Original commentary by a 17th century monk. Commentary by Chess Teacher William Stewart An anonymous 17th-century monk denounced the demonic appeal of chess for the following 6 reasons. Sometimes I really understand where he was coming from. My comments...
41 year old chess mystery
‘Memorable’ ghostBy ANDY SOLTISLast Updated: 11:29 PM, November 20, 2010Posted: 9:36 PM, November 20, 2010 When Larry Evans, the Manhattan-born grand- master, died this week, he left a 41-year-old mystery unsolved: Did he ghostwrite the world’s most famous chess...
Bobby Fischer’s many mysteries
Among Bobby Fischer’s many mysteries: Chess champ’s own fatherBy Ashley Fantz, CNNJuly 7, 2010 — Updated 1337 GMT (2137 HKT) (CNN) — Bobby Fischer was a master chess player, a man who once seemed the epitome of control. But...
DaVinci chess mystery
March 10, 2008Renaissance chess master and the Da Vinci decode mystery Raymond KeeneChess Correspondent A masterpiece from the early literature of chess has recently resurfaced after being thought lost for five centuries. The rediscovery of this book is of...