Understanding Chess Notation
Chess notation has an important role in...
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The number of kids playing chess seems to increase every year. Chess camps and chess-in-th...
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Born in Baku, Azerbaijan, Garry Kasparov won the world championship in 1985 in one of five...
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Although Garry Kasparov eventually eclipsed Anatoly Karpov, no one would dream of leaving...
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José Raúl Capablanca was world champion from 1921 to 1927. Many people considered him th...
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In 1971, Robert James Fischer (nicknamed Bobby) shocked the chess world by winning 19 cons...
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Paul Morphy’s career was meteoric. He burned brightly for a short period of time, in...
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Emanuel Lasker is an interesting case. Some people put him first on the list, and others p...
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The first world champion, Wilhelm Steinitz was considered the best player in the world for...
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Alexander Alekhine was single-minded in his pursuit of the world championship, and his dri...
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