What Are the Most Amazing Draws in Chess History? By Quora Contributor Posted Tuesday, July 23, 2013, at 2:27 PM The Swindle of the Century In the 1963-64 U.S. Chess Championship, a young Bobby Fischer was widely regarded as the overwhelming favorite to win. He did so in spectacular style, winning all of his 11 […]
Shining example
Teen donates chess winnings to Renown Jun. 22, 2013Written by Anna Henry Special to the RGJWhat would you do if you won $1,000? Would you go on a shopping spree, plan a vacation? How about give it away? That’s what 16-year-old Kevin Chung did. The junior from Reed High School in Sparks recently took first […]
Chess is a way of life
Writer was able to perfect game, tooSaturday, December 4, 2010 02:50 AMBy Shelby LymanThe Columbus Dispatch Larry Evans – who died Nov. 15 in Reno, Nev., at the age of 76 – is known to many through his books and chess columns. But he was also a dominant player who won five U.S. championships. His […]
‘Chess Teacher of America’
Photo by Jami Anson Evans remembered as ‘Chess Teacher of America’By Guy Clifton • November 21, 2010 Larry Evans was a United States chess champion at 19, a grandmaster at 25 and one of the foremost journalists and authors on the sport over the past 40 years. He was honored as “the Dean of American […]
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 book? In his introduction to “My 60 Memorable Games,” Bobby Fischer thanked Evans for “his lucid […]
RIP GM Larry M. Evans
I just received the following from IM Dr. Anthony Saidy: “Washoe Hospital in Reno, Nevada just confirmed to me the death today, Nov. 15, 2010, of 5-time US Chess Champion Larry M. Evans, from complications of gallbladder surgery over two weeks ago. He is survived by his wife, painter Ingrid Evans, and two stepsons.”Larry M. […]
Push pawns, not drugs
Larry Evans on Chess: Push pawns, not drugsMay 31, 2009 Kids in Reno, Nev. call Irene Darnell “The Chess Lady.” Her motto: Push pawns, not drugs. She retired after 30 years as a cashier and enrolled in the Foster Grandparent Program.” All those seniors sitting on their duffs doing nothing,” she says. “It’s a crime.” […]
Seniors clash
Chess by Larry Evans: Seniors clashMay 3, 2009 Sun-Sentinel.com – Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA Whether you start at 6 or 60, chess lasts a lifetime. Studies have shown that an active mind surely helps combat senility. Most chess pros peak between the ages of 20 and 40. As they get older, their style becomes familiar […]
Larry Evans on Chess
Larry Evans: ChessMarch 8, 2009 Composed problems are an acquired taste. These wild flights of fancy exemplify art for the sake of art. White, always the hero, must mate in two or more moves using esoteric themes. Even the jargon is strange; terms such as blocks, cooks, duals, etc., are not used in actual play. […]
Dick Cavett’s view of Bobby Fischer
Larry Evans on Chess: Dick Cavett recalls interviews with Bobby FischerAugust 24, 2008 Brickbats and bouquets were tossed at Bobby Fischer after he died of kidney failure at 64. “He was a great man with tragic flaws who was persecuted by his own country,” I noted in Chess Life. Talk show host Dick Cavett interviewed […]