http://isolanis.com Net home of the Isolanis Chess Club Fri, 17 Oct 2008 13:39:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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/ Chess Master vs. Chess Amateur by Max Euwe and Walter Meiden Dover price $10. Please order from me - MINIMUM ORDER $20. See Dover list with reviews HERE. Mostly a good book but Euwe made the worst possible mistake, saying 1 PK4 PQ4; 2 PxP PQB3?; 3 PxP NxP is ... http://isolanis.com/2007/09/book-note-chess-master-vs-chess-master/   "All crime is a kind of disease and should be treated as such." --Mahatma Gandhi http://isolanis.com/2007/06/isolated-quotations-10/