Here are some more interesting chess blogs. Please feel free to add to the list.
http://castlingqueenside.blogspot.com/
http://pannerchess.blogspot.com/
http://chessdigest.gilachess.com
http://glennwilson.com/chess/index.html
http://thebackrank.blogspot.com/
http://www.thefidetrainer.blogspot.com/
http://www.tonywestchess.blogspot.com
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
http://pannerchess.blogspot.com/2007/11/is-goichberg-good-for-chicago.html
http://www.thefidetrainer.blogspot.com/
Is Goichberg good for Chicago?
I have found that in my time in chess, Bill Goichberg is a very controversial figure. People either seem to really like or dislike him, there is very little middle ground. This post is not to pass judgement either way, rather to bring up some questions.
In the interest of full disclosure, I have worked for Bill as a TD before.
To some people the title of this post will appear silly. The CCA runs the Chicago Open, and the Midwest Class, the two largest and most successful tournaments in the area. It brings prestige, strong players, opportunities for area players, into the Chicago area. These are all positive things. After all, without these events, where else would tournament players go?
The CCA does take in roughly 50% of the adult entry fees for tournaments in the Chicago area in a given year. Does it give anything back to the chess community though? Is there any responsibility to give back to the Chicago chess community? Obviously a more vibrant area for players would benefit the CCA in turn bringing more players into their tournaments.
To best understand why this is even an issue, one must know a little bit about the Chicago tournament scene pre-Goichberg. In the 80’s and early 90’s Chicago in addition to having perhaps the highest concentration of NTDs, also had perhaps the best base of tournament organizers in Helen Warren, Fred Gruenberg, Al Losoff, Richard Verber, and the Oak Park Forest Park Chess Club. Helen ran the Midwest Masters every memorial day weekend, Fred, Al, and Verber focused on the larger swisses. The OPFP club had the Master Challenge as their signature event. The local organizers didn’t always get along, but the profits from those events were put back into the community in the form of GM appearances, free scholastic clinics, and even free and low cost local swiss events.
In a very short time, Losoff moved away, the OPFP club folded, Gruenberg and Warren stopped running events. With no local organizing talent to take over, Goichberg came in and filled the vacuum. It is unclear whether or not there would be any local organizers that could or would step in today if the CCA pulled out.
It would be nice to see the CCA give a little back to this area, though should they be obliged to?
Glenn
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Rich
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http://chessdigest.gilachess.com
http://www.chessninja.com/dailydirt/2007/12/
http://blog.chesshouse.com/
http://blog.gilachess.com
http://www.tonywestchess.blogspot.com/
hi chess fan,
welcome to my chess blog at http://hairulovchessmaniacs.blogspot.com/
http://skakistiko.blogspot.com (in greek language)
Are we allowed to recommend our own blogs!? Mine is at http://www.dadianchess.blogspot.com All visitors welcome!
http://bangladeshchess.blogspot.com/
http://www.gettingto2000.blogspot.com
http://phildornbusch.blogspot.com/
Chess & Strategy, a French blog with english translation !
Phil from Paris
http://blog.magnuschess.com/
http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/
http://chess-training.blogspot.com/
http://www.chessnia.com/
http://www.chessvibes.com/
http://www.chessdom.com/
http://closetgrandmaster.blogspot.com/
http://www.bennedik.de/
Video blogs
http://www.chessvideos.tv/
http://www.knightskewer.blogspot.com
http://www.chessconfessions.blogspot.com
http://www.dk-transformation.blogspot.com
All good chess blogs
http://morechess.com/
in spanish http://www.genios64.com
another one
http://www.top10chess.com
for tactical puzzles from Grandmaster practice with hints and solutions.
shameless plug obviously !
http://www.thepatzer.com