From: Pieter Stouten EU PNU COM> Date: 27 feb 2001 Subject: MSO Worldwide Update, 26 February 2001 M S O W O R L D W I D E U P D A T E - 26 Feb - www.msoworld.com =================================================================== All the best features in the Mind Sports Zine - Exclusive interview with Othello World Champion Takeshi Murakami - Daily chess news including the latest from Linares - Over 500 of the most interesting games of Go for you to download Welcome back some of your other favourite MSO Worldwide features - Weekly polls probe opinions on the questions of the day - "Link of the Week" scheme highlights top sites around the world - It's easier to get started with our online games than ever before Hi! This is just a quick note to let you know about the exciting things taking place this month at http://www.msoworld.com/, the #1 mind sports site on the Internet. T O P S T O R I E S I N T H E M I N D S P O R T S Z I N E ===================================================================== ] EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH OTHELLO WORLD CHAMPION TAKESHI MURAKAMI Takeshi Murakami is a 36-year old English teacher in Tokyo, Japan. He's also three-time World Othello Champion; his victory in Copenhagen in November made him the oldest player to ever regain the world title. We speak to him about his championship, about the crucial game, about his match against the Logistello computer program which has swept past all obstacles in its path and more. www.msoworld.com/mindzine/news/proprietary/othello/murakami1.html ] DAILY CHESS NEWS INCLUDING THE LATEST FROM LINARES We can't call Garry Kasparov "champion" any more, but there's still convincing evidence to say he's still the best player in the world. After his win against all the top contenders at Wijk aan Zee, he takes on five of the world's most interesting challengers at Linares. We have daily coverage of this and much more in our chess news section, including a brand new daily news bulletin which scours the world to bring you all the most important chess news of the day. It's all at: http://www.msoworld.com/mindzine/news/chess/chess.html ] OVER 500 OF THE MOST INTERESTING GAMES OF GO FOR YOU TO DOWNLOAD We're very proud of our extremely popular news coverage of the ancient Oriental game of Go, which has attracted a number of kind compliments from high sources. Part of the reason why it's so popular is that we like to bring you the games as well as the news and commentary on why the news is so interesting. We now have over five hundred games in .sgf format for you to download! http://www.msoworld.com/mindzine/news/orient/go/sgf/int_sgf.html O T H E R M S O W O R L D W I D E F E A T U R E S R E T U R N ===================================================================== ] WEEKLY POLLS PROBE OPINIONS ON THE QUESTIONS OF THE DAY Our series of weekly polls returns! We've found out your opinions about tournaments, your predictions for the future, your thoughts about prodigies, puzzles and personalities, your thoughts about the MSO site and a great deal more in the past; we have lots of ideas about what to find out in the future. This week we're asking about what you like to play with your family. Cast your vote at: http://www.msoworld.com/polls.html ] "LINK OF THE WEEK" SCHEME HIGHLIGHTS TOP SITES AROUND THE WORLD Another popular feature from the past was our "Link of the Week" scheme. Each week, we award our exclusive Grandmaster Link award to a different carefully selected site, which we think you'll enjoy reading. We've featured sites about a wide variety of different mind sports in the past and have lots of interesting ones to highlight in the future. We return with a review of "The Memory Page". Read it at: http://www.msoworld.com/awards.html ] IT'S EASIER TO GET STARTED WITH OUR ONLINE GAMES THAN EVER BEFORE Most sites only offer you a handful of different games; we offer you over a hundred different variants to enjoy! If you're fed up with not knowing if you're facing human or computer opposition on other sites, why not play on our site? Most of our games don't have dedicated computer players written for them - but don't worry, our versatile Zillions of Games robots are always ready to take you on at the game of your choice whenever you want to play. Easier instructions at: http://www.msoworld.com/playgames.html A L S O N E W O N O U R W E B S I T E =============================================== There's always a lot going on at MSO Worldwide. Make sure to check our "What's New" page to keep track of all the latest additions! We look forward to your visit! Full details: http://www.msoworld.com/updates