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November 6, 2015 No Comments

We Need to Talk about Garry, Part 1: References

Websites 1) Chess.com, The 12 Most Interesting Chess Players Ever. 2) The Week in Chess, Kasparov-Short St Louis 2015. 3) Kasparov.com, Information Package: Garry Kasparov – Lectures, Keynotes and Seminars. 4) Russipedia, Prominent Russians: Garry Kasparov. 5) Wikipedia, Matthew Syed. Books and Papers a) All…

June 26, 2014 No Comments

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June 4, 2013 No Comments

CARA BERHASIL BERLAGAK JUDI DOMINOQQ ONLINE DI INTERNET

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February 24, 2013 No Comments

5 HAL YANG mesti anda jauhi kala BERMAIN POKER ONLINE

Sekilas misal berapat soal pertunjukan judi poker online, bisa jadi kalian yang sempat berupaya bermain akan sudah prinsip bagaimanakah cara mendapat penguasaan tiap harinya menurut berasimilasi dimeja judi poker. Nah pada aplusan yang rupawan ini, awak akan mengasih artikel memikat yang wajib menurut agan ketahui…

No Regrets: Boris Spassky at 60

November 27, 2007· 7 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· 6 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…

Spassky’s Toughest Simul

March 15, 2020· No Comments

The chess boom triggered by the 1972 Fischer–Spassky match enthused many talented youngsters, especially in Britain. Boris Spassky became an early casualty of the fallout from the ‘English chess explosion’ when he took on a schoolboy squad over 30 boards in 1979. The event was…

Buy all the back issues

March 4, 2020· 1 Comment

“a must-read for everyone who doesn’t take chess too seriously; it’s especially a must-read for everyone who does take chess seriously!” ChessVibes “. . . very, very entertaining . . . some of the back issues were classics and I have some of them at home ….

Girl Power

January 25, 2020· No Comments

The 7th London Chess Conference Sarah Hurst When I heard that the theme of this year’s London Chess Conference was going to be ‘Chess and Female Empowerment,’ I wanted to be there. I didn’t know what chess and female empowerment was, exactly, but it sounded…

Pop Philosophy

January 15, 2020· 1 Comment

The Moves That Matter A Chess Grandmaster on the Game of Life Jonathan Rowson 352 pages | hardback | £20.00 London: Bloomsbury, 2019 Sarah Hurst The Moves That Matter is the very personal story of Jonathan Rowson’s search for meaning in life and…

James Pratt

February 20, 2020

I was told that Stein learnt his craft, in part, in gambling form. He would set up positions where he…
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Jerry W

January 18, 2020

Interesting comment on punctuality .. I regard those who habitually turn up late as rude, selfish tosspots who care more…
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Grunty

October 18, 2019

"impish smile" Just look at that face - isn't it that of a gnome? He had such magic inside, you…
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Toby Spiders

September 7, 2019

Excellent article. This must have felt so good to win for white.
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