Attorney Shawn Hu, left, plays chess with his homeless friend Alexander Pinkston on Michigan Avenue. (Antonio Perez, Chicago Tribune / November 15, 2011) Chess forges friendship, keeps it in check As buddies, Loop lawyer, homeless man seem an unlikely...
How chess took over my life
Checkmate! How chess took over my lifeJoseph Lord |2:15 PM, Jun. 21, 2011 There are things I’m good at. I can entertain toddlers, generate mean-spirited nicknames for strangers, type quickly with my thumbs and make a nice omelet. Then...
Chess Frauds
Chess notesBy Harold Dondis and Patrick WolffMay 30, 2011 There have been a number of intriguing chess-playing machines that were fraudulent contraptions. The first one was “The Turk,’’ constructed in 1770 by Wolfgang von Kempelen for the benefit of...
Undiscovered New York: It’s all fun and games
Undiscovered New York: It’s all fun and gamesby Jeremy Kressmann on May 6th 2009 at 11:00AM You’re casually walking near New York’s Washington Square Park when an unusual sight comes into view. A giant Pac-Man comes running past your...
A family’s tale
A bronze chess set tells a family’s tale Carolyn WebbApril 2, 2009 THEY may appear a jumble of rooks, pawns and bishops, but this chess set tells the story of Phillip Wierzbowski’s life. The 32 bronze, Roman-style figurines are...
The best strategic decision maker in the family
Take it like a ManBy Rick SpruillMy wife: my best strategic decision.Posted September 30, 2008 I learned the manly art of Chess as a boy. I’ve never been very good at it. All those funny looking pieces with incongruous...