Who was Akiba Rubinstein?
Akiba Rubinstein was born in Poland in 1880 as the youngest of 12 children. His brilliant chess care…
Gioachino Greco: The First Chess Master
The 15th and 16th centuries saw the first published chess books with Pedro Damiano’s and Ruy Lopez d…
Paris 1900: The Last World Exposition Tournament
The second half of the 19th century saw a number of World Expositions held in major cities across th…
Karpov and the Caro-Kann
The Caro-Kann defense is often mentioned in conjunction when talking about chess openings and the gr…
The Final Round of the Curaçao 1962 Candidates Tournament
The date is June 26, 1962. It is the final round of the 28-round Curaçao Candidates Tournament and M…