Shelby Lyman on Chess: High School DropoutSunday, February 23, 2014 (Published in print: Sunday, February 23, 2014) Although modest in the game’s skills, Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) had a lifelong passion for chess. And it served him well, particularly during...
Almost all American presidents play chess
Chess helped Washington win the war Published: Thu, 2011-08-18 20:10 Carl Jacobs Whatever role chess may have played in their political ascendancy no one will ever really know, but the clear historical record is that almost all American presidents...
Pic of the day: Benjamin Franklin Chess
Celebrating a lesser-known tea party A Maryland festival celebrates the 1774 Chestertown Tea Party, in which colonists dumped tea in response to the British Parliament’s closing of the port of Boston. Benjamin Franklin, played by Lain Hawkridge, plays chess...
Value of Royal game
Ben Franklin knew value of royal gameSaturday, January 2, 2010 3:00 AMBy SHELBY LYMAN Chess has an appeal with seemingly deep roots in the human situation. In his late-18th-century essay “The Morals of Chess,” Benjamin Franklin declared that life...
The Diplomatic Ben Franklin
Man of astute movesBenjamin Franklin linked diplomatic strategy to chessMay 7, 2007 Benjamin Franklin is well known for his success as a statesman, inventor, diplomat, publisher, scientist, and civic leader. Less commonly known: Franklin was an avid chess enthusiast...