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Chess related guest posts by a selection of established and upcoming authors.

Checkers: The Undervalued Board Game

The American game of checkers, in England known as draughts, has proven an easy one to ridicule. Chess players…

Loving Lydia is a sweet, inspirationally touched romance, set during the Regency era. When Lady Lydia, a moral,…

Briggs sat in his office half-heartedly listening to Professor Malcolm drone on endlessly about how his…

A Suicide Note I recall knowing three individuals during my lifetime, who took their own life. That was then,…

Chess in the Netherlands When one thinks of the cultural history and achievements of the Netherlands, most often…

The 9/11 catastrophe had seemed to take the path of many other national mysteries like JFK's assassination, but now…

Stalemate “Stalemate” is probably the most commonly employed and recognizable term in general usage derived from…

It is surprising that, as ancient a game as chess is, the first truly international tournament was not held until…

The Game of Politics Politics is like a game of chess: When you make the right move—you outsmart your…

Can you hear the sounds of nature? Do you hear the voices of the animals, the whispers of the trees and know when…