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From: J.Theodore.Schuerzinger@dartmouth.edu (J. Theodore Schuerzinger)
Newsgroups: rec.games.chess
Subject: Re: Top FIDE Ratings
Date: 24 Jan 93 02:10:50 GMT
 <1993Jan22.183357.6829@nntpd.lkg.dec.com>  
 <1993Jan23.215519.29620@ucsu.Colorado.EDU>
Organization: Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
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As I remember it, Timman wasn't #3 in 1990 when he played Karpov --
that honor went to Ivanchuk, who had just taken it over from, guess
who?  Nigel Short!

Sokolov was #3 in 1987, but look at him now.  I don't know how he ever
got to #3, but I think ratings inflation might have had something to do
with it.  (Please change the header if you're going to start a thread
about ratings inflation!)  Also, I don't think Yusupov was #4 when he
played against Sokolov in the 'Candidates' Final'.

Someone with a bunch of Informants or other access to old FIDE rating
lists might want to check on this.

--Ted Schuerzinger
email: .zed@Dartmouth.EDU
"I should have realized it would be bad vodka when all the label said
was 'Russian Vodka'."
Newsgroups: rec.games.chess
From: gfeygin@unicorn.eecg.toronto.edu (Gennady Feygin)
Subject: Re: Quadrupled Pawns! (ICS, Motoman-aries)
Organization: Electrical Engineering, University of Toronto
Date: 26 Jan 93 18:52:08 GMT

In article <0fNBHsm00axb40skQn@andrew.cmu.edu>, jc79@ANDREW.CMU.EDU (John Anthony Chanak) writes:
|> The following was a game played at the date specified.  It develops into
|> an interesting position....
|> This game was played on ICS;
|> 
|> aries == Mark Ginsburg 
|> Motoman == Mr. Mottonen (+ a couple beer....)
|> 
|> Slightly interesting are the times spent on each move... A little
|> information you usually don't get in a move listing.
|> 
|> Time controls were 2 minutes + 8 seconds per move.  (Blitz, on ICS)
|> 
|> Enjoy!  I know I did.
|> 
|> -John Chanak (MataPatom on ICS)
|> 
|> # xboard game file -- Tue Jan 26 00:44:15 1993
|> 	Motoman vs. aries
|> 	algebraic

QUADRUPLED PAWNS?? VOW. IS THIS A RECORD?  Has anyone seen quints or sextuplets?
There is a book of chess curiosities (can't recall the author offhand) ---
perhaps the game should be submitted for next edition.

GF
From: ck832@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Stephen Leary)
Newsgroups: rec.games.chess
Subject: More Chess Novels
Date: 28 Jan 1993 05:14:39 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
Reply-To: ck832@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Stephen Leary)
NNTP-Posting-Host: hela.ins.cwru.edu


Back by popular demand.

Ellison, James W. MASTER PRIM. 1968
   "Master Prim, a child chess prodigy, in his teens is arrogant, rude,
contemptuous of opponents. His one concern in life is chess, his great
ambition is to become champion of the world." Library Journal.
Sound familiar?

Van Dine, S.S. BISHOP MURDER CASE. 1929
   "A strange medley of archery, nursery rhymes, games of chess,
poison, bloodshed, mathematical arguments, medical terms, astronomy,
and cleverly contrived murders." Times of London. "Intellectually
and emotionally exciting." "A thriller well worth reading."

Glyn, Anthony. THE DRAGON VARIATION. 1969
   Chess tournaments in exotic capitals. "Addicts will enjoy Mr. Glyn's
use of actual games in fictional settings. Even for a non-player,
the excitement comes through." Punch.

Charyn, Jerome. GOING TO JERUSALEM. 1967
   "The admiral (whose wife is insane) and his epileptic son Ivan
operate an Academy for chess prodigies. Six-year-old Van is the
champion. Ivan and Van plan to bedevil a world chess champion, a
former nazi, as he tours the U.S." Library Journal.

Gavin, Thomas. KINGKILL: A NOVEL. 1977
   "Based on events in the lives of actual historic personages of
the early 19th century, this novel concerns a chess champion named
William Schlumberger who gives up his place in the limelight of
Paris in order to conceal himself in the bowels of an automaton
named The Turk."

