Problems of the Black Death
Almost everyone knows of Blackburne's quick assimilation of chess, of his simultaneous exhibitions and of his blindfold skill, but less well known is his talent at both problem solving and problem creating. ...
The Lion of Chess
A long, long time ago. . . in September of 1706 in Amsterdam to be exact, a man named Mr. Caze dated his manuscript on chess, "Instruction pour ce livre d'échecs : contenant les diverses manieres ...
Adonis
I had a brief, though quite interesting, exchange with a gentleman not long ago. It started with a query concerning Louisa Matilda Ballard Fagan, the Italian born English chess player who scored 2nd in the Ladies' I...
Serendipity Leads to Fischer and Beyond
I had stumbled across the archived "New York Times" obituary notice for Edmar Mednis (February 22, 2002, by Dylan Loeb McClain). The obit, of course, reviews his life, but pivots on the point that, alth...
Pfc. Seidman
Despite the War, the 1940s were an exciting time in American chess, especially in New York. The USCF, newly formed, still seemed vibrant and "Chess Review," Horowitz' somewhat self-serving periodical, reflected the vivaciousness of th...
Bobby Fischer's Beautiful Bishops
Bobby Fischer was one of the most well-rounded players in history. He was at once a tactical wizard and a positional genius, a theoretical expert and a peerless endgame player. He was essentially unbeatable in match play largely because his oppo...
All About Mary
Mary Weiser Bain always seemed to have gotten lost in the shadows of Mona May Karff and Gisela Gresser. But this pioneer of women's chess in the United States played no less a role. While Gresser was home-grown, Mary Bain was born in Hung...
Vietnamese IGM won the First Saturday Budapest November GM-section
IGM Nguyen Huynh Minh Huy won the GM-section, 1st-11th November 2014 in Budapest. The next tournament will be from 6th until 17th December here. www.firstsaturday.hu IO Nagy Laszlo
1st-11th November GM-IM-FM First Saturday Budapest tournaments
From 1st-11th Nov First Saturday GM-IM-FM norm tournaments in Budapest. Pls tell this possibility to your chess friends as well. Your feedback would be highly appreciated. IO Nagy Laszlo, www.firstsaturday.hu (Possible online cha...
Petrosian's Best Tactical Knockouts
In last week's article, we examined Tigran Petrosian's peerless tactical insight through the lens of his finest attacking efforts. Today, I would like to explore the second component of his tactical acumen: sharp combinational vision. ...
Coaches Get Off Couches For Death Match 28
Two of the world's most accomplished chess coaches will put down their red pens and fire up their laptops for Death Match 28. GM Giorgi Kacheishvili, coach of this year's U.S. Women's Champion and U.S. Championship finalist, and GM Simen Agdeste...
The Tactical Side of Petrosian You Didn't Know About!
The ninth world champion, Tigran Petrosian (1929-1984), is frequently perceived as the patriarch of defense and positional play. There is a tendency to believe that most of his games feature protracted, yawn-inducing stages of maneuvering in which...
First Saturday BudapestGM-IM-FM tournament, Budapest, 4th-15th October
Who does want to have more information about these forthcoming chess tournaments? www.firstsaturday.hu - possible in the site online chat... firstsat@hu.inter.net IO Nagy Laszlo
Brilliant Endgames, Shirov Style
Legendary chessplayers are usually remembered for their virtuosity in a particular area of the game. Tal is remembered primarily for his otherwordly tactical genius. Petrosian, as a master of prophylaxis and defense. Karpov, as a titan of positi...
10 Chess Players Who Have Saved The World From Gigantic Meteorites
Hello chess.com readers! I'm absolutely thrilled to share with you some groundbreaking research on the little understood link between world chess champions and intergalactic debris avoidance. You see, ever since there have been chessplayers the...
First Saturday Budapest GM tmt 6th-16th Sept
We have GM-IM-ELO rated round robin chess tournaments in Budapest, who is interested to get more info about them? www.firstsaturday.hu
Sam Shankland at the Chess Informant Rapid&Blitz in Belgrade
American GM Sam Shankland has been welcomed in Serbia as a new world chess star on a horizon, following his exceptional result from recent Tromso Olympiad - 7.0/7 at the beginning and best percentage on the event overall 9.0/10. Shankland came...
America's First Women's Championship Match
American women had been playing chess long before establishment of the USCF in the late 1930s. In fact, as early as the mid 1890s, an officially conducted match was played between two highly considered lady chess players to determine the be...
Q&A with Sam Shankland in Belgrade
It was a live chat over Facebook at the Chess Informant's community page. These days, GM Sam Shankland, Tromso Olympiad star, is in Belgrade, Serbia, and tomorrow he would play promotional rapid tournament with all the members of the Serbian Olymp...
Live chat with Sam Shankland
Right now - live chat with Sam Shankland on Facebook!!! www.facebook.com/ChessInformant The USA Golden Boy from the Tromso Olympiad, GM Sam Shankland, has come to Belgrade as a guest of Chess Informant. Playing as a reserve player for the US te...
Judit Did It
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Tromso Follies
I love chess olympiads. The great players, the pageantry, the drama, and, most of all, the unrelenting weirdness of the lower boards. What do I mean by that? Well, because the event is open to all countries, a wildly eclectic mix of professiona...
Clash of Champions: Alekhine vs. Euwe (1937 Rematch)
After winning the world championship title from Alexander Alekhine in 1935, Max Euwe did something rare -- he voluntarily gave his opponent a rematch, without putting obstacles in the way or seeking a weaker opponent to play first. The rematch t...
The Difficult Opponent
The Kryptonite Effect Many fans of chess are confused when one player in the world’s top 10 totally dominates another top 10 player in game after game. How does one explain this? In boxing they say “styles make fights.&rdquo...