May 13, 2007, 7:36 pmWelcome to the Gambit Chess BlogBy Dylan Loeb McClain This blog is starting today to coincide with the United States Chess Championship in Stillwater, Okla., which runs through May 23. The field of 36 players...
Nature vs. Nurture?
April 29, 2007ChessNature? Nurture? Never Mind. Here’s a Sister Act to Watch.By DYLAN LOEB McCLAIN Siblings who are elite chess players are rare. The best known are probably the Polgar sisters of Hungary. Susan, the eldest, is a grandmaster...
Chess Cheating by Dylan McClain in the NY Times
April 8, 2007ChessAs Technology Leaps Ahead, Concerns About Cheating GrowBy DYLAN LOEB McCLAIN Concerns about cheating, and ideas about how to stop it, have become a preoccupation of the chess world in recent months. While cheating is not new...