by greenpawn34 on Mar 22 2024 00:28 | 877 views | 1 edit | Last edit on Mar 23 2024 08:53
CHESS May 1986.
Coincidence No.314 happened a few days ago. I had just posted a memory from the
Smyslov - Huebner 1983 candidates match on another site. I was recalling that because
the match was undecided with OTB games they used a roulette wheel to decide who won
...
Opposite coloured Bishops! (more about Bishops later)
Now a couple of cartoons that were dotted about in a 1974 Punch book of articles
about modern children. Chess cartoons were everywhere in the Fischer boon years.
A position from a Birmingham League match....that is Birmingham in the U.K.
I’ve never been to the U.S.A. Birmingham but I have been to the UK Birmingham.
I’ve also been to Boston to see the Boston Barracudas speedway team. I have
no idea if the U.S.A. Boston has a speedway team. I have never been there.
I’ve been to York many times but never New York. I really must get out more...
by greenpawn34 on Feb 04 2024 11:30 | 2432 views | 2 edits | Last edit on Feb 21 2024 16:32
From an Archie at Riverdale comic. Note how chess players
are always portrayed in comics as glasses wearing geeky types.
I’ve no idea where they get that idea from. We are not geeks!
I’ve been told I look like Eddie Deezen from the 1941 movie.
How to Write a Red Hot Pawn Blog (part 1)
One of the books which I often dip into for an idea is this;
Printed in 1974 Chernev offers a nice collection of odd and curious chess facts.
When I see something that Chernev may have missed or has happened after 197...