In Week 8, we had an interesting old-school Semi-Slav Meran (think Larsen, Uhlmann, and other giants of 1960s Candidate Matches!) with lots of twists and turns. Quick Chess History Preamble Before pro… more →
IM Mark Ginsburg Presents A Personal Chess Historynezhmet wrote 1 month ago: In Week 8, we had an interesting old-school Semi-Slav Meran (think Larsen, Uhlmann, and other giants … more →
chunkyrook wrote 3 months ago: Zurich, home to the oldest extant chess club in the world, is celebrating the club’s 200-year … more →
cathychua wrote 1 year ago: Early this year Zhao became part of the history of chess when he won two GM tournaments in a row … more →
rollingpawns wrote 1 year ago: Friday, 9:47 EST. So, Olympiad started, some expected and unexpected results. You can see them, as … more →
rollingpawns wrote 1 year ago: First of all, here is a link to the live games ( all! ). I finally found it on www.crestbook.com: h … more →
nezhmet wrote 1 year ago: First Steps: The Bareev Game and a Wasted TN In Naestved, Denmark 1988 I was paired against an IM in … more →
Eric Kirk wrote 2 years ago: The chess thread below kind of spurred some net surfing on the topic (I may have to start playing ag … more →
paulhoffman wrote 2 years ago: Well, I have not heard back from the casting agent who dropped by the Marshall in search of two male … more →