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20th November 2008, 09:38pm
#1
by nimzovich
United States
Member Since: Jun 2008
Member Points: 781

For those who celebrate Christmas and have been good boys/girls this year, what chess item will Santa bring you this holiday...?

20th November 2008, 09:39pm
#2
by nimzovich
United States
Member Since: Jun 2008
Member Points: 781

I received mine early...

two chess books (on the Slav and the Dragon)

and

Deep Rybka.

20th November 2008, 09:43pm
#3
by sniperghost360
maryland United States
Member Since: Feb 2008
Member Points: 264

Santa will bring me an overnight rating of 2880,and i will win the world chess championship.Laughing

20th November 2008, 09:53pm
#4
by fzweb
Home Australia
Member Since: Dec 2007
Member Points: 763

I want a very good chess engine (like Deep Rybka), a new computer to run it on (my old one is damn slow), and...a HIGHER rating.

20th November 2008, 10:26pm
#5
by Bardu
United States
Member Since: Oct 2008
Member Points: 114

Hopefully a couple of books: Nimzovich's My System, Logical Chess Move by Move, Zurich International Chess Tournament 1953, and Sharpen your Tactics.

20th November 2008, 10:39pm
#6
by devildan
Rockaway, New Jersey United States
Member Since: Apr 2008
Member Points: 164

Got it already, but still in the box till Christmas. A wood chess board, 2 1/4 inch squares with coordinates .

20th November 2008, 10:41pm
#7
by sniperghost360
maryland United States
Member Since: Feb 2008
Member Points: 264

deep rybka won't stand a chance once santa brings me my 2880 rating(moohahahahahhhh)Laughing

20th November 2008, 10:44pm
#8
by Chessroshi
Indianapolis United States
Member Since: Aug 2007
Member Points: 739

Chronos chess clock fat man, you'd better bring me a black chronos chess clock with red buttons or else Rudolph will be reindeer jerky. Oh, and if you even bring me a checker set, if you even dare, i'll cyanide your milk!

20th November 2008, 10:44pm
#9
by nimzovich
United States
Member Since: Jun 2008
Member Points: 781
sniperghost360 wrote:

deep rybka won't stand a chance once santa brings me my 2880 rating(moohahahahahhhh)


I don't think we can top your wish list (at least rating-wise!)

20th November 2008, 10:52pm
#10
by sniperghost360
maryland United States
Member Since: Feb 2008
Member Points: 264
nimzovich wrote:
sniperghost360 wrote:

deep rybka won't stand a chance once santa brings me my 2880 rating(moohahahahahhhh)


I don't think we can top your wish list (at least rating-wise!)


 yeah KEY WORDS here WISH LIST!!!!!

21st November 2008, 12:33am
#11
by Fey_Fey
Near the Refrigerator or TV United Arab Emirates
Member Since: Feb 2008
Member Points: 677
21st November 2008, 01:17am
#12
by fzweb
Home Australia
Member Since: Dec 2007
Member Points: 763
sniperghost360 wrote:

deep rybka won't stand a chance once santa brings me my 2880 rating(moohahahahahhhh)


Oh yeah!? Santa's giving me Deep Rybka 10 with an ELO rating of 5014!Tongue out

21st November 2008, 02:07am
#13
by fzweb
Home Australia
Member Since: Dec 2007
Member Points: 763

I think Deep Rybka 3 is like already past 3000 ELO...

21st November 2008, 03:51am
#14
by Helipacter
Santiago de Compostela Spain
Member Since: Oct 2008
Member Points: 122

Santa is hopefully bringing me some chess books - Silman and Seirawan probably. I would also like some serious chess intuition, but apparently the elves can't make that in time for this Christmas, maybe next year then...

21st November 2008, 03:59am
#15
by Robin57
United Kingdom
Member Since: Nov 2008
Member Points: 26

Something that I haven't already got, so that would almost anything to do with chess. When moved home some years back some books and went missing. So, Santa a good book on openings would be ideal (I think it best to talk to Mrs Santa!).

21st November 2008, 01:58pm
#16
by chrish
Newcastle upon Tyne, England United Kingdom
Member Since: Aug 2007
Member Points: 222

A netbook so I can comfortably visit chess.com from the living room - I feel so anti-social slinking off to the room with the PC all evening ...

21st November 2008, 02:59pm
#17
by ErrantDeeds
Wiltshire England
Member Since: Oct 2008
Member Points: 452

My 60 Memorable Games by Fisher. 'Course, I'll have to start using descriptive notation, but I'm sure it will be worth it.

21st November 2008, 09:19pm
#18
by snits
Phoenix United States
Member Since: Jun 2008
Member Points: 329

A subset of the following:

  • Deep Rybka 3 with Aquarium
  • Fritz 11
  • Chessbase 10 upgrade
  • New In Chess subscription
  • Chess Today subscription
  • My 60 Memorable Games (batsford 2008 edition)
  • From London to Elista
  • Common Sense in Chess
  • Questions of Modern Chess Theory
  • Secrets of Chess Endgame Strategy
  • Chess Praxis
  • 50 Ways to Win at Chess
  • How to Crush Your Chess Opponents
  • The Art of Attacking Chess
  • Modern Chess Planning
  • The Application of Chess Theory
  • The Greatest Ever Chess Opening Ideas
  • Bobby Fischer Rediscovered

21st November 2008, 09:44pm
#19
by snits
Phoenix United States
Member Since: Jun 2008
Member Points: 329
ErrantDeeds wrote:

My 60 Memorable Games by Fisher. 'Course, I'll have to start using descriptive notation, but I'm sure it will be worth it.


Batsford has just come out with a new edition that is algebraic. In every other respect it is the same as the original edition.

 

http://www.newinchess.com/My_60_Memorable_Games-p-1729.html

22nd November 2008, 03:51am
#20
by ErrantDeeds
Wiltshire England
Member Since: Oct 2008
Member Points: 452

Ah ha! Batsford 2008 edition, gotcha...

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