Rivett, Edith C. CHECKMATE TO MURDER. 1944
   "An actor is posing for his portrait in the studio of Bruce
Manaton, and two other men in the same room are completely absorbed
in a game of chess. This peaceful scene is interrupted by the
entrance of a special constable escorting a prisoner who, according
to the constable, has just murdered an old miser in the house
next door." NYT Book Review.

Davis, Means. CHESS MURDERS. 1937
   "It does curdle the blood and fascinate the attention. However,
in style and particularly in dialogue and characterization, there
are weaknesses. But these are forgotten as the story sweeps along
through the hospital laboratories and autopsy rooms with chess
playing doctors as the thread which binds the whole mystery
together and leads to the final climax." Boston Transcript.

Burroughs, Edgar Rice. THE CHESSMEN OF MARS. 1922
   A chess-like game played with living pieces who fight to the
death. The strange Kaldanes are pure head, ugly beyond belief
but highly intelligent, and they need a rykor, or body, in
order to move about with ease.

Harding, Kenneth. THE PUSHERS. 1968
   A pornographic novel which thinly disguises living masters.

Carter, Nick. CHESSMASTER. 1982

Davison, Geoffrey. THE CHESSBOARD SPIES. 1969

Gerrold, David. CHESS WITH A DRAGON. 1987
   Sci-fi novel.

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Stephen Leary
From: mginsbur@rnd.GBA.NYU.EDU (Mark Ginsburg)
Newsgroups: rec.games.chess
Subject: Re: CHESS NOVELS?
Date: 26 Jan 93 00:26:53 GMT
Organization: NYU Stern School of Business


read the last posting as "gave Nabokov the idea...".  Sorry.

p.s.  Did anyone ever read critical reviews of this book?

Some say it was very significant that Luzhin was never addressed
by his first name and patronymic except at the very end, just
after he committed suicide.  Does anyone recall this and why it's
important?

-mark

Newsgroups: rec.games.chess
From: rryan@panix.com (Rob Ryan)
Subject: Re: Timman-Short : Current Match Score
Organization: Panix, NYC
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 20:04:09 GMT

In <ID7550.D930125.T110025.DUFF@UNB.CA> DUFF000 <DUFF%UNB.CA@UNBMVS1.csd.unb.ca> writes:

>I have missed some of the postings of the Timman-Short match and
>have, therefore, lost track of the current score.  I would be
>grateful if someone would post the score to rec.games.chess.

Following Short's victory today in game 10, the match stands at 6 to 4 in the
14 game match.  The first to 7.5 wins.  Short has won 4, Timman has won 2,
and the other 4 have been drawn.
-- 
Rob Ryan
    rryan@panix.com
From: J.Theodore.Schuerzinger@dartmouth.edu (J. Theodore Schuerzinger)
Newsgroups: rec.games.chess
Subject: American World Champions (was Re: Study Amateur Games?)
Date: 23 Jan 93 20:57:56 GMT
Organization: Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
X-Posted-From: InterNews1.0a5@newshost.dartmouth.edu

Steinitz became a naturalized American citizen, but I'm not certain if
he did so before he lost the title to Lasker.

--Ted Schuerzinger
email: .zed@Dartmouth.EDU
"I should have realized it would be bad vodka when all the label said
was 'Russian Vodka'."
From: jordan@aero.org (Larry M. Jordan)
Newsgroups: rec.games.chess
Subject: Re: Karpov Loses In 12 Moves
Date: 21 Jan 1993 22:01:10 GMT
Organization: The Aerospace Corporation
NNTP-Posting-Host: daystrom.aero.org

In article <1jn048INN3qr@stimpy.css.itd.umich.edu> edt@css.itd.umich.edu (Eric Taylor) writes:
>Larry M. Jordan (jordan@aero.org) wrote:
>: Was Karpov playing quickly at this point?  The night hitting the
>: bishop, followed by occupying the surrendered diagonal are the
>: kind of superficial motifs you see in 5 minute games (by A players).
>
>I think it was something psychological.  There are certain positions
>and certain moves which when they're pointed out seem perfectly
>obvious.  But when you're sitting at the board, there's a human blind
>spot (which computers don't have) that makes us miss certain moves
>alot.  In particular the backwards Queen diagonal is the hardest move
>to see in chess.
>
>--- Eric Taylor edt@umich.edu, 'edt' on ICS, 1824 USCF


Thanks, Eric, for a germane response.  Has anyone done (published) an 
analysis of Karpov's errors to see if there are any patterns?  I remember 
an intriguing book by Burger on Bobby Fischer's chess which seemed to
make an attempt to classify his errors.   Have you seen this?  

