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03/07/2006 08:10 PM |
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Article 57. For The Serious Student, by B. Bell |
With computer databases and the amount of information available to students these days you would think that people who study chess to improve would be improving in leaps and bounds. Sadly this is not the case, but I hope to provide some information that may help...
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02/10/2006 02:57 PM |
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Article 56. Chess pedagogical training and further education at the FIDE Trainer Course in Berlin, by IM Jovan Petronic |
Offered by Headmaster of the FIDE Trainer Academy - GM Uwe Boensch. From 4 until 10 November 2005, at the international training course, chess pedagogues from various countries got together for the third time to refresh their knowledge and to get new insights in the sport of chess. 13 chess trainers from three continents and ten countries met to listen to lectures and receive practical training on the big historical grounds close to the modern Olympic Stadium of Berlin for six days...
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01/31/2006 02:11 PM |
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Article 55. Exclusive Interview: Bessel Kok, by Goran Urosevic |
In the middle of November, Mr. Bessel Kok and Mr. Ali Nihat Yazici announced their candidacy for the posts of President and Deputy President of FIDE (The World Chess Federation) at the forthcoming elections in Turin in May 2006...
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01/31/2006 02:10 PM |
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Article 54. Exclusive Interview: GM Peter Svidler, by Goran Urosevic |
Q: Greetings Mr.Svidler. Year 2005 was very successful for you. You have tied 2nd place at the World Chess Championship and got the highest rating ever of 2765. Can you tell us something about your preparations?
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01/05/2006 10:31 AM |
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Article 53. 4th open (rapid) Kavala (Greece) 10-11.9.2005, by IM Jovan Petronic |
On September 10-11, 2005, the traditional 4th open rapid (20'+10") tournament "Kavala 2005" was held in Kavala, Greece. The winner, Ilias Kazantzidis, scored a 100% result...
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01/04/2006 09:41 PM |
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Article 52. Chess Rules You Can Bend, by B. Bell |
I will use the Caro-Kann as my example because it is my response to e4.
I was going over a game I had just played when a friend of mine (Nick, rating about 2300) came by and started reviewing my game...
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01/04/2006 09:42 PM |
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Article 51. BLINDFOLD CHESS. (PART II), by Anonymous |
Very recently, however, all the honors of Europe, in this department of indoor games, have been run away with by two young Americans, Morphy and Paulsen. Paul Morphy, a native of New Orleans, seemed to be born with chess in his blood...
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01/04/2006 09:43 PM |
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Article 50. BLINDFOLD CHESS. (PART I), by Anonymous |
THE chess-world (for there is a "world" in chess as in other matters) has lately been startled by a very extraordinary performance at one of the "divans" of the metropolis. A young American has played ten games at once, against an equal number of players, without, on his part, obtaining a single glimpse at any one of the chess-boards...
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01/04/2006 09:43 PM |
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Article 49. CHESS AND WAR. (PART III), by Anonymous |
The entrance of the soldier, like the breaking of a potent spell, unloosed a score of tongues. Draught, domino, and chess-players threw up their games to converse on the all-absorbing topic of the war...
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01/04/2006 09:43 PM |
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Article 48. CHESS AND WAR. (PART II), by Anonymous |
Great men, in their varied walks of life, are generally modest; Deschapelles, however, was an exception to the rule. Yet his assumption, if not warranted, was at least supported by his merits; it was a sort of military frankness, rather than gasconade...
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01/04/2006 09:43 PM |
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Article 47. CHESS AND WAR. (PART I), by Anonymous |
TRULY, Napoleon III. finds employment for his subjects in France as well as in the Crimea, thought I, when lately threading my way amongst the piles of building materials, and the wreck of dismantled houses, in search of a favorite haunt of bygone days in the fair city of Paris...
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01/04/2006 09:43 PM |
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Article 46. STEINITZ AND OTHER CHESS-PLAYERS. (PART IV), by Antony Guest |
Despite the advance of chess there seems to remain a good deal of misapprehension in regard to the game and its influence. I believe that there still exist those whose conception of a chess-player is a man of ascetic appearance...
