By John W. P. O’Brien; May 31, 1978 Fewer and fewer are the survivors who remember when the fun-loving Calvin dwelt in the White House and serenely prevailed over the era of Coolidge prosperity. It was during this era that…
Category: Chess
[Invective Here!] USCF Denies Schroeder U.S. Open Honor
The Executive Board of the U.S. Chess Federation: Ruth Haring, Greg Walters, Allen Priest, Mike Nieman, Mitchell Atkins, Jim Berry, Bill Goichberg, have voted to not honor me with an award at the 2012 U.S. Open chess Tournament in Vancouver,…
Chess Book of the Year!
“Understanding Chess. My System, My Games, My Life” by William Lombardy © 2011; limp cover; 312 pages; 119 annotated games; 37 games by other players. Hundreds of anecdotes and stories. THE CHESS BOOK OF THE YEAR! $60.00 post paid Order…
Help Stamp Out Ignorance
Help stamp out ignorance. Send your used books to prison! Send me all kinds of books, not crime stories. I will send them to jail birds. Send chess magazines: “New in Chess”, foreign languages, NOT “Chess Life”. The rate of…
Book Review: The Art of Bisguier, Volume Two
Book review by James Schroeder The Art of Bisguier Volume Two One Hundred Selected Games 1961 – 2003 © 2008; 267 pp.; figurine algebraic The introduction by Berry is atrocious. He is incredibly egotistic and stupid and not qualified to…
Help Send Chess Sets, Books to Prisons Across the U.S.A.
Prison Chess Program In addition to sending $2,000 worth of chess sets to prisons in 2007, I sent boxes of books to: Attica, NY; Amarillo, TX; Abilene, TX; Adeelanto, CA; Auburns, NY; Beeville, TX; Creighton, ND; Crescent, CA; Camp Hill,…
The Shredder Schroeder Game
 by James Schroeder My first Brilliancy. Julius Goodman – James Schroeder; Ohio Championship 1949 Click on any move for game board. Al Horowitz published that game in Chess Review and called me Shredder Schroeder, which added a great amount…
Bobby Fischer: Chicago 3/9/43 – Reykjavik 1/17/08
Robert Fischer, March 9, 1943, Chicago, Illinois – January 17, 2008, Reykjavik, Iceland. A tormented genius who won the 1957 US Open, Cleveland, Ohio; USA Championships 1957/58, 1958/59, 1959/60, 1960/61, 1962/63, 1963/64, 1965/66, 1966/67. Won the World Championship Match in…
“Mathematics and Chess” by Petkovic – Reviewed by David Davis
MATHEMATICS AND CHESS Miodrag Petkovic Dover Publications, 1997 Limp cover Reviewed by Dave Davis This is a collection of 110 problems in geometry, algebra, and combinations based on the moves of the chess pieces. The only chess knowledge required is…
“The Art of Checkmate” by Renaud & Kahn – Reviewed by Cecil Purdy
[This book review was published in the Australian magazine Chess World and is written by Cecil Purdy.] “The Art of Checkmate” by George Renaud. and Victor Kahn, former champions of France, is yet another demonstration of how very suited the…