Don’t Mourn the Passing of the New York Times Chess ColumnThis is a great chance for the Gray Lady to bring its chess coverage into modern times.By Matt Gaffney “This is the final chess column to run in The...
A look back at an article from nearly 30 years ago
TOP-RATED AT 15, GIRL CHALLENGES CHESS WORLDBy HAROLD C. SCHONBERG Published: March 30, 1985 At the age of 4 she came across a chess book and asked her father what it was. He explained, set up a chessboard and...
A look back at the late GM Byrne’s last NYT Column
A Farewell, After 34 Years, and a Memorable 1952 GameBy ROBERT BYRNE Published: November 12, 2006 This chess column is my last; I am retiring after 34 years. The following game is one of the best and most exciting...
NYT spotlights Webster U’s chess masters
New York Times spotlights Webster U’s chess masters St. Louis Business Journal by Greg Edwards, Reporter Date: Monday, January 7, 2013, 11:28am CST Greg Edwards Reporter- St. Louis Business Journal Webster University’s chess teams were spotlighted in the New York...
Chess as part of university marketing efforts
Colleges Fight for Title With Talent-Filled RostersBy DYLAN LOEB McCLAIN Published: January 5, 2013 New York Times The Pan American Intercollegiate Team Chess Championship has a long and distinguished history. Many elite players have competed in it since it was first...
Universal style champion
Three Talents Dominate the Young GenerationBy DYLAN LOEB McCLAIN New York Times Published: October 27, 2012 …Six members of that young second tier competed in the SPICE Cup this month at Webster University in St. Louis. The tournament, which ended...
Players Whose Moves Most Matched Computers
Chess Players Whose Moves Most Matched ComputersPublished: March 19, 2012 Source: New York Times As part of his research into modeling how people play chess, Kenneth W. Regan has analyzed the performances of thousands of players over the last...
SPICE Chess Move
New York Times on SPICE Chess Move to WebsterFeb 15, 2012 Webster University recently announced that champion chess Grandmaster Susan Polgar and her Susan Polgar Institute for Chess Excellence (SPICE) are relocating to Webster University along with a champion...
A war of nerves
The article below was written nearly 30 years ago by the Hall of Fame player and NY Times Chess Columnist GM Robert Byrne. November 22, 1981HOW TO LOSE CHESS- AND A WAR OF NERVESBy ROBERT BYRNE MERANO, Italy— At...
NYT chess blog checkmated
The NY Times Chess Blog The New York Times Gambit Chess Blog will not be updated any longer. It was an interesting source of information, even if sometimes overly focused on scandals and controversies. Source: ChessToday.net Chess Daily News...