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| Posted by spclpnngslknc beck-web.com 10/30/2008 14:04:20 play online chess |  Subject: pawn valuesMessage: Rook pawns: 0.90 Knight pawns: 0.95 Bishop pawns: 1.05 central pawns: 1.10. Is this correct? |
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Chess news: Chess, by Lubomir Kavalek -- By definition, the chess brilliancy does not need to be a perfect game, it may not be even sound, but it should include a moment when something astonishing, beautiful and inspiring happens on the chess board. A daring combination, an out-of-the-blue sacrifice, an unusual maneuver. The first chess brilliancy prize was created by the owner of Cafe International in New York during a chess tournament played in the fall of 1876. The Englishman Henry Bird won it for his queen sacrifice against Irishman James Mason. It was designed to prevent boring chess and as such it was always dear to the hearts of chess fans. Spoiling the Fun. In his peak, early in the 1980s ... Highly Ranked Youth Loses Tactical Battle to an Old Chess Pro -- It takes chutzpah to stick your head in the lion’s mouth. Do it often enough and you eventually get mauled. That is essentially what happened to Magnus Carlsen of Norway at the M-Tel Masters chess tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria, last weekend. Carlsen led the elite chess event heading into the last round. He had Black against Alexei Shirov of Spain, who was trailing Carlsen by half a point. Carlsen is fearless, but against Shirov, he should have been wary. Shirov, who at 36 is twice Carlsen’s age, has been a top chess player for a long time — he first showed up in the world’s top 10 when Carlsen was a year old. He is noted for his tactical acumen, and the apt titles ... Alexey Shirov surprises in Sofia -- Alexey Shirov of Spain won the M-Tel Masters in Sofia, Bulgaria, by defeating Magnus Carlsen of Norway in the final round. Shirov, ranked 13th in the world, scored an undefeated 6 1/2 -3 1/2 , while third-ranked Carlsen dropped into a tie for second place at 6-4 with Bulgarian star Veselin Topalov, the world's highest-rated chess grandmaster. Others: Wang Yue (China), 4 1/2 -5 1/2 ; Leinier Dominguez Perez (Cuba), 4-6; and Vassily Ivanchuk (Ukraine), 3-7. Last year, Ivanchuk won this chess tournament and briefly attained the world's highest rating. Now he's 12th and slumping. The 30th Memorial Day Classic ended in a four-way tie for first place last weekend. John Daniel Bryant ... | |