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Bobby Fischer’s First Chess Tournaments Bobby Fischer (1943-2008) was probably the greatest chess player who ever lived. How did he ...

Celebrities, Movies, and Chess 3 Antonio Banderas (born in 1960) plays chess. In the 1995 movie,  Assassins , Miguel Bain (Antonio B...

Calculation in Chess Recently, Jacob Aagaard wrote a new book called Grandmaster Preparation – Calculation. It is a very instructive...

Schools and Chess The Annenberg Foundation is one of the biggest contributors to chess in America’s public schools. In New York, the...

Chess and World War II World champion Alexander Alekhine (1892-1946) was supposed to play a title match with Paul Keres in 1940, but Wor...

Chess and World War II World champion Alexander Alekhine (1892-1946) was supposed to play a title match with Paul Keres in 1940, but Wor...