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 ...
The spirit of Marcel Duchamp is taking over Saint Louis just in time for the final countdown to the U.S. Championship (live coverage link) . Check out photos from the Duchamp book panel discussion on Tuesday night, Marcel Duchamp: The Art of Chess...
At first glance, Charles Lawton displays nothing extraordinary: deliberate gait, quiet voice, slight smile."Call me Charles," he says on introduction.But around St. Louis chess boards, he is "The Man."Lawton, 56, of University City, is the only lo...
Round 1Friday, May 8, 2:00 pm CST The first round of the U.S. Championship has begun and it is in progress now. Hikaru Nakamura and Alexander Shabalov will be an interesting battle. Several players will make their debut including hometown favor...
Are you ready for a truly spectacular 2009 U.S. Championship that’s set to get underway at the new Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis? The 24 contenders include the “big three” of Gata Kamsky, Hikaru Nakamura, Alexander Onischuk and d...
Pal Benko was born July 14, 1928 in Amiens, France to Hungarian parents and raised in Hungary. Benko won the Hungarian Championship in 1948. In 1957, after playing board 1 for Hungary in the World Student Team Championship in Reykjavik, Iceland, B...
What can I say about Paul Morphy that my readers don't already know? Imagine, my audience knows as much of the man as anyone can know which is unfortunately very little. Perhaps because the man, the chess player, appeared out of nowhere, captured ...
Everybody knows about Adolf Anderssen's combinations: "the Immortal" and "the Evergreen"... but, who knows about the positional games from Anderssen?! Yes, its true, Anderssen was a great positional player! Of course he shines in combinational pla...
Ray Robson of Largo, Florida, a fourteen year old International Chessmaster (“IM”), has been awarded thetwenty-fourth FRANK P. SAMFORD, JR. CHESS FELLOWSHIP. Ray is home-schooled and is able to devote four or more hours per day to chess study. ...
Leonid Stein was born near Lvov, Ukraine, then in the Soviet Union, on Nov. 12, 1934 and died July 4, 1973. At the time, Stein was a world class player. He won the Soviet Armed Forces Championship in 1955. He became a master as a result of his 3rd...
