User Profile: hms123

hms123
Member since Dec-13-07

Welcome, all! In addition to the general frivolity that seems to go on at this forum, some friends of mine and I will be doing our best to help orient new members of the Team for the <The World vs. Mikhail Umansky> that started in February, 2009. The intent is for this to be a “safe haven” for questions that you might be unwilling to ask on the main page. We will try to answer questions both small and large. Of course, the large ones might be above our pay grade. If so, we will find someone who can answer them.
We will also be building a list of <Frequently Asked Questions> (<FAQ>) that can be found at User: Team Member Advice, thus your questions will also be part of a process that helps others get their questions answered.
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Some book recommendations:
John Watson’s books are wonderful. These first two give excellent insights into transitions to the middle-game and the middle-game itself.
<Secrets of Modern Chess Strategy>
http://www.amazon.com/Secrets-Moder...
<Chess Strategy in Action>
http://www.amazon.com/Chess-Strateg...
These next three by Watson are on the opening.
<Mastering Chess Openings volumes 1/2/3>
http://www.amazon.com/Mastering-Che...
http://www.amazon.com/Mastering-Che...
http://www.amazon.com/Mastering-Che...
Jesus de la Villa's:
<101 Endgames you must know>
http://www.amazon.com/100-Endgames-...
I also like Flear’s book:
<Practical Endgame Play: beyond the basics>
http://www.amazon.com/Practical-End...
Here’s a very interesting classic:
<Lipnitsky's Questions of Modern Chess Theory>
http://www.amazon.com/Questions-Mod...
I am enjoying Vukovic’s book:
<Art of Attack in Chess>
http://www.amazon.com/Art-Attack-Ch...
Some excellent player books:
<Life and Games of Mikhail Tal>
http://www.amazon.com/Life-Games-Mi...
<Attack with Mikhail Tal>
http://www.amazon.com/Attack-Mikhai...
<Shirov's Fire on Board>
http://www.amazon.com/Fire-Board-Sh...
I would be remiss not to mention my all-time favorite oldie-but goodie two-volume set on the middle-game by Euwe and Kramer:
http://www.amazon.com/Middlegame-Bo...
and,
http://www.amazon.com/Middlegame-Bo...
Some other older, but still excellent books include:
Nimzowitch’s <My System>
http://www.amazon.com/System-Chess-...
Kotov’s <Think Like A Grandmaster>
http://www.amazon.com/Think-Like-Gr... (if you can find it)
I have Dvoretsky’s <Secrets of Chess Tactics>
http://www.amazon.com/Secrets-Chess... (also may be hard to find) and like it a lot. I don’t have any of his newer books, but understand that they are quite good.
A good place to discuss books, ask for recommendations, or make recommendations of your own is at User: chessbookforum.

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   Nov-21-09 Battle of the Brains 3, 2009
   Nov-21-09 hms123 chessforum

hms123: <jess> I hope you will hang around the BoB3-D game and give us some of your wisdom. You might find it interesting, and I know I would find it useful.

   Nov-20-09 Open Defence chessforum

hms123: <deffi> I got it downloaded and gave it a ten-second spin--it seems to work just fine--more later. Thanks--hms

   Nov-19-09 Eyal chessforum

hms123: <Eyal> I completely understand--not a problem at all. My library of mysteries starts with Wilkie Collins and works its way forward to Grafton and Evanovich. My tastes are eclectic to say the least. I am also a big Donald Westlake/Richard Stark fan. I can wait.

   Nov-18-09 zanshin chessforum

hms123: <z> I did--some wine and some swordfish with garlic. Yum! thanks--hms

   Nov-18-09 Red October chessforum

hms123: <Red> Thanks-- I will, of course, follow your wishes. I already have the Perfect 15 book (as well as Perfect 14, Rybka 2, and Fritz 10), so if I do run some engine vs engine games I will happy to send them on. I will check out the games at the Hiarcs forum. thanks again--hms

   Nov-18-09 chessgames.com chessforum

hms123: <Red October> You seem pretty trustworthy--probably because you remind me of someone. I can't think of whom at the moment, but I will deffinitely come up with it later.

   Nov-17-09 kutztown46 chessforum

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   Nov-15-09 ChessBookForum chessforum

hms123: <kamalkanta> Perhaps no one has read the book. I haven't. You never know about these things, though--perhaps someone will have something to say about it.

   Nov-15-09 twinlark chessforum

hms123: <twinlark> Best of luck.

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Nov-16-09		hms123: <Fusilli> First, you can use the Search Kibitzing feature to search. It comes with instructions at chessgames.com chessforum Second, here are two posts that I found at <jess's> place: jessicafischerqueen chessforum jessicafischerqueen chessforum I don't know if there are more lurking around. Third, I will post some more problems here in the next few days.

Nov-16-09		hms123: <Fusilli> I found some more at my forum: hms123 chessforum hms123 chessforum and on the game page: A Korobov vs A Volokitin, 2004

Nov-18-09		jessicafischerqueen: <Howard> very quick note- Please ask your wife if it's a bad sign if it's Ok if your instant coffee seems to have these long, hard, bug-shaped things in it. If anyone asks, I need to know purely for academic reasons. But don't forget to ask her if it's safe to drink.

Nov-18-09		jessicafischerqueen: Oh yes and I've just changed my FORUM NAME because of a fine line I heard in a Horror film recently that made me think of you. In Dario Argento's classic <Phenomonon>, Donald Pleasance, playing a "noted entomologist," informs a young girl that "insects are slightly telepathic" HAHAHAHAHAHAAHAH They're not, in case you were wondering. Not even that amazing insect <Chris Angel- Mindfreak>.

