I’ve been told I look like Eddie Deezen from the 1941 movie.
How to Write a Red Hot Pawn Blog (part 1)
One of the books which I often dip into for an idea is this;
Printed in 1974 Chernev offers a nice collection of odd and curious chess facts.
When I see something that Chernev may have missed or has happened after 197...
I share my medical condition, CBCB (Compulsive Buying of Chess Books)
with many other people but I think I have reached A+1 status and consider
myself a hopeless case beyond care or redemption. See my latest acquisitions.
Two copies of a book I already have, this is copies II and III.
One of the books is in Polish! I cannot understand a word of it....
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We take a brief look at the 2023 Fide Grand Prix currently taking place on the
Isle of Man The top two places will each get a seat in the 2024 candidates.
David Howell and Jovanka Houska are commentating on the event for chess24.
I’ve invented a chess watch. Numbers one to twelve are the first twelve
world champions. Steinitz (1) to Karpov (12) these are the hours markers.
The sixty squares a1 to e8 are the minute markers. So if your watch displays.
It is 12:15 The 12th world champion and 15th square on the chessboard...
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Ken Reid (1919–1987) was a brilliant comic artist. In the 1970’s he had the
back page of ‘Shiver & Shake!’ (a good name for chess magazine that) all
to himself and did a full page drawing on various themes. Here he does Chess.
His most famous creations were Roger the Dodger, Jonah and of course Face Ache.
Face Ache’s skill was scrunging his face and body into any shape he wished to...
I had a real corny caption ready but I’ll take pity on you lot and leave it out.
Recently I saw this position in a TV advert for a financial firm.
8/8/8/8/1NB5/2r5/2KN4/k7 w - - 0 1
After 1.Kxc3 it is stalemate and if 1.Kd1 Rxc4 and the two Knight cannot force
a mate. So I decided to use the position to try and create a two Knight Helpmate...
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