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  • Olympiad-2012: Way to the Top

    The World Chess Olympiad is one of the most exciting and classical tournaments. Its importance is overshadowed only by the individual World Chess Championship. It is both a fantastic festival and a place where serious confrontations take place, wh... | Read More

  • A History of Blitz

           Today, possibly 90% of chess is played on the internet and possibly 90% of the chess games on the internet are played at fast time controls.  Classical chess is still the Gold Standard, but fast games seem to be coin of the realm. ... | Read More

  • How Do You Win a Chess Tournament?

    I recently (April 27-29, 2012) played in the Maryland Open chess tournament in the Under 2000 section. I played well and won the section with a 5-0 score. This earned me the title of 2012 Maryland Amateur Champion, the 4th time I have won the tit... | Read More

  • Disasters in the Dragons Den

     No, its nothing to do with spilling a cappucino all over Duncan Bannatyne just before asking him for a £100,000 investment in your SafeSac coffee cup company, but rather this article will concentrate on some of the horrors which can befall a ... | Read More

  • Harry Nelson Pillsbury

    After Paul Morphy, the next great chess player was Harry Pillsbury (1872-1906). Harry Nelson Pillsbury was born on December 5, 1872 in Somerville, Massachusetts, located just north of Boston.   His father, Luther Batchelder Pillsbury (1832-1905... | Read More


    • Cox Trophy Newport A v Priorslee Lions

      Well the truth is I wasn't going to blog this match as it was obviously a disappionting affair, the draw certainly wasn't kind to us , having finished 3rd from bottom of the table we were pitted against the newly crowned champions. This competitio... | Read More

    • One year aniversary

      Yesterday I got a trophy from chess.com saying that I had been a member for one year.  I decided to make some "next year resolutions" and comment on what I need work on.   Before joining: I had recently gotten back into chess after about a 5 ye... | Read More

      • MJHtheBoss
      • | May 8, 2013
      • | 114 views
      • | 6 comments
    • Puzzle

      First solution gets a trophy!!!! White to play and win. | Read More

      • nahtanoj23
      • | May 5, 2013
      • | 59 views
      • | 3 comments
    • Trophy Room

      I just saw a member who had a basic membership, like me, and he had a blog post about his best games ever.  I decided to do the same thing, so that I could keep my best games.  Some forms of chess I haven't played much of, but I'll add to and up... | Read More

      • MJHtheBoss
      • | May 1, 2013
      • | 99 views
      • | 2 comments
    • Okoboji Open

      Greetings! Spring is now upon is, and woodpushers everywhere are gearing up for the slew of summer tournaments that make the warmest months the best time to get back to the board. Due to work commitments I probably won't be playing as actively as ... | Read More

      • Fins0905
      • | Apr 29, 2013
      • | 1130 views
      • | 8 comments


  • Newnes, George

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    George Newnes (1851-1910) was a newspaper and magazine publisher (Tit-Bits, Review of Reviews, and Country Life).   In 1892 he published The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle.  He helped finance the early days of m... Read More »

  • Finn, Julius

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    Julius Finn (71-1931) was the New York State chess champion in 1901 (first prize was $40), 1907, and 1908 (winning the Rice Trophy for winning the State Chess Championship three time).  At one time, he was director of the Manhattan Chess Club... Read More »

  • Edmondson, Edmund

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    Ed Edmondson (1920-1982) was a former President (1963-1966) and Executive Director (1966-1977) of the U.S. Chess Federation.  In 1969, he arranged the merger of Chess Life and Chess Review magazines to form Chess Life & Review.  He s... Read More »