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01/04/2006 09:43 PM |
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Article 45. STEINITZ AND OTHER CHESS-PLAYERS. (PART III), by Antony Guest |
My own recollections of chess go back about five and twenty years. In 1876 I saw Steinitz play one of the games of his match with Blackburne at the West End Chess Club--a match in which the late master gained a hollow victory...
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01/04/2006 09:43 PM |
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Article 44. STEINITZ AND OTHER CHESS-PLAYERS. (PART II), by Antony Guest |
It occurred to Steinitz to search for strategy of a more trustworthy character. Pressure on the queen's side was one method of averting a king's side attack, for the men could not be advanced to the assault without creating...
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01/04/2006 09:43 PM |
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Article 43. STEINITZ AND OTHER CHESS-PLAYERS. (PART I), by Antony Guest |
Things have not stood still with chess-players since Steinitz began his career in London nearly forty years ago. It was the tournament of 1862 that attracted him to this country at a period of temporary eclipse...
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01/04/2006 09:43 PM |
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Article 42. CHESS IN AMERICA. (PART II), by Henry Sedley |
George Henry Mackenzie was born in Ross-shire, Scotland, on March 24, 1837. He was educated mainly in Aberdeen, at the grammar-school and the Marischal College in that city...
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01/04/2006 09:43 PM |
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Article 41. CHESS IN AMERICA. (PART I), by Henry Sedley |
On May 25, 1859, there was seen in the chapel of the New York University a very brilliant and numerous company. There were great lawyers and merchant princes, there were women of fashion, there were learned professors...
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01/04/2006 09:43 PM |
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Article 40. THE MAGIC CHESSMEN, by Anonymous |
Once upon a time (oh, pleasant opening of the olden legends!) there dwelt in the village of Hestbank a schoolmaster, who was also a poet...
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01/04/2006 09:43 PM |
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Article 39. CHESS-PLAYING TO-DAY. (PART IV), by J. Arnold Green |
Provincial chess, prior to 1887, was in a very unorganized condition. Isolated clubs flourished all over the country, but they were not much in touch one with another...
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01/04/2006 09:43 PM |
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Article 38. CHESS-PLAYING TO-DAY. (PART III), by J. Arnold Green |
Amongst other London chess clubs, one which should not be overlooked is the Ladies' Chess Club in Tottenham Court Road. It was founded early in 1895, and is now in a most flourishing condition...
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01/04/2006 09:43 PM |
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Article 37. CHESS-PLAYING TO-DAY. (PART II), by J. Arnold Green |
One very satisfactory outcome of all this match-playing has been a very much wider application of the "time limit," which had only been enforced in great masters' tournaments and in isolated games of any special importance...
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01/04/2006 09:43 PM |
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Article 36. CHESS-PLAYING TO-DAY. (PART I), by J. Arnold Green |
Chess is generally regarded by the uninitiated as being the dullest and most selfish of games, an opinion which is by no means carefully withheld from the players themselves...
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01/04/2006 09:43 PM |
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Article 35. UNRIVALED PERFORMANCES BY PAUL MORPHY (PART III), by R.M. Devens |
After felicitously describing Mr. Morphy's position to be like one laying aside his weapons, and sighing, with Alexander, that there were no more worlds to conquer, Mr. Van Buren closed by saying:
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01/04/2006 09:43 PM |
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Article 34. UNRIVALED PERFORMANCES BY PAUL MORPHY (PART II), by R.M. Devens |
Such astounding feats as those performed by Mr. Morphy, in Paris, brought the excitement in the chess-playing world of that city up to white heat; and the memorable occasion when he played against and beat, blindfolded, eight of the best players of Paris...
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01/04/2006 09:43 PM |
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Article 33. UNRIVALED PERFORMANCES BY PAUL MORPHY (PART I), by R.M. Devens |
"Mr. Morphy always plays, not merely the best, but the VERY best move; and if we play the move only approximately correct, we are sure to lose. Nobody can hope to gain more than a game, now and then, from him."-- ANDERSSEN, THE CHESS CHAMPION IN GERMANY.
