My thoughts on chess and life...
There's so much to do at chess.com that it's sometimes hard to imagine if there is anything else left. Well fear not, my friend kajira has posted a crossword at the Welsh Chess.com group. I think that's a first for ... Read more »
One of the few social advantages of being a chess player is that people assume you must be intelligent. Chess players, of course, know this is simply not true. I've known plenty of players who could barely string two words together... Read more »
The traditional and outdated image of chess players to many of our non chess-playing friends is one of old gentlemen sitting stooped over, facing one another over a chess board in a crowded and smoky room. This caricature has never really been t... Read more »
Hi everybody I'm back! You know how it is when a musical artist splits up from their partner and their next release gets called their ‘divorce album’ because they can’t stop moaning on and on about it (a.k.a. the Phil Colli... Read more »
Well, I've been hanging on as long as possible before unplugging my computer and packing it up for my long-awaited house move, but the time has finally come. I don't know which is more challenging; moving all my possessions from one house ... Read more »
The question of whether chess is a sport has been debated many times. The answer depends crucially on whether you regard games as needing a "physical" element to them in order to qualify as a sport. It is the lack of a physic... Read more »
I have many so many faults in my chess that's it's hard to know where to start to improve. I think that identifying a fault is often the easy part; correcting it can take a lot of effort and practice. Fortunately, There is one area i... Read more »
I'm an easy-going kind of guy. It usually takes a lot to upset or annoy me. For instance, my 12 year old washing machine has just broken - a few weeks before I am due to move house. I managed to brush it off with a shrug and ... Read more »
In this modern era of GM strength computers, faster time controls and rapidplay finishes, it's sometimes easy to forget that the traditional way to finish a long game was to "adjourn" and play the game to a finish at a later date. Th... Read more »
There is a chess questionnaire doing the rounds in the chess blogosphere at the moment. Although I'm a patient sort, I'm not going to wait for it to be sent to me, so I thought I'd complete it anyway here on my chess.com blog! ... 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...