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- Mon Apr 25, 2011 10:50 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: CHESS PLAYING AND MENTAL HEALTH
- Replies: 23
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CHESS PLAYING AND MENTAL HEALTH
Using the Easter break to catch up with some reading i have made a start on the interesting life imitates chess by Kasparov. On page 16 he gives several examples of famous chess players suffering psychiatric difficulties namely; German Master Curt von Bardeleban (suicide) William Steinitz Akiba Rubi...
- Thu Jul 29, 2010 11:26 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: British Championship 2010 Prizes
- Replies: 2
- Views: 631
Re: British Championship 2010 Prizes
Andrew
Thats great i will bring them over Saturday afternoon and come and find you.
Regards
Thats great i will bring them over Saturday afternoon and come and find you.
Regards
- Thu Jul 29, 2010 8:49 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: British Championship 2010 Prizes
- Replies: 2
- Views: 631
British Championship 2010 Prizes
Hi Following a rather disappointing chess business failure 2 years ago i am left with 9 sets of brand new House of Staunton quality plastic chess sets with a mixture of high quality folding boards and normal vinyl type boards. I live local to Canterbury and can pop them along on Saturday afternoon i...
- Sun Jan 03, 2010 6:02 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Hastings
- Replies: 398
- Views: 27015
Re: Hastings
I've just fed the key Gormally -Anderson position into Fritz and Ba2 (rather than Bxf5) looks winning for Anderson. Qa3 is no defence as b4 or Ne2 leave White dead in the water! What a shame for Anderson. I doubt Anderson missed ...Ba2. Objectively ...Ba2 is best yes but the position after 21.Bd3 Q...
- Sun Jan 03, 2010 5:33 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Hastings
- Replies: 398
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Re: Hastings
Greets endgame is interesting.
Does the protected pawn d5 count or are we looking at a draw here?
Does the protected pawn d5 count or are we looking at a draw here?