While chess is definitely having a moment — the recent release of Pawn Sacrifice, starring Toby Maguire as eccentric chess whiz Bobby Fischer; the rock star status of current world champion Magnus Carlsen, the highest-rated human to ever play the game — I’ll admit this upfront: It does not ge… Read the full articleContinue reading “The Richest Chess Tournament Ever is Happening Right Now in Vegas (Excerpt from Maxim)”
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On Chess: Millionaire Chess offers high gloss and high risk
Part of any good chess player’s repertoire includes gambits, sacrifices and risks. Specific player’s style of play makes them take this path more often than others; this includes those who prefer a high risk/high reward situation rather than consistency…. Read the full article via http://ift.tt/1R1UXHY
A Modern Classic in the Grand Prix Attack
In 2003, blog-meister Daaim Shabazz PhD. Famously asked, “Is the Grand Prix Attack Busted?” In his article, he described the Grand Prix Attack as “rarely seen at top level play where only GM Sergey Tiviakov remains its top employer.” Then Mr. Shabazz points us to the game of GM Sergey Tiviakov vs GM Garry Kasparov and IM Stephen Muhammed’sContinue reading “A Modern Classic in the Grand Prix Attack”