Vladimir (Walter) Pafnutieff      Herman Steiner was well known for his connection to Hollywood and his popularization of chess among...

     These days when young players see a gregarious 87 year old fellow whose rating is at its floor of 2200 they know he is an Internation...

1932 mug shot I ran across this article in the February 26, 1922 edition of the New York Times and couldn't help posting it. It se...

     I have not posted in a few days, mostly because of, among other more mundane things, Monday was my second cataract surgery. I am amaz...

     Treybal's name is long forgotten, but it shouldn't be. He was born on February 2, 1885 in Kotopeky, a village to the southwe...

     I have been fascinated with playing 1.h4 (or 1...h5) in online Blitz lately. At first I was bringing the R out immediately with 2.Rh...

Thomas playing badminton      George Alan Thomas was born on June 14, 1881. He inherited the title of 7th Baronet in 1918. His mother,...

     Gaston Bullock Means (July 11, 1879 – December 12, 1938) was an American private detective, salesman, bootlegger, forger, swindler, m...