--Larry (2014P USCF)



Newsgroups: rec.games.chess
From: mem@world.std.com (Jeff Lesser)
Subject: Re: Kasparov's Gambit (DOS version)
Keywords: computer chess
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 18:36:13 GMT


Eric -- Is the Gambit program also a chessplaying game, or only a tutor? 
If it does play, is there any estimated strength range on, say, a 486-33? 
Feature list?

Thanks.

Newsgroups: rec.games.chess
From: Peter_Stockhausen@mindlink.bc.ca (Peter Stockhausen)
Subject: Re: Past Chess Champions vs Present Day (Ka
Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 00:47:11 GMT

> Steven Rix writes:
>
> Msg-ID: <1k166bINN7lb@gour.chemeng.ed.ac.uk>
> Posted: 25 Jan 93 16:57:47 GMT
>
> Org.  : Edinburgh University Chemical Engineering Department.
>
> The English GM Michael Adams recently said in an interview that he doesn't
> gain
> much from playing over games from the '60s and before, because the general
> level
> of technique displayed by the top GM is only the same as 2300s nowadays.
>
> Of course, it is easier to put ideas into effect when they have been tried
> and
> tested; it is much harder to invent new concepts. It isn't _just_ opening
> theory
> that has changed. There is no doubt that players like Capablanca were great
> chess
> talents; how they would fare in their old "prime form" topped up by a
> year's dose
> of modern games and modern opening theory must remain a matter of pure
> speculation.
> --
> Steve J.L. Rix
>
> University of Edinburgh, Dept. of Chemical Eng. Phone: +44 (31) 650 8565.

Surely he must have been misquoted (Adams). He cannot possibly suggest that
the technical expertise of say Lasker, Rubinstein, Schlechter, Alekhine,
Capablanca, Euwe, Botwinnik, Fine, Reshevsky were at a level of a current
Fide Master of 2300 Elo.
Peter
--

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From: rh@smds.com (Richard Harter)
Newsgroups: rec.games.chess
Subject: Re: CHESS NOVELS?
Date: 24 Jan 93 21:18:24 GMT
Reply-To: rh@ishmael.UUCP (Richard Harter)
Organization: Software Maintenance & Development Systems, Inc.

In article <1jss41INNed7@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> ck832@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Stephen Leary) writes:
>
	... Long list ...

Also the _The Squares Of The City_ by John Brunner.  The novel starts out
appearing to be about political infighting between two factions in an
un-named S.A. country.  It turns out that the two leaders are playing a
chess game using people on each side as pieces.  Each political event
that happens is actually a move in the game.  If I recall correctly
the game itself is one of Steinitz's palmier efforts.
-- 
Richard Harter: SMDS Inc.  Net address: rh@smds.com Phone: 508-369-7398 
US Mail: SMDS Inc., PO Box 555, Concord MA 01742.    Fax: 508-369-8272
In the fields of Hell where the grass grows high
Are the graves of dreams allowed to die.
From: raymond@qv3donald.LeidenUniv.nl (Raymond Wagner)
Newsgroups: rec.games.chess
Subject: match: ICSteam vs Maxwell (gnu)
Date: 22 Jan 1993 20:27:32 -0600
Organization: UTexas Mail-to-News Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: cs.utexas.edu

Hi,

This is an ICS team match, played against one of the GNU-brothers.
Watch the victory of 15 brains over a heap of old rust... (NOTE:
MAXWELL = GNUCHESS).


EMA vs. Maxwell --- Friday January 22, 09:14 PM EST, 1993
Rated standard match, initial time: 60 minutes, increment: 0 seconds.

