Cavalier set      I own two chess sets. One is the plastic Vintage Cavalier Tournament Edition that is listed as sold out on the House...

     In the following game, while black fiddles around aimlessly shifting his pieces white builds up a strong position almost at will and ...

     The other day, for the first time in quite some time, I slipped Match for the World Chess Championship, Botvinnik-Bronstein by Igor ...

Santasiere      Peoria was an interesting place in 1945. Located in central Illinois, it's the largest city on the Illinois River. ...

Vitolins     Alvis Vītolins (June 15, 1946 - February 16, 1997) was a Latvian master with a tragic story.       Awarded the IM title in...

     The 10th anniversary version, Stockfish 10, has been out a few days. It's supposed to be 50 Elo points higher than version 9 whe...

Reuben Klugman      In the U.S. the year 1955 is remembered as the year when Rosa Parks broke the segregated seating law in Montgomery,...