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What's New / Updates

Major Updates Made to "The Campbell Report" Website

6 August 2007
Posted Report of the USCF Correspondence Chess Committee by Bob Rizzo to "On the Square"
31 May 2007
Posted Reflection time and the length of tournaments by Wim van Vugt to "On the Square"
14 November 2006
Posted The Campbell Report for November-December 2006 to "The Campbell Report" Columns
10 October 2006
Posted The Campbell Report for September-October 2006 to "The Campbell Report" Columns
4 September 2006
Posted The Campbell Report for July-August 2006 to "The Campbell Report" Columns
1 September 2006
Posted Captain Vladimir Sournin: A Russian Chess Player's Exploits in America by Olimpiu G. Urcan to "On the Square"
16 August 2006
Posted The USCF CC Workshop - Wednesday August 9, 2006 by J. Franklin Campbell to "On the Square"
29 July 2006
Posted The Campbell Report for May-June 2006 to "The Campbell Report" Columns
18 July 2006
Reorganized Chess Links page with a new section Player Sites.
15 June 2006
Posted The Postal Lion: Jackson Showalter and Correspondence Chess by Neil Brennen to "On the Square"
8 May 2006
Posted The Campbell Report for March-April 2006 to "The Campbell Report" Columns
15 March 2006
Posted The Caged Bird: The Story of T. A. Thompson by Neil Brennen to "On the Square"
14 March 2006
Made a major update to the ICCF Server Tutorial -- Added two pages Looking up player information and For the TD (instructions for the TD on how to modify tournament information and enter game results). Also updated the Personal settings & Email Notifications page (explaining how to selectively disable email notifications to yourself of your move and/or your opponent's move).
6 March 2006
Posted The Campbell Report for January-February 2006 to "The Campbell Report" Columns
14 February 2006
Posted Half a Bitch is Better Than None, a review of Chess Bitch: Women in the Ultimate Intellectual Sport by Jennifer Shahade to "On the Square"
Reviewed by Neil Brennen
26 January 2006
All news items from 2005 have been removed from the main index page and placed on the index2005 page.
5 January 2006
Posted The Campbell Report for November-December 2005 to "The Campbell Report" Columns
18 November 2005
Posted The path to self-damnation: the dangers of self-publishing, a review by Olimpiu G. Urcan to "On the Square"
15 November 2005
Posted Wanted: Opponents by Neil Brennen to "On the Square"
10 November 2005
Posted The Reverend Charles Edward Ranken and Mid-Victorian Correspondence Chess by John S. Hilbert to "On the Square"
7 November 2005
Posted "The Queen of Chess": The Correspondence Chess of Ellen Gilbert by Neil Brennen to "On the Square"
6 November 2005
Posted Interview of IM Michael Millstone (USA), ICCF FD & DE Coordinator by J. Franklin Campbell to Interviews section.
31 October 2005
The index page hit count reached 202,000.
28 October 2005
Posted The Campbell Report for September-October 2005 to "The Campbell Report" Columns
16 October 2005
The index page hit count reached 201,000.
30 September 2005
The index page hit count reached 200,000.
2 September 2005
Posted The Campbell Report for July-August 2005 to "The Campbell Report" Columns
31 August 2005
The index page hit count reached 198,000.
14 August 2005
The index page hit count reached 197,000.
10 August 2005
The hit count reached 1,000 on the ICCF Tutorial index page.
28 July 2005
The index page hit count reached 196,000.
12 July 2005
The index page hit count reached 195,000.
30 June 2005
Posted The Campbell Report for May-June 2005 to "The Campbell Report" Columns
28 June 2005
Added ICCF Server Tutorial
26 June 2005
The index page hit count reached 194,000.
20 June 2005
Posted "Adams can beat Hydra", an interview of GM Arno Nickel by ChessFriend.Com to the Interviews section.
11 June 2005
The index page hit count reached 193,000.
5 June 2005
Posted The ideal time allotment by Wim van Vugt to "On the Square"
31 May 2005
Posted Computers in the World of Correspondence Chess by J. Franklin Campbell to "On the Square"
30 May 2005
Added ChessChick Archive
26 May 2005
The index page hit count reached 192,000.
10 May 2005
The index page hit count reached 191,000.
9 May 2005
Posted The Process of Creation: Correspondence Play and the Growth of Chess in Texas a Century Ago by Neil Brennen to "On the Square"
4 May 2005
Posted "Game Over: Kasparov and the Machine", a film by TH!NKFilm LLC (a review by Robert Rizzo) to "On the Square"
30 April 2005
Posted The Campbell Report for March-April 2005 to "The Campbell Report" Columns
23 April 2005
The index page hit count reached 190,000.
