by scribe | Nov 14, 2012 | current news, literature, people
I’m delighted to announce that the career of America’s youngest and most exciting chess author has just taken another quantum leap forward. Daniel Naroditsky’s new book, Mastering Complex Endgames, has now been published by New in Chess and will be...
by scribe | Nov 10, 2012 | games, openings, positions
As many readers know, I have been a long-time advocate of the Bird Variation of the Ruy Lopez for Black (1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4). Recently I’ve started experimenting with Henry Bird’s other major opening legacy, the Bird Opening (1. f4). I’m...
by scribe | Nov 8, 2012 | endings, games, positions, tournaments
I’d like to talk today about a complex position from one of Linnea’s games last week in the U.S. Game/60 Championship. As Linnea was showing me the game, she played 27. … Rxb3+ almost instantaneously, as if there was no question about it. I got the...
