White to move. How should white proceed? 5k2/1p2q1p1/3Np1Qp/1Pp4P/8/3P2PK/p4r2/B4n2 w – – 0 1 Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Pic of the day: Benjamin Franklin Chess
Celebrating a lesser-known tea party A Maryland festival celebrates the 1774 Chestertown Tea Party, in which colonists dumped tea in response to the British Parliament’s closing of the port of Boston. Benjamin Franklin, played by Lain Hawkridge, plays chess...
Chess Frauds
Chess notesBy Harold Dondis and Patrick WolffMay 30, 2011 There have been a number of intriguing chess-playing machines that were fraudulent contraptions. The first one was “The Turk,’’ constructed in 1770 by Wolfgang von Kempelen for the benefit of...
Public domain pictures available for download
Sixty (60) public domain pictures for free download. These pictures on my site are for anyone to use in the public domain. https://picasaweb.google.com/SPICEChess/SusanPolgarPublicDomainPictures Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Sicilian Grand Prix system (part 1)
Chess – Sicilian Grand Prix system (updated)As fast as the bullet leaves the gun, inspired by Magnus Carlsen GM Henrik Danielsen continues the free chess course in the Sicilian Grand Prix system (1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 Nc6 3....