Chess Quotes & Poems
The Pin is mightier than the sword.
The Chess Art Thread
The New York Times, Chess:
Lothar Schmid, Chess Referee of the "Match of the Century," Dies at 85. In order to avoid heated chess matches (see above cartoon) it is necessary at tournaments to have a referee close-by to moderate chess games. This is a good article about a referee who witnessed many popular chess matches, one being, Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky.2012's Winning Moves from WTHarvey.com
Marin Bosiocic vs Ivan Bukavshin, Moscow
White to move
Do you know the next (correct) move? Click here to submit your answer. Library patrons who submit the correct answer to the chess puzzle will be entered for a June 28th drawing.
Good luck!
May solution: Qxh6 +