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| Posted by ragsman sitecolony.com 6/09/2004 18:19:08 Play online chess |  Subject: seeking matchMessage: Hello, I'm seeking a match for my 2 newest players, rated 1563 and 1173. I would very much appreciate a team match with individuals rated very close to this. If interested, please send a message to ragsman Thanks! Ragsman, Captain, Dragon Army |
| Posted by kai_sim sitecolony.com 6/10/2004 02:34:23 Play online chess | Message: maybe it would help if you remove 'ANOTHERNOTE: WE ARE NOT ACCEPTING CHALLENGES AT THE MOMENT!!!!!' from your team profile? ;p |
| Posted by ragsman sitecolony.com 6/10/2004 11:45:34 Play online chess | Message: Yes, I need to remove that note now. Thanks for the reminder! ragsman ——— Hikaru Nakamura stirs memories of Bobby Fischer at Wijk aan Zee — Hikaru Nakamura won the €10,000 first prize at Tata Steel Wijk aan Zee this week, finished ahead of the top four in the world chess rankings and registered the most impressive US tournament success since the palmy days of Bobby Fischer. Scores were Nakamura 9/13, Vishy Anand 8.5, Levon Aronian and Magnus Carlsen 8. Nakamura, 23, born in Japan but a New Yorker since childhood, has surged in the last two years from a top 100 player who dabbled in odd openings and specialised in one-minute bullet chess into a realistic contender for Vishy Anand's global title. Carlsen, 20, is still ahead of him yet the Norwegian's Wijk performance was spotty, some fine wins mixed with two ... |
| Posted by krazeydazey sitecolony.com 7/04/2004 01:23:34 Play online chess | Message: Hey! Just me, Rags. I just wanted to post to people I am still interested in matches as close to the rating of 1213 as possible. I don't time out so come on and challenge me people! :) Take care and good luck in the games! :) Truly, Kaydee ——— Short Allows Ivanchuk to Overtake Him at Gibraltar — Open chess tournaments are often sprints to the finish. Give up a draw, or lose a game, and first place may be out of reach. That is what happened to Nigel Short of England at the Tradewise Gibraltar Masters, which ended on Thursday. Short won eight games in the 10-round tournament, but he lost in Round 6 to Vassily Ivanchuk of Ukraine and drew a game a round later. The loss was crucial, and Ivanchuk won the chess tournament, edging out Short, 9 to 8.5. Ivanchuk, the top seed, did not coast after defeating Short. He won his last three games, including a smooth effort in the last round against Daniel Fridman of Germany. Short also won his last three games, including a victory over ... |