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Can you find a win out of this? Do you feel something like this sometimes? Editor

Fischer played Table Tennis the way he played Chess: fiercely, ferociously, going for his opponent's jugular. He was a killer, a remorseless, conscienceless, ice-blooded castrator...' wrote Marty 'The Needle' Reisman in his autobiography The Money Player - The Confessions of America's Greatest Table Tennis Champion and Hustler. From kenilworthchessclub.org: Both Chess and Table Tennis are played within the confines of a physical space that you can grasp completely within your field of vision.  There is nothing hidden in either game.  Yet, paradoxically, in order to play both successfully you need to grasp the image of the board or the table in your mind so that you actually have a feel for where the corners are.  In Chess we call this "board vision," and Table Tennis definitely has its "table vision."

I always thought playing with non-standard chess pieces was awkward, although I wouldn't mind doing it on the beach and not in a tournament. What do you feel? What would be your comfort level? Editor

GM Abhijeet Gupta of India India's talented 22 year old Abhijeet Gupta is all set to break into the top 100 club of the world. On the November 2011 list, the 100th ranked player was rated 2651, so if all goes well, Abhijeet should make it. It will help him receive attractive invitations to higher level tournaments. Abhijeet hails from Bhilwara, Rajasthan and is a World Junior Champ (2008). His other notable performances are 1st at Dubai Open Chess 2011, and runner up at the Orissa GM tournament.

Several Grandmasters are expected to participate in the 10th Parsvnath International Chess Tournament 2012 which starts from 14th to 23rd January 2012 Venue: Ludlow Castle Sports Complex, Civil Lines, New Delhi. Total Prize Fund: INR 15,00,000/- First prize: INR 3,00,000/- There are 30 main cash prizes and many other reserved prizes. Accomodation is being provided and the playing conditions are expected to be good. The first round starts on Jan 15 2012.

Nakamura and Kasparov are stopping their work together at Chess. The brief training sessions did not go far and it was always going to be rough with two strong personalities with differing views. Rex Sinquefield was funding the program. What probably sealed the nail on the coffin was when Nakamura reportedly said that Kasparov was mainly strong in opening preparation.