The big news at the opening ceremony was the demolition of Garry Kasparov by the Dutch side, which destroyed him 5 times while smashing Britain 6-0. Not at chess, of course. In honor of sponsor Jan Moll, who owns a Formula One racing operation, ...
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"There just ain't no pity. No, no, no, in the naked city, yeah—New York City." (excerpt from a blues Bobby was singing several years ago) Not going in the emotional area is difficult, as most of us are deeply human. Destroy...
Boris Spassky bounced back to win game 26 of his 1992 match with Bobby Fischer, just one day after being thoroughly dominated by the American in the previous game. Knowing that his back was against the wall, as Fischer only needs one more ga...
When I first became serious about playing chess, I only played on or against a computer. Eventually, I was hankerin’ for some over-the-board play, so I decided to buy some chess gear. After a bit of investigation, I determined th...
Are you not ready for tournaments and always lose badly? Here, this tips from http://www.geocities.com/kidlat121/chess/articles/tournprep.htm can help. Tournament Preparation for Amateurs Recently on several chess discussion forums, players hav...
The question I would like to put forth is: With regards to improving ones game- Is it better to play a few games at a time, giving them all your attention, or is it better to play a lot of games giving you the chance to face different situatio...
After three successive draws and two additional days off due to Boris Spassky’s nagging cold, Bobby Fischer won game 25 of their $5 million dollar match in Yugoslavia. The game was a Scheveningen Sicilian with Spassky playing...
Ok first of all i just want to introduce me and how chess are! I've been playing chess for eight years now and i am a very well rounded out player! I can be good at sometimes and just do plain horrible at other times! I have been to many tournam...
The great London tournament of 1862 was one of the strongest tournaments of the 19th century and only the second event recognized as a true international chess tournament. Several legendary players participated and many great games and novel...
"Shakespeare also was a terrorist : "words, words, words...he said." It's just about some considerations, nothing purely technical: About my nickname : An article about Fischer on the web touched me deeply in 06, the title was : ...
Bobby Fischer scored his second consecutive victory in a hard fought Game 21 in Belgrade, Yugoslavia. Spassky employed a Sicilian Defense with the black pieces and Fischer answered with the main line variation (3.d4) for the first time in th...
Boris Spassky won game 20 of his match against a seemingly passive Bobby Fischer. After letting Spassky off the hook in their previous game and settling for a draw, it was widely expected that Fischer would come out very aggressive in this g...
October 10, 1992 Belgrade, Yugoslavia Bobby Fischer won his second consecutive game of match, prevailing against Boris Spassky’s Siciilian Defense in game 17 of their rematch for the world chess championship. Fischer had previou...
Isn’t it incredible how some games can be important for reasons that no-one but yourself can understand and appreciate. I had one such experience last night at our local club. I knew to expect a visitor from a neighbouring town, a man ...
October 7, 1992 Belgrade, Yugoslavia After one loss and three draws since moving the match to Belgrade, Fischer picks up his first win in the Yugoslav capital. Spassky tried a relatively outdated opening in the Accelerated Averbakh At...
A few months ago, I was doing a weekly posting on some of the games from the 1992 Fischer-Spassky rematch. I was not getting much feedback and kind of abandoned this for other articles of interest. After purchasing and reading a book by Cart...
Albert Beauregard Hodges (1861-1944) was one of the greatest American chess players in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s. He lost a title match for the U.S. Championship early in 1894 to Jackson W. Showalter, but won their re-matc...
(This article is from my new chess blog Chessedelic.com - mind boggling chess blogging...) Since the beginning of 2003 I'm taking an interest in (Tibetan) Buddhism.To me the beauty of Buddhism lies in the fact that one does not necessaril...
Today we bring you a game from the infamous St. Petersburg International Chess Tournament of 1914. Then world champion, Emanuel Lasker plays the young up and coming Russian player, Alexander Alekhine. Lasker was 45 years old at the time...
The recent 2008 Pivdenny Bank Chess Cup in Odessa, Ukraine provided us with a stroll down memory lane, as the 34-year old rivalry between Victor Korchnoi and Anatoly Karpov was renewed for a brief period of time. The background on this storied ...
1. What is the origin of the game of chess? Chess is a game of war that was created in India in the 700’s. It may have been used to train warriors or as a civilized way for kingdoms to settle their differences since chess is a battle between...
Chess History 1(531-999) 0531 INDIA; Chess introduced into Persia from India during reign of Khusrau Nushirwan. (531-578). 0550 Chaturanga, earliest chess precursor, created in the Punjab. 0570 CHINA; Form of chess being played...
The 1896 cable match between the United States and Great Britain took place on Friday, March 13th and Saturday, March 14th. The final rosters for each team were to be decided in the last few days leading up to the actual match. Brookly...
