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No Regrets: Boris Spassky at 60

November 27, 2007· 8 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…

Arimaa, Computers and the Future of Chess

February 6, 2015· 7 Comments

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;…

Sarah Hurst: 20 Questions

January 8, 2015· 7 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…

We Need to Talk about Garry, Part 3

November 16, 2015· 5 Comments

Why Life Does Not Imitate Chess Part 3: The Visionary Followers of Garry Kasparov on Facebook will have noted that he has taken to styling himself as a ‘politician’. What’s his track record? All chess players will know about his campaign for FIDE president…

Many Happy Returns GM Aaron Summerscale (26-viii-1969) | British Chess News

August 26, 2021

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Ian Davis

August 17, 2021

The pieces have an x and a y co-ordinate beside them.
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Mike Forster

July 25, 2021

There was also an obligation in the 1980s for the Vice President of the Chess Club to leave the record…
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July 18, 2021

Can anybody make sense of the notation?
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No Regrets: Boris Spassky at 60

Arimaa, Computers and the Future of Chess

Sarah Hurst: 20 Questions

We Need to Talk about Garry, Part 3

Chess World Disrupted by Oriental Fruit

The First Chess Column

Chess the Musical (1836)

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