The five weirdest chess masters By Thorin Klosowski, Fri., Apr. 29 2011 @ 9:33AM 5. Aron NimzowitschNimzowitsch was a weird one on a few different levels. He once yelled “How could I lose to this idiot?!” at an opponent during a tournament, ju…
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Published by April 29th, 2011 in Alekhine, Bobby Fischer, Carlos Torre, Nimzowitsch, Steinitz and Susan Polgar Chess. 0 CommentsMy father’s encounter with Alekhine
Published by April 27th, 2011 in Alekhine and Susan Polgar Chess. 0 CommentsEncounter With AlekhineBy Michael J. Feuer Published April 27, 2011, issue of May 06, 2011 My father, Otto Feuer, had been a chess champion (he won the Belgian title in 1936), and his hero had always been the Russian chess champion Alexander Alekhi…
A classic must know endgame
Published by August 3rd, 2010 in Alekhine, Endgame Improvement, Puzzle Solving and Susan Polgar Chess. 0 CommentsAlekhine – Yates (1910)White to move. Is this a win or draw for White? How should White proceed?8/4k3/8/1p2Pp2/p7/P1K1P3/1P6/8 w – - 0 1Chess daily news from Susan Polgar