Europe is one of the seven continents of Earth which, in this case, is more a cultural and political distinction than a physiographic one, leading to various perspectives about Europe's borders. Physically and geologically, Europe is a subcontinent or large peninsula, forming the westernmost part of Eurasia and west of Asia.

Europe is bounded to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the west by the Atlantic Ocean, to the south by the Mediterranean Sea, and–according to the traditional geographic definition–to the southeast by the waterways adjoining the Mediterranean to and including the Black Sea, and the Caucasus Mountains (in Caucasia). Europe's eastern frontier is vague, but has traditionally been given as the divide of the Ural Mountains and the Caspian Sea to the southeast. The Urals are considered by most to be a geographical and tectonic landmark separating Asia from Europe.

Europe is the world's second-smallest continent in terms of area, covering about 10,390,000 square kilometres (4,010,000 sq mi) or 2.0% of the Earth's surface. The only continent smaller is Australia. In terms of population, it is the third-largest continent (Asia and Africa are larger) with a population of more than 710,000,000, or about 11% of the world's population.

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Chess Samizdat

Article 57. For The Serious Student, by B. Bell
Tue, 07 Mar 2006 14:40:11 -0000
With computer databases and the amount of information available to students these days you would think that people who study chess to improve would be improving in leaps and bounds. Sadly this is not the case, but I hope to provide some information that may help...
Article 56. Chess pedagogical training and further education at the FIDE Trainer Course in Berlin, by IM Jovan Petronic
Fri, 10 Feb 2006 09:27:54 -0000
Offered by Headmaster of the FIDE Trainer Academy - GM Uwe Boensch. From 4 until 10 November 2005, at the international training course, chess pedagogues from various countries got together for the third time to refresh their knowledge and to get new insights in the sport of chess. 13 chess trainers from three continents and ten countries met to listen to lectures and receive practical training on the big historical grounds close to the modern Olympic Stadium of Berlin for six days...
Article 55. Exclusive Interview: Bessel Kok, by Goran Urosevic
Tue, 31 Jan 2006 08:41:07 -0000
In the middle of November, Mr. Bessel Kok and Mr. Ali Nihat Yazici announced their candidacy for the posts of President and Deputy President of FIDE (The World Chess Federation) at the forthcoming elections in Turin in May 2006...
Article 54. Exclusive Interview: GM Peter Svidler, by Goran Urosevic
Tue, 31 Jan 2006 08:40:36 -0000
Q: Greetings Mr.Svidler. Year 2005 was very successful for you. You have tied 2nd place at the World Chess Championship and got the highest rating ever of 2765. Can you tell us something about your preparations?
Article 53. 4th open (rapid) Kavala (Greece) 10-11.9.2005, by IM Jovan Petronic
Thu, 05 Jan 2006 05:01:38 -0000
On September 10-11, 2005, the traditional 4th open rapid (20'+10") tournament "Kavala 2005" was held in Kavala, Greece. The winner, Ilias Kazantzidis, scored a 100% result...
Article 52. Chess Rules You Can Bend, by B. Bell
Wed, 04 Jan 2006 16:11:24 -0000
I will use the Caro-Kann as my example because it is my response to e4. I was going over a game I had just played when a friend of mine (Nick, rating about 2300) came by and started reviewing my game...

Board Games with Scott

BGWS 051 - Agricola
scott@scottnicholson.com (Scott Nicholson) Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:40:33 -0000
Agricola is a strategy game where players are farmers attempting to raise animals, crops, and keep their families fed. (29:59) Agricola is a new strategy game where players get to play farmers! It also has captured the interest of many modern boardgamers, quickly shooting up to the top of the rankings in BoardGameGeek. In [...]
BGWS 050 - Prophecy
scott@scottnicholson.com (Scott Nicholson) Sat, 09 Aug 2008 00:56:15 -0000
Prophecy is a fantasy adventure boardgame where players build up mighty heroes to gain control of artifacts (30:20) Prophecy, designed by Through the Ages designer Vladimír Chvátil, was originally put out by Czech Board Games, and has since been published by Z-Man games and Altar games. It is a fantasy board game in the ilk [...]
BGWS 049 - Metropolys (with a touch of Caylus)
scott@scottnicholson.com (Scott Nicholson) Mon, 16 Jun 2008 21:40:37 -0000
Metropolys is a light strategy game where players bid for control of city districts to achieve hidden objectives. (20:32) Metropolys is a game by Ystari Games, published in the U.S. by Rio Grande Games. It is a light strategy game where players bid for control of regions. In this episode of Board Games with Scott, [...]

Board Game News

Scrabble Me
Randy Mon, 17 Mar 2008 19:45:36 -0000
The latest edition of Scrabble, the classic family word game gets an innovative new twist: instead of all players sharing one board, each player gets their own board. In Scrabble Me, players build words simultaneously on their individual boards, and after each round, players have the option to choose a replacement letter from the bag or [...]
National SCRABBLE Association Endorses SCRABBLE Cubes
Randy Tue, 02 Oct 2007 15:46:17 -0000
In an announcement that spells F-U-N for SCRABBLE fans, WorldWinner has signed an agreement with the National SCRABBLE Association (NSA) to jointly promote the online game SCRABBLE Cubes to tens of thousands of SCRABBLE fans on the NSA Web site, as well as online and offline events. WorldWinner is the leading provider of online game [...]
Own a Piece of Paradise with Monopoly Tropical Tycoon
Randy Sun, 02 Sep 2007 17:43:41 -0000
Paradise is in the tropics, and here’s your chance to make a fortune with this prime time real estate in the latest DVD game from Hasbro, Monopoly Tropical Tycoon.

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