My thoughts on chess and life...
The New York chess club Chess NYC has a very special chess camp lined up starting 20 August 2012. From the ChessNYC website... A lucky group of young aspiring Chess Masters and game lovers will spend an entire week of Camp with The World's... Read more »
Today is the 10th Anniversary of Ruslan Ponomariov winning the 2002 FIDE World Chess Championship in Moscow. Regardless of gripes about the KO format and time control (90 minutes + 30 seconds per move), it was a remarkable achievement for the (... Read more »
I'm a big fan/user of Google services, from Gmail to Reader, Docs to Calendar, not to mention "search" obviously. So I wasn't too concerned when back in March 2010 Google bought the online photo-editing suite Picnik, which has been my photo-edito... Read more »
Judit Polgar is the greatest woman chess player of all-time, heading the women's ratings since 1989 and reaching #8 in the world against her male peers in 2005. After taking some time off to start a family she has been playing more regularly agai... Read more »
I was absent-mindedly looking through the official FIDE chess ratings when it occurred to me that although I'm never going to be the best chess player in the world (I still wince a bit as I admit that simple fact), I could still potentially be the... Read more »
Are you the sort of chess fan who wonders why Garry Kasparov doesn't seem to play much chess any more; who thinks Florencio Campomanes is doing a great job with the FIDE presidency, and that Bobby Fischer will definitely be making a co... Read more »
It's another new year again, that time of the year when we are filled with renewed hope and determination to improve ourselves physically, mentally and spiritually. In the spirit of the season, I thought I'd blog about a few of my resolutions in ... Read more »
Former world champion Garry Kasparov was still arguably the best chess player in the world when he retired in 2005, and he casts a long shadow over the current crop of players trying to make an impact. Despite his involvement with Russian politic... Read more »
I love chess. I hate reality TV shows. I have no idea what to make of the concept of a reality TV show based around chess. "American Chess Star" is the name of the show. I've watched the trailer below, and I still have no idea what the show will ... Read more »
Hou Yifan has just retained her Women's World Chess Championship title by beating Humpy Koneru 5½-2½. The excerpts below are from an interview by A. Karolvich and A.Burtosava at the official match website. How did you prepare for the match? I... Read more »
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Blog highlights
8 Shortcuts To Chess Improvement
Endgame: What Was Bobby Fischer Really Like?
10 Ways You Look Like A Chess Newbie
Too Old For Chess?
Ban The Chess Simile!
The Art Of Losing
The Good Old (Descriptive) Days
Why chess is the best game in the world...
