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Byrne vs Fischer, New York 1956

August 3, 2017 John Lee Shaw

This week’s annotated game is a real gem. It was played between Bobby Fischer and Donald Byrne and if you have not yet seen it, you are in for a treat. The game took place at the Rosenwald Trophy in New York, way back in 1956. At the time, Fischer […check it out!]

Ivanchuk vs Jobava: 2010 Olympiad, Khanty-Mansiysk

July 28, 2017 John Lee Shaw

Today I would like to bring you an annotated game that is proving very popular online. It is between two well known names in chess, Vassily Ivanchuk and Baadur Jobava. The game was played during the matchup between Ukraine and Georgia, during the 2010 Chess Olympiad in Khanty-Mansiysk. Jobava, playing […check it out!]

Rapport vs Carlsen, Tata Steel 2017, Round 8.

February 9, 2017 John Lee Shaw

We’re not going back very far at all for this week’s annotated game. It is taken from this year’s Tata Steel Chess Tournament. Round eight of the Masters group, saw World Champion, Magnus Carlsen, paired against Richard Rapport. It was their first ever meeting and to be fair, one which […check it out!]

Picture of chess board, king lying down, a hand moving another piece. Hot off the chess, classic game.

A Couple of Wijk aan Zee Classics

January 12, 2017 John Lee Shaw

Round one of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2017, begins in a couple of days time. To mark the occasion, I thought it would be rather nice to take a look back at last year’s tournament — you know, as if we needed any reminder of the kind of chess that […check it out!]

One From The Archives: M. Muzychuk vs Hou, 2015

March 3, 2016 John Lee Shaw

This week, the FIDE Women’s World Chess Championship gets underway, in Lviv, Ukraine. The defending champion, Mariya Muzychuk of the Ukraine, takes on the challenge of Hou Yifan of China. The word ‘challenge’ is perhaps misleading, as Hou is the former Women’s World Chess Champion, and Muzychuk’s predecessor, who relinquished […check it out!]

One From The Archives: Gunsberg vs Steinitz 1891

February 25, 2016 John Lee Shaw

Isidor Gunsberg (1854-1930) was born in Hungary but later became a British citizen. His chess career began as remote operator to the chess machine ‘Mephisto’. Confirming himself as one of the chess elite at the time, Gunsberg would challenge World Chess Champion, Wilhelm Steinitz for his title. Wilhelm Steinitz (1836-1900), […check it out!]

One From The Archives: Alekhine vs Lasker, Swiss Championships 1934

February 18, 2016 John Lee Shaw

Hi there! I’m going to start a new feature, to tie in with #ThrowbackThursday on social media — you know, being in with cool stuff like that, and all. Basically, what I am going to do, every Thursday, is post a game from the archives, a classic. I’ll explain a […check it out!]