‘But Kasparov is not a man to limit his goals or his spheres of action. Stocky and strong, with black hair already streaked with grey by the pressure of his life-style, Kasparov lives in perpetual whirlwind of activity. Naturally this is reflected in his speech,…
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Tiger v Anaconda
November 7, 2018
‘But Kasparov is not a man to limit his goals or his spheres of action. Stocky and strong, with black hair already streaked with grey by the pressure of his life-style, Kasparov lives in perpetual whirlwind of activity. Naturally this is reflected in his speech,...
#SameOldSameOld
October 16, 2018
With thanks to Stefan Löffler (@StefanLoeffler) and Olimpiu Urcan (@olimpiuurcan)
A New Dawn for Chess
October 7, 2018
Bromance Twitter Timeline See also The Election of Arkady Dvorkovich Russia Made the King of Chess. The U.S. Dethroned Him With thanks to Sarah Hurst (@XSovietNews)
Searching for André Philidor
September 7, 2018
Interest in François-André Danican Philidor revived in 1926, the 200th anniversary of his birth. Celebrations were planned at his birthplace, Drieux in the Champagne region of France, and Biarritz. In England too chess players were keen to mark the occasion. Bust of Philidor (Cleveland Public Library...
Three Prussian Lives
August 27, 2018
Neumann, Hirschfeld and Suhle 19th Century Berlin Chess Biographies with 711 Games Hans Renette and Fabrizio Zavatarelli 384 pages | hardback | 66 illustrations | 711 games | $75.00 Jefferson: McFarland, 2018 Jonathan Hinton Collectors of modern books on chess history, particularly those...
For the Ladies
August 15, 2018
Euwe: Plays to win in every game. His colleagues unreservedly acknowledged him an authority on the game. Stahlberg: Obviously quite out of form. Does too much journalism. Always plays the same rather dim openings. Keres: Admired of all the ladies, quite outshining Anthony Eden and...
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