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For the first time in the history of Indian sports, a sponsor was ready to put in Rs 20 crore for a chess event. The Tamil Nadu government pledged that amount and also promised to provide other facilities. But, in the end, that was not enough to g... | Read More
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The posting of this new series was held a day or two so that people would not think it was an April Fool's joke.
Showcase, a Canadian TV channel, has started a new TV series called Endgame, scheduled for an initial run of thirteen weeks. The ... | Read More
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Queen to Play
People love sports movies. Winning, losing, overcoming the odds, losing when you are the favorite. All of these make sports movies entertaining. But there are two characteristics of writer/director Caroline Bottaro’s debut... | Read More
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Many, if not most of you have read Fred Waitskin's book or seen the movie made from it "The Search for Bobby Fischer". The story is about an amazing chess playing kid, Fred's son Josh (Josh himself said he dislikes the word "prodigy"). Bruce P... | Read More
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A Master of the Slow Game Who’s a Speed Demon, Too?
The best players in the world are ranked on their ability to play slow, or classical, chess, in which each side has at least a few hours for a game. None of them are slouches at blitz che... | Read More
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From Tata Steel Tourney Final Report:
"The Norwegian former Boy Wonder played white in an advance Caro-Kann against China’s Wang Hao .., who complained afterwards that he “couldn’t focus on the game."
Listen to the tone of that paragraph -... | Read More
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November 17, New York Times
‘Police! Step Away From the Chess Table’
Wherever you find yourself in New York City, there is probably an outdoor chess table nearby. According to the parks department, there are more than 2,000 public chess or c... | Read More
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Should Grace Abound? by Dr. Jim Fox
I wrote a blog entry a while back about JERKS and that life is just too short to put up with them. I still believe that - but I think I may have went overboard in its application. I got to the p... | Read More
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Controversy of Bobby Fischer Beyond the Grave
by Dr. Jim Fox
Bobby Fischer’s life was filled with gamesmanship and controversy. In many ways he liked it that way. He was a genius. Spassky said (paraphrased) “that you do not pla... | Read More
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Chess Books
by Dr. Jim Fox
Like many aspiring players, we often turn to books for some help. Perhaps we want to learn to play better. I have a Borders bookstore and a Barnes and Noble bookstore in my area. I also use Barnes and Nob... | Read More