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| Posted by kepler ability-tw.com 2/07/2003 07:28:11 Play online chess |  Subject: Chess on US TVMessage: Strange but true: game 6 of Kasparov-DJ will be broadcast nationally live on ESPN2 from 3:30-7:00 ET today (Feb 7). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted by lhunter ability-tw.com 2/07/2003 07:45:39 Play online chess | Thanks Kepler Message: for the heads up! Would have missed it otherwise. This doesn't happen very often, (especially on TV)so it will be interesting to watch. lhunter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted by maca ability-tw.com 2/07/2003 08:26:15 Play online chess | oh no! Message: well... too bad i can't see it ——— Revenge at Cap d’Agde: Ivanchuk Beats Nakamura — It took two years, but Vassily Ivanchuk got his revenge. Ivanchuk, a Ukrainian chess grandmaster, lost the final of the 2008 Cap d’Agde Rapid tournament to Hikaru Nakamura of the United States. Sunday, both players were again in the final and this time Ivanchuk won. Ivanchuk was definitely playing better even before the final. In his semifinal match against Bu Xiangzhi of China, Ivanchuk won both games, while Nakamura struggled against Le Quang Liem of Vietnam. Le Quang won the first game of the semifinal and Nakamura had to come back and win the second game to force a playoff. In the playoff, he won both games. The final games were entertaining and a bit strange. In the first, Ivanchuk, who ... Posted by lhunter | ability-tw.com 2/07/2003 09:11:57 Play online chess Is chess a sport?Message: I guess ESPN has resolved this quandry, which has been the subject of previous forum threads. ——— Chess World of Karpov and Kasparov — Standing next to each other, side by side, Anatoly Karpov and Garry Kasparov made a last minute effort to sway the FIDE elections their way. One day before the vote, during the press conference in the Siberian town of Khanty-Mansyisk, they were trying to explain how they will change the chess world. Karpov was running for the FIDE presidency and Kasparov supported him. They still had a small chance to win. In the last six month they criscrossed the world, talking about the wonderful game of chess and what could be done to make it more popular. The next day, Sept. 29, the FIDE delegates re-elected Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, who promptly announced that he defeated two world chess champions. What ... Posted by buddy2 | ability-tw.com 2/07/2003 10:51:29 Play online chess Message: thanks kepler. I only wish i'd known about it earlier. i could have made an announcement at my chess club. on reason chess isn't noticed, because it gets ZERO publicity. Didn't Marx say TV was the opiate of the masses. Or was it rap music. Not sure. Hmmm. ——— Plenty of Fighting Spirit on Final Day of Pearl Spring — Magnus Carlsen of Norway had already clinched first place at the Pearl Spring chess tournament in Nanjing, China, but there was still a lot to play for, so all the games on the final day were hard-fought and two of them were decisive. The most important game of the day, in terms of the standings and the prize money, was between Viswanathan Anand of India, the world chess champion, and Etienne Bacrot of France. They were tied for second place. Anand had White and opened with his d pawn. Bacrot used the Nimo-Indian Defense and achieved a solid position out of the opening, though Anand had the bishop pair — a potentially long-term advantage. Bacrot began to play loosely, opening up his ... Posted by gambitnut | ability-tw.com 2/07/2003 11:26:36 Play online chess KeplerMessage: Is that 12:30 or 3:30 here in Portland? Is this a new change? I looked at the guide on my TV and it listed other shows as coming up on ESPN2. Are you sure about this? ——— Chess: Magnus Carlsen snaps slump in China — Magnus Carlsen defeated three elite chess grandmasters to take the lead in the Pearl Spring double round robin in Nanjing, China. The Norwegian chess star scored 5-2 in the first seven rounds of the 10-game tournament. Carlsen had fallen to second in the world chess rankings because of poor performances in two recent events, but he has regained an estimated eight of the 24 rating points he lost. World chess champion Viswanathan Anand of India and French grandmaster Etienne Bacrot were Carlsen's closest rivals, with scores of 4-3. Bacrot upset Anand in the first cycle but lost the rematch. Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria, who has not completely recovered from losing the 2010 world championship match against ... Posted by gambitnut | ability-tw.com 2/07/2003 12:45:14 Play online chess It's on!Message: Najdorf Sicilian, Junior played Be2. ——— Nakamura Poised to Defend Title at Cap d’Agde — Hikaru Nakamura of the United States has worked his way into the world’s chess elite (he is ranked No. 15), but as good as he is at slow chess, his real forte is at faster time controls. He is generally considered to be among the top three or four in the world at blitz chess (where each player has five minutes or less for the entire game) and he also seems to be among the world’s best at rapid chess, in which each player has about 25 minutes per game. Two years ago, he won the Cap d’Agde Rapid chess tournament in France in a field that included Magnus Carlsen of Norway (now No. 1 in the world), Vassily Ivanchuk of Ukraine (who Nakamura beat in the finals) and Anatoly Karpov of Russia, the former ... Posted by kepler | ability-tw.com 2/07/2003 13:05:34 Play online chess Message: Could someone post the moves after 5. ESPN has not been doing a good job of reporting and the realtime sites are swamped. (Alternatively, if you have a site that does moves, hey...) Posted by bartlebie | ability-tw.com 2/07/2003 13:10:45 Play online chess Message: Nc3 a6 Be2 e5 Nb3 Be7 00 00 Kh1 Bd7 Be3 Bc6 Bf3 Nbd7 a4 b6 Somehow, my wishes are with Garry. Unusual, normally I'm not a kind of 'fan' besides the love I feel for the famous and best soccer team ever: 1.FC Köln. Go Garry go. Posted by kepler | ability-tw.com 2/07/2003 13:21:23 Play online chess Message: It helps that GK is a worthwhile guy to root for. It would be a little different if he were a pr1ck... Posted by bartlebie | ability-tw.com 2/07/2003 13:29:11 Play online chess Message: I hope you are able to follow the game at the moment. Here are the moves after 12. a4 b6 13. Qd3 Bb7 14. h3 I watch the game via www.spiegel.de/static/flash/schach/english2003/indexengl.htm Posted by kepler | ability-tw.com 2/07/2003 13:30:31 Play online chess Message: gambitnut, where are you posting from? I'm out right on the Beaverton-Hillsboro line. Posted by kepler | ability-tw.com 2/07/2003 13:36:37 Play online chess Message: Yes, I am now watching on www.x3dworld.com/Entertainment/chessMVM/DGT/Flash/broadcast.html Posted by gambitnut | ability-tw.com 2/07/2003 13:41:30 Play online chess I'm in southeast PortlandMessage: If you are looking for a place to play OTB chess, I often play on saturdays art the Greek Orthodox Church at 32nd and Glisan. The chess is in the back of the building from 11am to 6 pm. By the way, I applied several days ago to be a Wild Attacker and haven't heard back yet, is there a waiting list? Posted by kepler | ability-tw.com 2/07/2003 13:42:55 Play online chess Message: No, Anish is probably backlogged. I'll post to him. Do you play over at the Portland Chess Club? Posted by gambitnut | ability-tw.com 2/07/2003 13:46:54 Play online chess NoMessage: I was a member and I've been over there a few times but the bathroom isn't wheelchair accessible. Posted by gambitnut | ability-tw.com 2/07/2003 13:51:29 Play online chess UpdateMessage: 14. ... Rc8 15. Rad1 h6 16. Rfe1 Posted by gambitnut | ability-tw.com 2/07/2003 14:26:54 Play online chess the queens are offMessage: Kasparov seems to be doing well! Posted by kepler | ability-tw.com 