Category Archives: check it out

Scacchi: Enciclopedia pratica dei Gambetti

Posted on April 25, 2010 by

Marco Saba’s Scacchi: Enciclopedia pratica dei Gambetti is an interesting resource, offering over 700 database generated opening reports for various gambits.  The ones I looked at (including the Urusov and Ulvestad) were useful, though necessarily limited by the practical games … Continue reading →

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BBC’s "How to Win at Chess"

Posted on March 19, 2010 by

The BBC has produced a wonderful hour-long documentary titled “How to Win at Chess,” most of which has been posted at zaphod319‘s YouTube channel.  It is also widely available for download, though not yet available for sale.  Structured rather like … Continue reading →

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Unorthodox Openings Newsletter

Posted on February 20, 2010 by

If you are serious about unorthodox openings, then you will definitely want to check out some issues of the Unorthodox Openings Newsletter.  The early ones are simply a collection of various (often amateur) games featuring oddball openings.  But the more … Continue reading →

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Joe Renna’s KCC Photos

Posted on October 10, 2009 by

Joe Renna has posted photos of the Kenilworth Chess Club in a very nice Picasa web album.

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Immerse Yourself in Chess History

Posted on October 2, 2009 by

Google Books has an amazing collection of magazines, many of which feature articles on “chess.” I recommend you start with “Chess Champion Bobby Fischer in Deep Training” and work your way down…. But be sure to come up for air … Continue reading →

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World Chess News

Posted on May 26, 2009 by

You will have to check out “World Chess News,” hosted by three lovely Swedish sisters, and ask yourself how you could have missed it for the five years it has been airing! Of course, only the past six episodes have … Continue reading →

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First American Chess Congress, October 1857

Posted on October 10, 2007 by

GM Andy Soltis’s ever-excellent Chess to Enjoy column in this month’s Chess Life and Chess Life Online reminded me that the First American Chess Congress began 150 years ago this week in New York on October 6, 1857. You can … Continue reading →

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Articles List Updated

Posted on October 1, 2007 by

I have updated the list of Articles on the Kenilworth Chess Club website. It’s not quite the ChessCafe Archives, but easier to navigate than Jeremy Silman or Chessville.

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"The Tsar’s Opponent" in The New Yorker

Posted on September 26, 2007 by

For those who wonder about the status of Garry Kasparov’s campaign for the Russian presidency, David Remnick’s “The Tsar’s Opponent: Garry Kasparov takes aim at the power of Vladimir Putin” (The New Yorker, October 1, 2007) makes an excellent and … Continue reading →

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IM Mark Ginsburg

Posted on September 4, 2007 by

I noticed that IM Mark Ginsburg recently uploaded a bunch of archival photos and games to his blog. The pictures are so much a part of their era that they will make you laugh, especially a shot of Ben Finegold … Continue reading →

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