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‘Chess is, famously, an activity entirely unrelated to the rest of life: from this springs its fragile profundity.’ Julian Barnes, ‘TDF: The World Chess Championship’ The New Yorker (December 1993) reproduced in Letters from London 1990-1995 (Picador, 1995), p.249 ‘We could even make…
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February 15, 2015 2 Comments

King of the Coffee House

This line as yet has no official name (except ‘Zaitsev line with 8 Bc4′); it is generally referred to as simply ‘The Hack Line’, or for reasons which are rather obscure, the The Nescafé® Frappé Attack or NFA for short. Graham Burgess, Attacking the Benko: The Nescafé® Frappé…
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February 6, 2015 1 Comment

Arimaa, Computers and the Future of Chess

Andy Lewis A common Arimaa starting position Anyone for a variation on chess? Is chess played out? This concern has been voiced periodically over the history of the game, and the challenges has never been more profound: over-refinement of opening-theory; perfection of endgame technique;…
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Sports Writers

‘In other sports, the persecution of some players, coaches or officials by the press not rarely offers a sad spectacle. With chess, the main problem is that the game is too esoteric by nature to satisfy the interest of the public at large . ….
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January 25, 2015 No Comments

How to Write a Chess Book and Make Loads of Dosh

Phil Crocker I feel impeccably qualified to write this article because: a) I have never written a chess book, and b) I am not a particularly strong chess player. The would-be author should bear in mind the following points: (1) The most important parts…
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Life

‘Chess is, famously, an activity entirely unrelated to the rest of life: from this springs its fragile profundity.’...
February 15, 2015 2 Comments

King of the Coffee House

This line as yet has no official name (except ‘Zaitsev line with 8 Bc4′); it is generally referred to...
February 6, 2015 1 Comment

Arimaa, Computers and the Future of Chess

Andy Lewis A common Arimaa starting position Anyone for a variation on chess? Is chess played out? This...
February 1, 2015 No Comments

Sports Writers

‘In other sports, the persecution of some players, coaches or officials by the press not rarely offers a sad...
January 25, 2015 No Comments

How to Write a Chess Book and Make Loads of Dosh

Phil Crocker I feel impeccably qualified to write this article because: a) I have never written a chess...
January 18, 2015 2 Comments

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Here’s another list of essential reading offered by chess players inspired by Tony Miles’ famous two-word book review. (Mark...
January 12, 2015 No Comments

Startling Castling

‘Security passes were something I never felt the need to wear, particularly when coupled with Rambo . The...
January 8, 2015 4 Comments

Sarah Hurst: 20 Questions

Sarah Hurst was a regular contributor to CHESS magazine in the 1990s and also edited the British Chess Federation’s newsletter,...
January 4, 2015 No Comments

Fiendish Moves #1

Eliskases – Henneberger Bad Liebwerda, 1934 Black to play Walter Henneberger (1883–1969) was a Swiss master whose career...

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Kingpin Chess Magazine, Issue 41

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UK: £5.95 Europe: £6.95 RoW: £7.95 ‘Publication of the British magazine Kingpin is always an eagerly-awaited event. Issue 40...
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Kingpin Chess Magazine, issue 39

OUT OF STOCK Kibitzing with the Poisoned Pawn Chemical warfare and the carnally desirable opponent disturb...
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Kingpin Chess Magazine, Issue 38

UK: £5.00 Europe: £6.00 RoW: £7.00 The End of Mankind’s Humiliation? Morgan Daniels takes a ringside seat...
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UK: £5.00 Europe: £5.00 RoW: £6.00 Kibitzing The Poisoned Pawn skewers Nosher, noise and the rampant xenophobia...
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UK: £5.00 Europe: £6.00 RoW: £7.00 Kibitzing with the Poisoned Pawn The Poisoned Pawn skewers Kasparov, Keene and Nasty...
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UK: £4.50 Europe: £5.50 RoW: £6.50 Kibitzing with the Poisoned Pawn Gary Lane’s Agony Column Tony Kosten’s Diary...
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UK: £4.50 Europe: £5.50 RoW: £6.50 The Kingpin Questionnaire Alexander Morozevich A Clash of Opposites Taylor Kingston...

No Regrets: Boris Spassky at 60

November 27, 2007· 6 Comments

Lev Khariton The attractive countryside of Meudon is a 15-minute train ride from Paris. Here I came to interview Boris Spassky just three days before his 60th birthday. He reminiscences about his life, his chess career, his rivals and friends. Dear Grandmaster, I should…

How Good Is Your Hacking?

February 26, 2010· 4 Comments

Test Your Benko Refutations with Chris Ward Once upon a time there was an opening of great repute advocated by such English favourites as Hodgson, Hebden and Plaskett. Then along came a little-known Soviet player with the tactical flair of Adams, the optimism of…

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Sarah Hurst: 20 Questions

January 8, 2015· 4 Comments

Sarah Hurst was a regular contributor to CHESS magazine in the 1990s and also edited the British Chess Federation’s newsletter, ChessMoves. Her fine book Curse of Kirsan: Adventures in the Chess Underworld is now available on Kindle at a bargain price. Since 2002 she has been translating…

The Sincerest Form of Flattery?

February 25, 2010· 4 Comments

This item deals with an accusation of plagiarism levelled against Raymond Keene in the magazine Inside Chess: May 3rd, 1993, pages 24-25; June 14th 1993, page 19 and February 7th 1994, page 3. We are grateful to Inside Chess, now owned by Chess Café, for…

Life

February 22, 2015· No Comments

‘Chess is, famously, an activity entirely unrelated to the rest of life: from this springs its fragile profundity.’ Julian Barnes, ‘TDF: The World Chess Championship’ The New Yorker (December 1993) reproduced in Letters from London 1990-1995 (Picador, 1995), p.249 ‘We could even make…

King of the Coffee House

February 15, 2015· 2 Comments

This line as yet has no official name (except ‘Zaitsev line with 8 Bc4′); it is generally referred to as simply ‘The Hack Line’, or for reasons which are rather obscure, the The Nescafé® Frappé Attack or NFA for short. Graham Burgess, Attacking the Benko: The Nescafé® Frappé…

Arimaa, Computers and the Future of Chess

February 6, 2015· 1 Comment

Andy Lewis A common Arimaa starting position Anyone for a variation on chess? Is chess played out? This concern has been voiced periodically over the history of the game, and the challenges has never been more profound: over-refinement of opening-theory; perfection of endgame technique;…

Sports Writers

February 1, 2015· No Comments

‘In other sports, the persecution of some players, coaches or officials by the press not rarely offers a sad spectacle. With chess, the main problem is that the game is too esoteric by nature to satisfy the interest of the public at large . ….

Jon Manley

February 21, 2015

13 Bxf6 is not as strong as Qb7 because Black has 13...e4.
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Oscar Manuel VacaOña

February 20, 2015

In game Burgess-Tebb 13.- Qb7?!; better 13.- Bf6 with menace Queen in d8 Rooks in a8 and h8, WIN!!
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Skeptic

February 10, 2015

Sarah - in case you don't know, Sam is US chess' crazy uncle in the basement. He ...
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Sarah Antoni

February 10, 2015

Really interesting to read more about ARIMAA, thanks for the clear explanation. Good to know there’s an alternative to ...
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