1 April 2005
Posted Confidential Email from The Historian by Neil Brennen to "On the Square"
22 March 2005
The index page hit count reached 188,000.
8 March 2005
The index page hit count reached 187,000.
1 March 2005
Posted The Campbell Report for January-February 2005 to "The Campbell Report" Columns
28 February 2005
Posted Sculpting in Snow by Neil Brennen to "On the Square"
23 February 2005
The index page hit count reached 186,000.
10 February 2005
Posted ICCF Statutes as approved by the ICCF Congress in 2004, Mumbai, India to "On the Square"
9 February 2005
The index page hit count reached 185,000.
26 January 2005
Posted Proposal for ICCF Press Officer Job Description and Web Site Design by J. Franklin Campbell to "On the Square"
24 January 2005
The index page hit count reached 184,000.
19 January 2005
Posted Interview with Alan Borwell by Per Sderberg to the Interviews section.
3 January 2005
Posted The Campbell Report for November-December 2004 to "The Campbell Report" Columns
26 December 2004
New section set up for Interviews. Four interviews moved from "On the Square" articles to the new page.
26 December 2004
The index page hit count reached 182,000.
20 December 2004
Posted Chess Reconstruction: Jacob Elson in Memphis by Neil Brennen to "On the Square"
23 November 2004
The index page hit count reached 180,000.
11 November 2004
Moved content from the main index page to an archive of 2004 material
1 November 2004
Posted The Campbell Report for September-October 2004 to "The Campbell Report" Columns
23 October 2004
The index page hit count reached 178,000.
29 September 2004
Removed Palamede logo and note that this site is part of the Palamede family.
Updated menu on main page to remove non-working Palamede links and update those with new links.
24 September 2004
Posted The Saddle of Correspondence Chess - An episode from Old Singapore 1900-1902 by Olimpiu G. Urcan to "On the Square"
5 September 2004
The index page hit count reached 175,000 today.
3 September 2004
Posted The Campbell Report for May-June 2004 and The Campbell Report for July-August 2004 to "The Campbell Report" Columns
11 August 2004
Today the Chess Journalists of America (CJA) announced three prize winners for this web site in their annual chess journalism awards program for June 2003-June 2004. The Campbell Report received Best Correspondence Web Site, The Champion of the North: James Jellett's Adventures in American Chess by Neil Brennen won Best Historical Article, and Review of "First Anglo-Pacific Invitational Chess Championship" by ICCM Erik Osbun by Volker Jeschonnek won Best Web-Based Review (Equal 1st with Survivor: 64 Squares by NM Dan Heisman).
2 August 2004
Posted The Whitaker Trap by Neil Brennen to "On the Square"
21 July 2004
Posted How much difference does it make? by Wim van Vugt to "On the Square"
17 June 2004
Posted Chess, Poker, Duplicate Bridge and Backgammon by Dave Taylor to "On the Square"
22 May 2004
The index page hit count reached 170,000 today.
8 May 2004
Posted Tournament Directing in ICCF A Proposal by J. Franklin Campbell to "On the Square"
6 May 2004
Posted The Campbell Report for March-April 2004 to "The Campbell Report" Columns
22 April 2004
Posted The Champion of the North: James Jellett's Adventures in American Chess by Neil Brennen to "On the Square"
14 March 2004
The index page hit count reached 166,000 today.
5 March 2004
Posted The Campbell Report for January-February 2004 to "The Campbell Report" Columns
4 March 2004
Became a "Friend of TCCMB", posted logo in home page masthead.
13 February 2004
The index page hit count reached 164,000 today.
28 January 2004
The index page hit count reached 163,000 today.
27 January 2004
Posted Live Presentation of Correspondence Chess Games by J. Franklin Campbell to "On the Square"
14 January 2004
The index page hit count reached 162,000 today.
6 January 2004
Posted The Campbell Report for November-December 2003 to "The Campbell Report" Columns
14 December 2003
The index page hit count reached 160,000 today.
29 November 2003
Posted The Rules Define the Ethics by J. Franklin Campbell to "On the Square"
29 November 2003
The index page hit count reached 159,000 today.
14 November 2003
Posted A Chess Bits Interview with Franklin Campbell by Steve Ryan to "On the Square"
13 November 2003
The index page hit count reached 158,000 today.
29 October 2003
Posted The Campbell Report for September-October 2003 to "The Campbell Report" Columns
29 October 2003
The index page hit count reached 157,000 today.
