Tringov      In the previous post I mentioned the possibility of examining the Planinc Variation with an engine and the results are show...

     I don't know why, but I have always been intrigued by Alekhine' Defense, especially the Four Pawns Attack. Some GMs, notably...

S.S. Paris      Back on October 17, 1925, which was a Saturday, Frank Marshall, then the US Champion, was the last of three players from...

     Nobody plays the Evans Gambit much any more. My database has several games played by Evgeny Sveshnikov who has wins over the likes o...

Alex Shabalov, Street Fighter      The 2003 U.S. Championship, held in Seattle, Washington, was a Swiss System event with 45 men and 13 ...

     Karpov, the reigning World Champion from 1975 to 1985, was never my favorite player.  At the time considered unb eatable, h is style ...

...and sing along with Slim Whitman then mosey over to my other blog and read all about cowboys?

    Back in March I posted a game from an old Golden Knights correspondence tournament from the days when the championship was run by...