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Baby Shoes for Sale. Never Worn.

As the well-known legend goes, Ernest Hemingway once won a bet that he could write a short story which would have just six words. You see this story as the title of this article. It is a perfect story indeed: it has a beginning, a middle and an end! ...Read more »

VIDEO: Greatest Chess Minds: Paul Keres

by GM Roman Dzindzichashvili

What did it take for a young Dzindzi to earn the autograph of his favorite player, Paul Keres? A simple promise... Watch this incredibly revealing and highly entertaining video lecture, and find a new Watch Video »

Cheparinov Wins 2012 Bulgarian Open

Top seed Ivan Cheparinov (pictured) won the 34th Bulgarian Open Championships on superior tie-breaks after finishing level with three others on a score of 7½/9 points. While many of his closest rivals took quick draws in the final round Cheparinov fought...Read more »

Xtreme Chess... Part 2

As many of you may have seen yesterday, I updated Chess.com (via a comment to my article here, and a forum thread here) that IM Greg Shahade's latest project -- Xtreme Chess -- had released it's second episode on YouTube. Watch it here real quick: ...Read more »