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Sabonis, an MVP and more to Kaunas
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Some are called sporting legends for how they play, others for who they are. In the case of Arvydas Sabonis, the Euroleague regular season MVP, either reason is legitimate, and together they explain why he is adored throughout Lithuania. In a small, basketball-mad country with plenty of fine players, Sabonis is king not only because he can drop a hook shot. Few athletes impact their sport in their countries in as many ways as Sabonis does basketball in Lithuania. Besides rejecting millions to keep a promise to play for and direct his original club, Zalgiris Kaunas,...

A Lithuanian Basketball Star
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The few Americans who have seen Sabonis play in recent years, mostly professional scouts and college coaches, recount feats of agility and marksmanship that sound all but superhuman. Pete Newell, the director of player personnel for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association, and a man widely respected for his acute evaluations of the skills at the center position, is lavish in his praise of Sabonis. "He could conceivably become the greatest player in the game,' Newell says. "At seven-three, he is as naturally gifted as any player I've ever seen, and he conducts himself...

 Sam Toperoff
Chess Champion Faces Off With New Computer
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In 1809 in Vienna, Napoleon played chess at Schönbrunn Castle against the Turk, a turbaned mannequin that was heralded as the world's first chess-playing automaton. Napoleon suspected that a human chess master was hidden inside, and he reportedly tried to interfere with the master's view of the board by wrapping a shawl around the Turk's head and torso. But the blindfolded Turk still moved the chessmen quickly, in a jerky, mechanical fashion. Napoleon lost the game and angrily knocked the pieces to the floor. It took him several months to regain his concentration at the chessboard, and he continued to...

 Paul Hoffman
A Crystal Ball for Your Chess Future
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If someone offered you a crystal ball that could show you your chess future, would you be willing to peer into it? You may not like what you see ... This article is my version of a crystal ball for your chess future. It's a collection of "signs" that tell whether you're destined to become a stronger player. Don't get depressed if you aspire to be a strong player and you don't like what the crystal ball shows you. Your chess fate is in your own hands but you may have to make some changes to achieve your goals. Player:...

 Tom Rowan
Prototype for a Personalized Chess Book
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A large chess library can sometimes be more of a hindrance than a help. With such an embarrassment of riches, you'll probably find yourself hopping from one book to the next without getting full value from any one of them. On the other hand, if you had only one book, gettting full value from it would be easier but you'd miss out on what the other books can offer. What I want is a single chess book that meets nearly all my study needs. It'd be the book I'd pull from my shelf if I had a whole month to...

 Tom Rowan
A Peek Inside Fischer
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If the strongest chess player who ever lived told you how he studied to become a strong player, would you listen? "Of course!" you say. "I'd hang on every word!" Well, I don't believe you. I claim that, if you're like most chess players, you would completely ignore the priceless lesson, preferring instead to argue over the merits of his opinions. Don't believe me? I can prove it. The Winter issue of Chess Life reprinted Bobby Fischer's The Ten Greatest Masters in History, which originally appeared in 1964 when Fischer had just turned 20. Fischer's list: Morphy, Staunton, Steinitz, Tarrasch,...

 Tom Rowan
Hieroglyphics, Fractions, and the Best Move Myth
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We each have a set of chess beliefs that directs how we play and study the game. The right set of beliefs can lead to good results and steady improvement. The wrong set, where we latch on to beliefs and hold them to be true when in fact they aren't, can stagnate our play. Regardless of whether our chess beliefs are right or wrong, I think frequent re-examination of them is healthy, and is good for getting our creative chess juices flowing. Let's do just that, starting with a list of some popular beliefs. Belief #1: Always play the best...

 Tom Rowan
A Guide to Misguided Opening Study
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This is certainly an understandable sentiment. Leave the theory to the chess professionals. It's just not practical for a non-professional to compete in the theory arena, right? I think this comment is misguided for several reasons. Opening theory consists of what strong players have played before, and nobody can absorb much of it. Consider an opponent who knows opening theory better than you do. If he's a strong player his strongest weapon is his overall playing ability, not what he knows about book moves. If he's a weak player, good, all you have to do is out-debate a parrot. Don't...

 Tom Rowan
A History of Judo: From the Meiji to the Present
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The Meiji Period (1868-1912) of Japanese history was an era of immense change. Japan had closed its doors to the West some two centuries earlier under the power of the ruling Shogunate, causing Japan to remain virtually unchanged during this period both politically and industrially. However, after numerous unsuccessful attempts to establish trade with the Japanese throughout the mid-nineteenth century by a number of Western nations, the United States finally managed to establish a foothold at the Dutch-maintained trading post...

History of The Japanese sword
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Archaeological evidence indicates that swords have existed in Japan for its entire historical period. Short straight swords imported from China and Korea are among the earliest weapons found in historical sites around Japan. After 2000 B.C., when these swords first appeared, the Japanese began making their own swords. Around 700 A.D., Japanese swordsmiths forged the first of what are now considered the finest swords ever made. The person considered responsible for vastly improving Japanese sword design and manufacture was a...

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