Robert Irons

Hello chess friends! This month’s column is the second in a series about the elements of chess analysis, using the email and correspondence games… Read More »

With a nod to the Bard, we will once again look at games that involve attacks against the king. In response to last month’s column, I was sent our… Read More »

Examining the Elements, Part 1
Hello chess friends! This month’s column is the first in a series about the elements of chess analysis,… Read More »

News Flash! 2022 US Chess Absolute Championship!
Correspondence Chess Master Tim Corkum (WI) is the 2022 US Chess Absolute co-champion.… Read More »

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Greetings! Last month’s column… Read More »

Shopping For a Sicilian
As I mentioned in a prior column, I tend to respond symmetrically as Black except against 1.e4. I have several… Read More »

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Alex Edward Dunne was born January 3, 1942, in… Read More »

We would like to publish a column celebrating the life and mourning the death of FM Alex Dunne. Alex was the longtime US Chess Correspondence… Read More »

"… And the rest is a matter of technique!"
As a young player I hated seeing these words in a game annotation, for two reasons. For one, it… Read More »

Welcome to the annual miniatures column! In the past, this column has recognized any games that lasted no more than 20 moves to be miniatures. I am… Read More »