David Bronstein (1924-2006) was among the world's great grandmasters. In 1951, he missed becoming world champion by one half of a point when he scored 12-12 against Botvinnik. His game was known for beauty, opening ideas, and complications. His ch...
On November 26, 1892, future world chess champion (from 1894 to 1921) Emanuel Lasker (1868-1941), age 23, gave a simultaneous exhibiton in Quebec, Canada. There were 18 players. He won 15 games, drew 2 games, and lost one game to Nicholas Macle...
Frank James Marshall (August 10, 1877 – November 9, 1944), was born in New York City, and lived in Montreal, Canada from ages 8 to 19. His father taught him chess when he was eight years old. During the period from 1904 to 1909, Marshall won four ...
David Bronstein was born February 19, 1924 in Bila Tserkva, Ukraine and died December 5, 2006 in Minsk, Belarus. He earned the Soviet Master title at age 16 for his second place result in the 1940 Ukrainian Championship. He believed he was the you...
Siegbert Tarrasch was born March 5, 1862 and died February 17, 1934. He was close to the best player in the world around 1890. His match with Mikhail Chigorin, a contender for the world championship, resulted in 9 wins for each after 22 games in 1...
Rudolf Spielmann (1883-1942) "The Master of Attack" and "The Last Knight of the King's Gambit"! He was a lawyer but never worked as one! He learned to play chess while still a boy and was exhibited in public as a prodigy. He loved complex position...
Today we will see one of the most beautiful Dutch defence games ever played. The winner Savielly Tartakower (1887-1956) was born at Rostov-on-Don in 1887. His native language was Russian, but he was a subject of Austria-Hungary, and in World War I...
If only they were married: GM Kasparov (2851) - GM Polgar (2735) = 5586 WGM Natalia Pogonina and Peter Zhdanov (they married on June, 5) decided to compile a list of the strongest chess couples in the world who could become members of the honor...
Bobby Fischer’s real name is Robert James Fischer and he was a famous chess player. He represented the United States and Iceland in all of his chess matches. Fischer was born on March 4, 1943 in Chicago, Illinois and he died on January 17, 2008 ...
When I was writing my last article about brilliancy prizes, I remembered the observation made by Alekhine about his two best games. “I consider this (Reti-Alekhine, Baden-Baden 1925) and the game against Bogoljubow at Hastings, 1922, the most ...
Many people don't consider chess to be a team sport. And this opinion has its reasons. Chess is a game between two people. There are no assistants, only you and your opponent. So a team match can also be viewed as a few separate confrontations. Wh...
Being a sportsman is risky. The winner takes it all, while the loser is left in the dust. In women chess the situation is even more "egalitarian" - the elite players have hardly more chances of buying a limousine than the rest. First of all, prize...
Asuka Nakamura was born on February 4, 1986 in Hirakata City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. His mother is Carolyn Nakamura Weeramantry, a classically trained musician and former public school teacher. Hikaru Nakamura (pronounced Heh-CAR-uh NAH-kuh...
During the last USA Championship I was meditating in relation to the magnificence and recognition of this tournament. I do not know if there is a specific database with all the games just from US Championship competition, because it could be an in...
WGM Pogonina, a top women grandmaster rated 2501 FIDE, shares her views on the evergreen topic “why do women play chess worse than men” and takes a look at the future of women’s chess. Chess is often divided into men’s chess and women’s ches...
Robert James Fischer was born March 9, 1943 and died January 17, 2008. He learned how to play chess at the age of six. At seven, he began to play in clubs and have instructors. In 1956, at 13, which is the record, he won the United States Junior C...
The 'Magician from Riga', has been both commenting, and commented on about his sacrifices. 'Tal doesn't move his pieces by hand, he uses a magic wand' - Ragozin, commenting on Tal 'You must take your opponent into a deep, dark forest, where 2+2=...
Robert James 'Bobby' Fischer, the great grandmaster of a truly amazing game chess was born on March 29, 1941 in Chicago, Illnoise. He was interested in chess since childhood.He learned the rules of chess only at the age of 6! He played and won maa...
Viktor Korchnoi just keeps going, playing stellar chess even in his late 70s. He'll be playing in the Staunton Memorial this summer, so I thought it might be a good idea to remind you what a creative player he is. These three games are not his mos...
After his victory in the First American Congress, Morphy received an invitation to participate in an international chess tournament to be held in Brimingham, England in the summer of 1858. This trip to Europe was the key moment in Paul Morphy's ch...
All chess fans and people who like beautiful girls - welcome to WGM Natalia Pogonina's website! There you will find lots of nice photos, Natalia's blog, chess games, tactics problems, etc. Don't miss a great opportunity to communicate in person w...
The 2009 U.S. Chess Championship is here-- in fact, as I'm finishing this preview, the second round is just getting started. First things first, the games can be followed live at noon daily at http://saintlouischessclub.org/US-Championship-2009-L...
The 2009 U.S. Chess Championship is here-- in fact, as I'm finishing this preview, the second round is just getting started. First things first, the games can be followed live at noon daily at http://saintlouischessclub.org/US-Championship-2009-L...
The 2009 U.S. Championship first round pairings were announced today at the opening ceremony, held at the Saint Louis Museum of Art. American Idol contestant Aloha Mischeaux sang the national anthem, while the lieutenant governor Peter Kinder and ...