19 October 2003
Posted Review of "First Anglo-Pacific Invitational Chess Championship" by ICCM Erik Osbun by Volker Jeschonnek to "On the Square"
26 September 2003
The index page hit count reached 155,000 today.
18 September 2003
Posted Hermann Helms and Correspondence Chess Coverage in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle by John Hilbert to "On the Square"
3 September 2003
Posted The Campbell Report for July-August 2003 to "The Campbell Report" Columns
Posted book review: First Anglo-Pacific Invitational Chess Championship Mini-review
27 August 2003
Posted Freedom, inequality or brotherhood? by Wim van Vugt to "On the Square"
1 August 2003
Posted Leonard "Corky" Schakel vs. Kristo Miettinen - Danish Gambit Accepted by Leonard Schakel to "On the Square"
16 July 2003
Posted A Tribute to Ken Whyld : Three New Lasker Games by Neil Brennen to "On the Square"
15 July 2003
Posted Preserving the Heritage of Correspondence Chess by J. Franklin Campbell to "On the Square"
4 July 2003
Posted The Campbell Report for May-June 2003
25 June 2003
The index page hit count reached 150,000 today.
14 June 2003
Posted A selection of rejection letters from The Campbell Report by Neil Brennen to "On the Square"
6 June 2003
Divided the "Sites of Note" page into two parts: Sites of Note lists recent selections, Sites of Note (Archive of older selections) contains older selections.
6 June 2003
Posted My Correspondence Chess Experience by Chris Kantack to "On the Square"
22 May 2003
The index page hit count reached 148,000 today.
7 May 2003
The index page hit count reached 147,000 today.
6 May 2003
Posted a review of the new chess magazine Squares: The Chess World's Picture Magazine titled Much Ado About Nothing... by Neil Brennen to "On the Square"
5 May 2003
Posted Leaving postal chess behind for every gain there is a loss by J. Franklin Campbell to "On the Square"
30 April 2003
Posted The Campbell Report for March-April 2003
17 April 2003
Re-organized APCT columns and Hard Chess columns into their own folders and made necessary changes to various links.
15 April 2003
Moved 2002 announcements off index page onto a new 2002 Archive page.
13 April 2003
Added announcement to index page header:
"Celebrating 5 years of service to the on-line cc community (14 April 1998 - 14 April 2003)."
25 March 2003
Added a Site Map. Updated Personal and Resume pages.
18 March 2003
The index page hit count reached 144,000 today.
10 March 2003
Posted Interview of GM Ian Brooks (ENG) by J. Franklin Campbell to "On the Square"
6 March 2003
Posted The Campbell Report for January-February 2003
27 February 2003
Posted article Interview of Reimund Lutzenberger (GER) by J. Franklin Campbell to "On the Square"
22 February 2003
Posted article The Light Within; Or, Let Us Now Praise A Good Man by Neil Brennen to "On the Square"
19 February 2003
Posted information about the Alex Dunne Fund on the index page
7 February 2003
Posted article Overcoming Sins of the Past by Tom Halfpap to "On the Square"
5 February 2003
Posted humor article Drug Testing in Correspondence Chess by Investigative Reporter "N" to "On the Square"
27 January 2003
Posted article Howard Staunton and Chess by "Electric Telegraph" by John S. Hilbert to "On the Square"
14 January 2003
Posted updated article USCF Resumes Service to Prison Inmates by J. Franklin Campbell to "On the Square"
4 January 2003
Posted The Campbell Report for November-December 2002
23 December 2002
Added USCF Abandons Prison Inmates by J. Franklin Campbell to "On the Square"
4 November 2002
Posted The Campbell Report for September-October 2002
26 October 2002
Added An Open Letter to the Correspondence Chess Players of the World by Steve Ryan to "On the Square"
10 September 2002
Posted review STICKY CHESS - A NEW VELCRO-BASED CHESS SET
7 September 2002
Posted The Campbell Report for July-August 2002
6 July 2002
Added Why I Dislike ICCF's Current 60/10 E-mail Time Rules by "The Modern Correspondence Chess Player" to "On the Square"
5 July 2002
Posted The Campbell Report for May-June 2002
5 June 2002
The index page hit count reached 125,000 today.
26 May 2002
Added crosstables for 1st E-mail USCCC Final
and NAPZ E-mail Master Class section 01
16 May 2002
Posted The Campbell Report for March-April 2002
8 May 2002
The index page hit count reached 123,000 today.
10 April 2002
Added Player Interview to the Steve Ryan vs. IM Eugen Demian Fischer Random Match.
