https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wj-bH_04NhA 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...
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,...
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...
St. Louis Trip
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...
Cairn’s Cup
The Cairns Cup is the strongest female only chess competition in the United States. The Tournament is named after the maiden name of Jennie Sinquefield the wife of Rex Sinquefield, who has done so much to make St. Louis the Chess Mecca of this country....
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!
Mechanics Chess Broadcast: Jim joins the conversation.
FM Paul Whitehead is joined by FM James Eade, former MI Chess Room Director and the author of Chess For Dummies.