Stalemate: Draw or Loss?
Stalemate
“Stalemate” is probably the most commonly employed and recognizable term in general usage derived from…
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Board Games related guest posts by a selection of established and upcoming authors.
Mami… Papi…
Mami... Papi...
Chapter Two from "The Other Island "
Mami doesn’t know that ten-year-old me has been noticing a…
Where Children Played
Where Children Played
No one tried to multi-task when we were in grade school, we had each other to play with and…
Women and Chess
It is surprising that, as ancient a game as chess is, the first truly international tournament was not held until…
Fanny Dunking
The heat of the summer of 1916 brought more people to the shores of New England, only to be faced with more…
Review: The Legend of Tyoga Weathersby
Can you hear the sounds of nature? Do you hear the voices of the animals, the whispers of the trees and know when…
Chess-playing Computers: Fair or Foul?
Chess-playing Computers
In 1968 British International Master David Levy famously made a bold bet that no computer…
The Face of Evil
The Face of Evil
Two sisters share a night of chilly psychological terror. Will they get to the root of evil in…
Time for Night School
A person in the arts doesn’t really need a degree for it. Unless, you are a doctor, or an engineer, a degree would…
Excerpt: Celluloid Strangers
Celluloid Strangers tells the story of four brothers who have left their native northeast and converge in Los…