31 March 2002
The index page hit count reached 120,000 today.
Posted The Campbell Report for Nov-Dec 2001 and The Campbell Report for Jan-Feb 2002
9 March 2002
The index page hit count reached 118,000 today.
8 December 2001
The index page hit count reached 111,000 today; I added Christmas decorations to index page.
26 November 2001
The index page hit count sailed past 110,000 today.
24 November 2001
Added The Campbell Report for September-October 2001
2 November 2001
Added Playing by the Rules a commentary by Russell G. Black
20 September 2001
The index page hit count reached 105,000 today.
15 September 2001
Added The Campbell Report for July-August 2001
8 September 2001
The index page hit count reached 104,000 today.
31 August 2001
Added coverage of the Steve Ryan vs. Dave Taylor odds match: Steve Ryan vs. Dave Taylor.
13 August 2001
Added a new feature listing interesting web sites: "Sites of Note". The first entry is for Alex Yermolinsky's webpage.
12 August 2001
Posted my six reports on last year's ICCF Congress 2000 in Daytona Beach under the News & Reviews menu
Pre-Congress Report #1, #2, Regular Congress Report #1, #2, #3, #4
15 July 2001
The index page hit count reached 100,000 today.
15 July 2001
Added Numeric or alphanumeric - The final verdict by Wim van Vugt
13 July 2001
Added The Campbell Report for May-June 2001
17 June 2001
Added Fruit of the Poisonous Tree, A Short Story by Timothy Blevins
15 May 2001
Added The Campbell Report for March-April 2001
13 May 2001
Added archive to the USCCC Finals (1-12). USCCC Archive.
12 May 2001
Posted new page with photos of my birthday party. Birthday 2001 pictures.
28 April 2001
The index page hit count reached 94,000 today.
14 April 2001
Posted new version of index page with JavaScript menu at the top instead of links listed along the side (for navagation).
7 April 2001
Posted new page devoted to the TCCMB Team vs. Dave Taylor match.
3 April 2001
Changed index page design to replace "King" symbols with pictures of Isle of Lewis chess piece and myself.
22 March 2001
Placed announcement on index page of the ICCF Jubilee celebration and special free tournaments.
13 February 2001
Added The Campbell Report for September-October 2000, The Campbell Report for November-December 2000, The Campbell Report for January-February 2001
8 February 2001
Removed APCT Book catalog ad from index page. APCT has discontinued this service.
4 February 2001
Updated Chess Links page. Added Cartoon of the Week page
28 January 2001
Added Cartoon of the Week to index page.
30 December 2000
Added 1st Email USCCC information and crosstables.
25 October 2000
Added PONZIANI POWER by David Taylor, a book review by Senior Master Steve Ham to "On the Square".
23 October 2000
Added A Correspondence Chess Historian Meets the Computer Age by John S. Hilbert to "On the Square".
22 October 2000
Added ICCF Congress 2000 Photo Album
17 October 2000
Added a link on the index page to the Palamede Group
13 September 2000
Added The Campbell Report for July-August 2000
12 July 2000
Added The Campbell Report for May-June 2000
12 June 2000
Added 15th USCCC Prelims crosstables
3 June 2000
Added ChessChick On-line Interview by J. Franklin Campbell to "On the Square".
20 May 2000
Added THE GORING GAMBIT--A RETURN TO THE ROMANTIC by Gary Good to "On the Square".
19 May 2000
The main Campbell Report hit counter passed 50,000.
2 May 2000
Added March-April 2000 "The Campbell Report" APCT print column to archive.
30 April 2000
Updated the Chess Links (clinks.htm) page. Modified the HTML code to make it comply to HTML standards. Also, removed the "live" US13F games of Mark Morss and posted his final Hard Chesscolumn.
16 April 2000
Added Palview java replay for the Morss and Mousessian games: Mark Morss Games and John Mousessian Games
15 April 2000
Added new link in chess links to "live" games of Tonny Christiansen of Denmark (2400). ICCF World Championship XXIV Semi-Finals 4 or his home page at Tonny Christiansen Home Page
9 April 2000
Added Mark Morss' 15th column to Hard Chess, "The Queen's Gambit Point Machine"
16 March 2000
Added "A Tribute to our Two American Deans of Chess: Walter G. Muir & George Koltanowski" by Gary Good to "On the Square".
10 March 2000
Added January-February 2000 "The Campbell Report" APCT print column to archive.
8 March 2000
Reached 40,000 hits.
