CoffeeHouse Chess

So most people who play our game have some ambition of becoming better. But just what exactly does that mean? And how does someone go about ...

There is currently a huge amount of chess happening across the world. Magnus Carlsen comes out to play in Germany later today, while Kramnik...

I'd decided it was time to start writing again, it was just getting the inspiration to get on and do it. My own life is in a pretty good...

I subscribe to Chess Today which gives much interesting material. There are often fragments of endgames and typical blunders as well as ann...

It's been a while since I posted. So I'm going to slowly get back into it. Melbourne has had an amazing March in terms of weather an...

Anyone who has been ill, or suffered a set back in any way will know that recovery is a long and sometimes hard process. Sometimes one doesn...

I was fortunate enough to pick up a copy of Chess for the Love of It by ARB Thomas in a second hand bookshop. Thomas was an amateur pla...