's are… Full Story »
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Roscoe’s Public Notes / like a freight train roaring down the tracks
aroscoe.net via @roscoeellis &bull Aug 14, 2009This server-based standard CC (Correspondence Chess) club tournament game finally came to an end yesterday when my opponent playing the Black pieces resigned on his 45th move, giving me another win with White. Our first moves in this game were… Full Story »