2/07/2003 14:35:12 Play online chess Message: 16 ...Qc7 17. g3 Rfd8 18. Kh2 Rde8 19. Re2 Qc4 20. Qxc4 Rxc4 21. Nd2 Rc7 22. Bg2 Rec8 Posted by gambitnut | ability-tw.com 2/07/2003 14:42:55 Play online chess I'm really enjoying watching this on ESPN2!Message: It's great to see chess on tv, ESPN even! Yasser Seriwan and Maurice Ashley are giving great analysis and even Jeremy Schaap seems to know something about chess! Posted by kepler | ability-tw.com 2/07/2003 14:48:48 Play online chess Message: He knew e4 c5 was a Sicilian, anyway. ;-) Schaap (like his dad) is a fellow Cornell alum, so it's good to see him doing this. Of course, I'd prefer it if the hockey game against Dartmouth were on ESPN2 afterwards! ;-) Posted by kepler | ability-tw.com 2/07/2003 14:52:49 Play online chess Message: Woohoo! Garry goes for the throat!!!! Rxc3! Posted by gambitnut | ability-tw.com 2/07/2003 14:54:53 Play online chess It sure took him a long time!Message: I wonder if he will tell us what he was thinking after the game. Posted by kepler | ability-tw.com 2/07/2003 14:58:16 Play online chess Message: After 24. Pxc3 Be4 we get 25. Bc1 interesting. Posted by kepler | ability-tw.com 2/07/2003 15:10:49 Play online chess Message: 25... Bxg2 26. Kxg2 Rxc3 Posted by kepler | ability-tw.com 2/07/2003 15:13:37 Play online chess Message: According to X3D, Kasparov offered a draw after 26... Rxc3 !? There is a thought that maybe he is ill. Posted by kepler | ability-tw.com 2/07/2003 15:19:29 Play online chess Message: Rather it was 23 ...Rxc3 THAT'S what he was thinmijg about! Posted by kepler | ability-tw.com 2/07/2003 15:25:42 Play online chess Message: 27. Ba3 Ne8 Posted by gambitnut | ability-tw.com 2/07/2003 15:29:14 Play online chess What??!!?Message: He has way too much play to offer a draw. It sounds like it was the computer's team, not the computer who declined. They must think they can still win. I wonder why. Posted by kepler | ability-tw.com 2/07/2003 15:30:22 Play online chess Message: 28. f4 is an attack on the e pawn; in combination with Ba3 white is suddenly looking alive. GK has 37 minutes for his next 13 moves. Posted by gambitnut | ability-tw.com 2/07/2003 15:32:35 Play online chess It's a draw!!Message: What was wrong with Kasparov? Why did the computer's team offer a draw so fast after declining one? Posted by kepler | ability-tw.com 2/07/2003 15:33:26 Play online chess Message: But now he needs no time, because they agree to a draw despite a very interesting position. Wusses. :-( Posted by calmrolfe | ability-tw.com 2/07/2003 15:47:38 Play online chess What is he playing at ? !!Message: Gary was holding all the shots....why offer a draw ? There was only ever going to be one winner from that position, the game was there for Black's taking. Cal Posted by honololou | ability-tw.com 2/07/2003 15:50:12 Play online chess the draw is a disappointment…Message: but to see chess live on television in the USA… well, I have agents out in the field right now checking to see if hell has indeed frozen over. wait… a pig just flew by my window. Posted by gambitnut | ability-tw.com 2/07/2003 15:54:36 Play online chess honololouMessage: Let me know when your agents get back. That would explain it! I hope this trend continues even more in the future. Posted by gambitnut | ability-tw.com 2/07/2003 15:55:26 Play online chess honololouMessage: Let me know when your agents get back. That would explain it! I hope this trend continues even more in the future. Posted by gambitnut | ability-tw.com 2/08/2003 12:44:08 Play online chess I'm heading out now to the Greek Orthodox ChurchMessage: Don't worry, you don't have to be Greek or Orthodox to play there. You just have to love chess! I hope to see some Gameknot players there! Posted by gambitnut | ability-tw.com 2/26/2003 20:28:15 Play online chess In case anyone missed it the first time ...Message: ... the game is going to be reaired on ESPN2 on March 5th at 2:30 ET. |