Chess
Queen’s Gambit rejected
One of the most reliable methods of frustrating chess computers is to play 1 d4 but then avoid the well-trodden…
Queen’s Gambit rejected
One of the most reliable methods of frustrating chess computers is to play 1 d4 but then avoid the well-trodden…
So it St Louis
From the humble status of wild-card entry at St Louis last year, the US Grandmaster, Wesley So (formerly of the…
So it St Louis
From the humble status of wild-card entry at St Louis last year, the US Grandmaster, Wesley So (formerly of the…
Adams apple
Grandmaster Michael Adams turned in a superlative performance earlier this month to win the British Championship for the fifth time.…
Adams apple
Grandmaster Michael Adams turned in a superlative performance earlier this month to win the British Championship for the fifth time.…
Surreptitious subversion
After the vote to leave the EU it is time to reclaim the good old English names for traditional openings…
no. 421
White to play. This position is from Steinitz–Chigorin, World Championship (Game 4), Havana 1892. How did White finish off? Answers…
Surreptitious subversion
After the vote to leave the EU it is time to reclaim the good old English names for traditional openings…
Vikings on board
Mark Hall, curator of the Perth Museum, has recently drawn attention to the proliferation of board games in Viking burials.…
Vikings on board
Mark Hall, curator of the Perth Museum, has recently drawn attention to the proliferation of board games in Viking burials.…
Bilbao
Magnus Carlsen, the world champion, has added yet another tournament to his extensive list of victories. Although he must have…
Bilbao
Magnus Carlsen, the world champion, has added yet another tournament to his extensive list of victories. Although he must have…
Karjakin’s complaint
Sergey Karjakin, the challenger for Magnus Carlsen’s world title later this year, has announced in Bilbao, where he is contesting…
Karjakin’s complaint
Sergey Karjakin, the challenger for Magnus Carlsen’s world title later this year, has announced in Bilbao, where he is contesting…
Electric shock
To mark the UK’s decision to exit from the EU, I can think of no better example than the triple match…
Electric shock
To mark the UK’s decision to exit from the EU, I can think of no better example than the triple match…
Korchnoi’s French
As we bid farewell to the great Viktor Korchnoi, it is worth pointing out that he was one of those…
Korchnoi’s French
As we bid farewell to the great Viktor Korchnoi, it is worth pointing out that he was one of those…
Grand tour
The first two legs of this year’s Grand Chess Tour have now been staged in Paris and Leuven. There will…
Grand tour
The first two legs of this year’s Grand Chess Tour have now been staged in Paris and Leuven. There will…
Memorable Mamedyarov
Local hero Shakhriyar Mamedyarov won the Vugar Gashimov Memorial in Shamkir, Azerbaijan by virtue of three consecutive victories at the…
Memorable Mamedyarov
Local hero Shakhriyar Mamedyarov won the Vugar Gashimov Memorial in Shamkir, Azerbaijan by virtue of three consecutive victories at the…
Leningrad Lip
I had intended this week to write about the surprise surge by Mamedyarov which overturned all expectations in the elite…
Edgehogs
Last week, commenting on Nigel Davies’s new book The Pirc Move by Move (Everyman Chess), I wrote about my win…