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01/04/2006 09:43 PM |
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Article 32. THE AUTOMATON CHESS-PLAYER (PART III), by John Timbs |
Thus the explanation rested until the publication of the Memoirs of Robert Houdin, who therein relates the origin and construction of the Automaton Chess-player in substance as follows:
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01/04/2006 09:44 PM |
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Article 31. THE AUTOMATON CHESS-PLAYER (PART II), by John Timbs |
After a second tour of the leading cities of Europe, where it was received with unabated enthusiasm, in 1819 the Automaton was again established in London, under M. Maelzel...
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01/04/2006 09:44 PM |
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Article 30. THE AUTOMATON CHESS-PLAYER (PART I), by John Timbs |
We have reserved for a separate chapter the origin and history of this marvelous contrivance, which, at various periods during the lapse of ninety years, has astonished and delighted the scientific world in several cities of Europe and North America...
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01/04/2006 09:44 PM |
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Article 29. SMOKE AND CHESS, by Samuel Willoughby Duffield |
We were sitting at chess as the sun went down,
And he, from his meerschaum's glossy brown,
With a ring of smoke made his king a crown...
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01/04/2006 09:44 PM |
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Article 28. CARDS, CHESS, AND BILLIARDS, by Rev. J.T. Crane |
CHESS claims to be a more intellectual, and even more ancient, game than cards. Its history and its principles have been set forth in goodly volumes. Poetry has sung its charms...
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09/25/2005 10:31 AM |
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Article 27. Some winning tips for the Over-the-board club player, by Tryfon Gavriel |
Winning is not necessarily about playing the best moves. It is about defeating your opponent. In fact you may have played an awful game, and still won...
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09/24/2005 10:07 AM |
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Article 26. No Napoleonic Chess Player On An Air Cushion, by Arthur Brisbane |
Zangwill's Idea Is False--Why Chess Playing Stunts Genius...
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09/23/2005 09:56 AM |
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Article 25. Correspondence Chess Starter Kit, by John C. Knudsen |
This piece is intended to be a short introduction for novice cc players. Please feel free to pass it along to someone you know who may be interested in correspondence chess...
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09/22/2005 10:41 AM |
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Article 24. The New CC Annotation Symbols, by Frederick Bishop |
The teletype/fax machines have been working overtime in my office, and I've compiled a few suggestions for cc annotation symbols to be used starting in the year 2001...
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09/21/2005 11:03 AM |
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Article 23. TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE THE WORLD OPEN, by Dan Heisman |
Twas the night before the World Open and all thru the 'Mark
Not a hustler was stirring - they're still at the park;
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01/04/2006 09:44 PM |
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Article 22. The Secret Chess Code, by John C. Knudsen |
Chess is evil, and I have proof. WARNING: This essay is for adults only - please send the children to their rooms before reading. The below facts represent the distilled wisdom of over 33 years of chess traveling...
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09/19/2005 12:59 PM |
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Article 21. Maybe Someday They Might Be Good, by Dan Heisman |
Gunther had to return to the Apple store to buy some 5.25" floppy disks for his new Apple IIe...
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09/18/2005 10:02 AM |
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Article 20. Hot Off The Wire... by Frederick Bishop |
Depression, Colorado. A man was killed Wednesday when his postal chess opponent discovered that he was using a computer to generate moves in their game...
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09/17/2005 11:01 AM |
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Article 19. Holdout! by Dan Heisman |
Josh Jokim was very upset. Apparently, his team didn't think as highly of previous year's contribution as he did, at least judging from their "final" salary offer...
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09/16/2005 09:52 AM |
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Article 18. Correspondence Chess in the Year 2010, by John C. Knudsen |
January 15, 2010. It's almost time. I've been waiting for the tournament assignment for several weeks now...
