This month’s fun photo comes from a game of chess played underwater in Curacao by Dutch grandmaster Hans Bohm vs. Robin Swinkels. Though it is April 1st and last month’s fun photo was a gag, this one is not a joke. We looked up the two players on FIDE and found that Hans has a rating of 2306 [...]
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Fun Photo – Scuba Chess
Posted: April 1, 2012 in chess, VideoTags: hans bohm, Magnus Carlsen, robin swinkels, scuba, scuba chess, underwater chess
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How can an average player beat two grandmasters?
Posted: September 25, 2010 in chess, Grandmasters, VideoTags: chess, Derren Brown, Magic, Magicians, YouTube
Here’s a You Tube video from the illusionist Derren Brown. See if you can figure out how he went toe to toe during a simul with 9 top British players. If you’re interested in some serious videos on opening theory, check out our Analysis/Games section.
Dvoretsky Would Be Proud
Posted: May 15, 2010 in Analysis, chess, VideoTags: Analysis, Cat, chess, Dvoretsky, Endgames
Late last year, I posted an article on recommended chess books in my library. I’m nothing if not perseverant, so I’m not too proud to admit that I’m still working my way through Dvorestky’s Endgame Manual. It’s a great book, however the content is very complex. So after about 14 months, I’ve only read about [...]
For those of you who have seen the movie Fight Club, somebody came up with a very funny parody of it called “Chess Club”. If you look closely, you’ll see they make the common error of setting up the board incorrectly – dark squares on the right hand side, but only a chess geek like me would notice [...]
1 Minute in September
Posted: September 20, 2009 in VideoTags: chess, Lightning Chess, Skittles, Suffern Chess Club, You Tube
Take a look at our newest You Tube video. Thanks to my new computer, I had a much easier time putting together a short film of a lightning skittles game between Bessalel and Chris. I’ve also posted some of the new club photos on the Events page. See you all on Wednesday for Round 3 [...]
Suffern Skittles Chess Video
Posted: August 10, 2008 in chess, Skittles, VideoTags: Chess Video, Skittles, Suffern Chess Club
We are always striving to add new content to our site. As such, we are exploring the possibilities of WordPress video capabilities. The video below was recorded during the winter of 2007. It contains a snippet of a skittles game being played as other players were milling about waiting for the pairings to be posted [...]
