This thread will eventually be filled with interesting tidbits from Chess History. Post any stories or facts you find interesting here!
batgirl
Jan 17, 2014
For those of you who haven't seen it, it is a pretty extensive and fun series with dozens of videos. I highly recommend everyone check it out.
http://www.chessworld.net/chessclubs/evolutionofstyle.asp
SeigneurMontjoie
Jan 14, 2014
We've had some pretty wild people in the Chess world over the last 300 years, whose your favorite and why?
batgirl
Jan 14, 2014
This thread is a place to study hypermodern openings, players, and great games in this style.
SeigneurMontjoie
Jan 14, 2014
Zombie Openings are opening lines from the past which died out, and then were reanimated by a modern player.
Some examples include Vladimir Kramnik revitalizing the Berlin Defense and the Catalan Opening from the dusty annals of History.
In this thread we can analyze modern Zombie Openings, and also try and create our own by looking back over "outdated" lines and finding novelties which make them playable again.
All analyisis welcome!
SeigneurMontjoie
Jan 13, 2014
Here is the first game in the Chessgames.com database; dating from 1475, it features a poorly calculated tactical battle from the Scandinavian defense. There is some debate about whether the players were considered "patzers" in their own day, of if they were actually decent players in a time when the game had not been explored very deeply.
batgirl
Jan 10, 2014
Do you like to write? Do you have some knowledge about Chess history, a historical player, or some other interesting piece of Chess lore that you want to share?
Use this thread to post articles and other written work that you create and want to share!
SeigneurMontjoie
Jan 9, 2014
Play any interesting games lately? Post it here!
SeigneurMontjoie
Jan 9, 2014
Post your favorite chess game from history here! Please use the diagram creator so we can all enjoy it.
SeigneurMontjoie
Jan 8, 2014
