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Chess Samizdat

Article 57. For The Serious Student, by B. Bell
Tue, 07 Mar 2006 14:40:11 -0000
With computer databases and the amount of information available to students these days you would think that people who study chess to improve would be improving in leaps and bounds. Sadly this is not the case, but I hope to provide some information that may help...
Article 56. Chess pedagogical training and further education at the FIDE Trainer Course in Berlin, by IM Jovan Petronic
Fri, 10 Feb 2006 09:27:54 -0000
Offered by Headmaster of the FIDE Trainer Academy - GM Uwe Boensch. From 4 until 10 November 2005, at the international training course, chess pedagogues from various countries got together for the third time to refresh their knowledge and to get new insights in the sport of chess. 13 chess trainers from three continents and ten countries met to listen to lectures and receive practical training on the big historical grounds close to the modern Olympic Stadium of Berlin for six days...
Article 55. Exclusive Interview: Bessel Kok, by Goran Urosevic
Tue, 31 Jan 2006 08:41:07 -0000
In the middle of November, Mr. Bessel Kok and Mr. Ali Nihat Yazici announced their candidacy for the posts of President and Deputy President of FIDE (The World Chess Federation) at the forthcoming elections in Turin in May 2006...
Article 54. Exclusive Interview: GM Peter Svidler, by Goran Urosevic
Tue, 31 Jan 2006 08:40:36 -0000
Q: Greetings Mr.Svidler. Year 2005 was very successful for you. You have tied 2nd place at the World Chess Championship and got the highest rating ever of 2765. Can you tell us something about your preparations?
Article 53. 4th open (rapid) Kavala (Greece) 10-11.9.2005, by IM Jovan Petronic
Thu, 05 Jan 2006 05:01:38 -0000
On September 10-11, 2005, the traditional 4th open rapid (20'+10") tournament "Kavala 2005" was held in Kavala, Greece. The winner, Ilias Kazantzidis, scored a 100% result...
Article 52. Chess Rules You Can Bend, by B. Bell
Wed, 04 Jan 2006 16:11:24 -0000
I will use the Caro-Kann as my example because it is my response to e4. I was going over a game I had just played when a friend of mine (Nick, rating about 2300) came by and started reviewing my game...

Board Games with Scott

BGWS 052 - Ice Flow
scott@scottnicholson.com (Scott Nicholson) Sun, 28 Sep 2008 15:54:04 -0000
Ice Flow is a mutliplayer puzzle game where players are attempting to cross the Bering Strait (18:40) Ice Flow is a mutliplayer family strategy game where players are trying to effectively use fish and ropes to scamper across the Bering Strait, avoiding being stranding and being attacked by polar bears. Players must work with a [...]
BGWS 051 - Agricola
scott@scottnicholson.com (Scott Nicholson) Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:40:33 -0000
Agricola is a strategy game where players are farmers attempting to raise animals, crops, and keep their families fed. (29:59) Agricola is a new strategy game where players get to play farmers! It also has captured the interest of many modern boardgamers, quickly shooting up to the top of the rankings in BoardGameGeek. In [...]
BGWS 050 - Prophecy
scott@scottnicholson.com (Scott Nicholson) Sat, 09 Aug 2008 00:56:15 -0000
Prophecy is a fantasy adventure boardgame where players build up mighty heroes to gain control of artifacts (30:20) Prophecy, designed by Through the Ages designer Vladimír Chvátil, was originally put out by Czech Board Games, and has since been published by Z-Man games and Altar games. It is a fantasy board game in the ilk [...]

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Mensa Select 2008 Winners
Randy Fri, 12 Sep 2008 02:05:42 -0000
After a marathon game-playing session, members of American Mensa named five new games as Mensa Select®. In alphabetical order, this year’s winners are: AmuseAmaze – At last a word game with a difference… where words don’t have to be biggest to be best… where even little words are winners. Race to spell your way through the [...]
Scrabble Me
Randy Mon, 17 Mar 2008 19:45:36 -0000
The latest edition of Scrabble, the classic family word game gets an innovative new twist: instead of all players sharing one board, each player gets their own board. In Scrabble Me, players build words simultaneously on their individual boards, and after each round, players have the option to choose a replacement letter from the bag or [...]
National SCRABBLE Association Endorses SCRABBLE Cubes
Randy Tue, 02 Oct 2007 15:46:17 -0000
In an announcement that spells F-U-N for SCRABBLE fans, WorldWinner has signed an agreement with the National SCRABBLE Association (NSA) to jointly promote the online game SCRABBLE Cubes to tens of thousands of SCRABBLE fans on the NSA Web site, as well as online and offline events. WorldWinner is the leading provider of online game [...]

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Web-Grognards - Information on all wargames: errata, variants, reviews, and links. Emphasis on board wargames.
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404 Military History Search Engine - Links to all kinds of wargaming and military history sites, and descriptions of the sites themselves.

About: War Games - Explore computer and board war games, combat simulations, reenactments and miniatures. Learn strategies, access technical information, and read reviews. From About.com.
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Armour Page - Free downloadable gaming materials, including rules, software, scenarios, and at least one complete boardgame

Blue Max Page - World War I air combat rules, for board game or miniatures.

500 Cardboard Strategyst - Overview of classical wargaming, reviews, and some player aids for games classified by subject.

Club Nihon Simulation - Features information on war games produced in Japan, particulary in the sci-fi anime tradition.

Derby Wargames Society - UK club address.

Eric Pass' Home Page - Home page of an avid PBEM gamer - many game replays and turn summaries. Also Squad Leader mailing list resources.

GMT Games: Wargames, Military Simulations - GMT Games web site with descriptions of games, a discussion site, an order area, and news.
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Gurth's Phoenix Command - Contains rule modifications for Phoenix Command.

HisSim South Kanagawa - Discussion forum for the Historical Simulation Boardgamers Society of Japan. Members usually meet in Kanagawa, Japan but anyone with an interest in games, Japan, or the world may join the forum.
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India Wargamers - A wargaming group. Games played includes Piquet, Ancient Warfare and De Bellis Multitudinis. With battle reports, campaign notes, articles, and list of players.
Meta Description: [ Web home of the India Wargamers, an informal wargaming club from India ]

Lou Coatney's Home Page - Designer of several published WWII wargames. Download free 1st Alamein lunch-hour boardgame, cardstock model ship plans (Monitor and U.S. WWII Destroyer Escort), general game commentary, reviews.

Megagame Makers - For anyone visiting who has no idea what this is all about, welcome, and have a look around. These are not computer games, aren't played by email (or snail mail) but are about face-to-face play between real people in real time.

New England Simulations - Publisher's site for 2 games: The Killing Ground and Battle of Dresden.
Meta Description: [ New England Simulations historical board games ]

OnLine of Departure - Web site supporting Line of Departure, the leading quarterly wargaming magazine.

Phoenix Command Unofficial Support Page - A source of experimental rules, new weapons data, and vehicle data for Phoenix Command.

SPW - Schroeder Publishing and Wargames - 'Der Weltkrieg' (German for 'The World War'). Eventually - campaigns in Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East from 1900 to the present. Currently 3 WWI games.

The Complete Wargames Handbook - Information about strategy, tactics, game design, history of gaming, and gamers.

The Wargamer's Ring - Member pages include sites on boardgames, computer games, miniatures games, and even military history.
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