Many read this column online, many read it in print. Could anyone have “envisioned” the progress of technology today even 25 years ago (1987), the year between when my daughter and son were born? So, someone from 1987 would...
Why not teach more kids of all ages to play the game?
Sunday, December 23, 2012 CHESS Stephen Dann In 1972, one of the biggest years for chess, this writer worked at the Hartford Courant. One of the largest chess clubs in Connecticut sprang up in Newtown. A key part of the...
Chess by Stephen Dann
Mid-December, time to continue a bit of history of the U.S. Chess Federation, with emphasis on the founder, George Sturgis (1891-1944). Born in Boston, Sturgis died this week after serving five years as the first president of the U.S....
Best age for chess?
What Is the Best Age for Chess? Posted: 11/09/2012 10:04 am Lubomir Kavalek. International Chess Grandmaster A football player survives in the NFL on the average only three years. The careers of top chess players last 25 years or even longer. They...
Chess improvement: Opening Traps To Avoid
Chess Opening Traps To Avoid Normally you can be safe by following the general opening principles; however there are famous opening traps good to know about.Game 1: “Petroff defense” From the starting position: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 White attacks the...
Fantastic endgame lesson
Lasker defensePosted on February 26, 2012 08:07:38 PMFebruary 26, 2012 | MANILA, PHILIPPINESBy Bobby Ang I wrote this column several weeks ago but for various reasons publication date just kept getting pushed back. Anyway, this game is just too...
New Year’s resolution: more chess
New Year’s resolution: more chess By Ben Finegold, Grandmaster, special to the Beacon Posted 1:24 pm Wed., 1.11.12 It is 2012, and everyone has a resolution or two. I recommend playing more chess! Improving your chess game is a...
Winning … sometimes
Giving thanks for competitionBy Ben Finegold, Grandmaster, special to the Beacon Posted 12:50 pm Thu., 12.1.11 When I have a chess student who is doing poorly (which I’d like to think rarely happens), I remind them of an important...
Is there a perfect game of chess?
Pitching a Perfect Chess Game Posted: 8/21/11 08:54 PM ET Lubomir Kavalek International Chess Grandmaster Asked to name his best game, the legendary Bobby Fischer pointed to his encounter with Donald Byrne from the Rosenwald Trophy in New York...
Chess opening traps to avoid for novice players
Polgar: Chess opening traps to avoidJuly 16, 2011 – 11:49pmBy Susan PolgarCopyright 2011 . All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Normally you can be safe by following the general opening principles; however...