‘This book is definitely for chess players who enjoy reading crime—by a chess player who really knows his underworld.’
Jim Phelan (1895–1966) led an eventful life, but what is known of his chess life?
‘This book is definitely for chess players who enjoy reading crime—by a chess player who really knows his underworld.’
Jim Phelan (1895–1966) led an eventful life, but what is known of his chess life?
some of the most varied, sometimes most interesting, and certainly least inhibited chess writing available today
In the chess satire stakes @KingpinEd are masters of the art form … a veritable feast: irony, sarcasm, hyperbole
sharper than a bone-saw!
one of my favorite magazines
those who are unfamiliar with Kingpin are missing out on a real delight: there are many good chess magazines around, but in my opinion Kingpin is the best out there
Kingpin is a very, very nice magazine
Scurrilous, funny, sometimes serious, sometimes libellous
Unpredictable, honest, the funniest
Both serious and funny, I recommend it to anyone who wants to smile as he reads
uses impiety and parody to hew down the conventions of publishing, even including mock testimonials
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…
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 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…
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…
In Memoriam Brian Eley (1946–2022) British Chess Champion, Suspected paedophile So. Farewell Then, Brian Eley, Fugitive chess master, Touch and move suspect, Reported to the BCF for alleged misconduct in 1979. Fifty years ago You were the British Chess Champion In Brighton. Thirty years…
Eley died in Amsterdam on 6 April 2022. 10 Seconds with Brian Eley Wikipedia: Brian Eley When a Man Disappears from an Interpol List: the Strange Case of Brian Eley
David Thompson, ‘A Platform that Disrupted the World of Chess’, ITechPost, 18 September 2021 Read the full juicy story here.
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