Jim Eade interviews WIM Beatriz Marinello (formerly Beatriz MacArthur) about her upbringing and beginning of interest in chess in Chile, and her career which includes being VP of FIDE and president of USCF. Joining them is Thomas Luther, chess IM, who discusses his upbringing in Germany and chess career. Together
Chess History
Is Online Chess Our Future?
The Chess Files The answers are out there. By Jim Eade Is Online Chess Our Future? The answer is it depends. Some might say that is our present already. Some might say the it can never replace Over the Board competition (OTB) and others might argue that there is plenty
Sasha Starr interviews Jim Eade, they discuss Steinitz,
Jim and Sasha discuss a famous game between Chess World Champion Wilhelm Steinitz and Curt von Bardeleben at Hastings 1895, which ends in a startling mating attack by Steinitz. Afterwards they play a live game online with each other. Then Jim talks about meeting Victor Korchnoi and Boris Spassky, and
Why are there so few female chess players in the top 100?
As of this writing, there is only one female among the top 100 players as recognized by FIDE, the international governing body of chess. That woman is Yifan Hou (pictured) , who currently is rated at 2658 FIDE and is ranked number 84th among all FIDE ranked players. “… we
Is Chess Just a Game?
The Chess Files The answers are out there. By Jim Eade Is Chess Just a Game? The answer is it depends. We must always begin by defining our terms. One might think we all know what we mean by the word game, but philosophers, beyond my realm of expertise, have
Who is the greatest chess player of all time?
How do you compare players from different times? What criteria should we use?
Abhimanyu Mishra becomes youngest IM ever!
Abhimanyu Mishra becomes youngest IM ever! We have established a new award for Chess Excellence: This year’s Arthur Award for Chess Excellence is IM Abhimanyu Mishra. His essay is below. “I am IM Abhimanyu Mishra who recently broke GM Praggnanandhaa’s world record and became youngest ever International Master in the
Chess Educator of the Year
“We are in the presence of chess greatness, he is an American Chess Master and holds the FIDE Master title.” – Ellen Safley, Dean of Mcdermott Library UT Dallas Dr. Abby Kratz, Associate Provost presented our CEO with this very prestigious award. Watch the video!
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