Tag archives for Chess
Chess Champion Faces Off With New Computer
In 1809 in Vienna, Napoleon played chess at Schönbrunn Castle against the Turk, a turbaned mannequin that was heralded as the world's first chess-playing automaton. Napoleon suspected that a human…
A Crystal Ball for Your Chess Future
If someone offered you a crystal ball that could show you your chess future, would you be willing to peer into it? You may not like what you see ...…
Prototype for a Personalized Chess Book
A large chess library can sometimes be more of a hindrance than a help. With such an embarrassment of riches, you'll probably find yourself hopping from one book to the…
A Peek Inside Fischer
If the strongest chess player who ever lived told you how he studied to become a strong player, would you listen? "Of course!" you say. "I'd hang on every word!"…
Hieroglyphics, Fractions, and the Best Move Myth
We each have a set of chess beliefs that directs how we play and study the game. The right set of beliefs can lead to good results and steady improvement.…
A Guide to Misguided Opening Study
At the board, lapses in logic may be punished harshly, making our errors painfully easy to see. Away from the board, logical lapses in our study of chess can have…
Kings and Pawns in Soviet Russia by Olaf Ulvestad
by Olaf Ulvestad October 1948 Washington Chess Letter (Contributed by Russell Miller of NORTHWEST CHESS) July 19, 1946, That was a red-letter day in my life! It was then that…
Washington Chess Letter summaries – April to June 1953
WASHINGTON CHESS LETTER April 1953 By Russell (Rusty) Miller (Once upon a time I did a column in a number of issues of NORTHWEST CHESS about what was reported 20-15-10-5…
Washington Chess Letter summaries – July to September 1953
WASHINGTON CHESS LETTER July 1953 By Russell (Rusty) Miller A 20 page issue had Daniel Wade as Editor as usual. The Assistant Editors were John Nourse, Weaver, O. Manney, Ollie…
Washington Chess Letter summaries – October to December 1953
WASHINGTON CHESS LETTER October 1953 By Russell (Rusty) Miller Dan Wade’s helpers for this issue, Circulation: R. R. Merk, Assistant Editors: Nourse (Nourse Ad Nauseam), F. H Weaver (From Chess…