Dan Heisman Learning Center
Contents
Welcome!
News
Dan's Corner
Puzzles of the Month
Easy Links
Want to get in touch with the newsletter crew? Write to them at DHLCNewsletter@gmail.com
WELCOME!
Newsletter July/August edition, volume 28
Welcome to the Dan Heisman Learning Center!
All members of the DHLC share a common interest and we all have the strong desire to improve our chess playing. We are truly a group BY the members FOR the members. No matter if you are a master or completely new to the game, we welcome you. Please do take a look around the forums to see where other members can help you improve or you can help others as well.
We at the DHLC encourage active participation, good sportsmanship and above all, fun in learning this wonderful game. Whether your preference is for live chess, longer correspondence (“online”) games, some vote chess or working your way through the instructional articles written by some of our stronger members, there is something for everyone at DHLC.
What's going on in the new slowchessleague.org website?
SirIvanHoe
We Are Innovating
We are constantly working on making our league and our website useful for players who prefer slow chess time controls. Our latest project is working with player statistics.
This sort of thing will be interesting for players and also may allow us to automate certain functions such as forfeit tracking. Click on the button to see our latest test which displays all of your games played with the result since our website was established. This will work for Members Only and only shows results if you have been paired for games in the Slow Chess League since our new website was begun.
And you can also see a test of a pgn viewer showing all of your Slow Chess League games since the website started. Again, not only is this interesting for a player, but we’ll also soon be able to let you see that for any league player. This will work for Members Only and only shows results if you have played games in the Slow Chess League since our new website was begun.
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What's different about slowchessleague.org?
- Signups via Profiles -- not a link to a link to old fashion signup topics with comments
- See all your games on one My Games panel -- no more sorting through playing sub-groups, forums, and pairing lists
- See any Tournament Status with schedules and finished game scores on one page
- Rules, time conversion links, time till deadline -- all in the Game Topic sidebar, not buried in some forum
- Multiple chess servers, multiple time controls, multiple pairing options -- no 'one size fits all'
- Brand new League Ratings spanning both chess servers coming soon!
- Game Topic status shows when deadlines are met or the game is scheduled
- Player time zone info linked at the top of each Game Topic
- Real league game archives with over 6,000 games from both Chess.com and ICC
- Upcoming Events calendar for planning ahead
- Custom programmed website designed for Slow Chess League play
- Game Finder calendar to find slow chess games without entering another tournament or spamming group notes
The Holly Heisman Memorial Fund
NM Dan Heisman
My first wife, Holly, died of breast cancer in 1994. We have established a fund through the Philadelphia Foundation in her name, the Holly Heisman Memorial Fund (if taking link, look under "H"). The fund was established in 1995 to provide funds for services to benefit women in need, especially battered women, women with breast cancer, or runaway teenagers. Since 1999, it has awarded grants to organizations including: The Child Abuse Prevention Effort, Delaware County Women Against Rape, Living Beyond Breast Cancer, The Domestic Violence Center of Chester County, and the Victim Services Center of Montgomery County.
Please consider donating to this worthy cause! Now on Facebook.
Donate On-line This will take you directly to the site with the Fund code/name already filled in. You just need to fill in your contact information and amount.
If you wish to send a check:
Make checks payable to "The Philadelphia Foundation" with "Holly Heisman Memorial Fund" or "HEIS" in the memo field & mail to:
The Philadelphia Foundation
1234 Market Street, Suite 1800
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Make sure to mention the fund, "Holly Heisman Memorial Fund" - THANKS!!
Each year in August we have a FREE entry, rated fundraising tournament with lots of donated prizes! So far this event has raised over $15,000. Moreover, since 2007 Howard Stern has donated a trip to his show to further raise money for the cause, pushing the endowment for the Fund over $100,000! Now on Facebook.
2008-13 Holly Heisman Memorial Organizer: Dr Ramachandra; 2009-13 TD: Joshua Anderson
Dan's Corner
NM Dan Heisman
Here is my historical game vs (now) GM Andy Soltis. It was the first time Andy had played the "Soltis" variation of the Yugoslav Attack in the Dragon Sicilian in any tournament game! This remains a popular line to this day, and NM Mayer wrote a book about this line:
University of Pennsylvania team chess captain (at the time) Peter Meschter called this "Dan's worst win ever" featuring an ugly premature attack:
Want more tips? Turn to Dan's Tip of the day!
http://www.chess.com/groups/forumview/dans-tip-of-the-day
Puzzles of the Month
Gunners2004
White to play and win
EASY LINKS
NEW! Slow League chess league website
http://slowchessleague.org/
Past newsletters
http://www.chess.com/groups/forumview/dhlc-newsletters
All the DHLC newsletters, linked in one convenient place.
Game Analysis Department
http://www.chess.com/groups/forumview/game-analysis-department3
A forum where any DHLC member can post a game for others to help out with ideas, analysis and advice. It is not meant as a showcase of brilliancies or only winning games. You learn much more from your losses so those are probably the best options for anyone who is serious about improving.
Find a Study Buddy
http://www.chess.com/groups/forumview/find-a-study-buddy
Use this forum to find someone to work with to improve your skills.
I Want to be a Slow Chess Friend
http://www.chess.com/groups/forumview/i-want-to-be-a-slow-chess-friend
Post to get other DHLC members who have a similar interests and a "study buddy".
My Last Lesson With Dan
http://www.chess.com/groups/forumview/my-last-lesson-with-dan
We can all benefit from members' lessons.
The DHLC Store
http://www.cafepress.com/dhlc
Not just a place to get cool DHLC gear, 100% of the profit goes directly to Dan's charity, the Dan Heisman Chess Support Fund. Find out more about it here:https://www.facebook.com/ChessSupportFund
DHLC Suggestion Box
http://www.chess.com/groups/forumview/-suggestion-box
Use this for any suggesitons for improving our DHLC.
Slow Chess League
http://www.chess.com/groups/forumview/slow-chess-league2
The place to meet for the players of the DHLC.
Online Chess League
http://www.chess.com/groups/forumview/online-chess-league