28 February 2000
Added Mark Morss' 14th column to Hard Chess, "Rubinstein Four Knights Reversed; Schliemann Considerations"
30 January 2000
Added Mark Morss' 13th column to Hard Chess, "My Advice Criticized; The Dark Side of the Noteboom"
25 January 2000
Added Arne Henriksen Memorial - Diary of John Mousessian.
8 January 2000
Added November-December 1999 "The Campbell Report" APCT print column to archive.
29 December 1999
Added Mark Morss' 12th column to Hard Chess, "Some Advice to Correspondence Players; Noteboom Variation"
25 December 1999
Due to change to IP and handling by provider, many pages have been unavailable or outdated. All counters reset to zero by provider. All APCT and CJA pages/graphics unloaded and some critical The Campbell Report pages/graphics uploaded to insure up-to-date coverage of "live" events. Posted informational notice about this on index page.
24 December 1999
Reached 33,000 hits (estimate).
14 December 1999
Reached 32,000 hits.
5 December 1999
Reached 31,000 hits.
5 December 1999
Added "Mordecai Morgan: Mystery Man Of Correspondence Chess" by John S. Hilbert to "On the Square".
4 December 1999
Added "New Chess Film 'In the Open' Captures Essence of Amateur Chess" by Eric C. Johnson to "On the Square".
30 November 1999
The Computer Challenge begins, with coverage here of Steve Ham's two games vs Nimzo 7.32.
30 November 1999
Added Mark Morss' eleventh column to Hard Chess, "Dear Santa; A Fancy Gambit Against the Slav"
27 November 1999
Reached 30,000 hits.
27 November 1999
Added "The Seventh Rank" by Harold L. Bearce to "On the Square".
15 November 1999
Reached 29,000 hits.
14 November 1999
Added CC.COM Advertisement graphic to the top of index page.
8 November 1999
Added September-October 1999 "The Campbell Report" APCT print column to archive.
7 November 1999
Added "A Modest Proposal" by Joseph Bacon to "On the Square".
5 November 1999
Reached 28,000 hits.
4 November 1999
Added coverage of USCF Absolute game John Mousessian vs. Mark Morss.
26 October 1999
Added Steve Ham vs. Computer match pages.
25 October 1999
Added Joe Bacon's 13th USCCC Final Diary.
24 October 1999
Added "Fifty Years of Correspondence Chess" by Hardon H. McFarland to "On the Square".
24 October 1999
Reached 27,000 hits.
18 October 1999
Added Mark Morss' tenth column to Hard Chess, "In My Laboratory; More about the Two Knights Modern"
11 October 1999
Reached 26,000 hits.
9 October 1999
Added "Chess by Email -- Personal Impressions from the Semifinal of the XXIII. World-Championship in Correspondence Chess" by Christian Sender to "On the Square".
3 October 1999
Launched the new web site American Postal Chess Tournaments (APCT) at CC.COM.
2 October 1999
Placed the "Friend of ICCF" logo on the index page.
28 September 1999
Reached 25,000 hits.
23 September 1999
Added Mark Morss' nineth column to Hard Chess, "Lost Variations."
14 September 1999
Moved two sections of the NAPZ Master Class (M-59 and M-65) from the unfinished to the finished page.
14 September 1999
Reached 24,000 hits.
11 September 1999
Added the Mark Morss 13th USCCC (Final) Diary.
11 September 1999
Redesigned index page with new format for the site menu and moved some old news from the index page to the news.htm page.
11 September 1999
Added July-August 1999 "The Campbell Report" APCT print column to archive.
9 September 1999
Posted the 1998-1999 CJA chess journalism awards.
8 September 1999
Added a new page with crosstable for the 13th USCCC Final round.
30 August 1999
Reached 23,000 hits.
29 August 1999
Added Mark Morss' eighth column to Hard Chess, "The Max Lange Once More; the Staunton Gambit."
13 August 1999
Reached 22,000 hits.
28 July 1999
Added "Now, the Postcard" by John P. McCumiskey to "On the Square". Added "You know you've had too much of the correspondence chess 90's when ..." humor article.
27 July 1999
Reached 21,000 hits.
25 July 1999
Added Mark Morss' seventh column to Hard Chess, "Computerized Analysis; Rubinstein's Defense to the Max Lange."
11 July 1999
Reached 20,000 hits.
5 July 1999
Updated the 14th USCCC Diary with my win over Lewis.
3 July 1999
Added "Emil Kemeny and the Value of Correspondence Chess: An Historical Perspective" by John S. Hilbert to "On the Square".
1 July 1999
Added May-June 1999 "The Campbell Report" APCT print column to archive.
