Chess History
Throwback Thursday: The Death of Capablanca
From March 8, 2007: José Raúl Capablanca, World Chess Champion, 1921-27, died on this date in 1942. Wikipedia article: On 7 March 1942, he was happily kibitzing a skittles game at the Manhattan Chess Club in New York when he collapsed from a stroke. He was taken to Mount Sinai […]
Throwback Thursday: LEGENDARY AMERICAN CHESS SHADOW AND US CHESS CHAMPION JOHN GREFE DIES
Originally published Dec. 26, 2013 LEGENDARY AMERICAN CHESS SHADOW AND US CHESS CHAMPION JOHN GREFE DIES Dallas, Texas … this just in from Dallas … “The Chief” of Fat Katz International chess promotions … the here-there-and-everywhere shadow … international chess master and U.S. chess Co-Champion (with the great Kavalek) in […]
ChessFlash World News/Feb 23, 2019 2
This just in … GREAT AMERICAN CHESS LEGEND/problemist/chess author/San Francisco advertising executive chess master R. E. Burger dies at age 88 … defeated Fischer in 11 moves / April 13, 1964 Mr. Burger was in the chess backstreets always with the epic 25 year running CALIFORNIA CHESS REPORTER MAGAZINE (Guthrie […]
ChessFlash World News/Nov 28, 2018 1
London England … AS PERFECTLY PREDICTED LONG AGO HERE by JUDE ACERS/CHESSLAB IT HAS EXACTLY HAPPENED AS ACERS CALLED IT… MAGNUS CARLSEN IS THE WORLDS GREATEST CHESS GRANDMASTER HANDS D0WN IN SUDDEN DEATH SPEED PLAYOFFS … BUT… THANK HEAVENS THIS JOKE IS OVER … WITH THREE STRAIGHT BRILLIANT/KILLER RAPID WINS […]
Throwback Thursday: Jude Introduces GM Irina Krush
Jude Introduces GM Irina Krush from K&D Photo + Video on Vimeo.
The Next Bobby Fischer?
Via Slate: Nineteen days after the match, the Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Sun-Sentinel wrote that “everyone who isn’t running out these days to pick up a chess set and become the next Bobby Fischer is grabbing a racket and balls to emulate Billie Jean King and Rod Laver.” The next month, […]
Jude’s “Whistlestop Tour” Problem 2
Elwood: It’s 106 miles to Chicago, we got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it’s dark … and we are wearing sun glasses.
Jake: Hit it.
— The Blues Brothers
IN MEMORIAM: JOHN HALL [Updated] 4
JOHN HALL stood kind of tall, looked kind of shy and if he talked at all he just said hi. Big John looked more than a little like Buddy Holly … just as tragic … was on the road summer 1968/60 day/25 state urban legend with SUBU THE INDIAN, […]
CHESSFLASH WORLD NEWS/Mar 26, 2018
JUST IN FROM MARK CROWTHER OF ENGLAND. 107 year old(!!) Johan von Hulst/ultimate survivor and legendary chess player/organizer who was honored worldwide for personally saving the lives of hundreds of Jewish World War II children via slicky-tricky anti-Nazi moves … has died at age 107 in Holland. Mr. Hulst was […]
JUST RECOVERED ACERS REPORT ON FISCHER’S BOOK
IT IS EXACTLY AS LARRY EVENS TOLD ME AS YOU KNOW R.J FISCHER TRIED TO DESTROY HIS MARVELOUS BOOK MY SIXTY MEMORABLE GAMES BY EMPLOYING HIS CONTRACT RIGHTS TO GET POSSESSION OF THE METAL PRINT PLATES … the plan .. STORE/DESTROY THEM IN GRANDMASTER LARRY EVANS’ 1968 UPPER FLOOR APARTMENT […]
CHESSFLASH WORLD NEWS/Mar 4, 2018 1
CHESSLAB MONSTER ROAD MACHINE JUDE ACERS OF NEW ORLEANS WILL PLAY 2018 FIDE WORLD SENIOR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP (BLED, SLOVENIA/Nove 17-30, 2018) NEW ORLEANS PROFESSIONAL CHESS MASTER (CHESSLAB MONSTER ROAD MACHINE) JUDE ACERS TO PLAY IN THE 2018 WORLD FIDE WORLD SENIOR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS (Bled , Slovenia Nov 17-30, 2018) … […]
CHESSFLASH WORLD NEWS/Nov 30, 2017
LONDON GETS MEGA MILLION WORLD CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP MAGNUS CARLSEN (NOR) MATCH NOV 9-28, 2018 …. This just in from Mr. George Osborne/former English financial minister … it is official … To the amazement of almost everyone London, England is the mega million dollar world chess championship title host … the […]
CHESSFLASH WORLD NEWS/Oct 14, 2017
LOMBARDY DIES IN MARTINEZ CAIFORNIA AT AGE 79 San Francisco , California — This just in from John Donaldson/ US world chess championship team Olympiad captain: American chess immortal WILLIAM LOMBARDY (1957 WORLD JUNIOR CHESS CHAMPION WITH AN ASTOUNDING NEVER EQUALED 11-0 SCORE) … world chess historical chess grandmaster figure (1972 Fischer world title […]