Today’s Winning Beach Bum!
A Lovely Vice
“In order to know virtue, we must first acquaint ourselves with vice.” –Marquis de Sade (1740–1814). Whether you agree or not with … Read the rest
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Stormy chess in Kazan. (Rd11)
A Bad Day at the Office
The 11th round of the Women’s Candidates Tournament saw Chinese star Tan Zhongyi and Russian star Alexandra Kosteniuk play … Read the rest
Memories of Fischer vs Petrosian 1971
A LOOK BACK AT CHESS HISTORY
Buenos Aires has deep significance to both chess fans and modern chess historians. The site of some of the
… Read the rest Goryachkina dominates Women’s Candidates
Leads by 2.5 points!
Fresh from her blistering 8 points from 9 games earlier this spring at the Astana World Team Championships, this 20-year old … Read the rest
Parapsychology & Bobby Fischer
The paranormal: KGB mind control in Karpov vs Korchnoi 1978
KGB, Mind Control & Karpov-Korchnoi
1978
Was the 1978 World Chess Championship the proving ground of the KGB’s secret program on mind control? Was Korchnoi … Read the rest
Women’s Candidates Tournament
Endgame Intimacies
Rook and Pawn endgames can be a real BITCH! Especially the double-Rook variety. We all take for granted that no grandmaster should lose … Read the rest
The Talented Mr. Alexander Tolush
Alexander Tolush, enpassant
Alexander Tolush (1910-1969)
Could he have been world champion !?
Could he have been world champion !?
Alexander Kazimirovich Tolush (1 May 1910–3 March 1969) was one of
… Read the rest The German influence in American Chess
Louis Paulsen
The father of Modern Theory
Most chess players today–if asked ”What can you tell me about Louis Paulsen?” —would probably
… Read the rest Today’s Winning Beach Bum!
The Universal Aphrodisiac
”Beauty comes from confidence…It’s amazing how attractive confidence is, how easily it can transform someone, as well as how easily it … Read the rest
Time controls, Frank Marshall and Nuremberg 1906
Timeless
While there is still debate today about the optimum time-control for official FIDE chess tournaments and matches, we take it for granted that there … Read the rest
Women’s Candidates Tournament underway
Quick 1-minute Summary
FIDE has made a complete mess of the Women’s World Championship cycle in recent times (last year alone there were 2 separate … Read the rest
Today’s Winning 5-sec Tactics
Saturday’s Winning 5-sec Tactics
How are you today? Here I present some 7 tactics for you to test your skill! All are from the recently … Read the rest
The Path of Least Resistance…
How FIDE has Made Winning Easier!
I was going to write a short blurb about Ian Nepomnatchi’s victory in the Moscow Grand Prix yesterday and … Read the rest
Today’s Winning Chess Photo
Zoltan Glass photography
Chess-themed nude photo from the 1950’s by the internationally acclaimed photographer Zoltan Glass (1903-1982). The model is unknown, but appears in numerous … Read the rest
