Come to Russia(Moscow) , after you'll be writing an article how do I improve in chess?
Anyone in southern Germany or in Switzerland (Zurich or Bernese Oberland) interested in helping with
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Ha. I was born in Russia, lived there until the age of 11.
Maybe some day I'll take a trip back. Not sure if your article comment was some sort of sarcasm.
I live in the black forest district. many many small villages here have own chess clubs and often a sifnificant part of the population joins them. i.e. I could reccomend the chess club of Horben near Freiburg. it's located on 700m above sea level offers a beautiful view above the rhine valley till the french mountains and is home for some quite strong players and frequent tournaments. if i can help you contacting them or others just send me a private message. :)
Im guessing its a good excuse to travel 
if you are still doing these articles, i travel often and would love to give recommendations if you have settled upon a place. Cheers!
Wow, this thread came back from the dead. 😀 My trip to Germany was in May. I did not end up meeting any chess players in the Black Forest or Swiss Alps but did cover a very cool organization in Munich that uses chess for community service. I'm currently working on the article.
I plan to continue the series of articles about chess culture around the world. It's the opposite of limiting, It's about connecting the world through chess. My previous (and most well known) piece was about chess in Cuba - the cover story in the Sept 2017 Chess Life.
Recommendations are welcome, sure. I remember a long time ago here on chess.com reading something about the "most northern chess club in the world". It may have been in Iceland, or somewhere more exotic like Greenland. I'd love to go there and then write about it. Unfortunately, I didn't save the post, and was never able to find it again. Searching online didn't help. Anyone know what and where this club is?
with all the chess rage in africa lately, how about finding the most southern chess club (that is substantial enough for review)? i would bet it is in south africa or maybe new zealand, both of which would be fun to visit and write about
I live in Stuttgart Germany but I am sorry I am moving to Canada in March so I cant come
Hi,
As some of you know, I regularly write chess articles for magazines. In particular, I had the cover article in the September 2017 issue of Chess Life (for those not in the US, it's the US Chess Federation's monthly national magazine) about chess in Cuba. I'm hoping to turn into a series about chess culture in various parts of the world.
In May I'm going to be in Germany (Frankfurt and a few places in Baden-Württemberg and Black Forest) and Switzerland (Zurich and the Bernese Oberland, probably) and would like to visit one or more local chess clubs, meet some chess players, and do a few interviews to write an article about chess culture in that region.
Is there anyone here from those parts of Germany or Switzerland that would be interested in being part of this project? I would particularly be interested in talking with people and visiting chess clubs in smaller towns and villages. The Zurich chess club is world-famous and has been written about countless times. Same for the one in Baden-Baden. But a piece about the chess scene in, for example, a village in the Black Forest, or a town in the Swiss Alps, would be something much more unique and off the beaten path.
Please reach out to me by private message if you would like to connect and be part of this project. Thanks a lot in advance.