Move     EMA                    Maxwell
----     --------------         --------------
   1     P/e2-e4 (3:28)         P/d7-d5 (0:01)
   2     P/e4-d5 (0:10)         N/g8-f6 (0:00)
   3     P/c2-c4 (0:11)         P/c7-c6 (1:34)
   4     P/d2-d4 (0:58)         P/c6-d5 (1:33)
   5     N/b1-c3 (0:14)         P/d5-c4 (2:06)
   6     B/f1-c4 (0:21)         Q/d8-c7 (1:30)
   7     Q/d1-b3 (3:47)         P/e7-e6 (1:27)
   8     N/g1-e2 (2:18)         N/b8-d7 (2:06)
   9     B/c1-f4 (1:56)         B/f8-d6 (1:23)
  10     N/c3-b5 (2:59)         Q/c7-a5 (1:26)
  11     B/f4-d2 (0:21)         Q/a5-b6 (2:28)
  12     N/b5-d6 (8:25)         Q/b6-d6 (1:18)
  13     B/d2-b4 (1:01)         Q/d6-b6 (1:15)
  14     Q/b3-a4 (3:24)         P/a7-a5 (1:16)
  15     B/b4-a3 (0:33)         Q/b6-c7 (1:28)
  16     R/a1-c1 (0:40)         Q/c7-b8 (1:23)
  17     o-o (3:31)             P/b7-b6 (1:23)
  18     N/e2-c3 (3:28)         N/f6-g4 (1:09)
  19     P/g2-g3 (5:41)         B/c8-b7 (1:03)
  20     R/f1-e1 (3:07)         N/g4-f6 (1:44)
  21     N/c3-b5 (0:33)         B/b7-a6 (1:39)
  22     N/b5-c7 (2:10)         Q/b8-c7 (0:47)
  23     B/c4-e6 (1:13)         K/e8-d8 (1:14)
  24     R/c1-c7 (0:29)         K/d8-c7 (1:29)
  25     R/e1-c1 (0:21)         K/c7-d8 (0:49)
  26     B/e6-d7 (1:34)         N/f6-d7 (0:49)
  27     B/a3-d6 (1:33)         R/a8-c8 (0:56)
  28     R/c1-c8 (0:18)         K/d8-c8 (1:34)
  29     Q/a4-c6 (0:06)         K/c8-d8 (0:01)
  30     B/d6-c7 (1:33)         K/d8-e7 (4:29)
  31     Q/c6-e4 (0:08)         K/e7-f6 (1:23)
  32     P/g3-g4 (0:31)         R/h8-c8 (0:48)
  33     P/g4-g5 (0:31)         K/f6-g5 (0:00)
  34     Q/e4-d5 (0:22)         K/g5-g6 (0:40)
  35     Q/d5-d7 (0:06)         P/f7-f6 (1:05)
  36     P/d4-d5 (0:24)         R/c8-a8 (1:13)
  37     P/f2-f4 (0:02)         B/a6-d3 (0:36)
  38     Q/d7-g4 (0:10)         K/g6-f7 (0:35)
  39     Q/g4-e6 (0:02)         K/f7-g6 (0:00)
  40     P/d5-d6 (0:03)         B/d3-f5 (0:55)
  41     Q/e6-e7 (0:07)         R/a8-a7 (0:56)
  42     Q/e7-e8 (0:04)         K/g6-h6 (0:01)
  43     P/d6-d7 (0:02)         B/f5-d7 (0:39)
  44     Q/e8-d7 (0:04)         P/b6-b5 (0:28)
  45     Q/d7-c8 (0:02)         P/b5-b4 (0:31)
  46     P/f4-f5 (0:08)         P/b4-b3 (0:31)
  47     P/a2-b3 (0:04)         P/a5-a4 (0:58)
  48     Q/c8-b8 (0:03)         R/a7-c7 (0:25)
  49     Q/b8-c7 (0:02)         P/a4-b3 (0:25)
  50     Q/c7-f4 (0:04)         K/h6-h5 (0:24)
  51     P/h2-h3 (0:02)         P/g7-g6 (2:08)
  52     Q/f4-d6 (0:04)         K/h5-g5 (1:30)
  53     Q/d6-d3 (0:04)         P/g6-f5 (2:24)
  54     Q/d3-b3 (0:04)         B lost on time

Thanks,

Raymond (EMA).
From: mginsbur@rnd.GBA.NYU.EDU (Mark Ginsburg)
Newsgroups: rec.games.chess
Subject: Re: CHESS NOVELS?
Date: 26 Jan 93 00:25:01 GMT
Organization: NYU Stern School of Business

In article <1993Jan24.235114.6327@itsmail1.hamilton.edu> pdorman@itsmail1.hamilton.edu (Peter Dorman) writes:
>LUZHIN'S DEFENSE (or THE DEFENSE) by Vladimir Nabokov
>THE ROYAL GAME (long short story) by Stefan Zweig
>
>Was Luzhin patterned on a real player? 


