What Are the Most Amazing Draws in Chess History? By Quora Contributor Posted Tuesday, July 23, 2013, at 2:27 PM The Swindle of the Century In the 1963-64 U.S. Chess Championship, a young Bobby Fischer was widely regarded as...
Shining example
Teen donates chess winnings to Renown Jun. 22, 2013Written by Anna Henry Special to the RGJWhat would you do if you won $1,000? Would you go on a shopping spree, plan a vacation? How about give it away? That’s...
Chess is a way of life
Writer was able to perfect game, tooSaturday, December 4, 2010 02:50 AMBy Shelby LymanThe Columbus Dispatch Larry Evans – who died Nov. 15 in Reno, Nev., at the age of 76 – is known to many through his books...
‘Chess Teacher of America’
Photo by Jami Anson Evans remembered as ‘Chess Teacher of America’By Guy Clifton • November 21, 2010 Larry Evans was a United States chess champion at 19, a grandmaster at 25 and one of the foremost journalists and authors...
41 year old chess mystery
‘Memorable’ ghostBy ANDY SOLTISLast Updated: 11:29 PM, November 20, 2010Posted: 9:36 PM, November 20, 2010 When Larry Evans, the Manhattan-born grand- master, died this week, he left a 41-year-old mystery unsolved: Did he ghostwrite the world’s most famous chess...
RIP GM Larry M. Evans
I just received the following from IM Dr. Anthony Saidy: “Washoe Hospital in Reno, Nevada just confirmed to me the death today, Nov. 15, 2010, of 5-time US Chess Champion Larry M. Evans, from complications of gallbladder surgery over...
Push pawns, not drugs
Larry Evans on Chess: Push pawns, not drugsMay 31, 2009 Kids in Reno, Nev. call Irene Darnell “The Chess Lady.” Her motto: Push pawns, not drugs. She retired after 30 years as a cashier and enrolled in the Foster...
Seniors clash
Chess by Larry Evans: Seniors clashMay 3, 2009 Sun-Sentinel.com – Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA Whether you start at 6 or 60, chess lasts a lifetime. Studies have shown that an active mind surely helps combat senility. Most chess pros...
Larry Evans on Chess
Larry Evans: ChessMarch 8, 2009 Composed problems are an acquired taste. These wild flights of fancy exemplify art for the sake of art. White, always the hero, must mate in two or more moves using esoteric themes. Even the...
Dick Cavett’s view of Bobby Fischer
Larry Evans on Chess: Dick Cavett recalls interviews with Bobby FischerAugust 24, 2008 Brickbats and bouquets were tossed at Bobby Fischer after he died of kidney failure at 64. “He was a great man with tragic flaws who was...