A vast collection of chess memorabilia, including souvenirs from the 1972 “Match of the Century” and considered to be the largest and most important of its kind in private hands, is to be auctioned at...
03.08.2026 Theguardian.com and 1 sitesBobby Fischer, the legendary American chess grandmaster, is remembered not just for his brilliant victories, but also for his sharp insights into the game. One of his most famous quotes is: “I don’t b...
03.09.2026 Indiatimes.com
Jan Timman, a Dutch chess grandmaster who for two decades was widely considered the best player outside the Soviet Union, and then Russia, before he lost the World Chess Championship in 1993, died on ...
03.11.2026 Nytimes.com and 1 sites
Chess’s top guns battle it out March 10, 2026 British Chess Grandmaster Mickey Adams, right, prepares to take on multiple opponents at the Howick Bowling Club. Photos supplied Paul Spiller One of the ...
03.09.2026 Times.co.nzOne of the very nicest of his generation [Note that Jon Speelman also looks at the content of the article in video format, here embedded at the end of the article. ] I'm a little late with the column this week because I was at the Bundesliga over the weekend. My team, Munich 1836, came second in the second division South and will now have a playoff with the second team in the North division, Erkenschwick, for a spot in next year's top flight. I was very sad to hear the news of Jan Timman's death...
03.10.2026 Chessbase.com