Afternoon everyone. I am back with a quick follow up to my last humble offering - there I mentioned that I may post something on Endre Steiner - centre standing in the above picture - so here it is. I went back into the book and went to the rel...
Good afternoon everyone. Yeah, an unusual header picture for me - don't worry, I haven't gone all clickbait - all will be revealed as I go along. So, would you believe that I have had my head in a chess book! I have finally managed to get my h...
Good afternoon everyone. I am back with more Spielmann. No game notes today as I am throwing this together in a hurry, so feel free to ask any questions about the games in the comments, and I will help you out there when I have time. Cheer...
Good afternoon everyone! before I forget, I was recently asked a question. The answer was no, I do not receive books for free to publicise them. I buy books which interest me. In doing so I support the authors and publishers for their hard work,...
Good afternoon everyone. back with part two. As said, I have not posted everything I have and still more to find, but you have to stop somewhere. That's the thing with doing proper primary source research stuff ( not the modern world go to the c...
Good afternoon everyone. I am back from my travels. Whilst away a picture in my reading matter reminded me of a project I had never gotten around to. Benjamin Leussen. I have seen him described as the best Dutch player before Euwe, but O...
Afternoon everyone! Managed to get everything together for the final part of this before we go away. What do you get here? Well, it's a 'bits and pieces' of Steinitz's other experiments against the French. Steinitz - like Paulsen, Simagi...
Good afternoon everyone. Finally back with Part Two. A couple of apologies. Firstly for the delay - real life stuff. Secondly for the lack of general chat - time presses, and I won't be able to post this next week as I am off to Paris with the mos...
Good afternoon everyone. WARNING! This is one of my stupidly large blogs - lots in the game notes - so just pop in and out when you have time. Cheers! O.K. I have been back to what I really do - most of my blogs are 'throwaways' these days. I am...
Good afternoon everyone. I am going to try to limit my chat here, as there is a lot in the game notes for you. This week I have been browsing The extraordinary Sergei Voronkov's book 'Masterpieces and Dramas of The Soviet Championships. vol 3. I...
Good afternoon everyone. A bit of self indulgence today, with some fascinating chess and nice pictures to enjoy. Have fun! In the latest wonderful blog by my friend @zoranepe https://www.chess.com/blog/zoranpe/david-bronstein-one-of-the-gr...
Afternoon everyone. I was motivated to repost this article I wrote a number of years ago - with a couple of additional bits - by an article on anther site. There we see this bit of 'good story journalism'. Quote. ''What makes Steinitz great as a...
Afternoon everyone. My long suffering - and believe me, they have my sympathies - readers will be glad to hear that this is, by my standards, a quick blog! However, a fair bit of text, and then I will throw in some fun chess at the end. A few da...
Good afternoon to all my friends around the world. ''Meanwhile, far away, in another part of town'' as Bob Dylan wrote, I mentioned a move that is regarded as one of the most amazing ever played. I think Tim Krabbe, who has a website devot...
Afternoon everyone. As usual, far too much here for you to get through in one go, so pop in and out. Yep, I was having fun doing what I do and ended up with a mass of material. I will never be a 'content creator' who times everything down to the l...
Back with part two. This will be quite long, so usual advice - just drop in and out when you have time and enjoy what is here. The header picture is now a well known one of Tal and Gipslis. Taken in 1954, from my unreliable memory - but I may be...
A nice picture in my previous blogs of Koblencs and Gipslis Team Tal. put me in mind of the Latvian trio who ruled chess in that country from the mid 1950's onwards - up until Shirov. Tal, Gipslis and Klovans, Well, perhaps I will do ...
Good afternoon everyone. Well, I had to stop digging and put the material onto the page. Too much here for one blog really, but hopefully you will drop in and out and enjoy another of my looks at a neglected player. Koblencs loved chess! ...
A simple and unpretentious Sunday chess lunch today - more a roast chicken than a beef joint with Yorkshire pudding and all the trimmings. I hope you enjoy it. My friend https://www.chess.com/member/gennady_boychenko has been posting some ...
Good afternoon everyone. Last time round the comments centred on Lajos Portisch, rather than the original subject matter! I said that I would post something to show what a fine player he was. Doing this straight out of my head, so apologies for th...
Good afternoon everyone. Back off holidays with a very simple, unpretentious offering - just because I can! I have started on another blog based on my holiday reading, but decided to throw this in quickly - I hope you enjoy it. Well, something...
Afternoon everyone. Lots here - I have had nothing else to do! Still not great here, but on the mend - with thanks to those who have expressed concern. With time to kill, I revisited this lovely book, which I had dug out for pictures las...
Good afternoon everyone. Just a simple bit of sharing and chat today. I have been off work sick for a while - not pleasant - but the benefit has been being able to follow some chess online, live. ( for you young people of the internet generation...
Good afternoon everyone. Apologies for my absence - real life again rears it's ugly head! Lots here - but believe me I have cut it short. Normal thing with my blogs - dip in and out when you have time to spare. Those wishing to dig further can...
Good afternoon everyone. Whilst most online chess watchers were trying to work out Rapport's wonderful brilliancy this week, I was also trying to follow another game. When Ivanchuk is playing - it feels strange to see him in the secondary ...
