Archive for the ‘Video’ Category

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.

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 [...]

“Fight Club” Parody

Posted: October 4, 2009 in jokes, Video
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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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]