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| Posted by ccmcacollister blitzbrain.com 1/07/2006 00:51:35 Play online chess |  Subject: GM Larry M. EvansMessage: *** Besides his very noteworthy achievements at the board, and as a Chess Journalist (my favorite, btw), he also served as an officer in the USCF for his home state of Nevada; helped facilitate the Fischer-Spassky match; and has spoken out loudly about issues of corruption within the Chess world, and about changes needed in FIDE aor USCF, and representation therein. So I'd like to offer this thread as a site for discussion of GM Evans, his games, and Chess related activities. ETC. Any/all games, comments, aor annecdotes Welcome! He's not shied from controversy tho, when feeling the need to speak out. So if all is not roses; well its still roses to me :) *** I would like to offer an observation/opinion of mine here; that being ... I've never seen another Chess writer be so analytically accurate(for so many years) and more intellectually honest about a position. I honestly cannot recall seeing him put an analytical error into print, which I find to be amazing, if true. Nor seeing him have an assessment of a position overturned. Can you site any ? *** Here's a link to a short bio article I came across today, about him. Chess World Network..."Chess News" article on GM Larry M. Evans. -> www.worldchessnetwork.com *** Regards, Craig A.C. }8-) |
| Posted by coyotefan blitzbrain.com 1/07/2006 12:12:56 Play online chess | Evans makes me sick Message: I do not believe he has any respect within the chess community anymore. No matter how good his ideas, he has no credability. |
| Posted by muppyman blitzbrain.com 1/07/2006 12:35:52 Play online chess | makes you sick? Message: |
Chess news: Chess notes -- All eyes this week were on the Corus chess tournament at Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands, which had about everything one could hope for: drama, contention, star players, and great chess. The event’s sponsor, Corus, is a steel manufacturing and construction company, which was recently acquired by Tate Steel, India’s second largest privately held company. This corporation is a sponsor of many athletic and cultural events throughout Europe and hopefully will continue this great chess event in future years. The “Corus Line’’ in this tourney included, among its 14 contestants, nearly all of the world’s leading Grandmasters, except for Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria and Levon Aronian of ... The Scotch Opening, part 5: a dynamic endgame opportunity -- How does White do something with this passive position? Howell-Werle, London 2009. White to play. Concluding our brief survey of the Scotch (1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 d4 exd4 4 Nxd4), we look at the kind of dynamic endgame struggle that can arise from this old but still important chess opening. RB White's position after 1 exf5 Nxf5 2 Re1 (or 2 e4, or 2 Kd2) is so passive – and the e-pawn likely to be a long-term weakness – that White's best chance is to push with 1 e5. Assuming Black takes (1...d5 2 Na4 followed by Nc5 would give the white knight a great post ) with 1...dxe5, White has 2 Bc4, developing his bishop ... Magnus Carlsen stands out from Corus -- Magnus Carlsen, the 19-year-old chess grandmaster from Norway, won the Corus tournament in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands. Since October, Carlsen has won three elite chess events plus the World Blitz Chess Championship. His latest success will boost his 2810 rating to an estimated 2814, the second highest in history. This triumph was more difficult, as first Alexey Shirov of Spain and then Vladimir Kramnik of Russia held the lead. Kramnik defeated Carlsen in the ninth round but finished weakly with three draws and a loss to world chess champion Viswanathan Anand of India. However, Carlsen rebounded with two more wins for a score of ... | |