27 June 1999
Added the Club Mate chess database site to the chess links.
23 June 1999
Reached 19,000 hits.
20 June 1999
Added Mark Morss' sixth column to Hard Chess, "Classical Defense to the Spanish - Part 2" with counters.
15 June 1999
The Campbell Report listed as number 5 on the Top Ten Chess Sites list in a member poll by the IECG Newsletter.
7 June 1999
Reached 18,000 hits.
23 May 1999
Added "Opening Angst or a Patzer’s Paranoia? " by Robert Rizzo to "On the Square".
20 May 1999
Reached 17,000 hits.
16 May 1999
Added Mark Morss' fifth column to Hard Chess, "Classical Defense to the Spanish - Part 1."
11 May 1999
Added "The Lure of Correspondence Chess" by John P. McCumiskey to "On the Square".
3 May 1999
Reached 16,000 hits.
2 May 1999
Added "To Checkmate the Kaiser: American Correspondence Chess at the Conclusion of the Great War" by John S. Hilbert to "On the Square".
30 Apr 1999
Added March-April 1999 "The Campbell Report" APCT print column to archive.
18 Apr 1999
Added Mark Morss' fourth column to Hard Chess. Added announcement about John Knudsen's Java player coverage of his Exclam! Open tournament games.
15 Apr 1999
Reached 15,000 hits.
12 Apr 1999
Added crosstable for ICCF Master Class tournament M-70 to the NAPZ unfinished tournaments page.
11 Apr 1999
Added two new entries to the clinks chess links page for cc games being displayed "live" on the Internet.
4 Apr 1999
Added a section to the clinks chess links page for cc games being displayed "live" on the Internet.
3 Apr 1999
Edited the index page and shifted some news items from index page to the "News & Commentary" page. Also created a "News & Commentary (1998)" page and moved all 1998 material to it.
27 Mar 1999
Reached 14,000 hits.
14 Mar 1999
Added Mark Morss' third column to Hard Chess.
11 Mar 1999
Reached 13,000 hits.
8 Mar 1999
Added Jan-Feb 1999 "The Campbell Report" APCT print column to archive.
1 Mar 1999
Added news about USA invitations to the 1st Email World Championship (ICCF). Also, shifted some news to the News & Commentary page and slightly re-organized the index page.
28 Feb 1999
Added news about the publishing of two new cc books by Hans Berliner and Gregory Sanekoew to index page, added Sanekoew - Oim game to index page. Added link to Chess Archaeology along with a note on the index page.
24 Feb 1999
Added news of Tonu Oim winning the XIV World Championship to index page.
20 Feb 1999
Added link to napzlink page for Marconi's new NAPZ Class 3 crosstables.
18 Feb 1999
Added a couple links, with mention on the index page: Club Kasparov and the CAPA web site.
17 Feb 1999
Reached 12,000 hits.
15 Feb 1999
Added Mark Morss' second column to Hard Chess, deleted the boxed announcement of Ken Smith's death, moved checkered menu to top of index page.
6 Feb 1999
Added news item about the death of Ken Smith, added ad for John Knudsen's chess store to index page.
4 Feb 1999
Reformatted this page.
30 Jan 1999
Removed old announcements from index page, updated Personal page with new job information (and a little reformatting).
25 Jan 1999
Reached 11,000 hits.
17 Jan 1999
Added "Why CC Must Operate On The Honour System" by Steve Ryan to "On the Square" and updated the Chess Links page.
12 Jan 1999
Added NAPZ Master crosstables to site, combined three Chess Glossary pages into one.
8 Jan 1999
Revised and expanded the "Chess Links" page.
7 Jan 1999
Added Nov/Dec 1998 "The Campbell Report" to the archive.
3 Jan 1999
Reached 10,000 hits.
28 Dec 1998
Added Tournament Director Allen Wright's comments to 13th USCCC page. Added announcement to index page for the Steve Ham Interactive Game #2 at Ralph Marconi's site.
26 Dec 1998
Added APCT - ASPCC match results to "News & Commentary" section on index page.
25 Dec 1998
Christmas Greeting added to index page.
22 Dec 1998
Added CD-ROM Review page with reviews of the two John Knudsen databases Bestbase and Big CC Disk. Replaced "Readers' Comments" in checkered menu with CD-ROM Review ("Readers' Comments" now not linked in)
15 Dec 1998
Added report of Penquite win over Edwards to the "News & Commentary" section.
13 Dec 1998
Added two columns to APCT Column archive: Jan/Feb 94 and Mar/Apr 94, changed the name of this page to "What's New / Updates."
