Online Resources for Chess Events
Monday November 29, 2004
Point the Wayback Machine at early chess portals and you'll find all sorts of pages on long gone historical events. We classify chess events as history rather than news for ... Read More
Join the Discussion : Painting a chess game
Sunday November 28, 2004
In
snapshot
frugilegus says, 'I'm thinking of painting a chess game, and wondering what might be a particularly appropriate position to "freeze" in such a painting.'
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If you have an idea, let us ... Read More
Elsewhere on the Web : Russian and U.S. Championships
Saturday November 27, 2004
2004 Russian Championship and 2005 U.S. Championship. • According to unofficial calculations we did for the
36th Chess Olympiad 2004
the two strongest chess-playing nations in the world (men and women combined) ... Read More
Chess Book Classics : Old and New
Monday November 22, 2004
Looking for a recommendation on a chess book? We have our own list of classics, a list of Book of the Year award winners, and a few others. All of ... Read More
Join the Discussion : CM 10 Academy
Sunday November 21, 2004
In
CM 10 Academy
PongLaw wonders about a position that 'leaves me scratching my head'. The discussion leads to Josh Waitzkin's whereabouts and to Chessmaster vs. Fritz.
Elsewhere on the Web : World Youth and World Junior Championships
Saturday November 20, 2004
November is World Chess Championship month for the world's top young players.
The 2004 World Youth Championship took place 3-14 November 2004 at Heraklio, Crete, Greece.
The results of the 10 separate ... Read More
36th Olympiad, Calvia, Spain, 2004
Monday November 15, 2004
The global appeal of chess is most apparent during the Chess Olympiad held every two years. Of the 129 teams (four players plus two reserves per team) in the men's ... Read More
Join the Discussion : FIDE and mobile chess
Sunday November 14, 2004
In
Mobile Chess,
xplorxplor asks, 'How did FIDE get involved with this Mobile Chess company?'
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Did you know that 'Paris-based NAO Chess Club, the reigning European and French champion, played a well-publicized SMS ... Read More
Elsewhere on the Web : Chess isn't just for children
Saturday November 13, 2004
Chess isn't just for children!
There are good reasons for the surge of interest in scholastic chess -- it helps develop logical thinking, it's inexpensive, and it's fun -- but ... Read More
Product News : Shredder++
Friday November 12, 2004
Before we tackle new product announcements, let's have a pair of upbeat links on chess sets and clocks.
Chess the King and Queen of Board Games
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'Supermarket chain Tesco today reported an ... Read More
Online Resources for Chess History
Monday November 8, 2004
Chess history is a broad subject that, among other topics, covers the origin of chess, chess personalities, and chess events. Many relevant history sites are listed under other About Chess ... Read More
Join the Discussion : Easy openings to start with
Sunday November 7, 2004
Forum member chess4u wants to know
Easy openings to start with
and asks
What is your favorite opening?
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'I am just wondering what are some easy but effective openings to start playing more often.'
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What ... Read More
Elsewhere on the Web : 36th Chess Olympiad
Saturday November 6, 2004
Congratulations to the Ukrainian men's team and the Chinese women's team for winning the 36th Chess Olympiad in Calvia, Majorca, Spain!
See
Elsewhere on the Web
9 October 2004
for background information and ... Read More
Finding Bobby Fischer (Part 10)
Friday November 5, 2004
It's been only two weeks since our last report on Bobby Fischer's detention in Japan (Finding Bobby Fischer (Part 9)
22 October 2004),
but Bobby is already back in the news. Reuters ... Read More
Themed Chess Sets
Monday November 1, 2004
Chess pieces are miniature statues, where each one can be a separate work of art. Along with their use for an occasional game of chess, theme sets can be displayed ... Read More