Monthly Archives: June 2009

What Scientific American thought about chess in 1859

By Steve | Published: June 22, 2009
“A pernicious excitement to learn and play chess has spread all over the country, and numerous clubs for practicing this game have been formed in cities and villages. Why should we regret this? It may be asked. We answer, chess is a mere amusement of a very inferior character, which robs the mind of valuable [...]
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Two Knights Defense – Why 10.f3 instead of 10.f4?

By Steve | Published: June 7, 2009
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Content with draw after long break from chess

By Steve | Published: June 3, 2009
I haven’t played or studied chess since early March, so I was content with this draw against a stronger player. I believe my earlier record against this player was 0-2. I played some odd opening moves but found a tactic to pick up a pawn early. Then we exchanged quickly into an endgame. White found a [...]
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