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01/04/2006 09:44 PM |
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Article 17. General Rules and Observations, by Howard Staunton |
Concerning the King.--It is mostly advisable to castle the King pretty early in the game, and to do so on the King's side, because he is less subject to an attack, and better able to repel one on that side than the other...
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09/14/2005 10:30 AM |
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Article 16. The Best American Chess Player, by Dan Heisman |
"Sir, there is a Mister Richard Franklin here to see you. He wishes to indulge in a game or two, if you are interested."
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01/04/2006 09:44 PM |
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Article 15. Maxims and Advice for an Inexperienced Player, by Howard Staunton |
There is nothing that will improve you so much as playing with good players; never refuse, therefore, when any one offers you odds, to accept them: you cannot expect...
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09/12/2005 09:42 AM |
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Article 14. THE CHESS-BOARD, by Edward Robert Bulwer Lytton |
A poem.
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09/11/2005 10:44 AM |
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Article 13. Mental Domination! by Dan Heisman |
His handlers could not hold him back: "You will see that I will beat all of them at once!"
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09/10/2005 10:33 AM |
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Article 12. 100 Things You Must Do In Chess Before It's Too Late! by Tryfon Gavriel |
This fun article is about sifting out the stuff that really matters in chess, and pinpointing the most exhilarating experiences you can extract from chess...
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09/09/2005 09:52 AM |
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Article 11. The Decline of Pongo, by Austin Lockwood |
Dead as a Didus Ineptus Pongo is a game with a rich history, stretching back hundreds of years...
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09/08/2005 09:53 AM |
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Article 10. A Brief History of the Royal Game, by Dan Heisman |
Chess did not really exist at all until the 18th century when Andre Philidor discovered pawns. For this he was pawnished...
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01/04/2006 09:45 PM |
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Article 9. Correspondence Chess Battle Tactics, by John C. Knudsen |
Though somewhat dated by the emergence of correspondence chess via a playing server, you might find the battle tactics below useful. My playing career is winding down - I have no secrets to keep any more. One thing that I have learned through the years is this - you will find it very tough going to win games in serious, high-level competition...
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09/06/2005 10:02 AM |
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Article 8. Sicilian Struggles, by Gino F. Figlio |
(1.e4 c5…) The cell phone went off for the third time, and remained untouched, resting next to the computer. (2.Nf3 d6…) It was not easy for him, after investing so much...
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09/05/2005 09:58 AM |
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Article 7. The Cheating Chess Tournament, by Dan Heisman |
“That was the third person we caught recently who had a handheld computer with Pocket Fritz!”
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09/04/2005 09:03 AM |
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Article 6. Cheap Talk, by Matt Nemmers |
Disclaimer: This piece is not meant to put-down beginning players. It is meant to poke fun at those few people out there who kibitz like they know it all but don't really know thing-one about the game, and don't want to learn...
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09/03/2005 10:17 AM |
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Article 5. The Ultimate Truth, by Dan Heisman |
All those exclamation points - all wrong. Vladimir Vukovic was getting old. Others of his age had retired, but he was still writing and searching for chess truth...
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09/02/2005 10:22 AM |
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Article 4. The 14H-Bomb, by Matt Nemmers |
If I didn’t have bad luck I wouldn’t have any luck at all...
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01/04/2006 09:45 PM |
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Article 3. The New Chess Dictionary, by John C. Knudsen |
The insider chess community has long had to deal with terrible ignorance on the part of the general public concerning chess terminology. There is a dire need for correct information. That is what this dictionary is all about. Let us all try and make sure that proper usage is maintained at all times, in our writings and in our speaking...
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08/31/2005 01:35 PM |
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Article 2. Free Chess E-Books on the WWW, by John C. Knudsen |
There are resources for free e-books out there. In this short article, I would like to highlight several possibilities for you...
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08/30/2005 01:35 PM |
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Article 1. The Mystery of the CC Specialist, by John C. Knudsen |
With the advent of computer program use in correspondence chess, many over the board players remain convinced that the "CC Specialist" is nothing more than a talented computer operator...
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