Connecticut Chess Magazine

  My opponent took the poisoned rook but I missed the mate in twelve.  I missed the mate in twenty-eight.  Fortunately, my attack was still...

  The endgame of the knight versus rook where both sides have pawns is very difficult for the knight.  To quote Pal Benko in Basic Chess End...

  The most confounding aspect of chess strategy is that for every rule there is an exception.  Just three weeks ago, I reported a game wher...

Scholastic Chess Programs in Connecticut   #memb    Town           Director   208    New Haven         IM Jan Van de Mortel      UConn ...

3 players tie for first place at GREAT HARTFORD OPEN Posted: 18 Mar 2018 08:09 AM PDT  Two national experts and a new player from New...

After I played in the Kopec Memorial tournament last June, I started playing the Kopec System. The basic idea is that White’s white squ...

Master Instructor wins Connecticut state championship held at Hall High School, West Hartford Arslan Otchiyev, 28, is a Master Instructor ...