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I Could've Been A Contender!

I Could've Been A Contender!

simaginfan
| 10 hrs ago

You need to be of my generation to recognize the title here! Looking for something else in one of the volumes of Magyar Sakktortotenet I came across some nice games of Miska ( Max) Weiss, a player who had the chance to play for the World Champio...

Inside The Mind of Bobby Fischer

Inside The Mind of Bobby Fischer

HornetCruise
| 1 day ago

Greetings welcome back to the Hornet Editorial! Today, we explore the life of World Chess Champion Bobby Fischer, whose brilliance and competitive passion drew the attention of the world. At a young age, he gained notoriety, and then of course h...

How a Vile Alcatraz Prisoner Became IM

How a Vile Alcatraz Prisoner Became IM

anikolay
| 4 days ago

When you think of an International Master, you likely think of a studious person who spent most of their life learning chess, a vicious convict definitely doesn't come to your mind. However, Norman T. Whitaker is a cosmic exception to this. Althou...

A Century of Chess: New York 1918

A Century of Chess: New York 1918

kahns
| 5 days ago

There are two great opening innovation stories that both come from 1918. One is the introduction of the Budapest Gambit — a group of minor Hungarian masters passing on the secrets of the Budapest at a tournament in Berlin, which led to the a...

Winner's POV Chapter 24: St. Petersburg 1879

Winner's POV Chapter 24: St. Petersburg 1879

Steakanator
| 6 days ago

In Winner's POV, we take a look at tournaments from the 19th century and see the games that allowed the top player to prevail. Some tournaments will be known and famous, others will be more obscure - in a time period where competition is scarce, I...

My Tournament Hiatus is OVER

My Tournament Hiatus is OVER

DanielGuel
| 10 days ago

Welcome to my blog, and to the three month anniversary (plus some days) of me not posting! I assume that my blog just naturally dies and goes extinct without anyone noticing... but... I realized that's not the case as I entered a tournament today,...

Streamers Even Score! | ChessKids Vs. Streamers

Streamers Even Score! | ChessKids Vs. Streamers

ChessKid
| 11 days ago

The adults win the ChessKid Stars vs. Streamers Rematch, 20-12, against four brilliant young opponents, tying the series at 1-1! The ChessKid Stars vs. Streamers Series ChessKid Stars vs. Streamers is a fun event series that invites popular c...

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