Naughty Knights Chess Club

02/09/2018

"Chess is war over the board. The object is to crush the opponent's mind. I like the moment when I break a man's ego. You have to have the fighting spirit. You have to force moves and take chances."
-Bobby Fischer

01/26/2018

Chess club was hoping this past Wednesday! Thank you everyone for coming out and playing! Also, happy birthday Greg Wiley and Savannah !!!

01/02/2018

Just another day playing chess in the sauna!

12/27/2017

Whose coming to chess club tonight?

12/22/2017

The new world champion chess logo is considered slightly "pawnographic"

One of the 2018 world chess championship logos that was revealed earlier this week, has caused quite a stir. Described as "pawnographic" and K**a Sutra-like, the image went viral on social media and was reported on by mainstream media all over the world. On December 17, World Chess, the company that...

11/27/2017

https://www.chessable.com/blog/2017/11/27/beating-magnus-month-training-neuroscience-learning-chess-much-harder-learning-language/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=neurolearningchess

If one can learn a new language in a month, why is it that the game we love so much is so difficult to master? I spent over a year reading scientific journals about learning chess asking this very question. I also happen to speak five languages. I would love to share some valuable insights from cogn...

11/16/2017

Meeting up tonight around 7 at Odd Story

11/03/2017

Two unique next moves by Bobby Fischer at age 13 vs US champion Donald Byrne. Answer what you think you would play next as black on each of these without looking it up first.

11/03/2017

What a beautiful night of chess!

11/02/2017

11/01/2017

Mind officially blown!