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Book Review: The Life and Games of Carlos Torre

by Schroeder • January 13, 2008 • 2 Comments

The Life and Games of Carlos Torre by Gabriel Velasco; Russell Enterprises; published 2000; 301 pp; limp cover; excellent printing and diagrams. More than 103 games in figurine algebraic notation but too many are poorly played and/or horrible exhibition games.…

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Book Review: ‘Counter Gambits’ by T.D. Harding

by Schroeder • September 30, 2007 • 1 Comment

Counter Gambits by T.D. Harding; Dover © 1979; Price $9.00 What a delight! 220 PACKED pages. Includes 18 page chapter written 2001. Superb format: long-algebraic, bold type for game moves; short-algebraic, light type for analysis. Perfect diagrams. There are three…

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Book Note: Chess Master vs. Chess Amateur

by Schroeder • September 26, 2007 • 1 Comment

Chess Master vs. Chess Amateur by Max Euwe and Walter Meiden Dover price $10. Please order from me – MINIMUM ORDER $20. See Dover list with reviews HERE. Mostly a good book but Euwe made the worst possible mistake, saying…

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HELP! Chess Sets Needed in Prisons

by Schroeder • June 26, 2007 • 2 Comments

HELP! I have written to every prison in the State of Washington asking if they want any chess sets. A prison official called and said they can use forty sets. The second prison official that called said they can use…

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Lombardy Missed Point of Missing Keres Games

by Schroeder • June 10, 2007 • 0 Comments

The 1948 World Championship Tournament was reported in CHESS by Harry Golombek, who implied that Paul Keres was forced to lose four games in a row to Botvinnik. Keres wrote a book called Sto Partii which was published in three…

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Book Review: 2001 Chess Oddities by Alex Dunne

by Schroeder • May 9, 2007 • 1 Comment

2001 Chess Oddities by Alex Dunne © 2003 “No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted by any means.” THANK GOD! This is the worst collection of trash I have ever seen! There are HUNDREDS of mistakes. “Paul…

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Chess, Schroeder Articles, Short Stories

Teamwork

by Schroeder • April 22, 2007 • 0 Comments

Several Masters are playing a consultation game. Kasparaov says: “The weak point in our opponent’s position is g7, therefore we should play R-g1.” Direct attack. Spassky says: “yes, we should attack g7 but let’s play N-d4 first, then we can…

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Book Review: Bobby Fischer’s Conquest of the World Chess Championship by Reuben Fine

by Schroeder • April 17, 2007 • 0 Comments

Book Review: Bobby Fischer’s Conquest of the World Chess Championship by Reuben Fine “The psychology and tactics of the title match” David McKay Co, November 1973 Review by James Schroeder published in 1974 For several years one of the best…

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Book Review: Soviet Chess 1917 – 1991 by Andrew Soltis

by Schroeder • March 18, 2007 • 0 Comments

Soviet Chess 1917 – 1991 by Andrew Soltis, 2000, McFarland and Company Soltis is notorious for writing the worst researched books in history. This has so many factual errors it is worthless. It is very poorly written and abounds with…

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Book Review: New York 1936: The First Modern United States Chess Championship

by Schroeder • March 11, 2007 • 0 Comments

New York 1936: The First Modern United States Chess Championship by John Hilbert and Peter Lahde review by James Schroeder In 1985 I discovered that the John White Dept. of the Cleveland Public Library had a box containing the original…

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ANNOUNCEMENT!

James Schroeder, born on November 30, 1927, in Detroit, Michigan, died on July 8, 2017 in Vancouver, Washington.

He was the mentor of the Isolanis Chess Club, for which we will always be grateful.

CLICK HERE to read the obituary by IM John Donaldson, published on the USCF website.


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