Several days ago I came across an online program names Maia that readers my find worth checking out. It’s an AI chess program that is d...

       The year this game was played, 1874, was significant and we are still reaping the benefits of a key development in indoor plumbing. I...

     Fidel Castro's forces entered Havana and officially took control of Cuba on January 8, 1959. Five years later I was with Weapons Pl...

        After the previous post showcasing an Elephant Gambit debacle, it only seems fair that a game where black is successful be featured....

       The first time the Elephant Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d5) appeared in print was in the late 1600s. It’s considered unsound because black...

     Sometimes you want a really deep analysis of a particular position and there are several ways of doing it. Years ago the program Aqua...

    The 1931 New York Invitational was sponsored by the Manhattan Chess Club. Capablanca won with little difficulty although he did have a l...

Bogoljubow      Founded in 1924, FIDE soon started trying to organize the World Championship, but two years earlier Capablanca, the World Ch...

    Happy Birthday  Dr. Ludwig Erdmann Bledow (July 27, 1795 - August 6, 1846).  He was a German master and organizer who was the co-founder...

     The Intercollegiate Chess League has a long history dating back to leagues like the Quadrangular Intercollegiate league (Harvard, Yale,...

     The 2012 World Championship natch between the defending champion Viswanathan Anand and challenger Boris Gelfand was held in Moscow. The...

       In 1965, people were seeing were seeing changes in music, fashion and television. The British Invasion continued with groups like The...