Submitted by John Upper on Wed, 05/31/2017 - 22:49
Last week, Thinkers Publishing released "The Hyper Accelerated Dragon" by Canadian IM Raja Panjwani. I bought it at Strategy Games on Sunday and have been going over it since. Here’s a review and a playable excerpt.
Submitted by John Upper on Sun, 05/28/2017 - 17:19
15 chess events across Canada in June, from charity events, to simuls, to blitz tournaments to the National Zonal Championship.
Find an event now, or start making excuses....
Submitted by John Upper on Sat, 05/13/2017 - 04:28
Chess is not a natural fit for podcasts -- no diagrams! -- so what can a chess podcast possibly offer? Actually, quite a lot when the interviewer and interviewee are interesting and on the ball. Here are five to try... plus a game Kasparov played against his podcast interviewer,
Submitted by John Upper on Tue, 05/09/2017 - 00:57
Five young BC chess champions donate their time and skills for charity this June 10 in Delta, BC.
If you can't be there, maybe you'll want to copy this idea in your community!?
Submitted by John Upper on Wed, 04/26/2017 - 17:19
After a crazy 31 tournaments across Canada in April, May settles down with a more sedate 10. Find a couple, and warm up before the big events in the summer...
Submitted by John Upper on Sat, 04/22/2017 - 16:50
Two days, two Games of the Week! The photo shows Canadian FM Michael Kleinman explaining his round 5 game to commentator WIM Fiona Steil-Antoni.
Tactics: from the analysis board in the photo, what happens after 18.Nxf8 Qxg2?
