Hübner-Chandler, 1995
It looked reasonable…
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
Szablewski v Radjabov, 1996
Playing with the black pieces on his way to winning the U10 group in the 1996 European Youth Chess Championships, a