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Features

Daily Chess News LinksDaily Chess News Links
January 27, 2012

Keep up-to-date with the latest chess news from around the world.

Book of the YearBook of the Year
January 18, 2012

ChessCafe.com Book of the Year

The Three Finalist!

Book ReviewBook Review
January 25, 2012

Philip Richardson: The Stormy Petrel of Chess by John S. Hilbert

An engaging historical treatise.

The Skittles RoomThe Skittles Room
January 25, 2012

The Bxh6 Sacrifice by Steven B. Dowd

The sacrifice with the greatest success rate.

Endgame StudyEndgame Study #782
January 21, 2012

J. Konikowski, 1962

The Endgame Study is one of the unique and subtle wonders of the Royal Game.

From the ArchivesFrom the Archives
January 20, 2011

Storming the Barricades by Larry Christiansen

A tutorial for serious-minded players.

Video SpotlightVideo Spotlight
January 25, 2012

Murray Turnbull Interview

An interview with chess master Murray Turnbull.

Step by Step Step by Step: Tactics
January 18, 2012

Designed to improve your tactical skills.


Columns

Past Pieces by Olimpiu G. UrcanPast Pieces
by Olimpiu G. Urcan
January 25, 2012

A lost interview with Samuel Reshevsky.

The Q & A Way by Bruce PandolfiniThe Q & A Way
by Bruce Pandolfini
January 25, 2012

Students need time to think.

CC Chronicles by Bo BredenhofCC Chronicles
by Bo Bredenhof
January 25, 2012

Let's look at some very solid openings.

Over the Horizons by Charles GalofreOver the Horizons
by Charles Galofre
January 25, 2012

A Rossolimo Sicilian Gambit.

Chess Informant @ ChessCafe.comInformant@ChessCafe.com
January 21, 2012

Anand's winning novelties.

Chess Mazes by Bruce AlberstonChess Mazes
by Bruce Alberston
January 21, 2012

White can figure on taking two black rooks.

Endgame Corner by Karsten MüllerEndgame Corner
by Karsten Müller
January 18, 2012

The road to mastering pawn endings.

Novice Nook by Dan HeismanNovice Nook
by Dan Heisman
January 18, 2012

Counterattacking usually creates complications.

An Arbiter's Notebook by Geurt GjissenAn Arbiter's Notebook
by Geurt Gijssen
January 18, 2012

What shall we do with a snoring arbiter?

Inside Chess by Yasser SeirawanInside Chess
by Yasser Seirawan
January 18, 2012

The 1988 S.W.I.F.T. World Cup.

ChessOK Cafe by Dadi JonssonChessOK Cafe
by Dadi Jonsson
January 14, 2012

Customizing Your IDeA Tree Configuration in Aquarium.

The Instructor by Mark DvoretskyThe Instructor
by Mark Dvoretsky
January 11, 2012

A conversation with Oleg Pervakov.

The Kibitzer by Tim HardingThe Kibitzer
by Tim Harding
January 11, 2012

Chess in the years 1862 and 1912.

Scholastic Chess by Steve GoldbergScholastic Chess
by Steve Goldberg
January 11, 2012

The 2011 National K-12 Championships.

ChessBase Cafe by Steven B. DowdChessBase Cafe
by Steven B. Dowd
January 07, 2012

The power of original ideas in chess.

The Openings Explained by Abby MarshallThe Openings Explained
by Abby Marshall
January 4, 2012

The Slav Stonewall from White's perspective.

Checkpoint by Carsten HansenCheckpoint
by Carsten Hansen
January 4, 2012

A little year-end catching up.

Opening Lanes by Gary LaneOpening Lanes
by Gary Lane
January 4, 2012

Something relatively unusual against the Queen's Gambit.

Chess Evolution by Arkadij NaiditschChess Evolution
by Arkadij Naiditsch
December 31, 2011

Some top class players managed to misplay these positions.

 
 

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