Bogdan Sliwa (1922-2003) of Poland was awarded the International Master title in 1953, and the Honorary Grandmaster title in 1987. H...

       You probably would not want to have been living in Prague in 1954. It was at the peak of Stalinist repression and a highly controlled...

     There were three major USSR/ vs. Rest of the World matches. These matches featuring the best players from the Soviet Union against an ...

     In his book The Art of Sacrifice in Chess, the old master of attack, Rudolf Spielmann, game some instructions on the sacrifice of th...

     Although sometimes associated with the Netherlands due to his participation in European tournaments, Arthur James Mass (1857-1933, 76 y...

     Jalo Aatos Fred (1917-2003) was a Finnish player, two-time Finnish Champion (1947 & 1955) and the Olympiad individual bronze medal ...

     Ludek Pachman (1924-2003) won the 1957 Czechoslovak Championship that was held in Prague. Pachman was a dominant figure in Czechoslovak...

  In this game we see the other side of the Isolated d-Pawn...black wins.         A game that I liked (Fritz 17) [Event "...

       There are a couple of advantages to studying the Isolate dd-Pawn- formation. It can occur in a whole gaggle of openings (QGD-Semi-Tar...

     Dobbs Ferry is an historic village situated on the Hudson River and located approximately 20 miles north of Midtown Manhattan. A rather...

        Max Euwe is an unappreciated World Champion. He was an amateur player balancing his mathematics career with chess and he had a shor...

     USCF Master Emeritus Jesse W. Stapp (1900-1974) of Dallas, Texas was primarily active in the Southwest during the mid-1900s. He was a t...

     Here is a game by Aleksanders Liepnieks who was mentioned in a previous post on Tal. He defeats USCF Life Master Walter Cunningham (194...