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Hamamatsu is the largest city in the Shizuoka prefecture of Japan. Check out the Hamamatsu links at the bottom of this page for more info

Joe


Latest Updates and Additions
11/02/2006 Updates the home page.
5/16 Added a link to the ChessWorld online tournament that I'm currently playing in.
4/25/05: Added games to the "Chess Games Versus Friends"; added game to "Recent Games" in library
12/02: Minor updates to the site
10/10: Created "Chess Games Versus Friends" section; added link to Jon K's Online Chess site
10/09: October FIDE Ratings
8/13: Created "Recent Games" section in Personal Games Library; added more games
7/11: Added the "Yahoo! Game to PGN Converter" link
3/28/04: Fixed the link to Bobby Fischer's Home Page
11/28: Played GM Alterman in a 50/10 simul game; added it my Personal Games Library!
11/16: Played against another GRANDMASTER (GM); added to my Personal Games Library!
10/05: Played my first ever game against a REAL-LIFE GRANDMASTER; added it to my Personal Games Library!
9/03: Added more games to the Personal Games Library
8/18: Added Personal Games Library (and fixed the link)
7/04: Added Bobby Fischer's Homepage link
7/01: Updated my ICC user name (Online Chess section); new Hamamatsu link
5/25: Time Control link, Chess Games section
5/08: Hamamatsu Blitz Chess Tournament section
4/26: Memorable Game #01
4/20: Computer analysis for games three and four of Joe vs. Phil
4/15: Openings and Endgame, Chess Clubs in Japan, and Chess News sections; Chess glossary
4/14: Joe vs. Phil: Games three and four
4/13: STADZ Hamamatsu Chess Club link
4/07: Created Online Chess Sites section
4/06: Hamamatsu links
4/04: Created Latest Updates section
4/03: FIDE Top 100 link
4/01/03: Increased font sizes


hamamatsujoe@yahoo.com
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HAMAMATSU CHESS NEWS
Sunday night is Chess Night at Stadz! new

RECENT CHESS NEWS
Kasparov assaulted!
Photos of the assault
Kasparov retires!


CHESS QUOTES
"Nowadays, when you're not a Grandmaster at (age) 14, you can forget about it." - Viswanathan Anand
"The winner of the game is the player who makes the next-to-last mistake" - Tartakover
"One move -- the best one." - Capablanca, when asked how many moves he saw ahead



Site Index
ONLINE CHESS SITES
PLAY CHESS ONLINE!
Chess.AC: This is now the main chess server I play on. (I log in daily.) My user name is auric. I just recently joined and have not completed any of my games yet, so I still have a provisional ranking of 1500 (what everyone starts at).

Chess World: This is the other chess server I play on. My user name is auric.
As of November 2, 2006, I am rated 2254 on this site.
ChessWorld.net

Yahoo! Chess: I haven't played on this site for quite some time now. This is the only site where I play live (real-time) chess. When I do play Yahoo! chess, I play 7 0 or 10 0 blitz games. My user name is Auric100.

Jon K's Online Chess Site: This is a private chess site that no one appears to be playing on anymore. If we resume playing chess on this server and you're interested in joining, you'll have to request an account from Jon K, a fellow Japan chesser.
For what it's worth, my user name on this site is Joe.

CHESS GAMES VERSUS FRIENDS updated
A collection of games I've played against other chessers in Japan

PERSONAL CHESS GAMES LIBRARY updated
Position after 26...Rf8
Joe vs. Logicolle: Position after 26...Rf8
Some notable games I've played against online opponents, with commentary and some (non-computer) analysis


UNUSUAL OPENINGS I'VE ENCOUNTERED
(Click on the picture to see the game)
Position after 1.d4 a5?! 2.c4 Ra4!? Position after 1.d3 e6 2.Kd2?! d5 3.e3 Nf6 4.f3 c5 5.g4 h6 6.h4 Nc6 7.h5 Bd7 8.c3 d4 9.c4

SITE ARCHIVE
Some photos and games from past Hamamatsu tournaments

OPENINGS AND ENDGAME LINKS
Nalimov Tablebase Server
- Need help with your endgames? Use this site to set up endgame positions and get the mating solutions


ChessOps
- Full alphabetical index of openings, defences, gambits and variations


BLITZ STUFF
What are "Time Controls"?
- An explanation of "blitz", "standard" and "increment" time controls

Blitz Chess "Street Rules"
- Very likely the rules we'll use for the Hamamatsu Blitz Chess Tournaments


CHESS CLUBS IN JAPAN
STADZ Hamamatsu Chess Club
- Click on "News and Events" to access the latest Hamamatsu chess news and tournaments


Chess Japan
- Bulletin board, mainly for the Odawara Chess Club


CHESS NEWS LINKS
Get the latest news in the world of chess
This Week In Chess

Chessbase
- Chess news, programs, and databases


OTHER CHESS LINKS
FIDE Top 100 Chess Players: April 2005 Ratings
- Now that Kasparov is out, who will be the NEW number one?


Bobby Fischer Homepage
- With all of his wild "Jew-rants" and even his DoCoMo keitai e-mail address!


Chess Glossary
"En passant?! Passed pawns?! Outflanking?! What the heck is this chess nut saying...?!"
- Don't understand a lot of the chess termms and chatter you read and hear?


PGN Web Page Viewer
- Create web pages displaying chess games saved in PGN format


Yahoo! Game Format to PGN Converter
- Convert your e-mailed Yahoo! games into PGN format.


HAMAMATSU LINKS
Hamamatsu City website
Previous Hamamatsu City website (no longer updated)
Another Hamamatsu website



Established March 2003

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