Between 2005 and 2010, I made a habit of making one post each year about chess. Now seems like a reasonable time to restart the habit ( Read more... )

It's November, which makes it chess season! I post about chess about once a year or so; you can see last year's post or previous years' posts for comparison.

( In world chess news... )

About once a year, I write about chess. You can see previous year's installments back on my old steam-powered LiveJournal. I've been wanting to write this for a while, ideally even as part of my wider mind sports round-up, but if I had tried to fit it all in at the time, then the article wouldn't have been posted in any sort of timely fashion ( Read more... )

OK, gang, about once a year I write about the world of chess. ( 2007, 2006, 2005.) It's chess season ( Read more... )

If it's Autumn, it's time for the US Chess League season. I took a look at it back in 2005 and last year as well so am pleased to see it rolling along once more this year. When so many start-ups fade and die so quickly, continued existence earns major kudos by itself.

( The US Chess League and chess leagues in the UK. )

Just over a year ago, I blogged about the start of the US Chess League. A little over a year later, the league is flourishing and about to conclude its second season. Time to look again at the US Chess League enterprise and see whether lessons can be learnt from it and applied more generally. As all the games are played over the Internet, but the ( Read more... )

I was thrilled to read that the US Chess League had its first week of matches last Wednesday night. If ever there were a first sentence to make 80% of you skip on to the next post, that might be it; the rest of you, who indulge my passion for vicarious chess geekery, may ( enjoy reading more. )