The Mechanics Institute: The Chess room at the Mechanics’ Institute was established in 1854. The Institute was founded to assist with the development and study of the Mechanical Arts. It was a pressing need following the gold rush of that time. Chess was considered an integral part of the establishment
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James Eade Receives Career Outstanding Achievement Award
James Eade receives Career Outstanding Achievement Award from the US Chess Federation at Marriott Madison West. James Eade is a past President of CalChess, the Northern California Chess Association, and a long time delegate to the United States Chess Federation (USCF) from Northern California. The USCF splits California into North
James Eade Receives Arthur Award For Chess Excellence
by James Eade The Arthur Award for Chess Excellence, a prize of $1,000, was established in 2020 by the Eade Foundation and was established to memorialize Arthur W. Eade. Arthur W. Eade taught his son, James Eade, the game of chess and bought James his first chess book. When Arthur
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
Thanks Tim!
Tim Redman’s Retirement I was able to attend Dr. Tim Redman’s retirement after 30 years as a Professor of Humanities, Literature and Drama at the University of Texas at Dallas. Dr. Redman has been active in national and international chess governance during that entire time, and has twice been President