Check, Mate

Taken from Victoria News, Wednesday, June 2. 2010.

Not the Dave Cummings I know....

But it had me wondering for a long time...

The Dave Cummings I do know, however... ;)

[Picture] Magnus Carlsen

(from Chess Canada magazine, February 2007.) A real shame Chess Canada went out of business, there magazine started looking really good too.

Cool Karpov photo, Chess! Monthly, May 1994

Here's a photo from the cover of the May, 1994 issue of Chess! Monthly (UK), I really like it.

[Picture] Friedrich Samisch

(Taken from Golombek's Encyclopedia of Chess, pp. 286)


A German grandmaster, born in Berlin-Charlottenburg, with innumerable prizes in smaller tournaments to his credit.

[Picture] Bobby Fischer

(Taken from Golombek's Encyclopedia of Chess, pp. 117. (BTW: Golombek's is an amazing book, I should scan more info from it.))

London Chess Classic 2009, lineup photo.

Another Bobby Fischer pic

Taken from "American Chess Masters From Morphy to Fischer", written by Arthur Bisguier and Andrew Soltis

Old school Polgar clan (picture)

(From Chess Life, August 1987) The entire Polgar family came to the 1987 New York Open. Susan Polgar (center) played in the International Section, while 10-year old Judith (left) and 12-year old Sophia played in the Under-2400 tournament. Judith scored 5-3, while Sophia crushed IM Elliott Winslow to win the first brilliancy prize.

Picture of Viktor Korchnoi at Odessa ACP World Rapid

I just saw this photo at http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=5458, wow Korchnoi is still alive, good for him!

Interesting image from Chess Life October 1992