by John Bain | Nov 18, 2025 | Blog, Chess Quotes for Life
“Chess is so inspiring that I do not believe a good player is capable of having an evil thought during the game.” -Wilhelm Steinitz, the first undisputed World Chess Champion from 1886 to 1894. Wilhelm Steinitz was an Austrian and later American... Read more 
by John Bain | Oct 15, 2025 | Blog, Prodigies in Chess
USA’s Abhimanyu “Abhi” Mishra Born: February 5, 2009Englishtown, New Jersey, USA Rated 2500+ by John Bain The First Chess Record The Youngest Chess Grandmaster in History! Abhi Mishra earned the Grandmaster (GM) title at age 12 years, 4 months, and... Read more 
by John Bain | Aug 13, 2025 | Blog, Chess in the News!, Prodigies in Chess, Women Chess Players
by John Bain Divya Deshmukh India’s chess prodigy 19-year-old Divya Deshmukh won the prestigious FIDE 2025 Women’s World Cup! Divya is an Indian chess player who besides winning the 2025 World Cup in Batumi, Georgia, also earned the Grandmaster title by... Read more 
by John Bain | Aug 2, 2025 | Blog, World Chess Ratings
Hikaru NakamuraalsoThe Richest ($$$) Chess Player in the World! byJohn Bain USA’s Japanese-American Hikaru Nakamura is not only the richest chess player in the world, he is now the #2 rated chess player in the in Classical Chess. Only two chess players are rated... Read more 
by John Bain | May 8, 2025 | Blog, Chess in the News!, Prodigies in Chess, Women Chess Players
by John Bain Alice Lee defeats 8-time USA Women’s Chess Champion Irina Krush is sudden death Blitz Chess tiebreaks! Somewhat overshadowed by the news from the World Chess Candidates Tournaments in Toronto, Canada, Alice Lee did something really amazing in March... Read more 
by John Bain | Apr 17, 2025 | Blog, Famous Chess Games
DEATH AND CHESS!Boris SpasskyJanuary 30, 1937 – February 27, 2025 “I do not prepare for chess any more. I am preparing for—death! It is a long and difficult endgame.” -Boris Spassky replied. Spassky’s reply about death came late in life after he had... Read more 
