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January 8, 2025May 31, 2025Chess, History, Tactics

Karklins-Goldberg, 2004

Sometimes a simple tactic can be quite aesthetically pleasing…

January 7, 2025May 31, 2025Chess, History, Tactics

Robert Hübner (1948-2025)

RIP, Robert Hübner (1948-2025).

January 4, 2025May 31, 2025Chess, Tactics

Reshevsky-Bisguier, 1957

…former wunderkind Samuel Reshevsky puts the hurt on Art Bisguier 

December 25, 2024January 7, 2025Chess, Chess Podcasts, Music & Podcasts

My Top 6 Podcasts, 2024

My top 6 podcasts of 2024…

November 19, 2024January 6, 2025Boards & Equipment, Chess

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 pub. Excuse […]

November 19, 2024January 7, 2025Chess, Tactics

‘Tis a Good Move

Perhaps because I am an ancient (unwise) elder, I feel the little thrill of serendipity more often in the chess world than […]

November 14, 2024May 31, 2025Commonplacing

“Considering the Case” (V. P. Loggins)

It is sensible, certainly, to assert
that feelings are partly the problem…

November 14, 2024January 6, 2025Chess, Tactics

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, 1952 (see my […]

November 14, 2024January 6, 2025Chess, Chess Books

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, revised, and […]

November 12, 2024January 6, 2025Chess, Tactics

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 the game. […]

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