We have today posted a new review – Capablanca: The Chess Machine, by Swedish IM Thomas Engqvist. This is a major new book from Batsford on Capablanca, casting new light on the great man beyond mere analysis of his games, exploring what it was that gave him the aura of invincibility. A must for all […]
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Creeps up on you fast! The British Chess Championships have started today, at the University of Warwick, Coventry Campus. The Essex U2050 team had its semi-final against Yorkshire there a short while ago. The British this year has been telescoped into nine days, instead of the previous 11, so the schedule is action-packed from Day […]
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In a new departure, the website is now undertaking book reviews, as and when invited. This will not amount to a great number of reviews as invitations to review are few and far between. They will only be chess books and undertaken only on the basis of books worthy of review. The first such review […]
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