Monday, July 17, 2017
Problem Composers and Article 58
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Beginning in the 1920s all areas of Soviet culture began coming under control of the government, including chess. In 1932, the creati...
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Friday, July 14, 2017
The Time Norman T. Whitaker Beat Two Dead Horses
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If you ever read Arnold Denker's delightful The Bobby Fischer I Knew , you read about a few of the scams Whitaker pulled off and ...
Thursday, July 13, 2017
Did Chess Player William Wallace Murder His Wife?
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Wallace being arrested The case of William Wallace has long been the subject of speculation and has generated many books, being reg...
Tuesday, July 11, 2017
Tacking Strategy
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My guess is that unless they are familiar with the writings of Nimzovich most players have never heard of “tacking strategy” even tho...
Thursday, July 6, 2017
An Interview With Reuben Fine
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Reuben Fine (1914-1993) was an interesting fellow. He grew up in the East Bronx during the Depression and his father deserted the fa...
Wednesday, July 5, 2017
Fischer at Bled 1959
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The 1959 Candidates Tournament for the selection of the next challenger to Botvinnik was hosted by three cities in Yugoslavia: the fi...
Monday, July 3, 2017
Eliot S. Hearst
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Hearst in 1962 Hearst (born July 7, 1932) is a psychologist with a Ph. D. from Columbia University and a USCF Senior Master. In th...
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