8 Dec 1998
Added commentary to News & Commentary about Dunne's column being cut to one page, moved the rest of the N&C from the index page to the N&C page.
7 Dec 1998
Added review of Chess Pride magazine to the Chess Reviews page.
30 Nov 1998
Added "Oh, Brother: The Duffer's Guide to Handicapping Correspondence Chess Siblings" by John S. Hilbert to "On the Square".
19 Nov 1998
Added announcement to index page of the new URL for "Ralph Marconi's Chess Page" and updated chess links page.
15 Nov 1998
Added Sept/Oct 1998 "The Campbell Report" to the archive, added Roy DeVault's review of the Chess Mail CD-ROM to the Chess Reviews page.
13 Nov 1998
Added "Campbell - Rodriguez, 14th USCCC (Dual Annotations)" to "On the Square".
1 Nov 1998
Added "La Mecca - Encyclopedia of Chess" to Chess Links page, updated "The Campbell Diary - 14th USCCC" with my win over Rodriguez.
21 Oct 1998
Added "The Campbell Diary - 14th USCCC" page and combined "Postal Chess ...
Something Special" and "Chess 'Etiquette'" pages.
11 Oct 1998
Added "News&Commentary" feature to index page.
10 Oct 1998
Added "Mistakes in Elista, 1998" by J. Franklin Campbell to "On the Square".
8 Oct 1998
Added "I'm Not Prejudiced, Really... (Some of My Best Friends are Correspondence Players)" by National Master Randy Bauer to "On the Square".
7 Oct 1998
Modified chess links page, changed Harris links to new name/URL, deleted Stuart the Maniac, added Chess links from Nørresundby Chess Club.
5 Oct 1998
Added material to "News & Commentary" from Zavanelli's letter concerning the ICCF Congress.
3 Oct 1998
Added Ralph Marconi's info on FIDE, comments on FIDE Chess Olympiad after round 5 to "News & Commentary."
30 Sept 1998
Added CC-GM Busemann's remarks to "Readers' Comments."
29 Sept 1998
Added comments about Year 2000 ICCF Congress and corrected false story about Zavanelli "retiring" to the News page.
28 Sept 1998
Added comments about ICCF Congress to the News page.
27 Sept 1998
Added Pacific Area Team Tournament news from Ralph Marconi.
24 Sept 1998
Added a bunch of non-chess links to the links page plus a new category for "Playing Chess" (ICC) and Russian Super Chess.
17 Sept 1998
Gerzadowicz move to Princeton covered on "News" page.
16 Sept 1998
First updates have been made to the 14th USCCC crosstables and main page. Update dates have been added to all crosstable pages.
13 Sept 1998
Finished the move of "The Campbell Report" to John Knudsen's host correspondencechess.com and announced the new URL to the public.
11 Sept 1998
Added July/Aug 1998 "The Campbell Report" to the archive.
6 Sept 1998
Added "Emanuel Lasker, Vol. I (1889-1907) by Egon Varnusz" by John S. Hilbert to "On the Square".
5 Sept 1998
Added new chess links for "EN PASSANT - Nørresundby Chess Club" and "CHESSOPOLIS!" and announcement about being named "Link of the Month" by the Nørresundby Chess Club (Denmark).
4 Sept 1998
Added first Edwards-Penquite game to "News & Commentary."
2 Sept 1998
Added "'Playing by the Rules' ... Right or Wrong" to "On the Square". Added "Readers' Comments" feature. Added Chess-L archive to Chess Links. Modified front page to describe new "Readers' Comments" feature.
31 Aug 1998
Updated article2.html (Two Faces of cc) to new format and corrected Knudsen's URL.
29 Aug 1998
Updated section US14P12 (14th USCCC) to include two new competitors.
27 Aug 1998
Updated chess links page with APCT member Daniel Callahan. Deleted link to old TCCMB. Updated 13th USCCC crosstables (note: not all updates to 13th and 14th USCCC will be noted here).
21 Aug 1998
Updated chess links page with the new John Knudsen web site. Added commentary on this to the News page. Updated 13th USCCC crosstables.
19 Aug 1998
Updated 13th USCCC crosstables.
12 Aug 1998
Added "What, That's My Rating?!" by John P. McCumiskey to "On the Square". Added "News and Commentary" feature.
11 Aug 1998
Minor changes to link descriptions; added "Stuart the Maniac's Chess Closet" and deleted Edwards.
9 Aug 1998
Added link to Connecticut Chess magazine and enlarged entry for the Scottish CC Association.
