Chess Pedagogy

Analysis of the Opera Game: Morphy vs Duke of Brunswick and Comte Issouard

By CEO National Master Evan Rabin Paul Morphy vs Duke of Brunswick and Comte Issouard is one of the most instructive games of all time.  The first unofficial world champion played against two royal amateurs. Ask 100 chess teachers if they have taught the game before and 99 of them will say “yes”. The game …

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Diana Lanni-Was She Inspiration for Beth Harmon?

By Matthew Grinberg, Founder of Alamogordo Chess Club There has been a lot of talk recently about the possibility that Diana Lanni was Walter Tevis‘ inspiration for Beth Harmon in The Queen’s Gambit This is what is known: Lanni and Tevis were both playing chess in the same circles in New York City in the …

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Larry Evans Versus Samuel Reshevsky: A Throwback to the Past

By Shai Hecker, Operations Intern Samuel Reshevsky was a Polish Chess prodigy who became a chess grandmaster. Although he never won the World Chess Championship Tournament he did win the US Championship eight times. Here we have a picture of a young Samuel playing against multiple opponents. Larry Evans was an American chess player. However, …

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