Nabokov's "The Defense" is tough to get at bookstores!

As far as I know, there is nobody in real life that Nabokov the
idea of Luzhin's character - but the paranoia is strongly
reminiscent of Steinitz's descent into insanity.

-mark

Newsgroups: rec.games.chess
From: rryan@panix.com (Rob Ryan)
Subject: Re: touch-move etiquette
Organization: Panix, NYC
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 20:30:11 GMT

In <1k6d5pINNiq6@gaia.ucs.orst.edu> linb@ucs.orst.edu (Benjamin Lin) writes:

>In article <63762@mimsy.umd.edu> sla@mimsy.umd.edu (Steve Armentrout) writes:
>>I have a couple of questions concerning "touch-move" rules.  First, does
>>touch-move apply in blitz tournaments (G/5)?  At my club, we don't enforce
>>touch-move during blitz games, but whether the rule applies at longer time
>>controls (eg G/10 or G/30) is left unsaid.  Of course, such things should
>>be made clear at the onset of the game, but I was wondering whether there
>>is some "touch-move etiquette"?
>>
>>Steve 
>
>I have a question about this too.  Once you touch a piece, you are supposed
>to move it...  However, if you place the piece down and keep holding it, you
>can still change your mind and move it to another square.  What if the square
>you put it down on is an occupied square?  Are you then obliged to leave it
>there?  Normally, if you just touch that occupied square's piece, you must
>move one of your pieces onto that square if it is legally possible.  Is this
>case mentioned in the rule book?

According to the USCF rules, unless you say that you're adjusting a piece,
if you touch a piece you must move that piece (or, if it is your opponent's
piece, capture it) if possible.  If you touch one of your pieces and one of
your opponent's pieces, you must capture it with your touched piece if
possible.  If not possible, you must move/capture the first one touched.
If you advance a pawn to the last rank, you are not obligated to promote it
to the first piece that you touch off the board.  According to the FIDE
rules on 5-min matches, the FIDE touch rules apply in blitz games as well.

In Sudden Death games (G/30 or higher), if an illegal move is made, clocks
are stopped and if the TD confirms the error, 2 min are to be added to the
opponent's clock. 

Personally, I always assume that touch rules are in effect unless it is a
very casual game.  I probably wouldn't call someone on it, though.
-- 
Rob Ryan
    rryan@panix.com
From: pete@redbird.umsl.edu (Peter E. Maher)
Newsgroups: rec.games.chess
Subject: Short-Timman : Request for Games 8 and 9
Date: 26 Jan 93 18:55:37 GMT
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I seem to be missing games 8 and 9 of the Short-Timman match. If
anyone has these please pass them along.

Thanks a lot.

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From: J.Theodore.Schuerzinger@dartmouth.edu (J. Theodore Schuerzinger)
Newsgroups: rec.games.chess
Subject: Re: Top FIDE Ratings
Date: 24 Jan 93 16:55:31 GMT
 <1993Jan22.183357.6829@nntpd.lkg.dec.com> 
 <1993Jan23.215519.29620@ucsu.Colorado.EDU>  
 <C1C622.2FA@dartvax.dartmouth.edu>
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In article <C1C622.2FA@dartvax.dartmouth.edu>
J.Theodore.Schuerzinger@dartmouth.edu (J. Theodore Schuerzinger)
writes:

> As I remember it, Timman wasn't #3 in 1990 when he played Karpov --
> that honor went to Ivanchuk, who had just taken it over from, guess
> who?  Nigel Short!

Oops!  I think Ivanchuk became #3 at the beginning of 1991, not 1990. 
When I checked my sources, I saw that Timman was rated 2680 at the
Kuala Lumpur match, while Ivanchuk was only rated 2665 on the January
1990 rating list.  Mea culpa!