Nov-18-09		hms123: <jess> She says "no" on the bugs--don't drink the water. If you do, you will need a <gastro-entomologist>.

Nov-18-09		Red October: sure thing <hms> the only thing I request is not to circulate it to anyone else :) I am sure you understand my reasons also if you do play eng v eng matches with it (against other books) please do send me the PGNs as it will be useful in tuning and development

Nov-18-09		Red October: btw at the HIARCS forum I have posted some test games against the Hiarcs 12 book and a popular book called Perfect15 by Sedat Cenbaz

Nov-18-09		Red October: I also did get a chuckle when a well known bookmakers book was <out of book> by move 9 on the White side of the French Winawer Opening Explorer

Nov-18-09		hms123: <Rerd> Since you are in the neighborhood, what do you think of the Fort Knox variation of the French for Black? Opening Explorer

Nov-18-09		Red October: its solid, and can frustrate the 1.e4 player, very suitable for OTB play especially at high quality club level (2000-2200) the higher rated players usually prefer something which perhaps can give them more winning chances like the Sicilian... but I would stick with the French, maybe mix it up with the Classical now and then

Nov-18-09		hms123: <Red> Thanks--as you may remember, I like the classical French (esp. the McCutcheon--and am following your game with ganstaman). I have been playing around a bit with some early variations (like the Burn and the Fort Knox) to try against the Tarrasch.

Nov-19-09		A Karpov Fan: <Just for the record, I will go along with any opening that we choose. > that include the <Top Secret> Opening I am advocating? :-)

Nov-19-09		hms123: <AKF> Sure--why not? But we need to keep all conversations on the main page.

Nov-19-09		A Karpov Fan: okay message received, over and out ;-)

Nov-19-09		hms123: <AKF> It's just that some people take this sort of thing very seriously. There is also sort of tea-leaf reading that goes on based on pages of kibitzing on the main page, who's posting and who isn't etc. It's a little odd, but it goes on.

Nov-20-09		Open Defence: Hi, I have sent you the link! let me know if there are any problems downloading the file :)

Nov-20-09		Open Defence: < hms123: <AKF> It's just that some people take this sort of thing very seriously. There is also sort of tea-leaf reading that goes on based on pages of kibitzing on the main page, who's posting and who isn't etc. It's a little odd, but it goes on. > plus there are dangerous <commie apples> about!

Nov-20-09		hms123: <deffi> I have the email and will download it later this morning--thanks on many counts--hms

Nov-20-09		Red October: great! I am also working on another idea which I will email you about

Nov-20-09		hms123: <Red October> I look forward to hearing about it.

Nov-21-09		Boomie: <JessieJuneBug: "insects are slightly telepathic" HAHAHAHAHAHAAHAH > BzzzZZzZZZzzZZZz I had a hunch you were going to post that. Bzzzz Bzzz Bzz Bz B Skeeter Boomz -:-8-<

Nov-21-09		jessicafischerqueen: <Howard> good news! I've already posted my first moves in the Battle of the Brains 3-D. Also, I informed the team that you will stand as my counsel. Consequently, please email me the amount of retainer you require for your usual services. After all, we are not communists.

Nov-21-09		hms123: <jess> Are you feeling better? I think I got your stupid asian germs by some telepathic method. I have been fighting a cold for the past ten days, and losing the battle at that. Even though I am not in Korea, I finally get a break from the little devils in my class. It's the real Thanksgiving and I get a week off followed by two weeks back and then a month off due to some pagan holidays. On an unrelated matter, I used to think that deffi was really twins, then I upped it to triplets. Well....I now have incontrovertible evidence that there are at least four of her. She is beyond all belief.

Nov-21-09		hms123: <jess> I hope you will hang around the BoB3-D game and give us some of your wisdom. You might find it interesting, and I know I would find it useful.

Nov-21-09		jessicafischerqueen: Yes <Deffi> has been running an army of socks for ages. That's why nobody dares mess with her. Look don't screw around with these heathen germs- rest rest rest- Lots of fluids and go to a decent quack and actually follow all his/her orders to the letter. Students are like blood sucking life draining vampires but without the charm. At least they are when you're not up to pounding some sense in to them. I'm not feeling up to par by a long shot but anything is better than the last three weeks. They sent the whole dormitory home for a week because it was becoming a DEATH ZONE for flu, although nobody has actually died from it yet in Korea except for the very young or very old- IE it's like every other flu season everywhere except the whole world is waiting for the PANDEMIC thanks to the hysterical media. There's already a <2012> piece of crap disaster movie out, Hollywood looking to cash in on whatever's in the newspaper that morning. I haven't seen a good film for twenty years. Not since I saw THE WIZARD OF OZ when I was five. Yes, the world is declining and falling all over the place, but not for ANY OF THE REASONS people say in the press or on the internets. It's because we're getting stupider by the minute and we don't really care. After a certain point, everyone will be so stupid that nobody will even realize it. That's when we win. BTW I know I haven't emued you the primer on the new internet subculture- it's around five years old. But some of the nomenclature is creeping in to this website already, which means that it's already ossifying. Which is probably a good thing. "For great justice" is the phrase I noticed at CG.com- in it's original context it means- and it means precisely this-- "this is why I just posted this pedophilic animation on the image board". Step one: post the image Step two: type "For great justice" Step three: ??? Step four: Profit! Literally, that's how the phrase started- as an ironic perversion of Marvel Comics superhero lingo. It's usage at this site was TOTALLY OBLIVIOUS to the original context of this meme. Entertainingly enough. Just in case you wanted to know. I will keep you posted on any other pertinent memes being misused at the site here, unless you tell me not to.

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