Mr Gilad Japhet, the organizer of the 2nd Gideon Japhet Memorial Chess Tournament, son of Gideon Japhet, founder and CEO of MyHeritage.com – one of the most popular websites connecting people using genealogy, agreed on an exclusive interview for...
William Steinitz vs Augustus Mongredien (1862) – Chess Video
Wilhelm Steinitz Vs Augustus Mongredien, 1862: Steinitz opens with e4, answered by Mongredien’s Scandinavian Defense. Mongredien plays standard opening moves however he commits a serious inaccuracy with 11. …Nd5?! and 12. …exd5?! — closing his own bishop’s a8-h1 diagonal....
Top 5 weirdest?
The five weirdest chess masters By Thorin Klosowski, Fri., Apr. 29 2011 @ 9:33AM 5. Aron NimzowitschNimzowitsch was a weird one on a few different levels. He once yelled “How could I lose to this idiot?!” at an opponent...
A classic chess tactic
White to move. How should White proceed?Source: ChessToday.net Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Wilhelm Steinitz: Chess Champion – Part 3
All 3 videos were created by http://www.youtube.com/user/jessicafischerqueen Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Your move, Steinitz
Your move, Steinitzby Filip BondyNY Daily News The Blahg is back after a brief stay-cation. And Tom Watson’s bad ending at the British Open title got me thinking about all the other pseudo-sports that have the potential to produce...
Dedicated to the Memory of Wilhelm Steinitz
Year Dedicated to the Memory of Wilhelm SteinitzTuesday, 26 May 2009 09:36 In its recent meeting, the FIDE Presidential Board decided to promote chess by commemorating previous, deceased World Chess Champions in different events throughout the world. Starting with...
Sunday classic chess tactic
Wilhelm Steinitz – Curt von Bardeleben (Hastings 1895) by Andreas White to move. White has better piece placement but Black is up a pawn. How do you assess this position? How should White proceed?r1r5/pp1qnk1p/4Npp1/3p4/6Q1/8/PP3PPP/2R1R1K1 w – – 0 21...