You won't find high level analysis here, just short stories about "chess ralated" stuff I find amusing!
Not often does it happen that a visitor leaves my house sucking peacefully on one of my chess trophies... Not often, but I would not write this article if it didn't happen this summer! The person to blame: my little niece - or should I blame the t... Read more »
Last weekend I was reunited with the chess pieces I played with when I was a little kid. They were still hanging out in the cigar-box I used to keep them in years ago. The box was hidden somewhere in an antique cupboard in my dad's living room. I ... Read more »
There are certain benefits to having an elo rating of nil. Earlier this year I joined a chessclub, and after shaking the dust from my chess brain in the first couple of months, and some “sniffing out” by my club mates (who is he, is he any goo... Read more »
Sir George Alan Thomas. His name may not ring a bell… To me he was a total stranger until I stumbled on some of his chess games. In an attempt to spice up my chess life I bought a number of books on (to me) unorthodox chess openings. One of thes... Read more »
Having nothing important to occupy my brain with, it occurred to me that female chess players are often good looking. Of course there's taste involved, and given the low number of “girls in chess” the outcome of my pondering is statist... Read more »
Ouch, I had my first bad chess.com experience. Nothing negative about this site, au contraire, my first bad event was completely self-inflicted. Some days ago I received a challenge for a game. I accepted, got the white pieces and was happy that... Read more »
A complete opening repertoire against any white first move. “Come here and look at this position little man!”. We just arrived at my grandparents’ house and I didn’t even get a chance to get rid of my coat. My grandf... Read more »
I feel greedy today, and I don't like it. In general I aim to possess as little as possible to avoid worrying about the risk of loss, maintenance, tripping etcetra, but for chess sets there's a weird exception. That is where the problem starts...... Read more »
Between the age of 7 and 10, playing chess came with a serious risk to my health. Not because I did nothing else and became fat and lazy, nor because I was allergic to the germs that other players left on the chess pieces, but simply because som... Read more »
Chess is a wonderful game! Everytime I play it, I am grateful that people took the time to teach me when I was a little boy. My teachers were my grandpa and an uncle - both in love with the game, and determined to convert my soul sooner or later. ... Read more »
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