FM Andy Lee wrote about the necessity and shortcomings of chess puzzles. “I’ve worked through about half of Think Like a Super-GM and it certainly confirms my belief that calculation is the important chess skill. When I play much lower rated players I find that they frequently hold it together until the position demands precise calculation.” (Lit & Chess)
What makes a chess move beautiful? What makes a human face beautiful? Dr. Benjamin Balas gives a primer on what scientists have determined (so far) about both. (Science of Chess)
Forward Chess previews Ulf the Attacker. “In conclusion, this is an excellent collection of attacking games from the Swedish GM. It also has a lot of interesting biographical material and insights into Andersson’s thought processes during the games.” (Forward Chess)
Leonard Barden details some more record-breaking successes for Bodhana Sivanadan, as well as the news that the FIDE World Championship will be held in Geneva from November 25-December 15 (The Guardian)
GM Maurice Ashley announced the latest recipients of the Ashley Fellowship (Devansh Singh for Chessbase India)
Ray Lincville writes about the storied career of NYC legend IM Jay Bonin. Jay estimates that he has played 40,000 tournament chess games! (Chess.com Blog)
That’s all for this week- have a good weekend!- Ben
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