A Farewell, After 34 Years, and a Memorable 1952 GameBy ROBERT BYRNE Published: November 12, 2006 This chess column is my last; I am retiring after 34 years. The following game is one of the best and most exciting of my career, against David Bronstein at the Chess Olympiad in Helsinki in 1952. Bronstein had […]
Robert Byrne brilliant tactic
White to move. How should white proceed?Source: ChessToday.net Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Legendary GM Robert Byrne passed away
Robert Eugene Byrne (April 20, 1928 – April 12, 2013) was an American chess Grandmaster and chess author. He won the U.S. Championship in 1972, and was a World Chess Championship Candidate in 1974. Byrne represented the United States nine times in Chess Olympiads from 1952 to 1976 and won seven medals. He was the […]
A war of nerves
The article below was written nearly 30 years ago by the Hall of Fame player and NY Times Chess Columnist GM Robert Byrne. November 22, 1981HOW TO LOSE CHESS- AND A WAR OF NERVESBy ROBERT BYRNE MERANO, Italy— At its highest levels, the game of chess is always a drama involving wit, skill and psychological […]
Do you make the high IQs list?
Famous people with high IQs. Do you make the list?June 9, 2:44 PMwww.examiner.com Stephen Colbert once said, “My IQ is 95. I got an A!” Then again, he also said, “I’m not the sharpest knife in the spoon.” Intelligence Quotient or “IQ” is intended to measure the cognitive ability to reason, assess a problem, and […]
An excellent columnist
This is a tribute to GM Robert Byrne, one of the greatest American Grandmasters in history. This is a look back at an excellent chess column by the legendary GM Byrne. CHESS; Timman Goes Astray On His Home TurfBy ROBERT BYRNEPublished: October 3, 1993NY Times THE first game of the International Chess Federation championship match […]