Articles

If you’re one of those people who like to read about historical events, and you also happen to like chess (which you probably do since you’re here!), then we would like to think that you have come to the right place (or at least to one of them). The articles below are tales of chess players of past times. The stories all have a certain charm, and were fun to work with. Hope you enjoy them too.

 

Tal the magician wins a splendid victory in the first Reykjavík Open!
One of the “best forgotten” masters in chess history
The Man who Lost the Immortal Game
Magnus becomes Canadian Chess champion: Icelanders intellectual equals to the best!
A game of consequence: When King Ferdinand wagered America
The man who beat the world’s best chess player and censored Shakespeare