Sultan Khan, one of the greatest chess players of all time, is not well known despite facing notable opponents such as Jose ...

“One feature above all determines the strength of a chess player: the undivided attention which must absolutely isolate the player from the outside world.” _ World champion Alexander Alekhine ...

Alexander Alekhine, the late renowned chess player, was one of the finest to grace the game. He occupies the top 10 best-ever-lists of most experts and became the fourth official World Champion, ...

In Buenos Aires 32 small statues stood upon a polished piece of wood. Sixteen of them were white; behind these sat a middle-aged Cuban, Jose Raul Capablanca, chess champion of the world. Behind the ...

Perhaps an inspiring way to begin the New Year is to focus on one of the finest chess attackers of all time, Dr Alexander Alekhine, (Moscow 1892-Estoril, Portugal 1946). Alekhine was an undisputed ...

Sometimes, people boast ‘I could beat you with one hand tied behind my back’, or ‘I can do that blindfolded’. The picture below, (although a blindfold is missing, but the guy in center is facing away, ...

Take on Alexander Alekhine in a recreation of a 13th World Championship game in The Hague, 1929. Solve for the best series of moves. By Daniel Naroditsky Perfect! mistakes made. Come back tomorrow for ...

Perhaps an inspiring way to begin the New Year is to focus on one of the finest chess attackers of all time, Dr Alexander Alekhine, (Moscow 1892-Estoril, Portugal 1946). Alekhine was an undisputed ...