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| Posted by aixrad austinfilmfestival.org 12/28/2008 03:12:49 Play online chess |  Subject: Critical positionMessage:  game
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| Posted by aixrad austinfilmfestival.org 12/28/2008 03:48:04 Play online chess | ... i took the pawn Message: Was it the correct move or not? ——— Chess: No need to make a drama out of the endgame — Pawn endgames often involve bold sacrifices – but sometimes there are quieter ways to win. We've seen in the last two chess columns that superior king position does not always guarantee the advantage – contrary to standard pawn endgame chess lore – but here there is no disputing Black's dominance. The only question is, how to break through? RB: Pawn endgames frequently have the potential for dramatic sacrifices. You can have five pawns and give up four of them so one might queen and win the chess game. I don't see that here, however. So I'm going to go the other route: undramatic, quiet moves in an attempt to create zugzwang, force the white king back and invade. So 1…e5, when ... Posted by heinzkat | austinfilmfestival.org 12/28/2008 06:01:54 Play online chess Message: ——— Nakamura gets to observe — By Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura. Having competed in six prior U.S. Chess Championships, including the past two here at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis, it is certainly an unusual feeling to be a casual observer this year. Over the past few months, I have raised my rating to number eight in the world, and I elected to not play in this year's event to focus my energy on preparing for the world elite and the next World Chess Championship cycle. This break has allowed me to witness the U.S. Chess Championships from the perspective of a chess player and fan. I've enjoyed following all of the games at the same time and watching the great commentary from Grandmaster (GM) Maurice Ashley and ... Posted by andy94 | austinfilmfestival.org 12/30/2008 13:30:41 Play online chess Message: ——— It's All in the Programming: Computer Falls to a Beginner — It has been commonly accepted for about a decade that computers are better than people at chess. But a couple of weeks ago, a widely circulated story out of Ukraine suggested that a man who learned to play the game less than a year ago had beaten the world’s best chess program. The story seemed preposterous. The man, Andriy Slyusarchuk, beat Rybka 4, the strongest commercially available chess program, in a two-game match, winning one and drawing the other. He not only won, he played what is known as blindfold chess, meaning he called out his moves and had the computer’s relayed to him. The match was taped in front of an audience and broadcast on television. Slyusarchuk, 39, claims ... |