Jewish Chess History
Chess History in Palestine and Israel
Monday, November 18, 2024
Some Popular Articles about the Jewishness (or Otherwise) of Chess Masters
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Source: see below It is sometimes not clear whether a certain player is Jewish or not. That depends on one's definition of "Jewis...
Friday, October 4, 2024
Sammy Rubinstein, a Simultaneous Display by his Father, and the Need for Sources
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Boylston Chess Club shield. Source: see below. Terje Kristiansen points out to that the Boylston Chess Club posted on its blog (see link...
Saturday, September 28, 2024
"Fancy" Sets
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On a recent visit to London, I noted that chess sets are popular as gifts in tourist shops; one in the gift shop of The Shard (top), and ...
Graves of Non-Masters
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Above is a photo I took of the grave of Vladimir Ze'ev Shteinberg , 1965-2024. He is buried in the Ganei Ester Cemetary, Rishon LeZion...
Saturday, August 31, 2024
Fischer in Reykjavik... in 1961
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Source: Chess Life , vol. 16 no. 2 (February 20, 1961), p. 37 Mr. Herbert Halsegger notifies us that Fischer was in Iceland, winning in ...
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