Thursday, April 14, 2022
A BIG Fischer Upset
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In all likelihood during the preliminary matches at the 1960 Olympiad in Leipzig when United States Champion and super Grandmaster Bo...
Wednesday, April 13, 2022
Fiddling Around
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The weather the last couple of weeks has generally been chilly, overcast and dripping rain with a few snow flurries thrown in or it...
Tuesday, April 12, 2022
Rook Bombs, Part 2
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Here is another game in which both Rooks are sacrificed. The game was played in 1955 in Budapest as part of a Hungary vs. USSR team mat...
Monday, April 11, 2022
Rook Bombs, Part 1
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A lot of famous and very strong tournaments have been played at Monte Carlo, 1901 through 1904 and 1967 through 1969. The event i...
Friday, April 8, 2022
Marshall CC vs. Manhattan CC, Met League, 1933
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Today we will be stepping back in time eighty-nine years to 1933 and looking at a game from another Manhattan Chess Club match. T...
Wednesday, April 6, 2022
Manhattan CC vs. Brooklyn CC Way Back in 1907
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On the down side of 1907, life expectancy was very short...45.6 years for males and 49.9 years for females. The leading causes of deat...
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Tuesday, April 5, 2022
Andrzej Pytlakowski, A Polish Master
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Polish master Andrzej Pytlakowski (July 2, 1919 - November 15, 2010) was a student Stefan Batory Gymnasium and Lyceum in Warsaw. Starti...
Monday, April 4, 2022
The Elusive Mr. Ellenby
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Milton Q. Ellenby was born on October 18, 1923 and passed away at the age of 86 in Slokie, Illinois on Thursday, September 16, 2010. H...
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Friday, April 1, 2022
A Battle Between Interesting Characters
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With World War Two winding down chess activity began increasing, but there were still casualties among chess players. Bill Wall...
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