Chess / By Shelby Lymanon July 12, 2014 – 12:01 AM Magnus Carlsen is the supreme monarch of the chess world. His recent victories in both the World Rapid Championship and the World Blitz Championship in Dubai confirm his...
Unconquerable!
Shelby Lyman on Chess: Unconquerable A chess game can be a brutal, relentless struggle, But the possibility of a draw has always offered hope for relief. That is unless the opponent happened to be Bobby Fischer, who would rarely...
Gain an advantage, simplify and press for the win
Shelby Lyman on Chess: Simple, Powerful and ElegantSunday, June 15, 2014 (Published in print: Sunday, June 15, 2014) It has often been said that Bobby Fischer’s play was similar to that of the great Cuban chess genius Jose Capablanca....
The chess addicts
Chess / By Shelby Lymanon June 14, 2014 – 12:01 AM There is little or no doubt about the attractiveness and lure of chess, but there always remain the few voices in the background to remind us that a...
His powerful play crushed them, game after game
Chess / By Shelby Lymanon June 7, 2014 – 12:01 AM It has often been said that Bobby Fischer’s play was similar to that of the great Cuban chess genius Jose Capablanca. Their styles were alike enough: Gain a...
Magnus is the Achilles of Chess
Chess by Shelby LymanJune 1, 2014 Magnus Carlsen is the Achilles of chess. His games are not merely a form of play, an exercise of board science or a flowering of the aesthetic in a form of sublimated warfare....
Chess master with 200 hours of focused study
Chess / By Shelby Lymanon May 31, 2014 – 12:01 AM In 1972, the year of the Fischer-Spassky Match, parents became eager to have their children take chess lessons. The parental enthusiasm spawned an unanticipated phenomenon. Easily beating most...
Carlsen is always there, lurking and stalking
Chess / By Shelby Lymanon May 24, 2014 – 12:01 AM Magnus Carlsen is the Achilles of chess. His games are not merely a form of play, an exercise of board science or a flowering of the aesthetic in...
Intensity and Passion
Chess / By Shelby Lymanon April 12, 2014 – 12:01 AM For Bobby Fischer, chess was transcendent. It animated his consciousness. It was a voyage of discovery. Each past and pending adventure on the chessboard was a moment to...
Demoralize and crush the spirit of opponents
Shelby Lyman on Chess: Crushing an Opponent’s EgoBy Shelby Lyman April 6, 2014 Bobby Fischer once said he did not believe in psychology, he preferred instead good moves. What he meant was, he did not believe in psychological ploys...