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| Posted by ketchuplover ability-tw.com 1/08/2005 11:53:37 Play online chess |  Subject: Law & Order Criminal IntentMessage: This Sunday night the episode of Law & Order:Criminal Intent involves chess :) | ||||
| Posted by wellhairedbeast ability-tw.com 1/08/2005 12:26:49 Play online chess | Message: There was a two part crime drama in the uk a week ago. There was a copy cat killer of famous murders in the past... One of the victims had chess pieces put in their mouth after they were dead! I wonder how many other crime etc related dramas have involved chess lately? | ||||
| Posted by wulebgr ability-tw.com 1/09/2005 16:38:47 Play online chess | not a crime drama Message: but on West Wing, President Bartlett is an avid chess player. One of CJ's first real tests as Chief of Staff came when Leo told her she had to play chess with the President. ——— Aficionados picky about chess board, pieces — Playing conditions are important in baseball, football and basketball. In chess, how can they matter? It would seem that a decent chess board and pieces are all you need. Yet concentration can be affected if the chair is uncomfortable, the chess pieces are poorly designed, the lighting is inadequate or the environment is noisy. When he played IBM’s Deep Blue in 1996, Garry Kasparov made the following pre-match demands, according to computer expert Monty Newborn: “The board must be perfectly flat and produce no glare. Each square must measure 2.25 inches on a side and be colored brown and cream. The pieces must be wooden, seamless, glareless, well-weighted and also colored brown and ... Posted by jjw109 | ability-tw.com 1/09/2005 20:38:27 Play online chess Law & Order: Criminal IntentMessage: If anybody didn't see the Law and Order episode it involved a ex-world champion grandmaster and former child prodigy that had played an illegal match in Cuba against US sanctions. Oh, I might also add he was a paranoid freak.... Sound familiar?! ——— Anish Giri boosts world title prospects by winning elite tournament — Anish Giri, just 17 years old from the Netherlands, scored a historic result last week when he won the elite chess tournament at Reggio Emilia, Italy, to boost his credentials as a future world title contender. Only current world No 1 Magnus Carlsen at Wijk 2008 has won a top contest at a younger age. Giri's victory looked most unlikely when he was last after four of the ten rounds while the favourites, Russia's Alex Morozevich and America's Hikaru Nakamura, vied for the lead. But Moro suffered two late defeats while Naka crashed and lost his final three games. The Italian chess champion Fabiano Caruana, 19, was joint second and he and Giri are now the highest ranked teenagers on the planet. Norway's Carlsen, ... Posted by abegtrup | ability-tw.com 1/11/2005 21:46:07 Play online chess Well no crime drama, but...Message: Joan of Arcadia had Joan playing god in a game of chess this past Friday. It was all about how if you don't play the game, you can never win. I'm not claiming to understand, but my sister is one of the main cast, so I watch it religiously, so to speak. =) ——— New Year's resolution: more chess — It is 2012, and everyone has a resolution or two. I recommend playing more chess! Improving your chess game is a great resolution because it is beneficial for your mind, and it can be a lot of fun as well. Here are a few steps to help you along your path to chess success in 2012: 1. Play, play, play! The best way to improve your game is to play chess more often. You can play friends, relatives, online, or at the chess club! The Chess Club and Scholastic Center has a tournament for beginners and unrated players once a month, usually the last Sunday. There also are a number of great classes at the club each week including adult beginner classes on Tuesdays, classes for kids on Sundays and ladies' beginner classes on ... |