Unfortunately, grandmaster Sherzer passed away recently.
Category Archives: chess
Game of the week
In memory of Michael Basman who passed away in October.
A feel-good story about chess
And unlike Phiona Mutesi (the “Queen of Katwe“), this kid has real talent.
And one of these days, I will get my life back in order and start posting regularly again.
Tani Adewumi rose to stardom at age 8 for his striking chess skills and for winning a New York state championship while homeless.
It’s complicated but the problem is real
And comstant vigilance is necessary. I remember when the great Ukrainian grandmaster Vassily Ivanchuk complained of having to pass through metal detectors on his way to the board twenty years ago. That’s routine today (and should be).
The Hans Niemann scandal has rocked the world of chess, where players undergo security scans to detect for potential devices