Outside the BeltwayDr. Tony SaidyBy James G. Abourezk ONE WOULD consider backgammon the game for which Arab Americans would be noted, a game that was transported to America by millions of Lebanese, Syrian and Palestinian immigrants. But chess? There...
Quote of the day
IM Anthony Saidy, Los Angeles: “Tal called Fischer ‘the greatest genius to descend from the chess heavens.’ Comparing Fischer to Kasparov is like comparing a lone warrior armed only with his wits to the pampered general of an army.”...
Book review by IM Anthony Saidy
THIS CRAZY WORLD OF CHESSAuthor: Larry EvansCardoza Publishing (2007)204 pagespb$9.95 Reviewed by Anthony Saidy Chess columnists in the mainstream press have for over a century been bulwarks of the game. If they are to attract new chess devotees, then...
Greatest ever game by a non-master!
My friend IM Anthony Saidy just sent me this old article by another friend of mine IM Jeremy Silman. Hope you enjoy it: THE MASKED GRANDMASTER REDUXIM Jeremy Silman Recently a fan of combinative chess wrote me and asked...