http://isolanis.com Net home of the Isolanis Chess Club Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:25:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en There were thirty million English who talked of England's might, There were twenty broken troopers who lacked a bed for the night. They had neither food nor money, they had neither service nor trade; They were only shiftless soldiers, the last of the Light Brigade. They felt that life was fleeting; they knew not ... http://isolanis.com/2009/06/the-last-of-the-light-brigade-complete-version-by-rudyard-kipling/ Book review by James Schroeder The Art of Bisguier Volume Two One Hundred Selected Games 1961 - 2003 © 2008; 267 pp.; figurine algebraic The introduction by Berry is atrocious. He is incredibly egotistic and stupid and not qualified to make any comment about master play, much less grandmaster play. He is ... http://isolanis.com/2009/02/book-review-the-art-of-bisguier-volume-two/ Prison Chess Program In addition to sending $2,000 worth of chess sets to prisons in 2007, I sent boxes of books to: Attica, NY; Amarillo, TX; Abilene, TX; Adeelanto, CA; Auburns, NY; Beeville, TX; Creighton, ND; Crescent, CA; Camp Hill, PA; Corcoran, CA; Central, AR; Coleman, FL; Canton, IL; Coxsackie, NY; ... http://isolanis.com/2008/06/help-send-chess-sets-books-to-prisons-across-the-usa/   by James Schroeder My first Brilliancy. Julius Geodman - James Schroeder; Ohio Championship 1949 [Click HERE for game board.] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Qc2? c5 6. dxc5 Nc6 7. Nf3 Bxc5 8. a3 b6 9. Be2 d5 10. O-O dxc4 11. Bxc4 Bb7 12. ... http://isolanis.com/2008/02/the-shredder-schroeder-game/ Robert Fischer, March 9, 1943, Chicago, Illinois - January 17, 2008, Reykjavik, Iceland. A tormented genius who won the 1957 US Open, Cleveland, Ohio; USA Championships 1957/58, 1958/59, 1959/60, 1960/61, 1962/63, 1963/64, 1965/66, 1966/67. Won the World Championship Match in 1972 from Boris Spassky: W7 L3 D11. ... http://isolanis.com/2008/01/bobby-fischer-chicago-3943-reykjavik-11708/ MATHEMATICS AND CHESS Miodrag Petkovic Dover Publications, 1997 Limp cover Reviewed by Dave Davis This is a collection of 110 problems in geometry, algebra, and combinations based on the moves of the chess pieces. The only chess knowledge required is the rules of the game. The amount of mathematical skill needed is considerable. The preface states: ... http://isolanis.com/2008/01/mathematics-and-chess-by-petkovic-reviewed-by-david-davis/ [This book review was published in the Australian magazine Chess World and is written by Cecil Purdy.] “The Art of Checkmate” by George Renaud. and Victor Kahn, former champions of France, is yet another demonstration of how very suited the French literary tradition is to chess exposition. The close attention to ... http://isolanis.com/2008/01/the-art-of-checkmate-by-renaud-kahn-reviewed-by-cecil-purdy/ The Life and Games of Carlos Torre by Gabriel Velasco; Russell Enterprises; published 2000; 301 pp; limp cover; excellent printing and diagrams. More than 103 games in figurine algebraic notation but too many are poorly played and/or horrible exhibition games. Born November 23, 1904 in Merida, Yucatan province, Mexico, his family moved to ... http://isolanis.com/2008/01/book-review-the-life-and-games-of-carlos-torre/ Aaron Isayevich Nimzovich (1886-1935) is considered, along with Breyer and Reti, to be a founding father of the Hypermodern School. A preeminent theoretician, Nimzovich was also a potential challenger for the World Championship title: in 1926 Capablanca accepted his match offer, though Nimzovich was unable to raise the necessary funding. ... http://isolanis.com/2008/01/robert-burnt-new-yonkers-times-game-of-the-week-vich-slapped/ Counter Gambits by T.D. Harding; Dover © 1979; Price $9.00 What a delight! 220 PACKED pages. Includes 18 page chapter written 2001. Superb format: long-algebraic, bold type for game moves; short-algebraic, light type for analysis. Perfect diagrams. There are three types of gambits by Black: those which are ... http://isolanis.com/2007/09/book-review-counter-gambits-by-td-harding/