How often do we see an eleven-move checkmate between masters? no very often of course. Israel A. Horowitz once said: "The popular notion persists that Chess is an epic battle when masters get together. Far into the night the wrangle goes on,w...
When Alexander Alekhine died in 1946, the world was left without a champion. Shortly after that sad event, Mikhail Botvinnik won the coveted title in 1948; yes, the college professor-looking player from Russia. His sound, profound and brillia...
Blindfolded Chess is everything but an easy feat. In 1783 Philidor played three simultaneoulsy blinfolded games; it was said at the time that no one will ever break that record. Experts were proven wrong as usual, Morphy p...
Frank Marshall, a former United States Chess champion impresed the Chess world with his famous and sparkling victory over S. Lewitzky in the Breslau International Tourney in 1912. Marshall's move 23...Qg3!!! has been considered by many as the ...
Many people think that Chess games last hours and are boring; to a degree this is true. Oscar Tenner as Black executed the following "ten seconds per move" master piece against Otis Field in New York in 1923. White resigned bef...
