Backwards Pawns, A Love Song

Sing-along … Chess!

My Brilliant Brain

A documentary about chess Grandmaster, Susan Polgar:

Susan Polgar, chess Grandmaster

Silman On Focus

Here’s a letter to International Master Jeremy Silman at chess.com:

LionHeart319 asked:

I’ve been spending hours and hours of study to improve my game, I mean I’m kinda obsessed with the game. But recently (after reading a couple of books, improving my tactics, and solving a lot of chess puzzles), I seem to lack focus in almost every game I play. I can’t understand but I just seem to loose track in the middlegame, committing lots of mistakes, giving a piece for free, and other blunders.

What can you recommend to improve one’s focus on the game?

Dear LionHeart319:

I … have … no … idea. Thanks for the question!

Heheh!

After this, Silman answers some other questions, but then ends up answering LionHeart’s question at the end of the article anyway. I wonder if LionHeart focused long enough to read that far. Good lesson.

DiCaprio’s C&C

Seems I’m not the only buster on the block with a penchant for chess and cigars:

The man’s stepped up a few rungs in my worthless estimation.

More pics. (Hat tip: The Grandmaster)

The Youngest Chess Author

Like the closet grandmaster, pshaw!

Vasily Smyslov

 

World chess champion, Vasily Smyslov, has gone to play chess with The Big Guy above. He was the seventh world champion, reigning from 1957-1958.

RIP.