Opocensky and Bronstein in 1954      There was a story in an old Chess Review that the game Karel Opocensky lost to Capablanca at the Bu...

     In the United States all chess books and DVDs, especially those on openings, authored by monkeys are probably illegal. In 2014 it was...

     Back in 1988 from March 28 to April 5, Oakham School was the venue for a 52-player Swiss tournament that was won by James Howell who ...

Stean these days The most important feature of the chess position is the activity of the pieces. This is absolutely fundamental in all ...

     At least that's the way it was billed.      George Joseph Kresge was born to Polish and Italian parents in Montclair, New Jersey...

     The 19th Chess Olympiad took place between September 5–27, 1970, in Siegen, West Germany. A total of 360 players took part, including...

Witeczek      Jack Witeczek (August 1, 1937 - June 1, 1983, 45 years old) was born in Lodz, Poland, and came to the US in 1958 and at th...

     Very little is known about Edith Martha Holloway (1868–1956?, age 88), but in her day she was one of the biggest names in British wom...

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