--Ted Schuerzinger
email: .zed@Dartmouth.EDU
"I should have realized it would be bad vodka when all the label said
was 'Russian Vodka'."
From: ralf@ark.abg.sub.org (Ralf Stephan)
Newsgroups: rec.games.chess
Subject: Re: pc chess programs
Date: 22 Jan 93 19:46
Organization: Not Very Ltd.

jay.hack@execnet.com (jay hack) writes:
  [...]
> perhaps the "effective" rating of the programs is better at faster time
> controls because the increase in search ply is not proportionate to the
> increase in time between moves.

The rating is definitely better, but that's because a speed game depends
more on tactics and that's where the computers are relatively strong.
In fact, there are only a few GMs that can be expected to have the better
end vs. a computer now in Blitz (5'/game).  Anand reached only 70 percent
against Fritz 2 on 486, recently.

ralf
--
************************************
One program's worth a thousand words.
From: dweddin@uoft02.utoledo.edu
Newsgroups: rec.games.chess
Subject: WORST BOOK EVER
Date: 21 Jan 93 01:36:33 EST
Organization: University of Toledo, Computer Services

to all:


since everybody keeps EMAILING me with their worst book
ever, i guess there is enough interest to spawn a new thread....

question:

what is the SINGLE all time *WORST* chess book you have ever
read...not just a high priced worthless book, but a chess book
that has irreparable harm to your game that it took years to
correct and undo.

mine is....

"How to think ahead in chess"
       by
Fred Reinfeld (of course...i bet he's written a lot of all time worst books)
and Irving Chrenev

it took me about 2 years to undo what those bozos did to me!!!!


don wedding
From: schiller@whorf (Eric Schiller)
Newsgroups: rec.games.chess
Subject: Kasparov's Gambit (DOS version)
Keywords: computer chess
Date: 25 Jan 93 20:03:33 GMT
Reply-To: schiller@sapir.uchicago.edu
Organization: University of Chicago Computing Organizations


At the Consumer Electronic Show in Las Vegas (1/7), Gary Kasparov
addressed an invitation-only press conference and revealed some
of the details of his new chess program "Gambit" which will be
released in late spring by Electronic Arts, makers of John
Madden Football and Michael Jordan Basketball.

I will post the official press releases shortly, but the
main features include an elaborate coaching and training
system based on Kasparov's personal techniques, over 500
annotated games, a unique coaching system which includes
Kasparov in video and audio and spectacular graphics.

Participating in the press conference were the following
members of the Gambit team:

Rich Hilleman (Electronic Arts)
Randy Breen (Electronic Arts)
Hal Bogner (Electronic Arts)
Julio Kaplan (Heuristic Software)
Eric Schiller (Chessworks Unlimited)

I will provide such information as I can in reply to direct
requests, but do not wish to abuse the net for commercial
purposes so I will not discuss the relative merit of the
product to other available software. When it is released
net users can provide more objective discussion.

I will be moving to the Bay area in March to concentrate full-
time on this and future related projects, as well as some
independent chess software development.
--
***** ** *** **** ***** ** *** **** ***** ** *** **** ***** ** *** ****
Sometimes my head is in the clouds of theory, but often it is just a fog.
My feet, meantime, tend to stay more or less on the ground. I think.
***** ** *** **** ***** ** *** **** ***** ** *** **** ***** ** *** ****
Eric Schiller                              schiller@sapir.uchicago.edu
Dept of Linguistics, Univ. of Chicago      schiller@whorf.uchicago.edu
Newsgroups: rec.games.chess
From: rryan@panix.com (Rob Ryan)
Subject: Re: Drugs in Chess?
Organization: Panix, NYC
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 22:04:05 GMT

In <32iRXB1w164w@tweekco.uucp> jay@tweekco.uucp (Jay Whitley) writes:

>I've read allegations about drugs in chess (allegations about
>Karpov in K-K World Championship, etc.)  Should drug use be
>banned from chess play as it is in athletic events? Should there
>be drug testing?  Or, is this even an issue in chess?

A while ago, New In Chess (I think it was NIC) had an article on this topic
within the past 6 months.  I can't find the article, but if my memory
serves me, Germany has started drug testing at events.  I seem to remember
that they were checking for, among others, caffeine, as unlikely as it
sounds.  The article suggested that they perceived mental endurance as part
of the game and thought it unfair to use chemical stimulants.  The article
seemed to suggest, though, that it was a fairly isolated incident.

For all practical purposes, though, there is no drug testing in chess.
-- 
Rob Ryan
    rryan@panix.com