My thoughts on chess and life...
A huge number of chess-related videos have been uploaded by chess.com members to the free chess videos section. The section needs some improvements to it's functionality e.g. the ability to search for videos, and some way of weeding out duplicate... Read more »
The latest release of updates for Chess.com includes new 3D boards (sometimes known as 2.5D boards due to the board itself staying a square shape, rather than being distorted to give the impression of 3D). There are also new board colours and oth... Read more »
Social networking on the web is big news, and the biggest social networking site (according to most measures, anyway) is Facebook, with over 200 million users. Wikipedia says that..."A social network service focuses on building online communities... Read more »
Chess can be a source of great joy, but also terrible heartache. In some individuals, especially gifted children, it can become an obsession which can lead to social isolation. So should you teach chess to your children? I don't have any chil... Read more »
A rare game where one side has three Queens on the board at the same time! H/T Chess Today. Read more »
The Corus website has a nice piece about Ivanchuk, illustrating his obsession with chess. Link here. H/T Dennis Monokroussos. Read more »
If you like chess (and if you don't what are you doing on this website?!) then you will probably enjoy the previews of Chessbase instructional videos available at their YouTube channel. An nice example is below from the evergreen Viktor Kortchnoi... Read more »
A while ago I discovered 21-year old Danish artist Carina Jørgensen (pictured right, engaging in some martial arts training!), who has a section of her online portfolio dedicated to chess. It includes portraits of famous chess players as well a... Read more »
"All I want to do, ever, is just play chess" - Bobby Fischer Rest In Peace Read more »
It's nearly 4 years since Garry Kasparov announced his retirement from competitive chess to take on new challenges in the dangerous world of opposition politics as leader of The Other Russia organisation. BBC Radio 4 has a fascinating interview w... Read more »
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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...