Bobby Fischer makes his first appearance on the cover of Chess Life, after his impressive victory in the 1956 U.S. Junior Chess Championship. At 13 years old, Fischer was the youngest winner at the time.
After Euwe’s world title in 1935, it was time for the “rematch” at the end of 1937. In the intervening period, Euwe had achieved reasonably good results. In last summer’s Euwe Lecture, Paul van der Sterren gave an extensive account of this. Expectations were therefore high, and the victory in the first game seemed to herald an easy match for Euwe. Things would turn out differently… Paul van der Sterren sheds his light on this match. Naturally, the decisive moments are discussed, but Paul also provides his analysis of all the factors that played a role. Peter Doggers did the recording and edited the film. As a supplement to the film, we have compiled Tartakower’s newspaper articles about this match. Enjoy watching and reading!
The former Berlin Tempelhof Airport gained legendary fame in 1948/49, when 'Raisin Bombers' landed every 90 seconds to supply the population. Today, the Tempelhofer Feld is used for something entirely different—for example, for chess.
The Dunning-Kruger effect is a cognitive bias in which individuals with low ability or limited knowledge in a certain area tend to overestimate their own competence, while those with higher expertise are often more aware...
Impressive article from Monica Brown. Never heared of prosecutor’s fallacy or Cromwell's rule before. But it is all well explained.
How to learn Italian with a chess magazine.
Chess Tournaments in Whitney's shadow
I just returned from Romania, where I played in the European Chess Championship. From a sporting perspective, the tournament was a disaster for me—I’ve never played such a bad tournament. But despite that, I still enjoyed participating. I also had the opportunity to explore Romania a bit. I’ve summarized my impressions in an article.
A special anniversary was on the agenda this year at the Schachclub Bonn Beuel. Our long-standing member Hans-Bernd von der Lippe is celebrating his 60th club anniversary. He joined one of our predecessor clubs, the Dollendorfer Schachklub von 1946, as an eight-year-old in 1965 and has remained loyal to our club to this day. Such an occasion must, of course, be duly celebrated. Fortunately, we received support in doing so. Andrea Milz is the State Secretary for Sport and Volunteering in North Rhine-Westphalia and, by virtue of this office, predestined to perform such honors. However, she also has a special connection to the sport of chess and our club. As a teenager, she also joined the Dollendorfer Schachklub and was coached back then by the youth warden at the time, Hans-Bernd von der Lippe. That is why she spontaneously agreed when we asked her about conducting the ceremony.
The rook and bishop vs. rook endgame is, with few exceptions, a draw. So much for the theory. The defensive methods are actually well known, yet they don't always work in practice, as could be observed at the last European Championship.