5 Aug 1998
Added "Confessions of a Rueful Postal Player" by Robert Rizzo to "On the Square".
29 July 1998
Added "Some Thoughts on Style in Chess" by Rick Melton to "On the Square".
24 July 1998
Added "A Gentle Glossary (Addendum)."
24 July 1998
Added Crosstables for the 13th USCCC preliminary round.
23 July 1998
Added "How My Wife Almost Wrote a Chess Book" by Roy DeVault to "On the Square".
22 July 1998
Modified chess links page, changed NTC-1 download files to three smaller files (index page and NTC-1 main page).
20 July 1998
Added "New Chess Glossary" page with contest winners announcement.
18 July 1998
Added "Confessions of a Lazy CC Competitor" by J. Franklin Campbell to "On the Square".
16 July 1998
Added dummy "New Chess Glossary" page, enlarged menu of features on index page.
12 July 1998
Added link on main 14th USCCC page to Chess Mail's other USCCC crosstables, updated chess links page.
7 July 1998
Linked in 14th USCCC pages for full coverage of prelims.
7 July 1998
Added 872 game NTC-1 database for downloading (zipping PGN format).
2 July 1998
Added "Chess Columns: Now and Then" by John S. Hilbert to "On the Square".
30 June 1998
Added May/June 1998 "The Campbell Report" to archive.
21 June 1998
Added "Technology is Changing the CC World " by Roy DeVault to "On the Square".
20 June 1998
Updated "Personal" page.
17 June 1998
Chess Glossary Contest announcement added to index.html. Chess Glossary Contest page contest.html added.
16 June 1998
Minor edits to NTC-1 Summary page, plus new header added.
15 June 1998
Added ratings to NTC-1 crosstables and added description of ratings to ntc1.html page.
11 June 1998
Added two reviews of L&HC to "Chess Reviews" page.
10 June 1998
Added "Chess Glossary"
9 June 1998
Added "Postal Chess ... Something Special", "Chess 'Etiquette'", "Future of Postal Chess" pages, added Retrograde Analysis site to Links page.
7 June 1998
Added new Chess Reviews page.
4 June 1998
Added "A Century Ago in Correspondence Chess" by John Hilbert to "On the Square", reformatted monthly and philosop pages.
29 May 1998
Added "Two Generations, Generations Ago" by John Hilbert to "On the Square"
21 May 1998
Added Guestbook, added several new links to the chess links page, added "Dual Commentary of Chess Games" article to "On the Square"
18 May 1998
Redesigned chess links page and ntc-1 main page with new look.
14 May 1998
Redesigned main page with new look, added "Obligations of a Team Player" article to "On the Square", added NTC-1 tournament report pages (no games).
6 May 1998
Redesigned main page, philosophy page, APCT menu page.
5 May 1998
Moved "Defensive Resources in Chess" article to "On the Square"
3 May 1998
Added "On Style in Chess Play" by Roy DeVault to "On the Square"
2 May 1998
Revised Links page; Added "Meta Tags" for listings with Search Engines.
28 April 1998
Added "Stalking the Blue-Eyed Chess Score" by John Hilbert to "On the Square".
26 April 1998
Added "Defensive Resources in Chess" article; added diagrams to APCT columns.

The Philosophy and Plans for this site

17 April 1998

My goal in these pages is to provide information on my favorite subject of correspondence chess (cc). The first step of providing a selection of my previously published articles and APCT News Bulletin columns from the last few years is complete. Next I plan to start publishing a regular column, perhaps on a weekly basis, to provide information and opinion concerning topics pertinent to cc. Guest columnists will also appear from time to time. I welcome the involvement of fellow chess enthusiasts. Hopefully, I'll get some interesting feedback and suggestions concerning topics of interest. There will likely be little analysis of chess positions or other such "technical" material. Rather, I'll emphasize the human side of the game and discuss such things as chess ethics, trends, tournament results (when available), reviews and opinions,interesting stories and perhaps a little humor. I will not shy away from controversial subjects or statements of opinion.

When I obtain the use of a scanner I'll put up a selection of my chess cartoons (LunchBag Art) and photos of interest to chess enthsiasts. The emphasis will be on cc, but I won't entirely ignore Over-The-Board (OTB) chess. My intent is to avoid lots of graphics (which slow down page loading) and emphasize the written word. Let me know what you think. As a novice to the web page world I may miss problems that show up on different size monitors (I use a 17 inch) or other web software (I use Netscape 3).Please let me know if you spot any problems or have any suggestions for improvement.

J. Franklin Campbell
Mason, Michigan USA

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