Obituary
"Eagle-eyed correspondence chess players take nothing for granted."
-Irving Chernev
Today strong players are produced all over the United States, but it wasn’t long ago that New York City was by far the number one chess center in the… Read More »
"Correspondence play reinforces a player’s combinative ability by giving him time and leisure, and freeing him from the time limitations and nervous… Read More »
"He was scathingly blunt, had never even crossed paths with the concept of tact, and would do anything for you, up to and including the shirt off his… Read More »
This is a violent game filled with unexpected twists as Black consistently hunts down the White forces using his superior development. This game is… Read More »
Arthur Bisguier, around 1981
Hall of Famer, US Champion and Grandmaster Arthur Bernard Bisguer (October 8, 1929- April 5, 2017) died at 87 years… Read More »
Newly passed legislation allows you to win correspondence chess games by legalization!
Few individuals have had as big an impact on the chess world as International Master Nikolay Minev who died on March 10, 2017, in Seattle, Washington… Read More »
Walter Shipman at the Mechanics’ Institute Chess Club of San Francisco in 2009. (Photo Richard Shorman)
American chess has suffered a great loss… Read More »
National Master John Braley of Seattle died on February 7th at the age of 72 after a long illness.
Best known for winning three Washington State… Read More »