13 Results for year: 2015

Chess crisis? What chess crisis?

Many leading players have not been shy about expounding their opinions about either the state of affairs of the opening phase or the effect of the computer compounding the problem. We have quoted Anand above, but among many others: Ljubomir Ljubojevic, Aleksandr Grischuk, Shakhriyah Mamedyarov, Hikaru Nakamura have expressed a variety of ... More

The current state of the game and world of chess

The enormous influence of powerful personal computers and readily available chess software on chess has brought changes so that many recognize that is now “a different game”. For instance, Vladimir Kramnik states: “I don’t know whether computers are improving the style of play, I know they are changing it. Chess has become a ... More

The chilling moment

Adjournments have been eliminated purely as a result of the availability of very strong computer engines to analyse any position. Then one day this author wondered: Is not the initial classical position of chess just another adjourned position? The Big One. Caissa left Black’s move, a pass, on an open envelope. Now it is White’s turn ... More

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Interviu with Pérez-Reverte

Entrevista a Pérez-Reverte en Magistral de León Very inspiring More

Neoclassical chess in you tube

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The chess player in “Plaza Mayor” (“Fantasmas”)

The chess player in "Plaza Mayor" (adaptación de "Fantasmas" ) © Author: Jaime Fernández de Bobadilla --------------------------------------------------------------- This tale is pending on translation Hay fantasmas. Yo los he visto. A veces son ramas de árboles o cortinas o sombras. Otras, cobran forma humana. Entonces ... More

Download the free Neoclassical chess App

Download the free App Neoclassical Chess. In your online store for Android, iphone or Windows look for the App "nc chess" You will find three Apps: Just click the third one (BASIC) and download the App to play neoclassical chess                 Log Out If you want ... More

What is neoclassical chess: Questions and answers

“Neoclassical chess” (“Nc chess”) is an evolution of the game of chess, but is above all chess. All rules are identical to the rules of chess. The only difference is that the game starts on a certain (fourth) move, by White. The first three full moves (i.e. three by both White and Black) are obtained in a random manner ... More

Neoclassical Chess: Main article

Neoclassical Chess: a Bright Future for the Game Download archive PDF Gabriel F. Bobadilla 1      Summary We introduce Neoclassical Chess, an evolution of the game of chess, and as we argue, essentially the only one possible that solves the problem of the excessive influence of the computer in the opening phase and, at ... More