I owned this edition of the book. And my first chess set was the renaissance style set shown on the cover.

Re8!

Animation never trained itself on actual actors (without permission or compensation) until now.

Not everyone

A bit of a diatribe. I don’t think Carlsen’s fans are “blind” or that he thinks he is a “god.” Certainly he has the right to play when and where he wants, just as he has the right to speak his mind. It is unfortunate what happened to Hans Niemann, but much of that was due to Hans’ own behavior.

Black wins with Rc1 and Bh3

Try the King’s Gambit if you are looking to add some excitement to your life

Who says it’s a waste of time? It’s never had more respect and popularity.

Chess does not need any of those things 🙂

My favorites: Andy Soltis’ column and Pandolfini’s Solitaire Chess column

I’ve been enjoying the new puzzle track. I am in the middle of “stone” but it is slow going…

Nice job. Is that a puzzle rating?

20 years ago, 15 minute chess was considered “quick chess”