from “Only the Good Die Young”
Mystery madmanA victim of cruel charadeSome innocent pawnIn an endgame, one more stalemate —found in “Only the Good Die Young” […]
Chess Quips & Quotes
Chess Quips & Quotes
from “A Supposedly Fun Thing I’ll Never Do Again”
0930h.: The Library is open for check-out of games, cards, and books, Location: Library, Deck 7. The Nadir’s Library is
Karklins-Goldberg, 2004
Sometimes a simple tactic can be quite aesthetically pleasing…
Reshevsky-Bisguier, 1957
…former wunderkind Samuel Reshevsky puts the hurt on Art Bisguier
Hello and Good Knight
My partner (in life and crime) returned from Norway with a perfect gift for me: a t-shirt from The Good Knight chess
‘Tis a Good Move
Perhaps because I am an ancient (unwise) elder, I feel the little thrill of serendipity more often in the chess
Taimanov-Golombek, 1952
Seeing Douglas Griffin had updated his fabulous Mark Taimanov page led me on a little walkabout and…synchronicity! In this position from Taimanov-Golombek,
Capablanca’s Best Games (Golombek and Nunn)
The Capablanca book I most want to get my hands on is Capablanca’s Best Games. Specifically, the new (1997) edition edited,
Morozevich v Kokarev
Alexander “Moro” Morozevich, facing Dmitry Kokarev in the 2019 Russian Team Blitz Championship, found a sweet move to here to effectively end