Alaska Chess News: April 2004

Thursday, April 22, 2004

Alexander McDonnell (1798-1835)

Chess History with Sarah Beth
"England's best chess player of the early 19th century, ironically, was an Irishman. Alexander McDonnell was born in Belfast, Ireland in 1798. "
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Alaska Chess Club Listings

ANCHORAGE. ALASKA CHESS LEAGUE. Regular. WEDNESDAY 7-11 PM. BORDERS BOOKS & MUSIC , DIMOND BLVD , ANCHORAGE, AK . Contact: RICHARD EVERETT. email: admin@alaskachessleague.com
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CHUGIAK. EAGLE RIVER CHESS CLUB. Regular. 5-9 PM MONDAYS. PIZZA MAN , 16433 ARTILLERY RD . Contact: JOHN W PETERS. (907) 688 - 5701.

EAGLE RIVER. MIDNIGHT SUN SCHOLASTIC CC. Regular. MON 5-7PM. PIZZA MAN , 16433 ARTILLERY RD , EAGLE RIVER . Contact: KC JONES. (907) 696 - 1687.

ELMENDORF AFB. ELMENDORF CHESS CLUB. Regular. Contact: C/O KARL CROFT.

JUNEAU. AUKE BAY ELEMENTARY SCHL. Scholastic. 3:30-5:00 PM WEDNESDAYS. Contact: IAN JONES. (907) 723 - 3013.

VALDEZ. HERMON HUTCHEONS ELEM SCHOOL. Scholastic. Contact: CHESS CLUB / MICHELLEC COLLEN.

Monday, April 12, 2004

What is meant by Chess Psychology?

"We could examine this question from many angles.

We could look at chess players as a group and try to draw conclusions about their common behaviors.
We could try to understand the appeal of chess, as Reuben Fine did, and apply psychological interpretations, such as the Oedipal desire to kill one's father, to each and every action on the board.

But, most commonly, when talking about chess psychology, we are asking ourselves about the non-objective methods that players use to try to gain some advantage in a purely objective game. "Read More...: