Tag Archives: Timman

Canada’s Duncan Suttles: Book Review

Canada’s Duncan Suttles: Book Review

Posted on 20th April 2012

Chess On the Edge – 3 Vols – Bruce Harper & Yasser Seirawan (Chess ‘n’ Math 2008) with contributions from Gerard Welling. hbs. pp 990. fan. 17 b&w photos. 5.5″ x 9″. ISBN 978-1-895525-15-1. Separate …

Book Review: My Journeys in the Magical World of Endgame Studies by Jan Timman

Book Review: My Journeys in the Magical World of Endgame Studies by Jan Timman

Posted on 29th March 2012

A new book from the former World No.2, J.H. Timman, has been added to the New in Chess list for 2012. It is ‘The Art of the Endgame: My Journeys in the Magical World of …

B C M Plans for 2012

B C M Plans for 2012

Posted on 14th February 2012

One B C M plan for this year to to make a special study of certain openings and defences, to feature systems that aren’t exactly getting top marks in the popularity stakes. Last year, almost …

1000 TN!!:The Best Theoretical Novelties (Chess Informant)

1000 TN!!:The Best Theoretical Novelties (Chess Informant)

Posted on 10th February 2012

Informator has been going since 1966, that’s almost the dark ages in terms of computers, the dates of birth of modern grandmasters, modern gadgets of all sorts. Then along came the Yugoslav publication ‘Chess Informant’ …

Olympic Flashbacks (3)

Olympic Flashbacks (3)

Posted on 28th January 2012

Over forty years ago the chess world was waiting. Would the volcano that was Robert James Fischer erupt and cover the world with good games, great results and a Western World Champion? Bobby could be …