Hello my Chess.com compatriots, I would like to announce that yesterday the website for Black Shield Assassins is up and running. It has so much more to have done to it but it is a work in progress. Visit the site by clicking here. The second a... Read more »
Hello my fellow mammals! Today is the birthday of two of my hero's! Darwin and Lincoln. One of them helped free America from the troglodytic thinking that one person could "own" another, and the other one helped to free the human mind from the ... Read more »
I would like to invite everyone here at Chess.com to join in the new group that has been organized. It is a growing organization that will be going into battle with teams, organizing internal tournaments and publishing a "training manual" If you w... Read more »
Dear World:We, the United States of America, your quality supplier of the ideals of liberty and democracy, would like to apologize for our 2001-2008 interruption in service. The technical fault (known as the "Dabush" virus) that led to this eight-... Read more »
The Great Russian Chess Joke. While this may not be great stand up comedy it is very funny. It must be because it is told by so many people. Garry Kasparov told it in 1986, and this version was by the Russian chess magazine editor Alexander Rosh... Read more »
This is the show mentioned in the forums. One of my favorite shorts. You can read more about it at Pixar's Site Read more »
One of my favorite poets, Charles Simic, reads his poem "Prodigy". Read more »
A just got an email about a website that we Chess Players can finally appreciate. It is called "Endgame" and touts itself as "the original chess apparel." When I first read it I thought "Ok, what lame clothes are these going to be." Well, they are... Read more »
What is Chess Folklore? I am working on collecting data on Chess Folklore. One interesting thing about this is that Chess has a long history and lots of stories to be told. So much has happened and been lost in this history.So, I created this p... Read more »
As a folklorist and a chess player I am always looking for stories that pertain to chess. As one of Irish decent I am very happy to have found the following story. The Fenian Cycle Diarmuid and Grainne Part 6 the Game of Chess After sending aw... Read more »
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