Only two Americans have ever made it to the very pinnacle of championship chess, and both of them were crazy. [So starts my NPR piece, which continues at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?s… more →
thepHtestthrdr wrote 1 month ago: In “Bobby Fischer: Genius and Idiot” Martin Gardner gives a very brief account of the li … more →
fanofbaseball24 wrote 2 months ago: Spassky vs. Fischer, 1972 World Championship Match I’ve been trying to get into chess lately, mostly … more →
Malcolm Carter wrote 2 months ago: Sweet isn't she? The dog, not the bitch. If you think your closets are overstuffed, if you … more →
Adrian MacNair wrote 2 months ago: Roman Polanski at a court appearance in Los Angeles in 1977. Soon after, he fled the country and has … more →
Sean Bernardino wrote 3 months ago: I always love watching the chess game between Bobby Fischer and Donald Byrne from 1956. No surprise … more →
jeffkellylowenstein3 wrote 3 months ago: Chess masters Gary Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov shake hands before an earlier match. The two masters … more →
Dumpster Diver wrote 3 months ago: This photo was taken a year before Fischer would dethrone the Russian world champion, becoming, for … more →
VJESCI wrote 3 months ago: .on september first in the year… .1653 composer johann pachelbel was born and centuries later … more →
richie wrote 4 months ago: Beagle dispatch: New York City. Heading to the big apple tonight on a business man/party boy red ey … more →
lildozen wrote 4 months ago: So we played Spain last night, the number 2 team in the world- http://zonadostres.com/?p=2636 … more →
dmamula wrote 4 months ago: Being bored out of my mind last week, I came up with a crazy idea: learn chess and write about my ex … more →
Alex James wrote 4 months ago: Hail and well met, loyal readers! I want to open today’s article by thanking each and every on … more →
tasadaypiltdown wrote 5 months ago: Our mad, bad, brilliant King is dead. I will miss him. I remember hanging on every word coming from … more →
N. wrote 5 months ago: So this is what we do down in Dallas, Tejas. It really is a shame that there seems to be such little … more →
Tapps wrote 5 months ago: Rick Reilly has written a column about Lance Armstrong. This sucks. Armstrong is almost as infuriat … more →
K B wrote 6 months ago: Rex and Jeanne Sinquefield have purchased the chess library of the legendary Bobby Fischer, includin … more →
nmaghame wrote 6 months ago: The Undertones of chess in working-class society as appeared in Xpress Magazine April 2008 In the 18 … more →
whitechess wrote 6 months ago: Sang grandmaster mendorong ketertarikanku pada catur dan: bahasa Latin. Memang mengelikan mengingat … more →
richardzowie wrote 7 months ago: Sent off to the Beeville Bee-Picayune… By Richard Zowie If you’ve ever spent any time around t … more →