Today, I played a young man at the Borders bookstore in Chicago's Hyde Park by the name of Sonam. Sonam is eight years old! (photos coming soon). This young man played me in a slow game of chess with a 45 minute time control. The long and short ... Read More

Breaking news: Russian chess journalists Yuri Vasiliev has now confirmed that the semifinal Candidates Match between Veselin Topalov and Gata Kamsky will take place in Lvov, Ukraine, for a prize fund of US $750,000. The full story, including Yuri's verbatim interview ... Read More

Copyright Frank Johnson/Shootfilm.net Re-launching chess-coach as an interactive chess blogging community. ... Read More