Tag Archives: Alekhine
As I Please by Neville Twitchell
I have recently found a new use for YouTube in trying to track down film footage of the great players of the past. Whilst there is an abundance of footage of present day players, and …
THE 2012 WORLD CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP
As soon as Boris Gelfand’s qualification from the Kazan Candidates Matches (BCM 06/12, pp.320-324 and 07/12, pp. 369-79) was known about commentators have been harsh in their criticism of the Israeli Grandmaster. Behind in his …
Quotes & Queries (01/12) by Alan Smith
5976 Kester George, of the captain of the Athenaeum Club’s chess team, recalls the following: For four years after WWII, from 1947-1951, my family lived at Thorington House next to Thorington Hall, a 16th-17th century …
Who was Karl Gilg?
Played this day in 1926, this was less than an upset than it first appears (Alekhine had lost to him before, and subsequently only drew when they were again paired! In fact, they drew twice.) …
Book Review: The Greatest Ever Chess Endgames
The Greatest Ever Chess Endgames by Steve Giddins (Everyman Chess). pb. 234 pages. 50 complete games played 1893-2007. 22 book bibliography(!) www.everymanchess.com. * Pawn Endings * Knight Endings * Bishop Endings * Bishop v Knight …
